Chapter 17
It Really Is A Small World After All
Miley went to school the next day. She thought it would be boring and stupid like every first day of school is but BOY was she wrong.
She was walking to math class and looked down at her supplies to make sure she had everything. As she turned the corner not paying any attention, she bumped into something that made her drop all of her books. She was about to say something to the person who knocked into her, but when she looked up she say a gorgeous looking guy standing right in front of her. She quickly picked her books up and stood face to face with the boy.
"I'm sorry; I should watch where I'm walking." The boy said. Miley shook her head.
"It's not your fault, I wasn't paying any attention." Miley said. The boy looked at her and then shrugged. He put his hand out.
"I'm Jerry." He said. Miley blankly stared at him.
"I'm Miley." She said in a monotone voice and spaced out. Out of all the names he had to have, it HAD to be Jerry?! Why couldn't his name just be Nick?! The thought of him made her sad. She wondered what he was doing in Australia at this moment.
"Probably making out with the bimbo that one girl was talking about." Miley thought. She was about to walk away when she felt something grab her arm. She turned to see what grabbed her and realized that Jerry was still there.
"Uh sorry it's just I saw your schedule and we both have math so I thought maybe we could walk to class together." Jerry said hopefully. Miley nodded.
"Sure, why not?" She said. She smiled as they both walked to class. They talked about their pasts. Jerry was from Florida but transferred over here to live with his dad. He was a pretty good student who loved sports. Miley told him that she was a good student and loved music, basically the exact opposite of what he was like. The day went on from there.
At the end of the day, Miley was exiting the school to walk home when she saw someone leaning against the wall in front of her. She couldn't believe that the person was here, at her school.
"Ashley what the hell are you doing here?" Miley sneered. She was in no mood to be nice to this girl she barely knew. After all she was one of the many reasons why she didn't get much sleep the night before.
"Nice to see you too Miley. I actually go to this school, that's how I know you. I figured maybe we could become friends." Ashley said. Miley looked at her suspiciously.
"You just want to use me to get to Nick." Miley accused.
"May I remind you that my older sister is dating Joe, meaning I could easily talk to Nick without your help and may I also mention that it would be kind of weird to date my sister's boyfriend's brother?" Ashley replied.
"What do you want with me? You never talked with me before this whole break up thing with Nick and now you want to be all buddy buddy with me." Miley said a tad confused. Ashley just laughed.
"You don't get it do you? I told you from to get go that I liked you and Nick together. You guys were so in love, Joe told me that Nick was always talking about you, even before you guy actually met. And then you both just gave up on each other when the road got a little bumpy. I want to help…" She started but was interrupted by Miley.
"I don't need your help. I've moved on and its time for me to forget my past and think of the future, which doesn't involve Nick. Good day to ya." Miley said and then walked to her house.
A couple months later
Miley and Jerry became closer. They became very good friends and even started to like each other. Tonight they were going to go on their third date and Jerry was going to ask Miley to be his girlfriend and ask her to prom. Tonight was going to be HUGE!
Miley was getting ready for her date when she heard a sudden knock. She walked over to her door and opened it to be greeted by her dad. He looked at her and smiled. She looked absolutely amazing.
"Is it too much?" Miley asked. Her dad shook his head no.
"You look amazing baby doll. I just came up here to make sure everything was going all right. Apparently tonight is a big night." Billy Ray said.
"Thanks and yeah everything's fine, just a bit nervous that's all. And tonight is a big night because I'm pretty sure Jerry's going to ask me to be his girlfriend and maybe even to prom!" Miley said excitedly. Billy Ray just laughed, gave Miley a hug and wished her good luck and left.
Miley walked down her stairs and as she reached the bottom step, the doorbell rang. Perfect timing. Miley slowly opened the door to a gazing Jerry. His jaw dropped when he saw what Miley was wearing. She was wearing a knee length black dress with a heart necklace.
Miley was in such a rush getting ready, that she grabbed first necklace that she saw. Little did she know which necklace she picked. When Miley grabbed it, she looked at it and quickly put it on. Maybe if she wasn't in such a rush, she would've noticed that it was the same diamond heart necklace she got for Christmas a couple years back. And maybe, just maybe she would have noticed the word "Love" engraved in it. But no, she didn't notice any of it.
Jerry said hello and gave her a kiss on the cheek. They walked to his car and drove to the restaurant.
They were seated and ordered their food right away. Their food came which meant it was time.
"So Miley, we have been hanging out a lot lately and becoming real close. And I like you a lot so…will you be my girlfriend?" Jerry asked hopefully.
"YES!!" Miley squealed. She was so happy. Jerry put his hand atop of hers.
"Ok settle down a bit." Jerry said a bit annoyed. Miley gave him a weird look which thankfully he didn't see.
"My next question is, would you go to prom with me?" Jerry asked. Miley was about to scream, but she calmed herself down.
"I would love to." Miley said very calmly though on the inside she was ready to explode.
Jerry smiled to himself. He finally was going to score with the hottest chick in the school on prom night. What could be better? He looked over at Miley who was in her own little happy world. He scooted his chair in as far as he could then leaned closer to Miley.
As Miley was happy dancing in her mind, she looked over at Jerry who just so happened to be an inch away from her face. Maybe he wanted to kiss her. Who knows?
Miley leaned in enough to close the space between them. Jerry was the first guy she had kissed since…Nick. That's when Miley realized something and quickly pulled away from the kiss. Jerry gave her a questioning look.
"I'm so sorry but I have to go." Miley said quickly and ran out the door. Jerry was upset by her just leaving like that with no explanation whatsoever. As he got up to leave, the waiter came by and handed him the check, laughed and then walked away. Jerry grumbled and threw a 50 dollar bill on the table and then left.
Australia
"Thank you Sidney Australia! Goodnight and goodbye!" Joe said into the microphone as he and his brothers exited the stage. Joe laughed at his humor. Kevin laughed but stopped when he looked at Nick. Kevin gave Joe a look then Joe gave Kevin a look.
"What's wrong bro?" They asked in unison. Nick shook his head.
"Nothing I am just tired that's all." Nick said hoping they would buy it.
"Dude we have lived with you for fifteen years. You don't think we know when you're upset?" Kevin said. Nick was about to say something when the stage right door swung open. In came the well known Ashley. She quickly walked up to the boys.
"Hey guys! Can I talk to Nick privately for a second?" She asked quickly. The two brothers nodded.
"May I ask how you keep coming back and forth from here to the U.S? It must cost a fortune." Nick said hoping they would avoid the subject they last talked about.
"My grandma won the lottery, not like it matters though. I came here to talk to you about..." She started.
"Miley." He finished. Ashley nodded. "Look not that I want to be mean or anything but I've moved on. I'm with Hannah now and I'm pretty happy."
"You seem happy. I bet what I'm about to say next will change that happy feeling." Ashley said.
"Try me. I bet you twenty bucks nothing you say or do will get me to be sad." Nick said. The second Ashley spoke, Hannah walked in.
"Miley has a boyfriend and they are going to prom together." Ashley said. Just as Nick spoke, Hannah was about to put her arms around Nicks neck.
"What?!" Nick said. As he said this, his hands swung out, hitting Hannah in the stomach causing her to fall.
"Why am I hearing this now? I can't let her go to prom with another guy. I've always dreamed of her going to prom…with me." Nick said sadly.
"So what are you going to do about it?" Ashley said loudly.
"I'm going to go to the states and be there for her prom." Nick said proudly.
"What?!" Ashley and Hannah said at the same time.
"Yes. What if this guy is the guy she will end up marrying? What if I never see her again? What if I never get to kiss her again? This is the time where I do all of that. This is my last chance." Nick said sadly. Hannah gave him an evil glare.
"What about US?!" She yelled.
"Uhhh yeah it's kinda over. I'm sorry but it's not fair for you to be with me when I like someone else." Nick said. With that he walked out of the building and sped home. After all, there was a lot to do before this big day.
"This is your entire fault. You stupid bit…" Hannah started to say but never finished because a fist connected with her jaw.
"Bitch. Yeah you are." Ashley said. She laughed and walked over Hannah to the exit and left. There was going to be a big showdown in a couple of days and she definitely was not missing it.
As Ashley walked out into the bright sunshine and laughed.
"Playing Cupid is fun." She said aloud and got into her car and drove to the airport.
Yeah I'm sure playing Cupid would be fun, because Cupid never had to deal with any problems. But Cupid was in the past, this was present time. And in present time, you never say never.