House of Jara CHAPTER 22
Jerome and Mara were sat outside her bedroom on the floor and didn't want to alert Rufus – who they knew had just snuck into the house – that they were aware that he was there right now; this prompted them to just stay still in each other's arms during the thirty minutes that Rufus was looking around. What the hell is he doing snooping around Anubis house?
"I guess we should go to bed, we've got school in the morning," Jerome told Mara who nodded, he stood and helped Mara to her feet and they kissed goodnight and went to bed. The next morning everyone was sitting around the dining room table eating breakfast; Mara and Jerome chatting whilst Mick was staring at them angrily as he and Joy were sat opposite them.
"Are you alright Mick?" Joy asked as they ate their bacon.
"Yeah I'm fine," Mick replied to the only person on the table willing to speak to him, "How about you?" he added once he realised he had been rather rude.
"I'm good thanks," Joy replied happily to the 'teen heartthrob', they continued a light conversation about themselves whilst Alfie and Amber talked about their history project.
"What are we supposed to be writing about?" Amber queried.
"I don't know…" Alfie answered unhelpfully.
"Why did I pick to work with you? You know nothing about history!" Amber expressed as she sighed loudly, making everyone looked at her, "What?" she looked at them all as they laughed at the ditsy blond. It was a pretty regular day for most students in Anubis house apart from Jerome who had started to have nightmares about Rufus again, making him very preoccupied during the day – not paying any attention to anything.
"Jerome, are you ok?" Mara asked her boyfriend as they sat at a table eating their lunch with Amber and Alfie.
"What? Oh, uh I'm fine thank you Mara," Jerome replied in a distant voice, Mara attempted to kiss him but he completely ignored her. His three best friends looked at him with concerned expressions.
"Are you sure you're ok mate?" Alfie asked, however, Jerome wasn't listening, he was staring into space.
"Hello? Earth to Jerome," Amber said, waving her hand in front of his face and snapping her fingers.
"What?" Jerome snapped viciously.
"What is wrong with you?" Mara was getting really worried now as were Alfie and Amber.
"Nothing's wrong, nothing at all… I was just… you know," Jerome answered, he didn't want their pity, pity made him weak and Jerome Clarke was not weak. Mara took his hand and lead him away from the table.
"Jerome, something is wrong. What is it? Why can't you just tell me?" Mara questioned.
"Honestly Mara, I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about," Jerome lied with a brilliant smile and a kiss on the forehead as they walked across the grass. They could see the trees and something in them caught Jerome's eye – Rufus was waving at him. "Can you just go back to Alfie and Amber, I just need to get something from the house, and I'll meet you before last period. Go on, I'm fine." Mara looked at him sceptically but went back to sit with Amfie as Jerome marched over to Rufus.
"Hello Jerome, nice of you to join me, I have a proposition for you."
"No Rufus, I am not doing your bidding again! Not this time, you should just leave us alone, we don't have anything that you want," Jerome explained but Rufus attempted to drag him away but Jerome knew he would do this and pulled away from him. Rufus decided to resort to the gun in his trousers.
"Come on Jerome, no one has to get hurt," Rufus told the boy who quickly obeyed every order given to him.
Mara was waiting at the table for Jerome to come back with Alfie and Amber.
"Come on Mara, he'll probably come back to class late or decide to stay at the house," Alfie said as he pulled Mara to class.
"What if something happened to him?" Mara whispered to Alfie and Amber as they sat in Mrs. Andrew's History class.
"Jerome knows how to look after himself, we should cover for him – he wasn't feeling well," Amber explained as she turned back to the front.
"Good afternoon everyone," Mrs Andrews greeted as her eyes did a sweep of the classroom, "Where is Mr Clarke?"
"He wasn't feeling well, I think he went back to Anubis house," Amber explained, Mrs Andrews believed her and got on with the lesson. When the bell rang Mara raced from the room with Alfie and Amber hot on her heels.
"I wonder what's wrong with Mara," Fabian said as he, Nina and Patricia followed suit and left the room.
"Slimeball probably did something stupid," Patricia joked.
"How did Amber and Mara even become friends? They're totally different; they have absolutely nothing in common. I don't understand how they even get along," Nina expressed, she was still jealous even if she didn't show Amber.
"Hey I get along with Amber, don't I?" Patricia reasoned.
"Nina, you really shouldn't try to get between them. Jealousy isn't a good look," Fabian told his girlfriend.
A/N: What do you guys think Rufus is going to propose to Jerome? Tell me your theories in a review! Out there threories highly encouraged! :P