Holding On

January 3rd

Day 3

I blinked a few times as tears of tiredness filled my eyes. I looked at Jade, who was yawning and stretching. We had been glued to the couch in front of the TV for hours on end, watching Dean, Sam and Bobby face the paranormal.

"What time is it?" Jade asked as she yawned again. I looked around for a clock and gasped as I found one.

"It's 2 o'clock." I said. She looked at me.

"A.M. or P.M.?" she asked.

"P.M." I replied with a yawn. I got up and walked upstairs to get my phone. I looked at it and it said 3 New Messages. I sighed and checked each one. One of them was from Jack, one was from RJ and the last was from Cliff. I looked at the one from Jack first.

Hi Selene. It's Jack as you may have figured out. . . Dawn gave me ur number. I was wondering if we could study some other time.

Maybe Jack . . . I usually have planswas my reply. I then looked at the one from RJ.

Hey gurl! I was wonderin if you wanted to go grab a pizza. I figured, if you wanted, we could invite Cliff and Jade and then, IDK, go see a movie or something

Sounds great RJ! I just woke up, and Jade is still on the couch, so give us a sec. I replied and looked at the one from Cliff.

HEY! I couldn't get a hold of Jade and I'm getting worried, so answer this!

We're okay Cliff. Jade and I were up watching the Supernatural marathon and just woke up. I replied and laid my phone down. I started digging through my bag and pulled out a pair of blue jean shorts, my black and red tank top, a pair of black ankle socks, my black brush and sky blue toothbrush.

"Jade, call your boyfriend! He's worried about you!" I called down the steps and walked into the bathroom to get dressed. I got dressed, brushed my hair and my teeth and walked back into Jade's room to out my stuff in my bag.

As I was shutting my bag, I heard my cell phone chime and noticed I had a new message from RJ.

Good to know ur alive. . . . you didn't answer me for a few hours. Okay, should I come pick you'll up or meet me and Cliff at Pizza King or what?

We'll meet ya there. I replied and walked downstairs, phone in hand. Jade was on the phone with, who I assumed was Cliff. I didn't want to ease drop on their conversation, so I walked into the kitchen and grabbed one of the Granny Smith apples.

"Hey Selene, I'm going to go get dressed." Jade said as she passed the kitchen doorway on her way up the stairs. I nodded and ate the apple. I had it done by the time she came back down. She was wearing a black halter top with a pair of white shorts and boots that went up to her knees.

"Are we ready?" she asked. I assumed Cliff told her about Pizza King and nodded. I slipped on my black combat boots and together, we walked outside. She locked the door behind us and, oddly at the same time, put our phones in our pockets. I smiled and we started towards Pizza King. We walked for about half an hour and saw Cliff and RJ standing outside Pizza King with impatient looks on their faces.

"Holy crap; we thought you died or something! You didn't answer your phones or anything!" Cliff yelled as we approached them. Jade and I shared a confused glance and pulled our phones out only to see Cliff and RJ had tried to call us twenty minutes ago.

"Sorry, I had my phone . . ." I started

". . . on silent." Jade said and we couldn't help but smile.

"Jade, we've had this talk before. You know not to get inside my head." I smiled.

"How do you know I was getting in your head? Maybe you were in mine!" she countered and we burst out laughing.

"Sometimes you two really creep me out." Cliff said and RJ nodded vigorously. That just made Jade and I laugh even harder. Jade wiped away her happy tears and walked over to Cliff.

"Come on, I'm hungry." She smiled widely and they walked inside. RJ hurried after them and grabbed the door.

"After you." He smiled as he held the door open for me. I smiled back and walked inside. RJ followed me and we walked up to Cliff and Jade.

"You two go get a booth while me and RJ get the pizza." Cliff said as he pecked Jade on the cheek with a gentle kiss and we walked away to find a booth. We found the cleanest one and sat down, Jade on one side, me on the other.

"I can't believe we stayed awake for the marathon." Jade said.

"We fell asleep in the second season!" I laughed.

"It was only the first and second season. Tonight is the third and fourth and fifth and tomorrow is the fifth and sixth." Jade informed me. I nodded in understanding.

"Maybe Nana will let you stay with me again!" Jade smiled excitedly.

"I don't know, tomorrow is church remember?" I asked and sighed.

"Crap." Jade made a pouty face and crossed her arms close to her neck.

"What if you spend the night with me tonight and

"I'll ask about tomorrow. Nana is going to need help carrying all that food into church." I comprised and smiled. She clapped and the guys walked up.

"Okay, so we ordered a sausage and pepperoni pizza with black olives on one half and green peppers on the other." Cliff said. Cliff sat down beside Jade while RJ sat beside me.

"Black olives!" Jade and I said in unison. We ended up laughing again, but this time, both of the guys smirked.

"It should be done in ten." RJ said and started talking to Cliff about basketball.

"Guys." I muttered and Jade nodded.

"It's always sports with them." Jade whispered. I nodded and smiled.

"Alright, so about the report, I was thinking of researching all the astronomers and talk about how they broadened science research of the heavens." Jade was saying. I nodded as she continued.

"Do you know anything that may help me Miss I get A's without trying?" Jade batted her eyelashes and smiled. I sighed and nodded.

"Hipparchus and Ptolemy are two well known astronomers. Hipparchus lived in the second century B.C. while Ptolemy was the second century A.D.. Ptolemy invented the geocentric theory; a theory stating every thing moves around the Earth. Later, Copernicus made the heliocentric theory. This theory stated that everything revolved around the sun. Tycho studied this theory and after he died, his student, Kepler, continued working on Tycho's research. He published a book and sent a letter to Galileo to come forth with his belief in the heliocentric theory. Galileo denied the request. The heliocentric theory defied the mind of beauty back then. The Pope didn't agree with the heliocentric theory and refused to use it and accept it. Galileo started studying the stars and noticed Venus has phases like the moon. After a while, he came forth with his belief in the heliocentric theory and was put under house arrest until his death. That's all I can remember right now, but there are calendars based on the solar system. There is the lunar calendar that, I think it was the Muslims that used it. The whole story behind the solar system is quite amazing." I babbled on and after I stopped, I realized Cliff and RJ had stopped their conversation and had been listening to me. I started blushing and Cliff's mouth gaped open.

"I can not even begin to fathom what you just said, but it sounded really cool." Jade said, her eyes wide. I looked away and RJ gasped.

"I didn't know you knew so much about that kind of stuff." He said in awe. I turned back to them and everyone was nodding.

"There is a lot I don't know, but I guess there are always secrets right?" I said. Everyone's expressions changed and I was confused.

Everyone has their secrets; even me. I reminded myself. Just then, a woman with dirty blonde hair, blue eyes and pale skin walked up with our pizza.

"Hello, I'm Rachel and I'll be your waitress. Can I get you'll some drinks?" she asked politely.

"Can I get a sweet tea?" Jade and I asked at the same time. Rachel looked at us for a moment and nodded.

"Two sweet teas?" she asked. We nodded and she wrote it down.

"Can I get a Coke?" Cliff asked her. She nodded and wrote it down, then turned her attention to RJ.

"I'll have a Pepsi." RJ said. Rachel nodded and walked away.

"What are you guys doing for your reports?" I asked Cliff and RJ.

"I have no idea." RJ said.

"Ditto that. Maybe you can help us Selene." Cliff said.

"You have to pick a topic first." I smiled and held back the laugh that was building as I looked at their surprised and helpless expressions.

"What about Greek mythology? You know, like the Gods and stuff?" RJ asked.

"Alright, sound good." I smiled at him and turned to Cliff.

"Okay, okay, what about witches? You know, kind of like ways our ancestors used to heal?" Cliff asked.

"I suppose you could do that. You have time Cliff. You don't have to make a decision right now." I gave him a small, sweet smile. When Cliff felt pressured, he buckled and couldn't think.

"You'll still help me though, right?" he asked. I nodded and Rachel came with our drinks. After she had left, everyone engaged in a conversation about which was more random; a pink unicorn eating an apple and writing a vampire story or pink and yellow spotted monkeys drinking tea and reading Edgar Allen Poe while watching The Wiggles.

I looked at them and time seemed to slow down. Jade was leaning against Cliff and RJ was laughing. They were all laughing. I began to realize that I trusted these three people more than I trusted myself. Time began to quicken and their happiness seemed to fill the room. People were staring at us with looks that seemed to say, "Those people need some help!" but I didn't care. Jade, Cliff and RJ had become family, and around here, family sticks together, through good times and bad.

Okay, so Jade's report will be on stars and all the stuff Selene said. . . I knew! Yay ! Also, what do you think Cliffs' report should be on?

Sorry this chapter wasn't very exciting, but the next one may have some 'pizazz!' to it. I think it chapter mainly showed how close Selene and Jade are.

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-Sunmist