Chapter 11

Danny jogged home and sat on the swings outside his house. He pulled out his phone and unlocked, opening up to Jo's messages. Smiling mischievously, he started to type a message to Jo.

Danny: What if I let her go and you could have me?

Jo: Hmmm. Sounds tempting.

Danny: I'll drop Lacey and we can be together. Deal?

Jo: I don't know.. Maybe we should shake on it ;)

Danny: Hahaa. Maybe we should. But not tonight.

Jo: ): Why not, babe?

Danny: Hasn't been two minutes and you're already calling me babe? Lol. I'm busy tonight. School shit. I'll come pick you up tomorrow after school.

Jo: Guess we're stuck again because I'm busy with my dad.

Danny: Alright, day after. Sound good?

Jo: Good. Goodnight baby.

Danny: Night.

Jo sat on her bed,smiling proudly to herself. She had Danny wrapped around her little finger. She sighed and leaned back against the backboard of the bed, her hands crossed behind her head. The smile never left her lips. She let her eyes close, and slowly, she was reaching sleep. When she was startled by an older woman's shrieking.

"Jo!? JO!"

"What what what?! I'm right here!" She rolled her eyes at her mother.

"Oh m goodness Jo, have you seen the news?"

"No, mom. I was currently trying to fall asleep." She sighed.

"Turn your tv on to the news channel." Jo did as she was told and stared at the tall blonde reporter, standing outside a large home. Jo noticed the house looked kind of familiar, but she shrugged it off.

"The woman who worked as the family's maid, informed us that when she arrived for her afternoon shift, she found the teenagers body laying on the floor across the fireplace. Blood had been dripping from her head, and had been pooled around her. When officials came to inspect the bod it seemed that she had been strangled and hit over the head with a blunt object. That is all the news we have at the moment ladies and gentlesmen but we will surely let you know when we have an update. Back to Karen at the studio."

The reporter flashed a pearly white smiled and nodded at the camera. Jo made a disgusted sound.

It's so disrespectful how they speak about a murder like its another car accident or traffic jam. Lacey ranted in her head. She looked up at her mom and saw tears welled up on her eyes. She frowned a bit.

"Don't cry mom."

Her mother sniffled and smiled a bit. "Oh, honey. It's that, I was so close to Regina's mother. So I bet she feels horrible."

Jo's eyes widened. "Re-Regina, was murdered?" She had thought it was a random murder but no...

Her mother sobbed as she nodded. "Yes."

Jo couldn't believe it. She looked down at her phone and nibbled her lip. She wanted to call Lacey since Regina had once been her bestfriend. They aren't currently on good terms so she shook her head, deciding against it.

She sighed a deep sigh and slid under the covers, deciding she would talk to her tomorrow.

Jo woke up late the next morning, throwing on her clothes and dashing out the door. She made it to school just on time. Jo spent the first period sulking, wishing she could talk to Lacey and feeling bad about Regina's murder.

I mean... It's not like I liked the girl but it still sucks that she was killed. Jo nibbled at her lip in deep thought through out the entire period until the bell rang. After quickly visiting her locker to pick up her Sociology 101 textbook, she walked into her second period and sat next to Lacey.

Jo felt really nervous about talking to Lacey and kept to herself most of the period, reading along with the teacher and doing her work quietly. She finally glanced up at the clock and noticed that there were 30 minutes left of class. She quickly scribbled the last answer on her worksheet and turned to Lacey, deciding it was time to talk.

"Hey Lace." She smiled at her bestfriend.

"Hey." Lacey kept her eyes forward. Jo frowned a bit and then sighed.

"What's wrong bestfriend?"

Lacey's heart clenched at the term. She slowly turned her head to look at Jo.

"What the hell was all that crap with Danny yesterday? I saw what you texted him!" She glared at Jo.

Jo pouted and stared back at Lacey. "He kept telling me he was going to take you from me. That i'd never be your friend again. So I got mad. He really hates me Lace. We used to be such good friends but now... he just hates me." Jo put on her best sad face and almost even managed a tear. But she didn't care enough to exert that amount of energy.

Lacey frowned at Jo.

"Okay. I believe you." Lacey gave Jo a small smile.

Jo grinned, "I've missed you bestfriend! I even made you a surprise!"

Lacey looked at Jo suspiciously, "hmmm... what kind of surprise?"

Jo giggled, "Oh calm down scaredy pants! Its just something fun I planned for after school."

"Where?"

"My house! It'll be cool!" Jo grinned again.

"Ladies! Do you want to share your conversation with the class?" Ms. K put her hands on her hips and eyed the girls.

"No Ms. K." The two girls mumbled together.

"Then if you would please respect the class and quiet down." She gave the girls one last stern look and turned to the board, righting down the nights homework.

Jo looked at the clock and saw it was five minutes until lunch. She turned her head slightly to Lacey and whispered.

"Our date starts at lunch."

Lacey turned her head to Jo, and Jo winked at her. Lacey gave her a smile and started to pack her bag.

Date? Lacey thought to herself.