Jumper: Cent's Story

Cent and John struggle over their emotions for each other. Cent and John meet up again after four days without each other. Are their feelings for each other just feelings? Or something more?

Get ready for love to take its course on these two young Jumpers.

Enjoy chapter thirteen.

Chapter Thirteen:

Feelings

Cent:

Cent was at the lunch table with her friends, Ashley, Emily, and Rachel. She barely noticed their conversations while she stared off into space. Her mind was spinning at the moment.

It was Friday. The day that Cent had been waiting for. A day that seemed to take an entire lifetime to get to.

Every since that dreadful Monday night, Cent never felt the same again. She found herself crying in the middle of the night. She barely found the strength to get up in the morning for school. She didn't notice the conversations that her parents or even her friends had. Even her face had proof of depression. Her eyes were, sometimes, red. Her face looked dark.

But that wasn't the worst part.

John was in her head. Even in her dreams, she could see him. He was all she ever thought about. Her heart ached for him. She wanted him. But she couldn't face him till the night of the dance.

Many ideas ran through her mind. She imagined what his answer was to their relationship. She could imagine him saying no or yes. But she didn't know for sure which one was true. It was making her go crazy about it.

Suddenly, a hand waved in her face.

"Earth to Cent!" Ashley giggled.

Cent blinked and fell back into her chair again.

She rubbed her eyes and said, "Sorry, sorry. I was lost in space again."

Ashley, Emily, and Rachel both raised their eyebrows.

"Okay," Emily spoke up. "What is going on with you? Ever since Tuesday, you have been acting strange."

All eyes were completely focused on Cent now.

Barely speaking, Cent said, "I... I... I've been asked out to the dance by John Bale?"

All eyes widened with shock.

"Come again?" Ashley's mouth dropped.

"Did you just say John Bale?" Emily looked like she was about to jump out of her seat.

"As in the John Bale?" Rachel was the only one who looked more in control of herself at the moment.

Cent stared down and nodded.

"Yes," she replied.

"And?" Ashley was begging for more info.

Cent drew in a breath and exhaled.

"Nothing," she looked back up at them. "Just a little worried and stressed out."

"Well, stop worrying and start kissing," Ashley joked. "You should be excited."

Yeah, she thought to herself. If I only knew how he felt. If I only knew what was going to happen to our relationship. She felt like expressing her thoughts out to her friends, but she knew that it would make things more worse.

Emily's eyes widened and started bouncing up and down in her seat.

"Guess what?!" she squealed. "James finally asked me out to prom yesterday!"

Ashley and Rachel squealed with her and did high-fives.

"Robert finally got the nerve to ask me three days ago," Rachel smiled.

Both Ashley and Emily rolled their eyes.

"We know," Emily complained. "You told us yesterday."

"For the millionth time," Ashley added. She then smiled and said, "But then again, I love to brag. Michael and I are going as well. I cannot wait to see if I can hit second base with him tonight."

Both Emily and Rachel let out cheers and laughs.

Cent didn't tune into their conversation and continued to stare off into space. Right at the empty table where John used to sit. She couldn't stand the thought of it being empty. It was just like what her heart was feeling at the moment.

The rest of her day was going to be like hell and she knew it.

John:

John laid in his bed. Covered up by blankets. He stared at the wall, not moving an inch.

He had been like this for several days now. Since Tuesday morning, all he did was stay in his house. He barely ate and barely slept. He just stayed awake and stared off into space.

Cent was on his mind for the entire time. Everything time he managed to think about something else, she always came back. It was like he she was completely imprinted on to his mind.

But the main reason he was so depressed was that he regretted not revealing his true feelings to Cent when he had the chance.

Back when they were in Washington, John wanted to reveal his feelings when Cent went into detail about their relationship. He felt his emotions taking over and yet, didn't listen to them. It was tearing him apart.

A lot of questions were rushing through John's mind. He was trying to make sense of all of this. But it was all to hard to sort out.

One thing was for certain. John knew he didn't want to lose Cent. He didn't want to live life without her. Cent was now part of his life in ways that he didn't even understand.

John groaned as he forced himself off the bed and walk into the bathroom. Stripping off his boxers, he hopped into the shower and stayed under the hot water till went cold. After dressing into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, he sat on the bed again, with his head in his hands.

What do I do? he kept asking himself. What am I feeling?

Suddenly, something clicked inside John.

He looked straight up and his eyes widened. He knew what he was feeling and why he was feeling it. It made himself feel stupid that he never noticed before.

John flew up from the bed and paced around the room, all excited.

I'm going to need a tuxedo! he told himself.

Without thinking, John jumped.

Cent:

Cent arrived home from school. She appeared in her bedroom and dropped her backpack to the ground. She slowly lied on her bed and curled up into a ball. She began to cry again.

Why do I feel like this? she was asking herself. It isn't like it's the end of the world.

Cent stared off into space and began to see John again. Looking so handsome and beautiful. Just the way she likes to see him. But the thoughts and imaginations only made things more sad for her.

He's just a boy! she yelled at herself. Why does anything of this have to be so hard?!

Just as she said those in her head, she was immediately regretting them. She knew that John wasn't just any boy. He was more. More to her. He was all she wanted. But she couldn't understand the feelings she was having. It was all one big giant puzzle.

"Honey?" Millie came into the room without knocking.

She saw Cent and gasped.

"What is the matter with you?" Millie raised both her eyebrows and sat down on the bed with her.

Cent sat up and said, "I don't know."

Millie frowned and said, "Come on. There has to be more than that. You know. You just don't realize it yet."

Cent smiled at her and took her hand.

"I'm just worried about tonight," she replied. "John and I are going to talk about our relationship." She began to sob again. "And I don't know if we are going to be together after this."

"Shhhh," Millie took Cent in her arms and rocked back and forth. "It's okay. Things will work out. They always do."

"But, how do you know?" Cent asked and sniffled. "I don't want to lose him. But I don't know why. I have these feelings and I can't understand why I do."

Millie smiled and said, "I think I know."

Cent pulled away and looker her in the eyes.

"What is it?" she asked, wanting to know.

Millie shook her head and replied, "Sorry sweetheart, but you need to figure that out yourself. This is something that has to be understood by you and you alone. John is going through the exact same thing too. So don't feel alone."

Cent nodded and smiled.

Millied smiled back and got up from the bed.

"So, have you picked out a dress for the prom?" she asked.

Cent shook her head.

"Didn't have time."

Millie's mouth dropped and said, "That is it! We are going shopping and that is final! I'm going to turn you into the most irresistible girl on the planet!"

Before Cent could protest, Millie grabbed ahold of her and yanked her off of the couch. And... they jumped.

John:

John was either crazy or insane. Either way, he didn't care. All he knew was that he was going to take Cent to the prom and reveal his true feelings for her.

He showed up at the front door of the Rice house and stopped.

Looking at himself, he made sure that his tuxedo was clean and ready to go.

Finally, he rang the doorbell.

Here we go! he said to himself with excitement.

Cent:

After hours of shopping at different dress stores, Cent and Millie finally found the perfect dress.

"Coming on out of the bathroom!" Millie yelled. "I want to see you!"

Acting all shy, Cent emerged from the bathroom, dressed in a blue silk dress. She walked slowly, looking down towards the floor.

Millie gasped with pride and said, "You look beautiful. I cannot wait to show you off to John when he arrives."

Cent's small smile disappeared and she looked up at Millie.

"Mom?" she asked.

"Yes."

"Do you think me and John will stay together?"

Millie smiled and got up from the bed. She walked over to Cent and kissed her on the cheek.

"Honey," she stroked her hair. "I believe things will turn out great for you and John. I see the way you guys look at each other. There is no way that any of this is going to end badly."

Cent nodded and smiled.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

"John!" Cent said out loud and jumped.

Appearing at the door, she opened it and her mouth dropped at the sight of John at her doorway.

He stood at the entrance with a black tuxedo and a pair of black shoes.

"Wow," Cent accidently said out loud.

John chuckled and looked himself over.

"Yeah, I thought I would go all out for this one," he said.

Then, without warning, John moved forward.

Cent didn't realize it either, but she was also moving forward too.

Both of their arms went around each other's waist and they kissed.

After a while, they pulled away, but still in each other's arms.

"I've missed you," John whispered and kissed her again.

Cent's heart skipped a beat as she heard the words. She couldn't believe what she just heard.

"You did?" she asked.

John nodded and put his forehead again hers.

"I've missed you too," Cent said and kissed him.

Suddenly, they came to realize that David and Millie were right behind them.

They turned around and smiled at them.

"You two look so beautiful together," Millie said with tears in her eyes.

"You two have fun," David replied and winked.

Both Cent and John smiled back.

"Well, we should be off," John said and took Cent's hand. "You ready?"

Cent smiled back at him and said, "Yes."

Just as they waved goodbye to David and Millie, and closed the door, both John and Millie jumped, hand in hand.

Okay, sorry about this chapter being a little short. I meant for it to be bigger, but I'm not feeling it today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be more into it.

Hope you guys enjoyed it. Please review.