Jumper: Cent's Story
Okay, we finally come back to our to our two main characters. The last chapter was just a little preview for the main villain of the story. We will go into a few more point-of-views on him later on. But, for now, we will be focusing on Cent and John once again.
Cent's eighteenth birthday has arrived. Millie and David get Cent two surprising birthday gifts.
Well, enjoy chapter eighteen.
Chapter Eighteen:
Happy Birthday
Cent:
Cent sat in her class room, staring into space at the dark corner ahead of her. She knew what day it was. And she couldn't wait for the final bell to sound for the end of the day. Her heart pounded as she thought about what the rest of her eighteenth birthday had in store for her.
Happy birthday! Cent said to herself.
The one thing that Cent dreaded was that John was not going to be at her small birthday party. It wasn't his or her decision. It was Millie and David's. It was a simple rule that Cent and her parents went by. The main birthday was to be spent with her parents only. She was allowed to have a separate day where she could invite friends, which she had no intensions of doing anyway, knowing how crazy Ashley, Emily, and Rachel can be with parties.
In fact, Cent didn't tell anyone about today being her birthday. Not even Ashley, Emily, or Rachel. She wanted to keep everything on the down-low. Cent didn't want to get too involved with the people around her. She was scared of being forced to movie again. With Syndicate, the government, and other enemies looking for them, it was only a matter of time before someone came knocking on their private world.
As much as Cent liked Seattle, she knew that she has grown to move Los Angeles even more. All thanks to John, that is. Los Angeles felt like home to her. She loved living here. She had friends, a nice school, and a actual boyfriend. Everything was perfect for once.
Oh, John, she begged for him. I miss you already.
Suddenly, the school bell rang.
Without thinking straight, Cent was up and out of the class room. She nearly ran as she crossed the hallway, put her stuff in her locker, and headed out the back door. She ran down the steps and down towards the alley. Once out of sight, she jumped to her bedroom.
Cent didn't stop to take a breath as she walked into her bathroom.
For some reason, she felt like taking a shower. The whole excitement was making her go crazy.
Taking off her clothes, she stepped into the shower and pulled the curtains. She turned the knobs to full heat and relaxed against the hot water.
"Honey?" came Millie's voice.
"In the shower!" Cent called out.
Millie appeared at the doorway and said, "Happy birthday, sweetheart."
Cent smiled and popped her head out of the curtains to look at her mom.
"You do realize that you have already told me "happy birthday" like a thousand times, right?" she teased her.
Millie giggled and said, "And I am willing to say it a thousand times more. My baby is finally turning eighteen. All grown up now." A few tears appeared from her eyes. "I love you, Cent. Always remember that."
Cent smiled again.
"Thanks mom," she said. "I love you and dad too. I cannot wait to see what gift you have gotten me."
Millie lowered her eyes to the ground and asked, "You sure that only one gift is good enough? We could have at least gotten you four things."
Cent blushed and replies, "All I want is you and dad. That is what makes this a perfect birthday."
Somewhere deep down, Cent knew that only one thing was missing from this birthday moment.
John.
Cent wanted him with her on this very day. Her mind was going crazy that he wasn't here. She wants him so bad. In fact, she might just kidnap him to make sure that he stays with her.
Boy, am I in love! she admitted to herself, which only made her smile more.
Millie raised an eyebrow, like as if she was reading her mind.
"By the way," she backed away from the door, "your father and I took the liberty to add one more gift for you."
Cent groaned and said, "I hate it when you two spend money on me. I'm not worth a million dollars you know."
Millie laughed and said, "Oh, don't worry. This gift didn't cost a thing. Besides, I think you may just forgive us."
With that said, Millie disappeared from the doorway and headed down stairs.
Cent rolled her eyes and went back to her shower.
Once dressing into a pair of blue jeans, a red blouse, pink bra, and blue underwear, Cent checked herself in the mirror and smiled at herself.
Cent loved to dress up for anything. She loved to look good. Even if it was just to herself. She loved to look... sexy.
Satisfied with herself, Cent headed out the door and down the stairs.
Excitement rose inside her heart as she reached the bottom of the stairs. She could almost smell the cake from where she was. She couldn't wait to have a terrific time with her parents. To have an a wonderful birthday.
Arriving in the kitchen, she saw Millie and David lighting the eighteen candles on the nicely made chocolate cake. She smiled as she watched David use his hip to, playfully, bump into Millie's side. Millie giggled and bumped him back in return.
Finally, Cent said, "You two look like a couple of teenagers."
Millie and David looked up at her and smiled.
"We are teenagers," David teased. "At least at heart, we are."
Millie threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
David moved his arms around her waist and kissed her back.
Cent laughed and yelled, "Ew! Not on my birthday! Please, stop it!"
David and Millie parted, still laughing as they faced Cent again.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Cent frowned and asked, "Whose here at this hour?"
Millie smiled, playfully, at Cent and said, "That would be your first gift."
Then, without warning, Millie jumped.
Cent rolled her eyes and said, "If this is another Catwoman costume, then I'm setting this one on fire."
David laughed and said, "I think you may love your gift. No wait, I know you will love your gift."
Cent raised an eyebrow and said, "Come on! What on Earth can get me all excited for just one gift?"
Then... came a voice that made all life and time stand still.
Cent couldn't move as she heard the voice ring in her ear. It made her heart stop and her muscles disobey her every command. It was like someone was pressing pause on her and the world.
"Thank you for allowing me to come, Mrs. Rice," John said from a distance.
Millie blushed and said, "Please, call me Millie. And I'm happy you can join us. Cent will be excited that you are here."
Cent could hear them moving into the living room, just as Millie closed the front door.
For once in Cent's life, this was the one gift that her mother and father had caught her attention with. It was perhaps the greatest present ever.
Without thinking, Cent ran from the kitchen and into the living room. She stopped at the entrance and nearly fell to the ground.
Right in front of her was John and Millie. But her attention was focused on John only.
Cent's heart started to race and her blood was pumping like crazy. Not to mention that her mind was going haywire at the moment too.
Just as she stopped, Cent took off like a charging bull and ran into John's embrace. She hugged him hard and didn't let you.
Looking towards her mom from the hug, she mouthed something to her.
Thank you!
Millie winked and giggled a little bit.
Cent then buried her face into John's chest.
John:
At first, John didn't know what to think. He was shocked to get the call from Millie, earlier that day, that he was invited to the birthday party for Cent. It was like a dream come true for him. He couldn't wait to see Cent again. He loved her and wanted nothing more than to be with her.
But the one thing that really shocked him was that Cent had just hugged him with all of her might, like as if she didn't suspect to see him or something. In fact, he was thinking that she put Millie up to the idea to have him over for the party. Looks like he was wrong about that theory.
Just as Cent was in his arms, he couldn't hold back the hesitation to hug her with all of his might. He loved that she hugged back. He wanted to keep her in his arms forever. He loved her. Always have and always will.
Finally looking at her, he stroked her cheek and said, "Hey, beautiful. Happy birthday."
Cent smiled and then grabbed ahold of him by his shirt. She yanked him towards her.
John followed along and allowed his lips to meet hers. He kissed her right back and smiled at the same time.
For the next several minutes, they stayed that way.
Suddenly, a loud cough came from behind them.
Both John and Cent turned to see a embarrassed David, staring at them from the entrance of the living room.
"Uh, the wax from the candles is attacking the cake," he said.
"David!" Millie yelled in disbelief. "You don't just stop a love moment like that!"
David smiled and put his arms up in defense.
"Not my problem," he said back to her. "I just want some cake."
Millie rolled her eyes and looked over at Cent.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Cent said to everyone. "Let's have ourselves a nice cake."
With that said, everyone piled into the kitchen, right around the table with the chocolate cake.
John had to use all of his will to resist taking a little bit of frosting from the cake. It was a good thing that he had Cent to cover for him. Just holding her hand was enough to hold back the temptation.
He watched as Cent blew out the candles. He smiled and clapped his hands along with David and Millie.
Cent turned towards him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
He hugged back and pressed his face into her shoulder.
"What did you wish for?" he asked.
Cent smiled and said, "That would be against the rules. But in this case, I'll tell you anyway."
She moved her lips to his and kissed him.
John kissed back.
When they parted, Cent said, "I wished for us to be together. Forever."
John smiled and said, "Forever is fine by me. I love you."
"I love you too," Cent kissed him again. "Thank you for being here. Everything is perfect now."
"You make my life perfect," John said right back. "You are perfect, Cent Mary Rice. And... happy birthday."
Cent:
Cent had a wonderful time as everyone ate the cake at the dinner table. She sat on John's lap, feeding each other some chocolate cake. They laughed as they shoved the cake into each other's mouths.
David and Millie did the same thing. Trying to compete against John and Cent.
It was a great day. Nothing could make Cent more happier than this. She had everything she needed. She had her parents and John by her side. There was nothing else to remember or need. She had everything she could possibly want.
Millie reached across the table and pulled a huge envelope from the side of the table. She handed it towards Cent.
Cent took it and said, "I wonder what you got me now."
Millie raised an eyebrow and put a arm around David's neck. She looked at him and kissed him.
When she looked back at Cent, she said, "Open and find out."
Without being asked twice, Cent opened the envelope and looked inside.
Her mouth dropped as she reached inside and took out a pair of car keys.
"Oh my god!" she nearly yelled. "Oh my god!" She was out of John's lap and running towards her mother and father. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She hugged both of them at the same time.
"Your welcome, sweetheart," Millie said against her cheek. "Me and your father thought it was time for you to start driving."
Cent backed away, looked at the car keys and said, "But... I don't have a license."
David got up from his seat and presented a driver's license to Cent.
"I took care of that from a couple of old friends," he smiled. "I figured we were living off the grid, illegally, so I thought that we should at least have some fun with breaking some other rules as well."
Cent hugged him and said, "You guys are the best!"
"You want to test drive your very first vehicle?" Millie asked.
Cent smiled and grabbed John's hand, yanking him out of his seat.
"Come on, loverboy," she teased. "I'm taking you for a ride."
She led him outside of the house and from the front door, she saw a red BMW, one of the racer designs. Her heart jumped as she saw it.
"Please drive safe," Millie said from behind her. "Don't worry about coming back late. Me and David will... understand."
Cent knew that her mother's words had double meaning. She turned to face her and smiled.
David seemed nerves by the last sentence and tried to say something to counter her.
Millie sensed his protest coming and elbowed him in the ribs.
David moaned and said, "Yeah, don't worry about it. Have a great time."
Cent ran forward and hugged them both again.
"I love you guys so much!" she said. "Thank you!"
Then, she turned around, grabbed John by his hand and dragged him towards her new car.
They both got in and put on their seatbelts.
Cent started up the car. She felt the engine come to life and loud music playing on the radio.
Then... she stepped on the gas pedal and took off away from the house and down the road.
Both Cent and John held hands, just enjoying the ride.
I thought I would add a little "fast & furious" theme to this chapter. I thought it would be nice to see Cent get her own car and see her parents give her more freedom.
Anyway, the next chapter is going to be one sweet treat for all of you guys. Become Cent and John do something that we have all been waiting for.
I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Please review. :)