Girl Trouble (Completed) - Ayesha Azhar (graded readers .TXT) 📗

say,I looked up,"Earth to Stephanie."He said, waving a hand in front of my eyes.I rolled my eyes.

 "Fine,I am alive, ok? I am in my senses, now what do you want?"I was annoyed, he had interrupted my thoughts.

"I want to hug you!" He said suddenly, and lifted me up.

  "Jake!!" I screamed,"This is a school, for God's sake! put me down!"

"ok,ok,Ha!" Jake laughed, as he lowered me to the ground,"Got you back!"

   "What did I ever do to you?" I said,laughing.

"Nothing, that's what you did,nothing!"

     "You idiot!" I giggled,"I will get you back for this one, see if I dont!"

Suddenly I noticed someone standing in a corner."Hey!"I cried. 

   "What?" Jake said, turning around.

       "Someone's spying on us!!!"

Chapter 11

 "Where?Who's spying on us?" Jake exclaimed, turning around.

    "They have run off now, There!" I ran towards the hall,"Hey! Whoever you are, Stop!!"

I ran down the hall, where had they hidden? who had been spying on me and Jake? was it a he, a she, or a they?I turned around, Jake was following me.I ran faster and crashed into......"Mandy!!"

      "What are you doing here?" I asked, breathing hard, Mandy had been spying on me and Jake, Mandy was bent down on the floor, collecting up her books which had fallen out of her hands when we had crashed.

  "What need is there to run down the halls at top speed,Stephanie?"Mandy asked, looking up.

"The need is,"I started,"That I have to find some people who were spying on me and Jake, you have any idea what I am talking about?"

 "No, for God's sake, Stephanie, have you always been mad, or have you recently lost your mind?"

"I have recently GOT back my mind after loosing it to you for two years!" I said, shaking her hard so she stood up.

"What do you want, Stephanie?"Mandy asked, annoyed.

   "What do I want? What do YOU want,Mandy? Why were you spying on us?"

"I wasnt spying on you,Stephanie, I was just walking down the hall to my next class,when I crashed into you, or when YOU crashed into me."

  "Oh, really?" I said, copying Mandy's sarcastic tone once again,"You are lying!"

"I am not, I really do think something has happened to your brain,Steph, one accusation after another, cant you get a life?"

  I rolled my eyes, Jake came running up,"What's happening? Did you find out who was spying on us, Steph?"

"I did find out,Jake, but that person wont admit to it." I said, looking pointedly at Mandy.

  "Hey!Why are you all gathered here?" Ashley asked, coming out of a corner.

"Where were you all this time,Ash?" Jake asked just as I was about to tell Ashley about Mandy's obvious lie.

    "Me? Nowhere, I was just going to class, why? what's happening?" Ashley replied, coming towards me.Jake looked at Ashley suspiciously and I glared at Jake, did he think that Ashley had been spying on us? For God's sake!

  "Am I allowed to leave now?" Mandy said, sarcastically.

"No, you are not, not until you admit that you were spying on us, and why you were spying on us!" I said, glaring at her.

"Well, it may surprise you, Steph."Mandy started, glaring back at me, "But you dont rule the world,Now get out of mt way."

  "No,you cant go, unless you tell why you were spying on us, Mandy."  I said, coming in front of her, to block her way.

"Be it the hard way then." Mandy replied, I stared at her surprised, suddenly she pushed me, I stepped back in pain, Mandy started walking and then turned around again,

"Dont ever bother me again, Stephanie Moore, or you will find out that I too, have the power to hurt." She said, and then turned away.

"What?" I asked and ran after her,Ashley stopped me,"No,Steph, leave her alone, she is already upset on not getting the lead."

"Yup,"Jake said,taking my hand,"Lets go to class now."

  I once again let him drag me to class,"I cant believe her, how dare she be so rude-"I started but Ashley interrupted.

"For God's sake, cant you just forget that?forget Mandy, forget what she said."

   "I am TRYING to, but she doesnt let me, whyever was she spying at me?"I said, exasperated.

"Maybe it's the fact that you and Jake walk around the school as if you are a couple!" Ashley burst out.

     "What?!We are not!" Jake exclaimed, dropping my hand.

"Then that better be, Jake, you cant forget what you promised me." Ashley said, pushing me out of the way and going towards Jake.

 Promise? What had Jake promised Ashley? And why did Ashley feel bad if Jake and I even did look like a couple?What if they were the same reasons as mine, when I had felt bad when Ashley and Jake had been together?What if, What if Ashley liked Jake too? and what if Jake liked Ashley too? Oh my God! Did I like Jake? Was that why I felt bad when Ashley and Jake were together? I looked at them now, they were hugging, I felt a rush of anger, of betrayal. Suddenly I didnt want to be here anymore, no, Ashley and Jake belonged together.

         I was an intruder here, I turned back silently, and went back to class, No one noticed me leave, Jake and Ashley were too busy embracing and ofcourse I didnot have a best friend anymore to be with me always.

 

 

"Hey, where did you run off to in lunch?" Jake said, catching up with me. It was afternoon now,  and I was at my locker, collecting all my books, before I went home.

  "No where, I just realized it was late for class." I replied, turning towards him.

"But still, Steph, you ran off without saying anything, you arent upset by what Ashley said about us, are you?"

Me? upset? No way, I hadnt been upset by what Ashley had said about me and Jake, I had been upset by what she had done after she had said that.

"No, ofcourse not, Jake."

"Thank God then, I was worried, come on, I'll walk you home."

  "Thanks Jake, but I will be fine."

"You are still angry, arent you,Steph?"

   "No really, Jake, there's no need, I am not angry at you, why would I be?"

"Then prove it."Jake said, "Let me walk you home."
    I sighed, if he was being so stubborn, what could I do?

   "Fine then, but where's Ashley?"I asked.

"Ashley is going to stay after school,Steph."Jake replied,"She has some things to do."

     "What things?"

"I dont know, just asking Mr Owens for the rehearsals  for Sustenance, I guess."

    Oh, so this was the reason. Jake was with me because Ashley wasnt available, if Ashley had been there, he never would have offered to walk me home, I sighed, I felt dreadful. 

   "Come on now."Jake said, we started walking.

"Umm..so?" I asked.

  "So what?" Jake said, confused.

"Umm...I mean, err...I mean, oh nothing." I couldn't ask him, I had been meaning to ask him if there was anything between him and Ashley. He had denied it that afternoon in The California Dream, all those days ago, but maybe now things were different.But I couldn't bring myself to ask him, I just couldn't.

 "Nothing what? What did you want  to ask me, Steph?" Jake pounced on the subject.

     "Err....I...Umm..yes! I wanted to ask you would you like to come for tea at my house today,Jake?"I said, thank god I thought of something,"Mother wants to meet you."

      "Ok then." Jake smiled at me, my heart melted, I smiled back.Atleast one problem was solved now, mother would finally be contended that I wasnt hanging out with wrong people after she met Jake. AND another problem was solved, worrying and worrying about how Mandy would react when she found out that she wasn't the lead, that was all over now. AND I was here with Jake, while Ashley was far away at school. I walked happily with Jake, looking up at him and smiling.

 "There,"I said pointing out,we had been walking for quite a while now,we had reached my house.

"Your house still looks the same as always, Steph, even though it's been two years."Jake said, turning.

     "Am I the same too?"I said teasingly.

"Not at all.Steph, you have changed, ALOT."

   "In what ways have I changed?"

"In your looks for the first thing, you have grown more beautiful."

     I blushed and looked away from Jake,did Jake really think I was beautiful? More beautiful then Ashley?I for one did not think so.

  "I meant, you know, in qualities."I explained.

"I was going to say that,Steph."Jake replied,"You have became, I dont know, sort of indifferent."

    Indifferent,me? OMG! did Jake think I was ignoring him?

"So this is the bell, right?" Jake said, changing the subject, I looked up, we were standing in front of my house."Yes,"I nodded. I normally went through the back door, but since Jake was with me this time, and I had  to introduce him to mother, I thought it better to go through the front door, and anyways, Jake had already rang the bell.

"Steph? Is that you?"My mother called,"Yes." I answered.My mother opened the door,"Come on in, Steph, why didnt you come through the back door?I thought...oh!" she broke, when she noticed Jake.

   "Good  Afternoon,Mrs Moore." Jake said, extending a hand.

"Good Afternoon."My mother replied, looking at me quetioningly.

    "This is Jake Wilson,mother, you remember Jake? My best friend in primary?"

"Oh, Jake,"My mother said, a flicker of recognition on her face."Come on in, would you like tea?"

   "Oh no, I am sorry Mrs Moore,  but actually I have to go somewhere-"

"But you said you would Jake!"I broke in.

   "Yes, I did, but I just remembered I have to go somewhere,I'll see you later,bye Steph."Jake replied and began walking.

"Well, bye then."I said, and went inside.

    "What was that?" My mother asked, as soon as I entered.

"Nothing, Mother, I am tired, I'll have a little rest before I eat,ok?"

   My mother did not insist, she just nodded.It must have been clear from my face that I needed some rest. Of course I did. It had been such a tiring day.I sighed and climbed upstairs. i was just outside my bedroom door when I heard some muffled voices.Someone was in my room! An intruder! A theif!

     What should I do? I screamed, mother came running,"What happened,Steph?Are you allright?"

"Th..there's someone in my bedroom!"I exclaimed.

    "In your bedroom?"My mother said and came forward.She opened my bedroom door while I marveled at her bravery.I looked around my room, everything seemed in place and there was certainly no one in there.

   "There's no one there, Steph, you must have been mistaken."

"No! there was someone here-"

   "Steph, you are tired.Have some rest and then I will call you for lunch."My mother said and left, I looked at her disappearing figure. Oh well, maybe I had been mistaken.

  I looked around again, everything was in place,if someone had been in my room, they would have taken something.I dropped down on my bed. Me and my wild imagination.I closed my eyes.

               Ugh...my legs ached.I sat up again.Jake, sweet amazing Jake. So incredibly sweet of him to walk me home.But why did he leave so suddenly then?and what was that he said about me being indifferent?I didnt want to loose him,I didnt want