Plucked - Elizabeth Haley (red seas under red skies .TXT) 📗

considering classes started in four hours which reminded me that I really did need to get some sleep.


Muy caliente

Kayla's alarm clock makes this awful noise at six am. It was like we each had a personal marching in our pillows. Kayla got up immediately taking over the bathroom followed by Lulu then me and off course there was no hot water left. Once we were all ready. I took a good look at Kayla. She looked normal like she had a full nights sleep no one would know about last night except those who made it into Jessa's private party and me. And I'd prefer not to. I daydream through first and second hour which consisted of homeroom, English, Math and World History. I wasn't until third hour when the lesson caught my attention. I walked into the Spanish class barely awake.
"Hey what's up Bren?" someone said and it was followed by a shrill laugh.
I couldn't help but groan it was Aj the ass sitting all the way in the back and perched on the desk beside him was Evangeline Soto or Eve. She was one of Jessa's friends, the laughter had come from her!
"Hola, come on take your seats!"
Miss Crusso came walking in. She wore a long sleeve black dress that came to her knees and pulled in at the waist she was gorgeous with glossy brown hair that feel down her back, smooth tan skin and full lips, she always leaned a little to close to the boys in my opinion. She was like a future look at Eve. I take a second row seat it was as far from Aj as I could get.

"So lets see what you know!" Miss Crusso says clapping her hands twice her wedding ring gleams.
"If I say Coma estas? "What is the correct response?" about ten kids raised there hands I wasn't one of them but that didn't stop her from calling on me. What is your name she asks her eyes pinning me.

"Its Bren"!
"Coma estas Bren?"

"Muy bien!" I choke on the words and wish that she would move on.

Right then someone walked in and stole Miss Crussos attention. And I couldn't help but wonder when I had hired a personal knight in shining armor well school uniorm.
"What's your name and why are you late?" Miss Crusso asks him with a mocking smile.
"I'm Jax and I have a note!" He responded smoothly passing her a yellow slip of paper. Miss Crusso glanced at it then back at Jax.
"Coma estas Jaxon? Miss Crusso purred.
"Muy bien?"
"Tenia un buen verano? Miss Crusso challenged.
And Jax didn't miss a beat.
"Era bueno que tengo trabajar mucho con mi padre!"I had not a clue what they were saying but what ever it was Jax made it sound really good.
Miss Crusso gestured for him to sit down looking satisfied.
He hadn't taken a step toward the empty desk when a noise ten times worse then Kayla's alarm clock blared through the room. There was a moment of hesitation but Miss Crusso snapped to it.
"Don't panic its only a fire drill, vamo nos!"

It was one of those sticky hot days but that didn't stop Eve from clinging to Jax. The air smelled of Cherry Blossoms drifting to us from up the road and something else to something spicy and alluring. Eve is giggling about something Jax has mumbled and I notice Aj is looking about as pleased as I feel. I bulk at the idea of having something in common with the Aj. Mistress Bowey is announcing how good we all did and something about the importance of being prepared for anything. A few groups of kids over I notice Asher and he subtly waves at me and Kayla who is yapping to his left winks at me. I wave quickly and of course Aj notices. He chuckles softly.
"Bren you can quit flirting with Asher I know you really want me. Besides that guys about as experienced as you. Get with him and you will never be kissed!" Another voice joins in a voice that sounds good speakin English, Spanish and probably that made up language pig latin.
"You shouldn't give my room mate any attention he sure doesn't deserve it!" Jax says completely unconcerned with Aj's much larger potential WWE Wrestler form. Aj doesnt defend his self. What a Punk.

At lunch again Kayla, Lulu and I are in the garden. I'm halfway through my chicken and ranch ceaser salad and Kayla is talking about Asher and how I'm all he talked about in English the class they shared together. She doesn't talk about Jessa's late night get together and I don't dare bring it up. I'm relieved when Cassie approaches me and I can focus on something else.
"Bren its so great to see you!"
"Hi Cassie you too, the garden looks great!"
"Yes thanks to you and the rest of the garden club from last year." Cassie pauses her eyes drift to her feet. Yea Bren I've been talking to a few of the students and most of them are not going to take gardening this year, I'm hoping you're not going to let me down too."
I wanted to be in the gardening club and though my mother had downed the idea she didn't dismiss it.
"You don't have to worry about me I'm in!" I say and Cassie looks relieved.
"I knew you would say that I just hope its enough."
"What do you mean?" I asked hating Cassie playing the voice of doom.
Nothing to worry about just yet, I'll see you later alright have to try and get more requite's! You'll spread the word right?" Yea okay!" I call after her her strawberry blond pixie cut catches the sun and she has more of a bounce in her step.
"I'll join. Kayla says standing, just tell me where to sign up!"
"Really?" Both Lulu and I ask.
"Yea unless you don't want me to Bren!"
"No it's fine just didn't think you were the out doors type!"
"Yea it can really be ruff on your manicure!" Lulu added holding her fingers up and admiring her own black and silver speck paint job.
"Please my father used to take my sisters and I camping all the time he didn't have any sons so we learned to be ruff girls!" Kayla said smiling and standing to throw her salad container away.

The rest of my day goes Aj free and I'm more then thankful. And when a certain guy tracks me down in the library I felt bad about being slightly disappointed that it was Asherand not Jax. For a second I wonder what Jax is doing but Asher takes a seat next to me and its hard to ignore him. He's wearing Gym clothes and his hair looks damp like he had just taken a shower.
"Ran into your friend uh Lala, she said I'd find you here!"
"Yea its Lulu and can I ask why you're looking for me!" A normal girl would have been flattered but my tone was cautious.  Asher half laughs and it's a nice sound.
"Relax I just figured if we hung out it might help you make up your mind about the dance!" He leans across the dark wood table and I sink back deeper into the burgundy suade chair.
"What are you reading?" He asks reaching for my book.
"Just some stuff on flowers," I say and let him take it from me.
"So this is what your into? Flowers I mean."
"Yea I'm apart of the school gardening club!"
"So other then sports what are you into Asher?"
"Can you keep a secret?" He asks whispering and looking around though other then me him and Miss Harksin the ancient librarian no one was there.
"Yea your secret is safe with me!" I say just as quietly.
"I'm not really into football or basketball or any other sport I just do it because my dad wouldn't have it any other way!"
Without thought I'm telling him how my mom doesn't approve of well including me me gardening but i'm doing it anyway because I love it and before I know it where having a full conversation all the way up to the fifteen minute curfew warning bell. When it chimes Asher jumps up.
"I better hurry up coach is serious about the curfew. It was nice talking to you maybe we can do this again at lunch tomorrow unless you have unbreakable lunch plans with Lala and Kayla!" He winks.
"It's Lulu I say actually giggling in the most girlish way. I'll see you at lunch!"
He smiles and heads out I grab my bags and leave too. Stopping at one of the large bathrooms. I'm tugging up my skirt when a group of girls walks in. Right away I recognize Jessa's,Dia's and Eve's voices.
"Wait until you meet him he's so cute, he smells so good and he speaks spanish so well!" Eve says and is leaning in front of the mirror applying lip gloss as if the days not over and we dont need to be getting to are rooms.
Jessa sighs.
"You are so driving me nuts with all this talk about Jax, please tell me you invited him to are next get together so you can get your fix!" I step out of the stall and they all freeze. I walk up to the sink. The girls decide I'm a nobody and continue there conversation.
"Yes I invited him and just wait all my obsessing is worth it Jax is muy caliente and I'm "soooo" making him mine!"
I know I dont have a claim to Jax or anything. So the angry feeling I have as I hurry to my room is ridiculous.

Lets Talk Revenge

The next day in Spanish I have a plan well sort of. All I knew was I needed to talk to Jax. Not about anything in particular but I needed to get his attention before Eve did. But to mine and Eve's disapointment he didn't show up. So the class wasted away while I daydreamed and stared at the door and occasionally the clock. And I ignored Aj's jokes while Eve ignored his attempts at flirting.

At lunch Jax was there but Eve had already gotten to him. I was annoyed and throwing together a salad when Kayla came up behind me.
"So guess its just me and you today!" She says grabbing a tray.
"Wheres Lulu?" I ask knowing they have a