Ricky's Sister Chapter 11 - Karina R. (rosie project .TXT) 📗

Janet

I peek out the door and groan. Jacob is still standing there. I already missed lunch and half of 5th period. My phone died because I was playing games so I couldn’t text Jonny to come save me. I move out of the way for a girl who is walking out. She opens the door wide and Jacob spots me. He squints and shakes his head as if he’s disappointed. My mouth drops as the door closes. Does he really think that I’m acting like a child? Well I kind of am acting like one but he doesn’t have to right to judge me! I storm towards the sink and splash my face to cool. Calm down Janet. This is what he wants; he wants you to get mad and go confront him. Ugh, why can’t he just leave? I hear the 6th period bell ring and I gasp. The next period is Creative Writing! My favorite class! I am not going to miss it. In my reflection I see a window and I think of a plan.

I use the trashcan so I can reach the window. The window opens and I lift my leg to go over. As I pull myself up, I lose balance and I fall on my ankle on the other side of the window. I gasp as I feel the sudden pain in my ankle and I hear glass shatter. I look up and see that when I fell, I left the window and it shattered when it closed down. “Janet? Are you in here?” I hear Jacob in the bathroom.

Jacob

This girl is testing my patience. I will definitely not move until she talks to me. I even ignored Judy’s texts because of her and I missed lunch. I see Janet peek out the door and I pretend not to see her. A girl comes out of the restroom and she opens the door so I could see Janet’s surprised face. I narrow my eyes and shake my head at her. Hopefully I can make her mad enough to confront me. I hear the bell ring for the end of fifth period and I sigh. This girl is going to be the death of me. Why can’t she just talk to me?

I hear a crash in the bathroom. What happened to Janet? Is she hurt? I rush in, not caring that people saw me go in there. “Janet?” I call out, looking for her. I look at the broken window and look outside of it. I see Janet on the floor, holding her ankle. I immediately jump through the window with ease and I pick her up, bride style. “Wait! Stop! What are you doing?” She shrieks. I ignore her and make my way to the infirmary. People point at us and whisper to each other. It looks like they finally remember who she is, and they remember that I picked her up over my shoulder before she disappeared. Damn, rumors are going to start up. Janet looks horrified, like she didn’t want to make herself stand out.

I place her on the bed in the infirmary and close the curtains so we can have privacy. Then I sit down next to her. Janet stares at me, not knowing what to say. I drop my head and cover my eyes. “I can’t believe you would go that far just to avoid me. It’s my fault you’re hurt.”

Janet

I look at his head which is bowed. I didn’t know what to say to him. It wasn’t his fault that I got hurt; I was just scared to talk to him. I sigh, “Listen, Jacob, it wasn’t your fault I got hurt. It was my decision to jump through that window.” I walk over to the cabinet slowly, wanting to as how him that I wasn’t hurt but actually I was. Jacob peeks at me through his fingers. I suddenly feel a pain in my ankle and I start to fall down. Jacob catches me in time. He puts his hands on my waist and pulls me towards him as he leans against the wall. His hands are big and warm. I close my eyes, remembering the last time he touched me like this.

He pulls apart a bit and looks at me, “Why did you left?” I hesitate, debating what I should tell me. “I didn’t want to leave. My family made me.” John nods, he knew how Ricky acted. Jacob holds my cheek and looks into my eyes, “I just want to ask you one last thing….Were you happy when you were with me?” I close my eyes and think back to those few days when were together. I open them. “I was very happy.” I whisper as I look at into his eyes. Jacob blushes and drops his head on my shoulder, pulling me closer to him. I slowly place my hand on his hair and run my fingers through it, just like how I used to do it. I hear the bell ring for class dismissal and I try to pull away from him but he pulls me in closer, burying his face in my chest. “If you ever feel like having an affair, come find me.” I close my eyes for a moment, bushing his hair but then I widen them and I pull away, and hurry to my class. I started limping on my way to class so I stopped and leaned on a locker. I can’t believe I was actually considering it. Why did he say affair though? I’m not with anyone. “Janet?” I turn around and see Jonny there.

Publication Date: 10-08-2013

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