The Game

Chapter Seventeen - Change of Command

Chapter Seventeen – Change of Command

Rose sighed, looking at the same picture of her and Jake. The memories she had with him were already fading away.

She missed him. She wondered if what would happen if Jake never had that accident. If he was alive.

They would possibly still be together. Jake had promised that he would be with her.

Rose hugged Jake tightly when he got out of his car. “Please don't ever leave me again!”

He was gone trekking in Sweden with a group of his friends. Two weeks she waited. It was summer so she had nothing to do. Just sit in front of her computer, and talk to random strangers on Chatroulette.

He hugged her back and whispered “I won't. I promise. Next time, you'll come with me. Okay? I'll have to go again anyway. I couldn't think of anything else but you.” he smiled. “From now on, we'll be together forever. I promise.”

'But you didn't keep that promise...' Rose thought. She placed the picture back at it's place and got out of her bed. She was in bed the whole day.

As she changed she thought more about Jake.

“Sorry about my friends they are idiots.” Jake laughed. Back at the botanic garden. “This place is awesome isn't it?!”

He looked around. Rose was too shy to answer so she just nodded.

“I always come here. Specially when I am down. It kinda makes me happy again. I don't know why... Possibly the air. You know with oxygen and stuff...” he told her. “And, I see you come here too. All the time.” he looked down shyly “Maybe it's because of you.”

Rose blushed again. Her face must have been as red as a rose, from all that blushing. “It's possibly the oxygen.” Rose commented.

“Nah, I'm pretty sure it's you.” he smiled. “The names of these flowers are complicating though. But I kind of like them. It's Latin, and Latin is cool. ...I guess. It sounds so, scientific.” Like this one.

He looked at a red patch of flowers, on the ground. “Anemone Coronaria” he read the tag, there was a long description of the flower under the name. “See? It sounds cool. Sciency stuff... I guess.” he laughed awkwardly.

“Y.. Yeah.” Rose laughed too.

“So, um... My name is Jake.” Jake nodded.

“I know.”

“And you are Rose, right? We are at the same class, but.. I don't know if you ever noticed me. I mean, I am not like you. I don't... Can't, answer all the questions. So, you know...”

Rose smiled and nodded.

“We should hangout sometime...” he said after some silence. “...Friday?”

Rose nodded, still smiling in excitement. “Friday.”

“Friday it is! I'll pick you up... I know where your house is. Your father is awesome by the way. Okay... Bye!” saying all that quickly Jake ran off.

After getting ready with everything, Rose got out of her 'house' in the headquarters and went to the monitor room. It wasn't as full as it used to be now. Everyone worked inside the game, since they started a headquarters there.

“Rose! Hello!” Martin greeted her when she entered. He was alone this time. “Glad you joined us.”

“Where is your brother?” Rose asked, it was odd to see him alone.