It is now lunch and my mind is still spinning after what Jackson told. Or more like he asked. He told me that i could think about it and tell him by lunch. I couldn't form words at that time to tell him something, so i just nodded.
And now it's LUNCHTIME.
What the hell do i do now? I kind of like him. But i shouldn't forget about my past there are many thing that tells me to tell him no.
For first. His bestfriend tried saving my life but ended up dying.
Second. Let's pretend that he's my boyfriend for once. And that, my step dad has found mem kidnapped me. If Jackson tries to save me he'll as well end up his life.
And lastly. I am not going to stay here forever though. And long distance relationships don't work.
But i even want to say yes. Because.
I haven't had a boyfriend. Someone i want to stay with. Someone i could think about. Someone i want to speak my heart out. About my day. My life. How i feel.
All these thoughts are killing me if i go with my first choice. I'd miss the fun a normal teenager should have. And if i think of the second choice, i hear the sound of the gunshot pulling in my head.
I shook my head walk over to where Sydney and everybody else is.
"hy emma" lia chirps.
"hey" i said.
We all had our lunchs' ready to eat when brett asked everyone weather everyone is going for the match.
Sydney. In
Brett. In
Lia. In
Clair. In
"what about you emma?" asked brett.
I shook my head.
"uh.. Don't be a party pooper. Come on will have fun"
"yeah come on" clair says.
"ok. Ok. Am in" i say before i could even think what am telling.
A few moments later when everyone were talking non-stop suddenly there was silence. Silence in the sense pin-drop silence. I looked up to see everyone staring just above my head and just then there was a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see who it is.
And this boy never surprises me to surprise me. There stood the knight. Jackson knight with his usual smirk.
I rose my eyebrows at him.
"can i talk to you for a minute" Jackson said.
"uh. Yeah tell me?" i said as if i don't know what he wants to talk or more like wants to know. My answer.
"alone." he said in a dangerously sexy voice.
"uh. No. Actually am busy. You know.." i said like it like it is a fact.
"no i don't. You're coming, and that's final" he said.
I just nodded and got up. For the hundredth time why doesn't my mind and my tongue work when i need them the most?
He was walking slow so that i could keep up with him.
Once we exited the cafeteria and walked all the way to the corridor and into the janitor's closet.
He spoke up.
"so. What did you think.?" he asked.
I was just silent.
"i asked you something angelface. It's ok if you don't wan-.." i cut him off.
"it's not like that Jackson." i said.
"then tell me how it is" he said.
"you just don't know what I've been through. I don't want you to get into any kind of trouble because of me." i said.
"what are you talking About. Nothings going to happen to me or to you. So don't worry." he said.
And i nodded.
"so. Will you go out with me tonight?" he asked me out once again.
And i nodded.
"am happy that you accept. I'd be much happier if you'd be verbal though." he said with a mischievous tone.
"And my thoughts and my tongue don't really match they're totally opposite. But still if you want to listen to a No. That's fine i have no prob-.." he cut me of..
"ok. Ok i guess am ok with an action." he said putting his hands up in mock surrender while shooking his head.
We both laughed and exited the janitor's. Just then the bell rang. He bid me bye and then we parted ways.
The classes went by in a blur. I couldn't concentrate on anything what the teacher's were teaching. My mind was only waiting when the night would come and when i get to go on a date with jerk. My favourite jerk.
It's time to leave the school now, Jackson and mason would leave a hour or two later. Because they have practice for their soccer match tonight so it is my mom who picked me and alcy up.
The drive was silent. An hour later i am having a shower thinking about how my life finally is changing. And i really hope and pray that it goes this way.
After i was done with the shower, i tied my towel on my body and on my hair's.
I came out of the bathroom to see my mom sitting on my bed holding the frame.
"mom?" i said
"come on sit here. I didn't get to talk to you properly since i came here" she said with a sad smile.
I walked and sat next to her. We talked for sometime. She told me about her trip. How she had fun, and everything else. I told her about my new school. About my friends. Sydney, lia, Claire, brett.
"oh. How i missed you dear" she told and hugged me tight. I hugged her back, i didn't know how much i missed her until now. I hoped mas wouldn't have had told her about the texts. I didn't tell her because. i don't want to ruin this, this what we have now. My mom and i used to be very close she used to dance with me, she used to teach me how to play a piano. When i was a little girl. But after everything that happened. all are bond was faded and i don't want to ruin are bond anymore further.
"mom i have something to tell you." i said her
"yeah tell me sweety." she said.
I broke off our hug.
"i have a date tonight" i said as fast as my tongue could talk.
"what?" she said surprised, confused.
"ah.. I have a date tonight." i said.
"what! Oh my god! Really? Oh my god. Finally who is he. Do i know him. Oh my god finally you're in a relationship."
"mom. Am not in a relationship. It's a date. And it's Jackson. Mas's friend"
"oh my god him. The one who was here for breakfast? Oh my god. I totally like him. He's decent and have manners.I APPROVE." she says. A big smile plastered on her face.
We both laughed. And then she asked what was i wearing and all those stuff. But i told that first I'll go for the soccer match and then Jackson is going to take me somewhere.
But still she couldn't help but picked up a black frock which she brought from her trip. The dress reached up til my mid thigh. And a black stoking. She told me to wear that dress. I really don't want to wear that dress, I feel naked. But i don't want to make her feel bad so i just nodded.
For now i wore a black jean and a whit shirt with a ponytail and went downstairs.
Downstairs Jackson and mason were getting ready for there match and alcy doing her homework.
"why aren't you ready yet emsy?" mas asked.
"ah. I'll come halfway through the game. Soccer isn't my thing to see." i said with a shrugh.
Jackson cleared his throat. I looked at him, he's staring at me with his eyebrows raised.
He pulled out his phone and typed something. My phone beeped with a message. I opened too see Jackson's text message.
Jerkface.
Where do you want to go tonight?
Me.
Surprise me.
Jerkface.
Ok.
Me.
Don't you have a party tonight?
Jerkface.
Yeah. Why?
Me.
Don't you want to go?
"you guy's are literally standing five feet away to each other, and still talking from the phone. It's just your date tonight, doesn't mean you both have to act like mutes. If it's so personal we'll go out" mas said out of nowhere. I blushed a deep shade of red and this jerk is smirking.
"shut up mas" i said and walked out.
I was sitting on the porch when i felt a presence beside me. It is Jackson.
"what are you doing out here?" he asked.
"getting some fresh air. You"
"trying to get to know you" he said and looked at me in eyes. I don't know what stopped me from looking away. Maybe those eyes. They are so deep. So raw. And so beautiful. He's staring is so intense, that i feel he could see right through me. And that made me look away. Because i don't want him to know, if he does he would hate me.
"so what do you want to know?" i asked him.
"i gues our date is tonight not now. So eager to tell me about yourself angelface?" he says a smirk placed on his lips.
"my mind changes" i said him.
"i would surely accept that but i cannot go out with you right now. I have a game to play. I didn't know your mind changes so fast. I guess i have such an affect on you" he said taking the wrong meaning of what i said.
I looked at him bewildered. He's so full of confidence.
"mister. I told my mind changes. That means i can tel you a yes now and the next minute a no." i said proving my statement.
"ok. But you didn't reject." he said confidently.
"yet"i said with the same same confidence.
He shook his head and chuckled i joined him.
"by the way you have a party to attend tonight." i said
"but i think my girlfriend is more important to me than the party" he said.
And that word in particular made my stomach jingle.
"how do you know that I'd accept you as my boyfriend?" i asked him
"because, I know, you will" he said.
"what if i don't?" i asked him.
"you won't" he said with full confidence. And his confidence is going in a right way.
"ahem. Ahem." mason cleared his throat we both turned our head to him.
"Jackson if you are done with talking, We have a game to play. And you have a date to go to, so go get ready." he said
Mas went out.
"bye gotta go. See you in school." he said giving me a quick kiss in the cheek and then left.
That kiss kept me in a daze for a while. But eventually i got over it and started dressing up.
I put on the dress my mother gave me. And put on some make up. Not the usual. I applied foundation and compact and i did something with the eyeshades and it came out real well. And then applied a thick coat of eyeliner and a red lipstick.
I slightly curled my hair. And i am ready.
Sydney, brett, lia, Claire are going to come here and then we'll leave. It was seven o'clock by the time everyone came we all drived in brett's car.
By the time we reached the ground, the game was almost over. Mason's team was in the lead, five minutes are left for the game to get over. Jackson was playing the game like he knows they're going to win. From time to time he used to look at the crowd and search. And when he turned his head and looked up and saw me and smiled. I winked at him and he laughed and shook his head. He then continued playing.
A minute left for the match to get over, both the team's are on a tie. Jermy a guy from mason's team passed the ball to harry and he kept moving the ball for sometime and finally passed it on to Jackson.
10 seconds left. Everyone started the countdown.
Jackson did some trick in the ball with his leg and then the ball hit the net. GOAL!
We won. All the boy's from our team are standing in a circle shouting hip hip, hurray! Three times, then all the students went down on the ground to congratulate the team members.
My phone buzzed with a message.
I opened to see an unknown number.
Unknown.
How's everyone doing? Got to know your mom is back. That's a good news. Tell her not to miss me.
After i read that text it was like, all the wind was knocked out of me.
What the hell. How on earth did he get to know my mom is back. So does he even know that i stay in uncle mac's place?
Should i have to leave this place?. After when i finally started living my life? Should i have to startover again?
"boo" Jackson tried scaring me. The Jackson i have crush on. The Jackson am going on a date tonight.
Emma don't think about any of this right now. Just live your life and have fun.
I smirked at him.
"oh angelface" he said and laughed o joined him.
"congratulations your team won" i said.
"ah. We already knew we would. That's why we've already arranged a party as you know" he said with that stupid. But my favourite smirk of his.
"confidence is vice" i said him
"it is a virtue" he said as a matter-of-factly. I shook my head at him.
"wait for me outside. I'll come back in a few" he said and i nodded.
While going to the parking lot i stopped by mason and talked to him. I told him about the text, and he told me not to worry. And then i headed to the parking lot where Jackson's bike is. There were kids all over the place. I stood by his bike and started scrolling through the newa feed. Our school won the championship spread like a wild fire in instagram. Not long before Jackson arrived looking as dashing as ever. With a white shirt and a black jacket, a black jean.
"ready?"
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