"Oh, that's wonderful, baby! Of course you can!" Mum smiled at me. "When?"
"Perrie will still tell me everything," I answered and felt even happier than this morning. I had no idea why but Perrie really made me happy.
Right that moment my phone rang and quickly I answered without looking at the ID. "Hello!"
"Hey, Jade, it's Perrie! I called you because of Friday!"
"Hey, Perrie!" I said and a smile crept onto my face.
"Well, how about I go home with you tomorrow after school so I know where to get you for Friday?" She sounded a little nervous and I felt my cheeks heating up again. Wait, why was I blushing?
"Err, sure! Mum, could Perrie come here tomorrow after school?" I gave her my best puppy eyes and she nodded with a happy smile. Although she hadn't known I had been bullied in school she had recognized I had never brought home friends. After a day in a new school I was already having friends. Every mother would be happy, wouldn't she? "Yeah, ask her if she would like to eat with us?"
"Pez, would you like to eat with us?" I blushed again as I recognized I had used a nickname for her. Oh god!
"Sure!" She said and seemed not to mind how I just called her. Maybe a lot of people called her 'Pez'...
"Okay, umm, so then I'll get you on Friday at six, alright? Then the two of us will go to my house where Jesy and Leigh should already been waiting. My family isn't home so no-one would be able to disturb us. Umm... We always play karaoke. Can you sing?"
"I don't know," I admitted. I really loved music, but I was too shy to sing in front of other people, especially in front of people who didn't belong to my family. "Don't think so."
"It's okay. But you'll have to sing anyways!"
"No!" I exclaimed and rolled my eyes. "Please, not!"
"You better start practising already!" She laughed and I sighed. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow at school, okay?"
"Yeap!" I smiled and we both said our good byes. Then I went upstairs and brushed my teeth to get ready for bed. I was afraid I couldn't fall asleep today - I was so hyper! Today was really the best day I ever had. I was really happy Mrs McRay had found out that people were bullying me or I wouldn't have been able to go to another school.
My mind wandered to Perrie as I lay in my bed and a smile was spread across my face. I saw her face in front of me, her blonde hair falling down her shoulders and her big blue eyes shining. She was smiling brightly at me and she was walking towards me. She put her arm around my shoulders and smiled.
"Hey gorgeous!" She said and I felt my stomach twisting around. "I'm so glad I met you, you changed my life!"
A little surprised I looked at her and she nudged me. "You are an amazing girl, Jade, you know? Hey, now you know all my friends. Shouldn't you introduce me to yours?"
"Why?" I asked shocked.
"I want to know your friends. I hope they like me." She pecked my cheek, causing me to blush, and then rested her head on my shoulder.
"I... I don't have friends... from my old school..." I murmured shyly.
Perrie pulled away from me and looked at me. She knit her eyebrows and bit her lower lip. Then her eyes widened and she nodded. "I see! They thought you were annoying, didn't they? I understand them, to be honest. You're really boring... Ugh. Okay, sorry. You kind of wasted my time. I'll go back to Zayn, see ya... or rather not. You're worthless, I really don't need you."
My eyes began to tear and I stood there as Perrie walked away without another word. She left, just like everyone else did. Everyone left me... I wasn't strong enough to hold her. She deserved someone better. Not a worthless piece of shit like me.
I woke up by the beeping sound of my alarm clock and let out a deep breath. Another day of bad talking, another day of sitting all alone - no, wait.
Perrie.
I had no idea why she always was on my mind. I let out another deep breath as I remembered my dream. It felt so real... Perrie's words hurt me more than anyone's words ever did. She was the only one I had let closer to me, apart from my family. And it may come true one day. Sooner or later she'd probably find out how boring and annoying I was. Maybe I shouldn't let her too close so it wouldn't hurt too much when she finally would. And I knew she would.
I sighed and went for a shower. Today Perrie would come here and eat with us. Everything went so fast! When I started going to this school all I hoped was to socialize a bit. The only thing I wanted was not to be bullied anymore, I didn't even ask for friends. And then this blonde gorgeous stepped into my life.
"Why are you smiling so much?" Mum snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked up at her face and didn't bother about my smile. "Aww, you're blushing! We're thinking about a boy, are we?"
I blushed even harder. Did I look like I was thinking about a boy? "No," I said and shook my head. My lips still formed a smile and I could tell my mum was really happy to see me smile genuinely. "I was thinking about Perrie." I said before I could stop myself.
My mum chuckled and placed a plate in front of me. My dad entered the kitchen and pecked her cheek. "Good morning, ladies!" He smiled and hugged me slightly. "You look happy today!"
"Yeah, a new friend's gonna come over for lunch today," I smiled. "Her name is Perrie."
"She's Jade's best friend," Mum said and winked at my dad. Confused I raised an eyebrow at her but she didn't even look at me.
"Pez- Perrie has loads of friends. I don't think she'd consider me as her BFF."
"Pez!" Mum laughed and I blushed again. "What's her nickname for you?"
"Mum!" I protested and rolled my eyes. "I just told you, she also has a lot of other friends and she only knows me since yesterday! She has no nickname for me!" I sighed and tried to eat my breakfast. I really hoped she wouldn't be so embarrassing when Perrie would come here today...
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"Yay, I'm excited!" She giggled and wrapped one of her blonde curls around her index finger. "I really hope your parents like me."
"They'll love you," I assured her and smiled to myself. Perrie's hand brushed mine and I felt my body kind of reacting. I felt my tummy twisting again and my cheeks heating. What the hell? I cleared my throat and shook my head, trying to push away my thoughts. "So, I already have to apologize. My mum is really excited on meeting you and she might be... a bit embarrassing and stuff. So, sorry."
She laughed and looked away before she met my eyes again. "Don't worry, Jay. I probably will be embarrassing, too."
"Did you just call me Jay?" I asked and tried to hide how happy I was. She actually had given me a nickname!
"Yeah.. Uh, sorry. I just thought... because you call me Pez... I'd give you a nickname, too." She stammered and I couldn't help but think how adorable she was. Wait, what? "Sorry if you don't like it."
"No, it's cool!" I smiled at her and nudged her, gaining a bright smile. My heart skipped a beat when I saw her perfect face. What the hell?!
"Okay. How long to go?" She asked for the fourth time and I looked around. I already spotted our house an pointed at it. "There I live."
"What a lovely house!" She squealed and I giggled. "Ohmygosh, I'm so excited!"
I laughed again and we already walked up the path to the door. Before I could even pull out my key the door flung up and my excited mother greeted us with a huge smile.
"Hello, Mrs Thirlwall," Perrie said sheepishly and waved her hand.
"Call me Norma! You must be Perrie! Jade has already told us about you. Come on in." She almost spoke with her baby voice and I rolled my eyes at her.
"Yeah, thanks." Perrie smiled at me. "She's not embarrassing. She's really nice!" She whispered so only I could hear it.
"Haha, thanks!" I laughed and we walked into the dining room. I saw Perrie was scanning the room, looking at everything. "Oh my, is that you as a baby?!" She squealed and walked towards a big photo on the wall. I blushed and my eyes widened when I saw she was pointing at a photo on my first birthday. I sat on my dad's lap and clapped as I saw the candles burning bright on the cake that looked like the head of Minnie Mouse.
"You still are so cute!" She poked my cheek and I stuck out my tongue at her.
"Shut up, Edwards," I said and felt weird. I had never ever said 'shut up' to anyone and it was really weird when I didn't even mean it...
"Aww, is little Jay a little embarrassed?" She asked with a high and very girly voice. She giggled and looked around. She sat down at a chair at the dining table and tapped the chair next to her. "Come here."
I nodded and sat down next to her. I felt the heat of her body next to me and suppressed the urge to hug her. This morning when she had spotted me in front of school she had run towards me to pull me into a hug. It was an amazing feeling! "So, where's your room? Can I see it later?" She asked in excitement and again I felt myself smile just because she was smiling.
"Maybe," I said and winked. It was incredible how carefree I was towards Perrie. Never had I thought I would ever find the courage to be cheeky enough to wink! Especially not at a person as beautiful as Perrie... What was up with me?
"By the way, what do you think about Liam?" She suddenly asked and I looked up into her crystal blue eyes.
"He seems to be a nice guy," I stated, obviously in the wrong moment because my mum just entered and asked, "Who's a nice guy? Tell me everything!"
"Mum!" I protested as she sat down. A few seconds later also my dad came in. "I don't want Jade to be attracted to any guy!" He said whilst putting some food on his plate. "She's too young to date anyone!"
"I'm sixteen, dad," I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"See?" He asked and Perrie next to me giggled. "I can assure that Liam is a really nice lad."
"You want me to date Liam?" I asked and felt a sting in my heart.
“Yeah, Lili is a great guy!” I raised my eyebrows in disbelief. "He's seventeen and you call him Lili?" I shook my head. "Anyways, I'm not attracted to him after all."
"What about Niall then?"
"I hardly know Niall," I answered and shrugged. He seemed to be nice but all I knew was that he and Liam were best friends and that he was an Irish leprechaun.
"Then you'll get to know Niall! Don't worry, Jay, I'm gonna make him to ask you out." She winked at me but turned away her attention before she could see me rolling my eyes at her. It wasn't like I didn't want to be in a relationship but I couldn't date anyone I hardly knew.
"I thought she had no nickname for you...?" Mum suddenly interrupted us. To be honest, I had totally forgotten she was here aswell!
"I invented it on our way here," Perrie answered for me which I was glad for. She didn't bother about saying what she was thinking. That was probably why everyone liked her.
But what did she see in me? I really was a boring girl. I spent my afternoons with helping my mum with the household or reading books. The only interest we seemed to share was our love for music.
"Jesy and Leigh really like you, by the way," she smiled at me. "They are looking forward to Friday and me too! It's the first time it's not just the three of us! We used to be four, but when Louis broke up with her she stopped being friends with us." Perrie rolled her eyes and sighed dramatically. She was talking but I loved that. I was the quiet one after all and I preferred to be the one to listen.
"I thought Louis was with Harry?" I asked confused.
"Yeah, but only for a week," she started to explain. "Louis told us he was into boys a month ago... Harry kinda always knew that girls weren't his cup of tea."
I nodded and started eating again.
"Seems like you already gained loads of new friends," mum said happily.
I nodded and smiled at my blonde friend. "Yeah, thanks to Perrie. She is the girl at school and knows everyone. Also everyone likes her."
Perrie blushed and shook her head. "People just know me because I'm loud. And I'm pretty sure not everyone likes me." She laughed bitterly and confused I knit my eyebrows.
A second later she already had a smile on her face but I knew it wasn't real.
"So, Perrie..." My mum started and we both turned our attention back to mum. She was asking my blonde friend something but I didn't listen to the words that came across her mouth. What was that with Perrie just a second ago? I would ask her but I didn't know her for too long and it would probably be weird. It was strange at all that I could already tell when she was really happy or when she was forcing a smile.
My parents continued talking to her and soon we were finished. "I'm gonna show Perrie my room and change," I told my parents as I got up.
"Okay, have fun girls!" My mum shouted after us we already ran up the stairs. In big, yellow letters was "Jade" written on my room's door. I blushed - I should've thought about that. Only twelve years old girls still have those letters on their bedroom's door! I opened the door, hoping Perrie wouldn't mind and we both stepped in.
Right next to the door was my bed. It was made out of wood, painted white. The mattress was covered by yellow pillows and blankets. Some teddies and other plush animals lay on top, embarrassing me even more. On my table lay a laptop I had hardly used so far and the book I was currently reading. It was also made of out wood that was painted in white and so was my cupboard. My radio stood on top of my cupboard, it was broken but I hadn't thrown it away now.
My iPod lay on my table and it was the first thing Perrie grabbed. "What are you listening to most?"
"Umm..." I didn't really want to say. My room was embarrassing and so was my taste in music. "Maybe... 'River flows in You'..."
Surprised Perrie looked up. "Oh, I didn't know you were a fan of classic! I like it, too!" She dropped herself on my bed and started the music. Even from where I stood I was able to hear the soft tunes the piano made. I relaxed instantly. Perrie didn't seem to mind my embarrassing my room nor did she dislike the music I was listening to daily. I felt pretty happy. Being with Perrie was so easy, just like breathing.
I dropped myself next to her and she rested her head on my chest. "You're comfy," she laughed and I joined. It was really nice laying here and I didn't feel like getting up ever. Still the soft tunes of my favourite melody were filling my ears, even more now, and the only real friend I ever had was here with me. I wanted this moment to last forever.
"Hey, Jay?"
"Huh?" I asked and yawned. Today had been exhausting.
"I'm tired. Could I stay here tonight? I really don't wanna go home. Look how late it is already!" I heard something in her voice I didn't know what it was but it sent a shiver down my spine - and not in a good way.
"I would have to ask my parents first," I smiled at her. I had never had a friend sleeping here! How incredible!! I got up and walked downstairs.
"Jade, Perrie is an amazing girl!" My mum squealed and pulled me into a hug. "I wish I would've known her when I was young! We would've been the best friends aswell!"
I chuckled and watched my father rolling his eyes. "Yeah, Perrie's what I wanted to talk about. Could she... ummm... stay here tonight?"
"Where would she stay?" My mum asked curiously.
"In my room of course," I smiled and mum nodded before she looked at my dad. He sighed and nodded. "Fine. But please, don't be too loud, I need to work tomorrow morning."
"Don't worry," I tried to assure him. "Pez and I do have school, so we won't stay up late." Hiding a smile I ran upstairs again. She asked me if she could stay but I didn't answer. "What's your shirt and trousers' size?" I asked instead.
She looked at me in confusion but told me. I grabbed sweatpants and a tank for her and threw it at her. "Your pyjamas," I smiled at her and she pulled them close to her chest and her lips formed a bright grin. "Does that mean I can stay?"
"Yeah!" I joined her cheering and pulled out my pyjamas. "I'm gonna change quickly, you can change in here, I'll go into the bathroom." I opened the door and locked it behind me. I stripped off my skirt and untied my tie. I threw it onto the skirt, then unbuttoned my shirt. I unclipped my bra and then I pulled my head through the biggest hole of my pajama shirt. It was a plain, white shirt. Then I put my grey pajama-trousers on. "You ready?" I asked before I opened the door.
"Come on in!" Perrie shouted in a posh voice. I giggled to myself as I opened the door - she really was funny!
I opened the door and found her on my bed, her body covered beneath the blankets. "I am sooo tired, Jadey! Come here!" She patted a spot besides her and I dropped myself on the bed.
"It's not even late," I chuckled, looking at my alarm clock. It was only half past six! "We shouldn't sleep already. Why don't you tell me something about your family? I told you everything."
I felt her tensing up next to me but I didn't look up at her. She shook her head and again I saw the forced smile she had this afternoon when we ate. "I rather not... My family would bore the hell out of you. Maybe someday but I'm tired now. Please, could we cuddle?"
I nodded and felt her arms around me. She was pretty hot and her arms gave me the feeling of security. Her hot breath was hitting my skin, sending chills down my spine with every breath she took. "Nighty night, Jadey," she whispered close to my ear and another chill ran down my spine.
"Night, Pez," I whispered. My voice was all husky and not as high as usual. I cleared my throat. It was really comfortable with Perrie but at the same time I felt weird because it felt so extremely good.
Perrie's breath became slower and I knew she had fallen asleep. With her arms still wrapped around my waist I felt asleep.
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A/N: Woop, I updated two things today :D
Well, I dunno if you've seen this on my message board already but I'm really busy lately... So, really, really sorry for my extremely slow updates. I will try to write more in my leisure, so, really, really sorry!
Hope you guys can forgive me and I'm really happy I have all of you unbeliebably loyal 'fans' - it feels weird to call you my fans but anyways..
On the side is a video of Jerrie moments - if you don't know, it's a mix out of Jade and Perrie's name :)
Love you guys loads!
Millions of hugs,
Marlene xx