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The Alternative Stories - Chapter 1: The missing person

Information:

Name: Jake
Gender: Male
Look: Black, short hair, white skin color, wearing a blue hoody and grey jeans
Age: 17
Comes from: USA
Crush: X
Likes: Doing homework when needed, to make more time for games
Dislikes: School

Name: Zoe
Gender: Female
Look: Black, long hair, white skin color, wearing a pink skirt and a black hoody
Age: 16
Comes from: USA
Crush: Jake
Likes: Jake's handwriting, making art of the nature
Dislikes: Bullying, insulting other people

Name: Jess
Gender: Female
Look: Black, really long hair, black skin color, wearing a cap, a green tied shirt and blue jeans
Age: 17
Comes from: USA
Crush: Mike
Likes: Staying cool with her friends, and playing tennis.
Dislikes: Eating much, as she wants to keep her body healthy. Hates it to be angry, as she has psychical problems with anger.

Name: Philip
Gender: Male
Look: Black, slightly short hair (which is dyed red), tinted skin color, wearing an army t-shirt and pants with army print.
Age: 18
Comes from: France
Crush: Jess
Likes: The USA army, and Jess' brave feelings for everything she does.
Dislikes: His father and school.

Name: Mike
Gender: Male
Look: Blonde, long hair, white skin color, wearing a yellow hoody and grey pants, with a lot of chains on it.
Age: 16
Comes from: USA
Crush: Jess
Likes: Death Metal music, and being alone.
Dislikes: Being caught when doing something bad.

Name: Rachel
Gender: Female
Look: Blonde, really long hair, white skin color, wearing a sleeveless shirt in pink, a brown skirt and leather boots. Also has a huge ribbon in her hair.
Age: 18
Comes from: USA
Crush: X
Likes: Playing songs and making covers on her guitar secretly. In public, she makes jokes about everything. She likes being with her brother Mike as well.
Dislikes: Helping her handicapped mother constantly, so that she has no time for fun things to do.

Name: Frank Hudson (Mr. Hudson)
Gender: Male
Look: Grey, slightly short hair, white skin color, wearing a spencer, with green pants. Also, he's a bit on the old side.
Age: 57 (told you he is a bit on the old side!)
Comes from: USA
Crush: No one at school.
Likes: Listening to music from early 90's.
Dislikes: having to slap another student again. He hates that.

Name: Kelly McKinsey (Mrs. McKinsey)
Gender: Female
Look: Brown, really long hair, brown skin color, wearing a pink, sleeveless shirt with heartprint on it and wearing blue jeans, with a few chains on it.
Age: 23
Comes from: USA
Crush: No one at school
Likes: Helping out Mr Hudson's students when they're in trouble. Her best friend on school is Zoe.
Dislikes: Students who think they're cool if they throw a paper plane towards the teacher.

Note: None of these characters are in an 'important - not important' order, so the main character is hard to see here.

Chapter 1: The missing person.

Zoe was laying down on a bench, somewhere on the schoolyard. She had a portrait of a tree in her bag, as well as other stuff that was important to her.
Zoe: *sigh*
She was a bit silent today, as if something happened that made her sick. She was looking at her pink watch: 10 minutes left before the break is over. Then everyone had to go inside the school building, at their own class.
???: "Hey Zoe."
Someone scared Zoe by saying hello. She was still laying on the bench, and looked around. No one was there. She looked behind her, and there was indeed a person. It was Will, the friendly concierge who had to keep an eye on most students if all teachers had their lunchtime. Zoe went up.
Will: "Is something wrong?"
Zoe: "Oh, it's nothing... Thanks, Mr. Jackson."
Will: "Shall i leave you alone?"
Zoe: "Yes, please..."
Will: "If you need to talk, i'm at the main entrance."
Will walked away from the bench, walking towards two doors, which were together the main entrance. Will was 45, but still enjoying his job. He likes interacting with so many people.
Zoe: *sigh*
5 minutes left before the break is over. She was looking at Jake, who was talking with Mike and Rachel. Jake was suddenly laughing really hard, and Mike pointed at Zoe. Jake waved, and Zoe waved back with a smile. Jake was talking a bit, pointing at Zoe, and then he walked towards her.
Zoe: "Wait... is he..."
Jake: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe: "Hi..."
Jake: "What's wrong?"
Zoe: "Oh... well... my... dog died two days ago..."
Jake was sitting next to her.
Jake: "That's horrible... But... two days ago was monday and you seemed to be okay on tuesday."
Zoe: "I know, but it hit me now..."
Jake layed an arm over Zoe.
Jake: "If you wanna talk, i am with Mike and Rachel."
Zoe: "Ok..."
Jake was walking away, towards Mike and Rachel.
2 minutes left. Zoe was happy that Jake left her alone, but also a bit sad. Zoe was taking a look at her painting of the tree. It was a pretty detailed oak tree, with two people in front of it: A boy and a girl, holding their hands.
Beeeeeeeeeep!
The break was over, and Zoe had to go inside. She was walking towards the door, hearing Mike and Jake talking about something.
Jake: "You sure he is in there the whole time?"
Mike: "Trust me, a trustworthy friend of mine saw him sitting there in the basement. And meanwhile, that same person is missing and wanted by the police!"
Zoe: "Excuse me, Mike. What are you guys talking about?"
Mike: "About a missing person in this school. He was there the whole time! Since you were born! Since... Will was born!"
Jake: "Mike, that's too much... He can't be a grown up and also be there for 45 years..."
Zoe: "Why can't we take a look at it?"
Jake: "Good idea, then we'll be caught for breaking in and then we're in jail. I'd say, we should do so!"
Zoe: "Alright, then...... See you, Jake!"
Mr. Hudson: "Alright, everyone... Take a seat."
Everyone was talking with each other, and some of them were sitting down on their chair.
Mr. Hudson went up.
Mr. Hudson: "EVERYONE, TAKE A SEAT OR YOU'LL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS, WRITING "I MUST NOT TALK WHILE THE TEACHER IS GIVING LESSONS!"!!
Everyone was taking a seat.
Mr. Hudson: "Good..."
He was walking around, in front of the chalkboard.
Mr. Hudson was getting a knife out of his pocket.
Mr. Hudson: "Do you guys know who had this knife, and didn't follow the rules?"
Someone put his hand up. It was Martin, the boy who always told the teacher what was happening. Kind of the teacher's pet.
Martin: "I know who did it."
Mr. Hudson was pointing at Martin.
Mr. Hudson: "Who?"
Everyone was looking at Martin.
Martin: "I saw Jerry walking with it this morning."
Jerry: "What. I..."
Mr. Hudson: "Silence, Jerry. I should call your parents one day, they will surely like this... Not..."
Jerry: "Sir, i didn't..."
Mr Hudson: "You didn't follow the rules, i know..."
Zoe: "Sir, he didn't do it."
Mr. Hudson: "What? You want to stay here after school too?"
Zoe: "No, but Jerry has a knife, but not that one."
Mr. Hudson was looking at the knife, which wasn't Jerry's knife at all. Jerry had a red one, this one was dark red.
Mr. Hudson: "Alright, never mi-..."
Kelly was dashing through the door, making her falling to the ground.
Everyone was laughing at Kelly.
Kelly was standing up.
Kelly: "Sorry for that i'm late... The traffic was stuck."
Mr. Hudson: "Kelly, i know you're late. I know the traffic was stuck. But please... Don't dash through that door again."
Kelly: "Sorry, Mr Hudson..."
Kelly was walking to a chair and a table all the way at the other side of the classroom.
Mr Hudson: "All right, let's start the lessons now. Open up your English books on page..."
3 hours later...
BEEEEEEEEEP!!
The schoolbell told the students it was time. Time to go home and celebrate their free time for the rest of the day. Zoe was packing her stuff, but it's so stuffed that everything on the table fell on the ground.
Mr. Hudson: "Ugh, Zoe. Hurry up, please."
Zoe: "I will, sir..."
Kelly was about to leave but went to Zoe and was helping her a bit. Zoe's bag was stuffed quickly.
Zoe: "Thanks, Kelly."
Kelly: "You're welcome!"
Mr. Hudson: "Girls, please go. I want to close this classroom."
Zoe and Kelly were going out of the school, going to their home.
12 minutes later, on the way towards home...
Zoe was walking towards home and saw a man running away. She knew that man: It was a strange weirdo named Harold. Harold had no kids and no wife, and had almost no money.
Zoe: "Huh?"
She suddenly saw a shoe flying out of a window. Zoe decided to take a look at the house where it came from. She was standing behind a tree, to look at the house. It was a small house connected with 19 other houses. Zoe heard a little screaming, but then...
Zoe: *gasp*
She saw blood splatting on the window she was looking through. And the white curtains that were hanging there behind the window were suddenly red.
Zoe: "Aaaaaaah!!"
She was looking for her phone, to call the police. She found it finally, but didn't notice the white-red curtains were gone. Someone saw her.
Zoe was typing in her phone the 911 alarm line.
Someone was answering the phone call.
Person: "911 emergency line, how can i help you?"
Zoe: "Someone got killed and i am the witness!!"
Person: "Alright, stay calm. Do you know who it is?"
Zoe: "No, but i'm at Treehouse Street number..."
A hand was covering Zoe's mouth. It took Zoe towards the person. She looked up and could see who it was: It was that strange Harold. Zoe's eyes went bigger as she saw the grinning of Harold's mouth.
Person on the phone: "Alright, we'll send... Miss? Are you there?"
Harold was picking up the phone.
Harold: "You'll never save her."
Zoe: "MMMMMMPHH!!"
Harold hang up the phone call, grabbed a plank and knocked Zoe out. He dragged her inside his house.
Meanwhile...
Mike: "You sure we can't be caught?"
Rachel: "Hey, listen! YOU were about to go here, it was YOUR idea to go here."
Jake: "Guys, we should return now. It's getting late and mom is probably worried sick about me."
Mike: "You're too soft, Jake. That's why you shall never get a girlfriend."
Jake: "Do you have a girlfriend, then?"
Mike: "Uh, no... But..."
Jake: "Then shut up."
The three were at the school building, at the same time when Zoe got kidnapped. They were breaking in to see if there's indeed a missing person in the basement.
Rachel: "Guys! The basement door is..."
Rachel tried to open the basement door, but it's locked.
Mike: "Locked. Darn it all!"
Jake: "Well, then we should go home. See you guys tomorrow."
Jake was looking through a really small window, and saw Harold coming towards the school building.
Jake: "Guys, someone's coming... Huh?!"
He saw that Harold was taking a suitcase with him, and it was quite stuffed.
Mike: "If there's someone coming, we should hide!"
The three were hiding behind a corner in the schoolbuilding, having sight over the main entrance that was opened by Harold. Harold was getting some keys from his pocket and opened the basement door. He went inside the basement with the suitcase with him.
Jake: "Come on! We have to follow him!"
Mike and Rachel went up and were going downstairs, to the basement. Jake was closely behind them. When they were downstairs in the basement, they saw no one. Except a suitcase, a couple of old things and... an arm?
Rachel: "Guys... There's someone laying there all the time..."
Mike: "Then that body is fresh, because it would've been rotten away if it wasn't."
Jake: "Shh... I hear footsteps..."
They saw a wooden crate and ran towards it, hiding for Harold who came to inspect the place. Harold stopped in front of the crate. He was looking in the air, looking around.
Harold: "Grr... I smell people..."
Jake was thinking: "Oh no... He discovered us..."
The three were very, very nervous and were thinking they would die if they did something.
Harold: "Grr... Stupid policemen... I shall learn them a lesson."
He grabbed a gun out of his pocket and ran upstairs. The door was closed. The three were happy enough that Harold didn't caught them. They sighed but were still hiding behind the wooden crate.
Jake went up and was looking around. He saw the keys laying on the ground, next to the suitcase.
Jake went to the suitcase and grabbed the keys. But then...
???: "...mmm..."
Jake: "Huh?"
It came from the suitcase, laying there on the ground. Jake opened it, looking at Mike and Rachel who said "No".
Mike went up and grabbed the keys and ran upstairs. He locked the door. Then he went downstairs again to look at Jake. He was sitting next to the suitcase, then he finally opened it.
???: "Hmm....Mmph..."
Jake: "WHAT!?"
He saw Zoe laying in the suitcase. She was fine, just had a bump on her head.
Jake: "Guys, take a look at this."
Mike and Rachel were running towards Jake, who was shocked to see Zoe in a suitcase. She woke up.
Zoe: "H-huh..."
Jake: "Zoe!"
Zoe: "Wh-where am i..."
Mike: "It appears you are in the suitcase of a kidnapper... My god..."
Zoe: "Wha..."
She felt dizzy. Very dizzy.
Jake was staring at her while she was looking around a bit and was looking at the surroundings. Suddenly, she took a look at some cartboard boxes and saw something very uncomfortable. She even screamed.
Zoe: "Aaaaaahh!!"
Jake: "What?! What is it!?"
Jake turned to the same direction as Zoe did and saw the same thing: A dead person.
Jake: "Guys! That dead person! It was there all the time!"
Mike went up with Rachel and was looking, but didn't saw the arm. Mike went towards the suitcase, and saw the body too.
Mike: "My god..."
The body was moved. That's why the three didn't see the body's arm. Jake recognized the body: It was his old schoolmate Xavier, so it was a boy. Xavier was actually 'moving to another school', but now it is clear where he truly is: In heaven.
Rachel: "That's Xavier!"
Zoe: "J-jake... I'm..."
KLANK!!!
The four were shocked when they heard a loud noise. It sounded like... The basement door was being forced.
Jake: "*whispers* Guys... I think Harold is back..."
They saw a shade coming down, and it wasn't Harold. It was a policeman who was sent by the same person Zoe called with the 911 emergency line.
Policeman: "Greetings. I was told there was a murder commited somewhere here?"
Zoe: "Y-yes. B-but it's not just one..."
She pointed at the dead body. The policeman took a look at the body.
Policeman: "Call me Ted. Well, i can asure you kids he's dead. That Harold got away with murder because he escaped when he caught him."
Mike: "Oh god."
Policeman: "But don't worry, he have to get past us first in order to get you kids, am i right? I'll give you kids a ride home..."
20 minutes later, Zoe was sitting home on the couch with a cup of coffee in her hands. She told the whole story to her mom, Lily.
Zoe: "And that's the whole story..."
Lily: "I didn't knew there was a creep like that roaming in our streets... And you're sure you didn't got hurt?"
Zoe: "Well, he knocked me out. I have a bump on my head."
Lily: "Let me see..."
Lily was looking at Zoe's bump.
Lily: "Oh dear, that's indeed a big one. Call i get you some ice for it?"
Zoe: "No thank you, it's fine."
The following day...
Zoe went to school and saw Jess sitting on a bench, holding a tiny ball of rubber. She kept squeezing it. She looked very angry, as if something happened. Zoe decided to talk to her.
Zoe: "Hey, Jess."
Jess: "What do you want..."
Zoe: "Well, i want to help you. What happened?"
Jess: "Ugh, that stupid Eric decided to write my name with Mike's name on the wall with a permanent marker... And the teachers blamed me..."
Jess was digging in her schoolbag.
Zoe: "And are you gonna say sorry to the teachers?"
Jess: "Hey! Listen! I didn't do it, Eric did! So i'm gonna learn him a lesson he never had before... Tonight..."
Zoe: "Wait... You aren't...gonna..."
Jess: "Why not? I know where he lives, so..."
Zoe: "But... 'Beating the (****) out of him' isn't working, Jess!"
Jess was getting something out of her bag, it looked sharp.
Jess: "I didn't said i was gonna do that."
She grinned. Zoe was staring as if she got scared of something. Something inside Jess isn't right...
Zoe: "B-but... what are you..."
Jess: "Heh heh... Too scared to see this KNIFE?"
Zoe: "N-no... B-but..."
Jess: "Well then. If you're gonna tell the teachers, i'll come for you as well!"
Zoe had a shock through her whole body. It was like she was being under electricity for a split second, because this wasn't the Jess Zoe used to know. As Zoe was worried about Jess and was sitting on another bench, the schoollbell rang and all the students could go inside the building.
5 hours later, when there was 1 hour left before the school day was over...
Philip was in a rush, as he had to go to his classroom 15 minutes ago.
Philip: "Aah, where is it!!!"
Philip wasn't one of those students who were on that school a long time. In fact, he was on this school since 6 months ago. He bumped into Kelly, the girl who was helping out Mr. Hudson's class.
Kelly fell on to the ground.
Kelly: "Ow!!!"
Philip: "Oh... So sorry..."
Kelly: "Oh, Philip. Sorry, i didn't see you there!"
Kelly went up again with Philip's help.
Philip: "No, is my fault. I better watch out."
Kelly: "Where did you come from, anyway? You were supposed to be in your class 17 minutes ago."
Philip: "Miss McKinsey, i'm late. I don't had time to get my stuff for school."
Kelly: "Ah. I understand. Your class is there, by the way."
She laughed a bit and pointed at Miss Rose's class, the teacher for Philip's class.
Philip: "Thanks!"
Kelly went outside the building, to go home. Meanwhile, Philip went to his classroom for his lessons. He saw Miss Rose going out of her classroom and going to the teacher's room. Philip went in the classroom when Mrs. Rose was gone. He heard his classmates talking about the kidnapping of Zoe.
Eric: "And you sure she didn't came back? I mean, i saw her on the schoolyard this morning."
Jordan(Classmate): "Yes! I mean... Uh..."
Eric: "You lied to us, Jordan? That's not nice. Maybe Harry and i shall learn you some respect... Heh heh"
Eric went up and was walking towards Jordan, the boy who sat at the back of the classroom.
Philip: "Hey! Don't bully!"
Harry: "Oh look, Eric. There's that French guy. Shall we get him instead?"
Eric: "Sure."
Eric was walking towards Philip fast, and pushed him to the ground.
Philip: "Hey! What are you doing?"
Eric: "Pushing you to the ground, dumbhead. Can't you see?"
Eric lifted up his right foot backwards to kick Philip, but then...
???: "Eric, cut it out immediately!!"
Eric gasped and looked away from Philip, to see who called his name. It was Jordan, the one who has been bullied before Philip.
Eric: "Oh, now you can talk? Come on."
Eric pointed at him, then himself.
Eric: "You might come here, because we're gonna settle this down now..."
Jordan: "Uh..."
Eric: "What's wrong? Don't have the courage to co-..."
Suddenly, a fist came to Eric's jaw. It was Philip's fist, who seemed to knock down Eric. Eric fell to the ground.
Eric: "Ow... You son of a..."
Miss Rose came in.
Miss Rose: "Oh my... What's going here?"
Eric: "He punched me on my jaw..."
He pointed at Philip.
Philip: "Yes, after Jordan got... uh..."
Miss Rose: "Philip, don't lie to me. Were you doing that or not?"
Eric: "OF COURSE HE DID IT, YOU..."
Miss Rose: "Hush, Eric!"
Eric: "Okay..."
Philip: "Well, i don't know English word for this... Eric came at Jordan to harm him. Then i came, and Eric came to me. He wanted to fight me."
Miss Rose: "Is that true, Eric?"
Eric: "No."
Miss Rose: "Is that true, Jordan?"
BEEEEEEEEEP!!!
The schoolbell rang. It was time to go home, and everyone went up, but...
Miss Rose: "Everyone sit down, now..."
Everyone went back to their seat, with Eric getting up already.
Miss Rose: "Is what Philip said true, Jordan?"
Jordan: "Y-y-... Yes..."
Eric: "WHY YOU SON OF A B-..."
Eric ran towards Jordan to fight him, but Miss Rose stopped him, layed him to the ground and told the students to go home.
Miss Rose, who was trying to ask Eric to act normal after 20 minutes of yelling "Let me go!", was indeed to ask something.
Miss Rose: "Eric, can you behave yourself now for the 10th time?"
Eric: "Yes, miss... I will..."
Miss Rose: "Good. I'll let you go now, but let this be a warning for you. If you do this again, i'll let you stay here and be as severe as Mr Hudson is. Okay?"
Eric: "Yes, miss Rose..."
Eric went home at last.
Later on...
On the Treehouse Street, on the same place as Zoe got kidnapped, was Jess waiting for the bus to come.
Jess: "Man, when will that freaking bus come?"
She looked at her watch. 20:45 PM. It was pretty late, and she asked Rachel to learn some techniques on a guitar at Rachel's home.
Jess: "Ah. Is that... No, never mind..."
She saw a red, old car coming her way. It was going pretty fast.
Jess: "Ugh... Some people hate going slow..."
But the car dashed towards the place Jess was standing. In fact, it wanted to hurt Jess.
Jess: "What the..."
The car touched the busstop, while Jess jumped away, on the road. The car destroyed the busstop, made from steel pillars, and glass panes with a tiny roof on it. Jess fell to the ground, safe and well.
Jess: "Ow... Hey, you stupid weirdo! Watch it, will you?"
???: "Did i hit you?"
Jess: "Yes, of course you did! Stop drinking next time or something!"
The person behind the car grabbed something in the dark car, and pointed it out of the broken window of his car. It was... a gun.
Jess: "Eek! W-what..."
She had her hands upward.
???: "No need to do that... Heh heh..."
Jess: "Hey... I recognize your voice... You're... *gasp*"
???: "No, i'm not gasp... I'm Harold Millerton. And you?"
Jess: "I'm not gonna tell who i am to a kidnapper."
Harold: "Fine. Then i'll ride over you, and this time i will succeed."
He pulled over the trigger from his gun while he pointed at Jess' feet.
BWAMM!!!
Jess: "Aaaah! Ow! Ow!"
She got being shot in her left foot.
Harold: "Now stay there."
???: "No! Not Jess!"
Harold: "Ugh..."
It was Eric who ran towards the car with a wooden plank in his hands, and knocked out Harold. Well, he wanted to knock him out, put his gun fell out of his hands when he got slapped with the plank.
Harold: "Argh!"
Jess crawled towards the gun, grabbed it... and pointed at Eric.
Eric: "Jess! What..."
Jess: "Now is the perfect time to take my revenge to you."
Eric: "No, Jess! Please... Don't... I saved you..."
Jess: "Too late. You shouldn't have drawn a heart with Mike's name in it next to mine with a marker."
She pulled the trigger when she aimed for Eric's head, who was standing at the other side of Harold's car.
BWAMM!!!
She shot down Eric, who fell to the ground. The bullet seemed to go too far in his head, and he died immediately. Jess threw the gun on the ground, next to Eric's head. Then she walked away, back to her home.
Later on, when she came back home...
Jess' mom Sarah was making dinner and Jess' father Jackson was reading a book. Then Jess came home at last.
Sarah: "Jessie Alana Grealings! Where the (***) did you came from around this time?!"
Jackson: "Honey... She might have been stuck with the busses at Treehouse street..."
Sarah: "Jackson, this is not a good time to act funny. Jess, look at me!"
Jess just came in and still was a bit angry, but had to hide it as she just committed a murder. She looked away from her mother, who was standing in front of Jess.
Sarah: "Jess, look at me. Where the (****) did you came from?"
Jess: "From a busstop... Now leave me alo-..."
Jackson went up.
Jackson: "Jess, you don't talk like that to your mother. Give us the answer to her question."
Jess: "Okay... I... ate a hotdog and spilled some ketchup over my shirt. And i was staying over with some friends, and once i got to the busstop, that kidnapper Harold almost went over me with a car."
Sarah: "That's the worst lie i ever heard! Harold is already arrested!"
Jackson: "You're wrong, honey. Harold was hiding for the police in his 'base', but i don't know where that is either."
Sarah: "Well then... If he indeed ran over you, go upstairs now! I don't want you to come down until i say so!"
Jess: "But, mom..."
Sarah: "Jess, go to your room!"
Jess: "UGH, okay..."
Jess went to her room at last, she stomped on the staircase as if an elephant went up on a staircase, and then Jess slammed her door hardly.
Sarah: "Wait a minute... Doesn't Jess have her phone on her room? And how did she have a wound in her foot?"
Jackson: "And doesn't she wants to be healthy? And doesn't Jess dislike hotdogs?"
Sarah: "Ugh... she lied to us again."
Jackson ran upstairs and went to Jess' room, which was suprisingly enough unlocked. Jess would lock her room normally. Jess sat on her bed and looked up towards her father with a pretty upset face.
Jackson: "YOU (****), WHY DO YOU LIE TO YOUR MOTHER!!? GIVE ME A VALID REASON NOW! OR I WILL (****) CALL THE POLICE TO SAY YOU ARE FOUND ALREADY!!!"
Jess: "W-what?"
Sarah (who was standing in the doorway): "We said to the police you were missing 17 minutes before you came!"
Jackson: "Do NOT do this again! Right now, your behavior is disgusting! And your phone will be taken from you for a month!"
Jackson went out of the door and slammed it too. Then Jess left a tear and started to cry. There weren't any friends of her nearby anyway.
The next day...
Zoe, Jake, Mike and Philip were talking to each other on the schoolyard and Will came in to ask them something. It was 12 minutes before the school started, and as always, Will took an eye on the students.
Will: "Guys, can i ask you something?"
Zoe: "Sure."
Mike: "Why not?"
Will: "Well, Jess was being upset yesterday and her parents told us she wouldn't come to school today and tomorrow. Do you guys know why she's not coming on two specific days?
Mike: "Uh..."
Jake: "That's a good one..."
Zoe: "I saw her at a busstop, and tried to find my watch which fell, then i found it and heard two loud noises. I looked and i saw no one, just a red old car standing inside the bus shelter."
Will: "And when did you saw her?"
Zoe: "I don't know, i found my watch on 20:58 PM, it appeared."
Will: "Hmm... A red old car?"
Zoe: "Yes. It had no mirrors on the sides and tape on one tire"
Philip: "Hey! I know someone who have a red old car with that!"
Will: "Who?"
Philip: "It was... Oh no..."
Zoe: "What is it, Philip?"
Philip: "It was the kidnapper Harold who have that car!"
Jake: "I haven't seen Eric, by the way..."
Mike: "Oh, never mind him. That creep may be hanging around again.
Will: "Guys..."
Mike: "Uh?"
Zoe: "Yeah?"
Will sighed and said: "Eric is being killed..."
Everyone: "WHAT!?!"
Zoe started to get nervous, as she was thinking the killer could be anyone. I could be Mike, it could be Philip, it could be Rachel... Anyone.
Once the school day was over, Mike went home and saw Jess sitting on a bench in the park Mike went through. Mike saw Jess is pretty sad, upset and she looked like she didn't knew what to do.
Mike: "Hey, Jess!"
Jess: "Oh... Hey..."
Mike sat next to her.
Mike: "What's wrong? You look down."
Jess: "Yes, i am SO pissed right now!!! My (****) parents grounded me, took my phone and said to the police i was missing in first place!!! *sniff* And now i got an even BIGGER problem!"
Mike: "Like what?"
Jess looked at Mike. Mike could see her eyes being as clear as the sky.
Jess: "Will you promise you don't say this to anyone?"
Mike: "Uhm..."
He started to blush, because he thought Jess was confessing her love to Mike.
Mike: "Sure... I-i'll promise"
Jess: "I... *sigh* killed Eric..."
Mike's heart had a shock. He stopped blushing
Mike: "What? Y-you... killed him?!"
Jess started to cry really hard, while she hugged Mike tight.
Jess: "YES!! *sob* And now i don't know what to do!!!"
Mike started to blush again.
Mike: "Eh..."
He laid his arm over Jess, who was laying on Mike's shoulder.
Mike: "You should try to report this to the police, maybe you will get a lower punishment?"
Jess: "That's it?"
Mike: "Jess, i didn't..."
Jess went up again and went off the bench.
Jess: "THAT'S your best advice?"
Mike went up too and said: "Look, i just don't want you to be sentenced to life time in prison. I don't want you in prison at all. And sure, i didn't like Eric either, but we don't need to look at the past."
Jess: "To what, then?"
Mike: "To the future, Jess. We need to look at the future, OUR future! If you report this to the police, you may be saved a bit. If you don't, well..."
He was quiet.
Mike: "I just want you to be save, Jess."
Jess: "Mike..."
Mike: "Yes?..."
Jess: "Thank you..."
She moved her face closer to Mike's face, and she closed her eyes slowly. Mike did so too, and did the same a bit. Before you would think it, they were kissing and were holding each other's hands. Mike seemed to like it, Jess just did it because... well... she liked it too.
1 hour later...
Rachel: "Mom, please. Can i PLEASE go upstairs now?"
Rachel had to help her mother, Julie, again. Julie had a car accident when Rachel was 3 and Mike was 1. Julie's legs and back are now disabled, so she needs help from her kids. But if they indeed help her?
Julie: "Yes... You may. Thank you for getting that suitcase upstairs!"
Rachel: "It's okay. See you."
Julie: "Bye."
Rachel went upstairs, going to her room to play some songs on her guitar. She loved doing that, and especially for a person who wanted to let Rachel make one for them. This person was also someone from her school. Rachel was about to pick up her guitar, until...
Mike opened the front door and said: "I'm so happy, la la dee!!"
Julie was watching TV and payed no attention to Mike.
Mike closed the door when he was inside and went to his mother.
Mike: "Hey, Julie!"
Julie: "Mike, i'm still your mother, so call me 'mom'."
Mike: "Sorry, mom. But i'm so... happy."
Julie: "Because?"
Mike told Julie everything. He even mentioned Jess' killing actions by accident.
Julie: "Jess? That cool girl from Oakwood Lane? She killed someone?"
Mike: "Yes! Wait... Wha? Eh... No, no!"
Julie grabbed the phone which laid next to her and called 911.
Julie: "I'm sorry, Mike. But i can't let you be in such danger anymore."
Mike: "Mom! No! Please!"
Julie: "Ah hello, with Julie van Houten, i would like to report a killer who seemed to have killed someone. Yes, my son was with her."
Mike: "Oh god... *sigh* What have i done?"
Julie: "Mike van Houten. Yes, that's my son's name, and he was with a friend named Jess Grealings. And according to my son, Jess killed a friend from school."
Mike opened the door and dashed to Jess' house. It took a while, as Jess wasn't far from Mike, but neither she was close to his house.
At last, he reached Jess' house, and ringed the doorbell. Sarah opened it.
Sarah: "Oh. Mike, wasn't it?"
Mike: "Uh... yes. Wait, you expected me?"
Mike was surprised Jess' mother expected him.
Sarah: "Yes, as we saw you from a distance dashing to our house. What's the matter?"
Mike: "Eh... I had to promise Jess not to tell this, but..."
He told everything to Sarah.
Sarah: "What?! Jess?!"
Jess (from her room): "What is it?"
Jess opened her door and saw Mike. She dashed to Mike to hug him.
Jess: "Hey, Mike!"
Mike: "eh..."
Jess released Mike and was concerned about Mike. Did he tell his family? Did he just forget our promise? That's what Jess thought.
Mike: "I... accidentally told my mother about... you know... the... eh... uh..."
He was scared that Jess was going to be angry on Mike.
Mike continued: "...that you killed Eric..."
Jess: "......what?"
Jess went from curiosity to anger.
Jess: "YOU TOLD WHAT!?"
Jess slapped Mike really hard, and Sarah stopped Jess when she wanted to punch Mike more times.
Jess: "YOU (****)!!! You promised to keep it a secret!! *sniff* Was that all A LIE!? A (****) LIE!?!"
Mike: "Ow..."
Jackson came, because he heard the screaming of Jess.
Jackson: "What is going on here?!"
Jess was crying, while Sarah held her arm really tight with an angry face.
Sarah: "Jess killed Eric, and then knocked out Mike."
Mike: "I'm okay... Ow."
He went up.
Mike: "Should i go now?"
Suddenly, a police car stopped in front of Jess' house, and the friendly cop, Ted, came out. This time, he's not so friendly. Another cop came out of the car, and the two came to the house.
Ted: "Are you Sarah Grealings?"
Sarah: "Yes, that's me. But we didn't call. But our daughter here killed a schoolmate of hers!"
Ted: "Is that true, young lady?"
Ted looked at Jess with a mad face.
Jess was crying a lot.
Jess: "*sob* Yes... *sniff*"
Ted grabbed Jess' arms and held them behind her and they went to the police car, of which the door was opened by the other cop. That cop closed the door and said, when he went in the car, that Ted may drive now.
Jess was still crying, meanwhile. And opened her eyes. She looked left, outside a window which was too strong to destroy. But then, a voice was coughing on the other side of Jess. Jess was scared, and looked at the other side. It was, believe it or not, Harold. That strange weirdo who got to regrets for his crimes. He seemed to look at Jess a while, then looked outside of his window on his side. Jess was thinking: What? How did Harold made it alive? I thought Eric knocked him out?
Jess suddenly thought of her crimes. The time she killed Eric. The time her easy life would be over. She started crying once again.
Jess: "*sob* Why did i have to do this... *sniff*"
Harold: "Did what?"
Jess got scared when Harold talked. He had a deep voice, and pretty long hair. It was pretty weird to see his face clearly: He had a grey eyes and a mustache. And his hair color was dark brown.
Jess: "Uh... I... killed someone..."
Harold heard that. He started to laugh hardly. His laugh scared Jess a bit.
Harold: "Haha! Young lady, it's not a good thing to be in prison... I can tell. Look, if i could, i would escape directly. But i rammed that busstop and got knocked out. But by who?"
Jess: "Uh... I... killed that person."
Harold: "Oh really?"
Jess: "Yes... *sigh* and i regret it..."
Harold: "Heh heh... You seem to have a huge future in prison coming up... I'll see if i will help you or not... For now, i keep my mouth shut."
Jess turned her head away from Harold. She looked outside her window. Only trees and houses. Well, a bit of that, as there were iron bars between Jess and the window. Jess' future was hopeless.
Meanwhile...
Zoe and Jake were at Jess' home, because they saw Sarah crying. Mostly if Sarah cried, it was about Jess.
Zoe: "And... You're 100 percent sure this happened?"
Jackson: "Zoe, if Sarah lied, she would laugh after that."
Jake: "Is she going to be free?"
Jackson: "Who? Jess?"
Jake: "Yes."
Jackson: "No, not at all. She isn't welcome here anymore. Well, if she escapes from prison."
Zoe: "Wait... I heard two loud gun shots when it happened, so maybe HAROLD killed Eric and then laid the gun next to his head! I mean, Philip saw his car!"
Jake: "Then there's still hope for her!"
The two went up and went home... Well, Zoe's home. They were about to make a plan and a reconstruction from what happened.
Later...
Zoe's mom, named Lily, came into Zoe's room to bring Zoe and Jake some cookies. She noticed they were planning a lot of things, but for what?
Lily saw a lot of papers on the floor.
Lily: "Don't forget to clean your room, Zoe."
Zoe: "Okay, mom. I won't forget."
Lily went out of the room and closed the door. Meanwhile, Zoe and Jake continued making a plan and reconstruction of what happened.
Zoe: "Okay, so if Harold could have killed Eric... Wait a second... I was looking there and i saw Harold knocked out on the street. How are we going to explain THAT?"
Jake: "Eh... That's a good one..."
They were thinking hardly. They laid on the ground, in the meantime.
Zoe: "Hang on. Harold is always a bit clumsy in something and forgets one specific detail in every crime he has to do with. Like when he kidnapped me: I called 911 and the person on the other side heard everything and already knew where i was."
Jake: "So... We blame Harold for knocking himself out when he wanted to escape?"
Zoe: "I guess... And that plank laying next to him... We'll just write down he hit his head with the broken busstop."
Zoe grabbed a pencil and wrote down what she said on a piece of paper.
Jake: "But... The most important thing: Will they believe us?"
Zoe: "There are two endings for this: They believe us and Jess will be free, or they believe Harold and Jess is in prison."
Jake: "But... Who is gonna be the people we mean with "they"? I mean... We call out "They" and "Them", but who are they?"
Zoe: "I think... *sigh* we have to start a trial at the court. It's the only option."
Jake went up.
Jake: "Well, let's go!"
Zoe: "Hold on, Jake..."
Jake went on the floor again.
Jake: "What is it, Zoe?"
Zoe: "I... got to admit something. And... as we're alone, i think it's time for that now..."
She started to blush and looked away from Jake. Zoe was pretty shy towards other school students, but if Jake was with her, she wasn't.
Jake: "Aha, i think i know what you're about to say, but i'll let you say it first."
Zoe: "Oh?..."
Zoe started to look at Jake with a hidden smile. If Jake thought what Zoe thought, then Jake loved Zoe.
Jake: "I think you had to keep that mistake Philip made with Math a secret! And you were too shy to tell it, am i right?"
Zoe's brain was thinking all kinds of things: Did Jake loved Zoe? Did Jake forget Zoe is Jake's best friend on school? Zoe looked away from Jake.
Zoe: "Uh... actually..."
Jake: "Oh, it wasn't that?"
Zoe looked at Jake again and wasn't sure, but said it anyway and hoped for the best.
Zoe: "Jake McFisher... I-i love you... a lot..."
Jake: "..."
Jake was speechless. He never had someone as a friend who also loved him as a crush. But what did he need to say back? That he loved Zoe too? That he wants to be with her? He didn't even said that to Will, who could keep secrets better than anyone on school.
Jake: "Zoe..."
Zoe: "Yes...?"
Jake: "I wish this was the opposite, but... I don't... love you."
Zoe: "W-what?..."
Zoe's heart broke. She looked at Jake very confused, but she knew what happened a few seconds ago. She went up.
Zoe: "So... *sniff* that one time you said you liked me... That was a lie?!"
Jake: "Zoe, wait."
Zoe walked towards the door fast and opened it.
Zoe: "*sob* Well, that you were cool was a lie too!"
Jake: "Zoe, i meant that i liked..."
Zoe slammed the door really hardly.
Jake: "...you as a friend... *sigh*"
Jake was looking at the papers Zoe and Jake made so far. Jake was disappointed on himself. He knew he did something bad. For him, as bad as what Jess did. He had to apologize, he thought. Yes, that may do it. But... Do i love her? That's what he thought. Meanwhile, Zoe ran downstairs, crying a lot. She opened the front door without knowing Lily was in the kitchen and heard Zoe slamming the door. Zoe grabbed her schoolbag and literally ran away. She would obviously go to her best friend... Wait... She was in prison, because it was Jess who was Zoe's best friend. And going to Mike and Rachel isn't easy either: They were camping that evening, and as it's 8:00 PM... So the only option would be Philip. Or Martin, but Martin was on vacation.
Zoe ran as hard as she could towards Philip's home, but... She ran into someone. Though he wasn't tall, Zoe managed to ran into him.
???: "Hey, watch it up there, will you!"
Zoe: "Ow, sorry Mr..."
???: "Ah, how unfriendly of me. Ryan Grant is the name! Why were you rushing that fast?"
Zoe: "Sorry, Mr... *cough* eh... Ryan. I'm a little bit LOW on air..."
Ryan: "..."
Zoe: "*cough* what?"
Ryan: "Don't make jokes of my size, please. Well, see you tomorrow at school, Zoe!"
Zoe: "...huh? School? Zoe?"
Ryan: "Haha! That was your name, right? And yes, i'm new on your school."
Zoe: "Uh..."
Ryan: "It's okay, i'm not that smart either. See you tomorrow."
Zoe: "Bye, Ryan. Don't forget to REACH THE TOP on... Oh. Never mind."
Ryan: "Good."
Ryan walked away and Zoe walked towards the house of Philip, which wasn't far. Once she was there, it was 8:24 PM. As usual, she saw Philip and his father Maurice being mad at each other again. She rang the doorbell.
Maurice: "Darn it Philip, get the door!"
Philip: "Okay, father..."
Philip walked to the door and opened it.
Philip: "Oh, Zoe. Greetings."
Zoe: "Hi, Phil. I got a huge problem at my home, can i talk to you about it?"
Philip: "Uh... Sorry, but my father blames me for picking up tools for car."
Maurice yelled from the living room: "YOU IDIOT! YOU STOLE IT!"
Philip pointed at his father with a tired face.
Zoe: "I see..."
She walked away.
Philip: "Zoe! Did i said "yes" or "no"? I did not gave answer yet."
Zoe: "So, you let me in?"
Philip: "I... think now will be problem..."
Zoe: "Oh... I see... Bye, Phil."
Philip: "Oh, if you see Mike, give this!"
He was getting a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it to Zoe. She catched it, although she couldn't catch things good. She walked towards Mike's house. Meanwhile, she was curious what was written on the paper. She decided to take a look.
"Hey, Mike!
I heard Jess was in prison now. That's bad. But i got a idea: Can we talk about happening things one day? Then we make plan how to get Jess free from prison. Hope no one got the idea already.
- Philip"
Zoe was rolling up the piece of paper again and put it in her schoolbag of which she took with her.
Zoe: "Hmm... So Jake and i weren't alone?"
She sighed.
Zoe: "I thought i already got over it... But..."
She left a tear.
Zoe: "*sigh* I guess not... *sob*"
She started to cry again. She sat down the road.
Zoe: "Waaah! Why does nobody love me?! *sob* My only hope was Jake, and now... *sniff* no one!"
She cried a lot, just like the weather. It started to rain, to be more exact. It didn't seem Zoe cared about that. She loved Jake, but that dream is over now.
Zoe: "*sob* My life is destroyed now, thanks to Jake... *sniff*"
She continued crying while sitting on the side of the road, with the heavy rain falling down without a pause. Suddenly, a hand was laying on her shoulder. Zoe had a shock when it was there suddenly, but it didn't feel creepy somehow. She looked behind and it was her grandmother Maria. She was helping in a library mostly in the evening, so it wouldn't surprise her if Maria was closing it. Maria smiled to Zoe and said something.
Maria: "Hello, Zoe. Why are you crying? The weather is already bad, but seeing you cry must be the worst thing today. What's wrong, dear?"
Zoe: "Hi, grandma... Are you going to your home?"
Maria: "Yes dear. I need to, as they expect a really, really bad weather tonight."
Zoe: "Mind if i come with you and explain everything?"
Maria: "Of course i don't mind. My car is over there, come on!"
They went to the car Maria parked close to the library.
Meanwhile...
Jake explained what happened to Lily, Zoe's mom. Lily was quite shocked what happened.
Lily: "So... She confessed her love and you have no use with it?"
Jake: "Yes... *sigh* And now i feel very bad for that. I mean, we are best friends, and we aren't there for each other just to make each other angry or sad."
Lily: "Well, if she returns, you should apologize."
Jake: "Yeah, IF she returns, as she ran away."
Lily: "Maybe she's with Maria, my mother. I'll call her."
Lily grabbed her mobile phone and called Maria. No one answered. Lily decided to cancel it 30 seconds later.
Lily: "She's not there."
Jake: "Wait, i mostly see Zoe's grandma when i walk past the library."
Lily: "Then Maria should be going home now, of which i truly understand. I mean, look at the weather."
The two were looking through a window, and it was raining badly.
Lily: "Want some coffee, Jake?"
Jake: "Oh, thanks. But i don't like coffee."
Lily: "Oh that's okay, tea instead?"
Jake: "No thank you, i remember what happened last time i had tea."
Lily: "And what happened back then?"
Jake: "Well, i'm allergic to berries. And i almost fainted when i was drinking a cup of tea once."
Lily: "Oh?"
Jake: "Yeah. It's pretty scary if you have that. I know someone who was allergic to mushrooms, but he moved to the Netherlands."
Lily: "Ooh, the Netherlands. I really want to go there one day with Zoe."
Jake: "I haven't been there yet. Mind if i join, then?"
Lily: "Haha, of course i don't mind! Well, if Zoe gets over this whole situation, then she might be calm towards you. And if we go to the Netherlands, then your love may grow."
Jake: "What?"
Lily: "Yes, i heard that if a couple go on vacation, they might end up being closer... Or they return mad at each other."
Jake: "Ok then, since when did you know this?"
Lily: "Well... i know a lot, Zoe says."
Back to Zoe...
Zoe and Maria were at Maria's home, and Zoe explained what happened.
Zoe: "I just... *sniff* don't want to feel lonely. I just wanted Jake to accept my feelings."
Zoe cried some more. Maria laid her hand on Zoe's back.
Maria: "I understand that this is a tough moment, getting over a broken heart... I had a crush when i was your age. And when i heard he didn't love me anymore, i was thinking about things i like to do, and i even had the chance to get on a vacation."
Zoe: "*sniff* But... Vacations only make it worse, right?"
Maria: "No, no, not at all! It can be nice to be alone in times like that. I'm sure you'll get over it quickly."
Zoe: "*sniff* thanks, grandma... I feel a lot better now when i talk with you."
Maria: "See? I told you you can let everything go if you're with me."
The weather outside changed from plain rain to thunder. Lightning struck somewhere and there was a loud sound from the thunder.
Maria: "Oh dear, the weather is really, really bad now. You should stay here tonight, sweetheart."
Zoe: "And what about school?"
Maria: "It's Saturday tomorrow, Zoe. You don't have school tomorrow."
Zoe: "Oh right. I'm so confused because of this situation."
It was already 10:15 PM. The phone rang. Maria picked up the phone horn.
Maria: "Maria here... Oh hey, Lily! How are... Yes, she's here with me."
Zoe: "Huh? Mom's looking for me?"
Maria: "Alright, i'll tell her the situation if that's okay. Yes, she is staying here tonight, i cannot let her go outside now."
Zoe: "Ugh... I think i'll go upstairs, grandma..."
Maria: "Okay, Zoe. No, Zoe was going upstairs."
Zoe was looking for a good room to sleep in, and picked one quickly: The guest room.
She was switching from her clothes to some pyjamas Zoe had laying at Maria's house in case she had to sleep over. Like now. Once she put on her shirt, Maria knocked on the door.
Maria: "Zoe?"
Zoe (from the other side): "Yeah?"
Maria: "I... *sigh* got disappointing news."
Maria opened the door. She saw Zoe sitting on the bed in that room.
Zoe: "W-what's the matter?"
Maria was sitting next to Zoe.
Maria: "You know that Nathan was missing in the Himalaya's and that he was found, right?"
Zoe: "*sigh* Yes, my dad... Is he okay?"
Maria: "He died this evening."
Zoe: "W-what?!"
Maria: "I didn't mean to make it all worse, but i had to tell that from your mom..."
Zoe: "So... My dad died?"
Maria laid a hand over Zoe.
Maria: "Yes..."
Zoe: "But... H-how? I heard he was fine a week ago!"
Maria: "Zoe, he has been killed by someone who probably hated him a lot. He was being..."
Zoe: "*sniff* I don't want to hear it."
Maria: "Why not?"
Zoe: "My dad died, my crush doesn't love me... If there's anything that goes wrong from now on, i won't be here anymore..."
Maria: "I'm sure it will be alright, sweetheart..."
Zoe shaked off Maria's hand.
Zoe: "No! It won't be alright anymore! If Jake doesn't love me and my dad died, i don't have any reason to be alive anymore!"
Downstairs, the phone rang. Maria looked at Zoe.
Zoe: "UGH, i get it: i need to take that phone!"
Zoe walked downstairs. She was grabbing the phone, but she recognized the number. If it was the person of who she thought he would call, then this is the moment of truth.
Zoe: "H-hello?"
???: "Hello, miss. With who am i speaking?"
Zoe: "With Zoe..."
???: "Zoe?! I thought i called up your grandma!"
Zoe: "Heh heh, well... I had to stay over. But who am i speaking with?"
???: "Ryan Grant, of course!"
Zoe: "Ryan... Grant?"
Ryan: "Yeah, we spoke earlier this evening!"
Zoe: "Oh yeah! But... How did you get this number?"
Ryan: "Well, let me... HEY! Lay down that plane, Dick! It's not a toy, it's a masterpiece!"
Zoe: "Dick? You just called someone... Dick?"
Ryan: "Oh, don't misunderstand me, but that's his actual name. My brother's friends can't leave my collectable planes alone, they NEED to touch it. But back to your number: I got it from a friend who's next to me."
Zoe: "Who?"
Ryan: "She wants to speak to you."
???: "Hi, Zoe."
Zoe: "Oh great, now i just speak to another... Hey, Wait a second... Jake?"
Jake: "Yes?"
Zoe: "Oh... So it is you..."
Jake: "Yes, i heard you were here. But i got to admit something... As well..."
Zoe: "Like?"
Jake: "I feel sorry, very sorry, for disappointing you with your feelings for me. I want to apologize, and... Heh heh... To be honest: I was in love with you once."
Zoe didn't get what she just heard. What did he say?
Zoe: "..."
Jake: "And, well... Now i just wasn't in love anymore with you. But you seem to be nice, kind and..."
Zoe: "Heh heh... Thanks... and?"
Zoe's anger towards Jake was gone.
Jake: "You're... beautiful?"
Zoe: " Ha ha, why do you ask it?"
Jake: "Because Ryan and Dick are still here, you know."
Zoe: "Oh, oops. Should i say about you what you are?"
Jake: "Sure, go ahead."
Zoe: "You're... Cool, helpful and caring about others."
Jake: "Gee, thanks Zoe. If we were together now, this would be just like a romantic movie... Or something."
Ryan (from far away): "That's disgusting."
Jake: "Well, it is true, Ryan. Don't expect me higher than that..."
Ryan: "WHAT!?"
Jake: "Eh, Zoe? I got to hang up, Ryan doesn't take what i said quite positive... See you. Kisses!"
Zoe: "But..."
Beep!
Did he said "kisses"? Wow. Maria was downstairs the whole time. She was reading a book and once Zoe clicked the red horn on the phone, Maria went up.
Maria: "Going to bed?"
Zoe: "Yeah, it's already 11:52 PM. *yaaawn* See you tomorrow, grandma."
Zoe walked up the stairs. Maria was going to the kitchen to get something. Meanwhile, Zoe fell on her bed, sighed heavily and believed everything is good now, because Jake loves her too. Wait, does he love Zoe? Or did they just say nice things to each other? Zoe started to think about that. But she couldn't hold the thoughts she had: She fell asleep quickly. That night, she dreamed about her and Jake having a wonderful life with each other. That they had a relationship with each other, that they were married, that they had a family... And the dream ended when Ryan was chased by the two kids Zoe and Jake had in the dream.
The next morning...
Zoe woke up, but not as usual: There are a lot of noises outside. She heard a couple of people yelling things, and a lot of laughter was outside. She took a look, and saw Mike, Rachel, Jordan (The classmate in chapter 2) and... someone else? They were throwing food towards each other. It seemed fun, so Zoe dressed back to her normal clothes to join. However, Maria said no and even prepared the car to use for going back to Zoe's home.
Once Zoe was back at home, Lily hugged her tight because she didn't liked it when Zoe ran away.
Lily: "Please don't do things like that again..."
Maria: "I guess i'll be going home again."
Lily: "Okay, be careful, mom."
Maria: "Oh, dear. I can watch out for the road, but the road doesn't watch out for me, if you know what i mean!"
Maria was going back to her car.
Zoe: "Bye, grandma!"
Maria: "Bye, sweetheart!"
Maria got in the car and drived away.
Lily: "I heard there was some party at one of your friends their house."
Zoe: "Oh?! I've seen Philip, Mike, Rachel and... someone at grandma's home. They were throwing food to each other!"
Lily: "Oh wow. You should join them one day."
Zoe: "Nah. I prefer doing so with Jess. Speaking of Jess, has she been sentenced yet?"
Lily: "No, not yet. In 2 days, she will be."
Zoe: "Okay, i want to help Jess from staying away from prison so i NEED to know that."
Lily: "You're... what?"
Zoe: "Jake, Mike, Philip and i are letting her being outside of prison!"
Lily: "But... she murdered someone, Zoe. He's DEAD!"
Zoe: "But it could also be Harold, who was there as well!"
Lily: "I don't think that's true, but if you are the witness of a crime one day, you may say that."
Zoe: "How lucky: I indeed was the witness! I was looking for my watch..."
She looked at her arm. She didn't had her watch.
Zoe: "...of which i don't have right now. But i was looking for it after i saw Jess, Harold and Eric, then i heard two loud gun shots and i came back and i saw Harold laying on the ground, and the victim, Eric, laid there too. And he was dead."
Lily: "...?"
Zoe saw that Lily didn't took Zoe seriously. She sighed.
Zoe: "Never mind then. I hoped you believed me..."
She walked upstairs. She grabbed her phone and called up Jake. After 15 seconds...
Jake: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe: "How did you... Oh yeah, this is my phone."
Jake: "Haha! Yeah... But what was your question? Or what did you want to say?"
Zoe: "I wanted to know if you really loved me now, because of our conversation last night."
Suddenly, Zoe heard someone yelling "Jake is a donkey!!!" in the background.
Jake: "Thanks, i really appreciate it..."
Zoe: "Haha! Who was THAT?"
Jake: "Guess and i'll be answering your question."
Zoe: "Ehm... Ryan?"
Jake: "Ding ding!"
Zoe: "Is that a yes?"
Jake: "Yep. On to your question: I liked our talk yesterday... and... I indeed have feelings for you now..."
Zoe: "Wait, what?"
Zoe was starting to get enthusiastic and was so happy to hear that.
Zoe: "So... Does that mean i got my first lover?"
Jake: "Heh heh... Yeah..."
Zoe yelled out of happiness. This day was about to be her favorite one. Zoe laid down her phone.
Jake: "Uhm... Heh heh... Okay?"
Jake heard the yell of course, as well as Lily. Lily came upstairs.
Lily: "What's wrong, Zoe?"
Zoe: "Haha! I think i got someone who loves me!"
Lily: "See? You always say no one loves you, but now you got proof it is the opposite. I always told you you were..."
Zoe: "...too beautiful for anyone, i know. Heh heh."
Jake: "Hello? Zoe?"
Zoe: "Oh, right! Jake!"
She grabbed her phone again.
Zoe: "I'm back! Sorry, i'm sooo happy now!"
Jake: "I heard something like that already. Heh. Hold on, i'll come to your house."
Zoe: "And your house? How about that?"
Jake: "Well... Okay then. Because my parents aren't here yet, they're here in 7 hours."
Zoe: "Okay, see you in 20 minutes!"
Jake: "Bye!"
They hung up their phone. Zoe went to her mom to tell her she was going to Jake and that they probably will play games again. Lily gave Zoe permission, so
Zoe went away from her home. Going to Jake.
Meanwhile...
Ted, the policeman, was going to Jess. Jess was in a prison cell, waiting for her punishment. Ted came to tell Jess it's almost time.
Ted: "It's almost time for your trial."
Jess: "Yeah... I wonder how my friends are doing."
Ted: "Well, i'm sure they're doing good."
Jess: "I hope so. You're doing your work pretty good, mister."
Ted: "Thank you, but you're not going away with this by just simply giving me compliments. Even if you saved my life you aren't going away with this."
Jess: "look, i just wanted to give you a compliment because it's true: You saved my best friend Zoe from Harold!"
Ted: "Ah yes, Zoe. Well, i'll see you in 2 days."
Ted went out of the cell and closed it. He also locked it again. He went to the other policemen.
Once Zoe was at Jake's house...
Jake heard the doorbell and decided to go open it. (obviously) Zoe was on the other side of the door.
Zoe: "Hi, Jake!"
Jake: "Hi! Come in!"
Zoe went in the house, where they went to Jake's room and were talking a bit about things. Like Jake's pets.
Jake: "Well, my cat is doing fine. Did you get his name yet?"
Zoe: "Uh, no? What's his name then?"
Jake: "Well, Max is sleeping, so i can't let him come here."
Zoe: "Max? That's his name?"
Jake: "Yeah... It's a weird name..."
Zoe: "Oh no, not at all. In fact, i think it's a funny name for a cat. I can imagine him being orange and white, with the pattern of a cow."
Jake: "Heh heh... Well... He's BLACK and white, does that count?"
Zoe: "I don't know. *giggle* Count for what?"
Jake: "I have absolutely no idea..."
They were sitting on the ground at first, but then Jake went up.
Jake: "I'll go check if there's something nice to eat in the fridge."
Zoe (who sat on the ground): "Okay."
Jake tried to walk from the room, but... he hit his foot against the bed REALLY hardly. He saw something he wanted to kick against, and he accidentally hit the bed.
Jake: "AAAAH!! (****)!!!"
Zoe: "W-what?"
Jake: "Urgh! Ow! I hit my (****) foot against the bed!!"
Zoe went up and asked if she could help.
Jake: "Yes, please... Ow. I see my foot is bleeding a bit."
Zoe: "I don't wanna see it."
She was going downstairs and grabbed a first-aid kit (of which surprisingly there was one in Jake's house) then went back upstairs again. Jake went on his bed, in the meantime. Once she was upstairs, she laid down the kit, opened it and looked for something to prevent the wound to be infected before she places a bandage on it. At last, she found it. She used it on the wound, then placed the bandage on the wound.
Jake: "Argh. Wow, you sure know what to do, right?"
Zoe: "Well, i payed attention on school."
Jake: "Ah yes. School. I thought the summer break was next week?"
Zoe stopped doing something. That reminded her of something: Some school friend of Mike and Rachel invited them, Philip... everyone to a party at the start of the summer break. Blast! How could she forget that? She wanted to save money for special clothes for that party. Some clothes no one can take their eyes off.
Jake: "Z-Zoe?"
Zoe: "Right. Sorry."
Jake: "What just happened there?"
Zoe: "Oh, nothing."
Zoe seemed to look serious, probably because she assisted Jake with his foot. Later on, she was done.
Zoe: "There, it's done."
Jake: "Gee, thanks! Do i need to do something in return?"
Zoe: "Nah, it's fine."
Zoe laid down the first-aid kit on the ground and fell on the other side of Jake's bed. There could sleep two people in Jake' bed, and Jake laid on the left side, Zoe on the right side. She sighed really hard.
Jake: "Tired?"
Zoe: "Huh?"
Jake: "Well, if someone sighes, in my house we say "Tired?". It's because it sounds as if you're out of breath."
Zoe: "Ah, then i get it now."
Jake: "Heh heh... Yeah..."
It became silent. The only sound was the ticking of Jake's clock and the snoring of Max, who decided to go to Jake in the meantime to sleep in his room. The two were staring at the ceiling. Suddenly, Zoe was turning to look at Jake. She laid one hand over his right shoulder. She looked at Jake with bright eyes.
Zoe: "So... What do you like about my body?"
Jake: "Is there a special reason why you ask that?"
Zoe: "*giggle* No, not at all."
Jake: "Well... I like your hair color... Your length... Your voice... How your black hair, green eyes and white skin color make a lovely combination... But i absolutely love your eyes. They're so..."
Zoe: "So...?"
Jake: "...mystical. And so mysterious."
Zoe: "So you love my eyes? Most people say "like", but you're one of the few who says "love"..."
Jake: "Oh really?"
Zoe: "Yep. Not much people say they LOVE a body part."
Jake: "Yeah, but it is just your mysterious eyes that make you so lovely and beautiful."
Zoe smiled at Jake. She felt wonderful when Jake said that. In the meantime she was playing a bit with Jake's hoody. Suddenly, she stopped doing that. They were looking at each other. Zoe was thinking: Okay, now is the perfect time, i think.
Jake: "You got something in your hair."
Zoe: "Oh?"
Jake had his hand behind Zoe's head and pulled out a cookie crumb, it appears.
Jake: "I don't know how you got THIS in your hair..."
Zoe: "*giggle* Yeah, me neither."
They were silent once again. Zoe closed her eyes and moved her mouth slowly towards Jake's mouth to kiss him. Well... She tried, but...
Max: "Meow!"
Jake: "Oh!"
Max went on the bed to check what Jake was doing.
Jake: "Hey, Max."
Max: "Meow! Purr!"
Max laid on the bed, laying against Zoe's belly. He felt comfortable when he was with Zoe, it seemed.
Zoe: "Aww, he likes me!"
Jake: "I never saw that happening, that Max likes a stranger..."
Zoe: "Yeah, i can be nice with animals. Except dogs. I'm allergic to dogs."
Zoe laid her hand on Max and started to pet him. Max liked it a lot. He felt comfortable, and so were Zoe and Jake when they were together. It became silent, as Zoe was still petting Max. Zoe had that thought again. Her heart started to pound faster and she was nervous, but it didn't matter now. Zoe moved her mouth to Jake's mouth once again. They tried to kiss each other once again. They succeeded now, and they had a wonderful moment there. It was clear now that Jake loved Zoe and Zoe loved Jake.
And so, 3 minutes later, they were done. For now, at least. Zoe went up and was sitting on the bed.
Zoe: "I just thought of something..."
Jake: "Like?"
Zoe: "We were kissing and have no relationship... Wait..."
Jake: "What?"
Zoe: "I can't believe i just did it..."
Jake: "What? That we kissed each other?"
Zoe: "Yeah! This was the first kiss i've ever had in my life!"
Jake: "Well, it was nice, i'll give you that."
Zoe: "What do you mean?"
Jake: "Eh... i've kissed before. But hey, i was drunk back then, i couldn't help it."
Zoe: "So... You say you've kissed someone... already?"
Jake went off the bed and went to Zoe's side, going to sit next to her.
Jake: "Yes. But you're going to be my first girlfriend if you want."
Zoe: "You're serious?"
Jake: "Yes, i'm serious."
Zoe didn't realized what Jake asked her. Zoe was so happy when he asked that, she tackled Jake so that she laid on Jake.
Jake: "Blurg!"
Zoe: "Yes! Yes! Yes! One thousand times yes!"
Jake: "Gllg... Okay... Urgh... I don't wanna be rude, but i think you have your full weight on me now."
Zoe: "Oh! Oops!"
She went up again. Jake finally had some space and some time to breathe again. He was breathing heavily.
Zoe: "Oh come on, it was not an elephant that laid on you..."
Jake: "You're right... I was just joking around."
Zoe: "*giggle* I know!"
The two started to talk about several subjects again, this time as boyfriend and girlfriend.
Later on, when it was turning dark...
Jake and Zoe were going to say goodbye.
Jake: "Well, i'll see you... tomorrow?"
Zoe: "Oh, i can't. My mom needs me tomorrow for some tests at the hospital."
Jake: "Oh... Then we got a little problem. On school?"
Zoe: "Absolutely."
Zoe kissed Jake a little bit again and hugged him tight.
Zoe: "I'm gonna miss you, after everything we did in these 5 hours i've been here."
Jake: "Zoe, i'm not gonna die or something. If i'm leaving or going, i'll tell you."
Zoe: "You promise?"
Jake: "I'll promise."
Zoe: "Okay. Then i'll promise to do the same thing."
Lily came to Jake's house to pick Zoe up. Lily went to Jake's house with her car.
Zoe: "Well, i guess i'll see you Monday."
Jake: "Yep. See you then!"
Zoe: "Bye!"
Zoe went in the car and they drived home again.
Once she was home, she ran upstairs to her room. Lily thought: What's up with her? Meanwhile, Zoe turned on her PC to send an e-mail to her friends. And while she waited, she was playing a game on her phone. 4 minutes later, the PC was done starting up. Zoe clicked the inbox for her e-mail adress and was sending an e-mail (with excitement) about her first relationship. She included Jake in the e-mail, and set the people who could read it to only Mike, Rachel, Philip, Jordan, Ryan, and some more people. However, she accidentally set that as the SUBJECT, meaning EVERYONE from school could read it. Zoe didn't see this, until...
Zoe: "Oh wait. Oh, snap! Oh help, i didn't mean to..."
The e-mail was already been sent to everyone. Zoe let her head fall on the desk, making a loud sound. She was disappointed in herself that she actually did that. She moved her head up again.
Zoe: "Oh god... There goes my reputation... *sigh*"
She went up and walked downstairs. She heard a lot of laughter coming from the living room.
???: "And i said: "Quick! Get him some ice cubes! I think he's fainting because he thinks he's the loose-er!!"
A person said that and he and Lily were laughing a lot.
Zoe: "Huh?"
Zoe recognized that voice. She heard that voice for the last time when she was 6... Could it be? She looked at the living room. There was someone sitting there, but... he had only one leg. He had green eyes and black, short hair. And he was quite tall.
Zoe: "D-d..."
???: "Ah, there she is."
Lily came out of the living room, to see Zoe.
Lily: "Do you know who he is?"
Zoe left a tear and looked very happy.
Zoe: "D-d-dad?..."
???: "Yes, it's me, at last. I was..."
Zoe ran towards her father to hug him tight. She was so relieved that her dad returned at last. But... Wasn't he dead? Didn't Maria told Zoe that her father died? That he got killed?
Zoe was crying and said while crying: "Dad! I was so worried about you... I thought you'd never returned..."
Nathan: "I was wondering how you were as well, princess... I'm so happy to see you two now, although i've lost my leg."
Lily: "Want some coffee?"
Nathan: "Yes, please."
Zoe was still hugging Nathan and didn't seem to let go. She was happy her father returned. They were very close to each other. They always were. Since Zoe was born.
Zoe: "But... Dad... Grandma said you..."
Nathan: "I know, but everyone made that up and spreaded lies about me. Apparently they told grandma those lies too. Sit down, i'll tell you two the truth"
Zoe and Lily went to the couch and sat on it.
Zoe: "Did mom knew this already?"
Nathan: "No, i wanted you to come down first."
Zoe: "That reminds me: I got a problem."
Nathan: "Do you want to hear the truth first or tell your problem first?"
Zoe: "I'll be listening."
Nathan: "Okay... Here it goes, and this is all true: I was snowboarding on the Himalaya's, and once i was too far from the hotel, a snowstorm went up. I couldn't see anything. And after, apparently, 15 minutes (which felt like 3 hours) i got knocked out and went in a coma. I couldn't remember anything of this, but apparently i had a camera mounted on my snowboarding suit. And it even said the time: 14:52 PM, on the 15th of January, 2008. That was two years after i... *sigh* left you guys... And i regret going away all the time..."
Zoe: "...2008?"
Lily: "Nathan, honey. Don't think so bad about this. At last, you couldn't help the snowstorm. And i'm glad you're here now, that makes this situation alright."
Nathan: "*sigh* I guess you're right... Well then, Zoe."
He laughed a bit.
Nathan: "I still can't believe i'm here. But princess, i have a question for you: What happened in the time i was on that horrible vacation?"
Zoe: "Dad, you don't wanna know how much good things happened, and how few bad things!"
Nathan: "Tell me the good things first."
Zoe went up.
Zoe: "Right. First of all, and mom doesn't know this yet, but... I got a boyfriend!"
Nathan: "Oh really?"
Lily: "Wow..."
Nathan: "And... what's his name? And where does he come from? How old is he? Where did you guys..."
Zoe: "*giggle* I get it. His name is Jake, he's from nearby, he's 17 and we...?"
Nathan: "*whispers* You gotta click on my play button..."
Zoe: "Dad... I'm not 6 anymore."
Nathan: "I get it... You're in a hurry, am i right?"
Zoe: "For what?"
Nathan: "For your date."
Zoe: "I have no date planned for now."
Nathan: "You should be proud of yourself, princess: You just got your first boyfriend, right?"
Zoe: "Dad!!"
Nathan: "...?"
Lily: "Zoe, i know you're getting angry. Control it and go to your room to relax a bit."
Zoe: "I'm not getting angry, but if he keeps on going with his stupid jokes, then i regret being HERE!"
Nathan: "Oh, so i make "stupid jokes", right? Do you think i cannot be serious since you were born?"
Zoe: "Yes, since you were always joking."
Nathan: "GET TO YOUR ROOM! NOW! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU HERE TODAY!"
Zoe: "*gasp*"
Out of frustration and fear, Zoe ran to her room a slammed the door, making it close. She locked it as well. Meanwhile, Lily and Nathan were argueing. Nathan grabbed his suitcase and began packing some stuff from him.
Lily: "Nathan, i think that was a bit too harsh."
Nathan: "Oh, now it is ME who does the wrong things?! Look, Lily, i just wanted to live here again. I better pack my stuff and leave, since Zoe isn't happy that i'm here."
Lily: "So... You did this all just for Zoe?"
Nathan let his head fall on his suitcase.
Nathan: "Yes... And if she doesn't appreciate me or my attention to her... Who am i then besides an useless father?"
Lily: "You're not useless, and i'm sure she appreciates it all. She just needs to get used to you being here again. It has been 10 years since you left, after all."
Nathan: "I'm so happy that i came back... I just can't get over it, but i want to stay if that's okay..."
Lily: "You're welcome here. And i'm sure Zoe thinks the same way about that as i do."
Nathan: "Thanks..."
They hugged each other. Suddenly, the phone rang. Lily didn't recognize the number.
Nathan: "That may be Lola and Dean. I said they could call me if i returned home safely."
Nathan picked up the phone. He was talking with his two friends Lola and Dean, both as old as Nathan is: 33. Lola had kids on her own, Dean didn't. But Dean was incredibly good in designing video games.
The next day...
Zoe woke up, realizing she had her normal clothes on, laying on the ground. And the PC still was turned on. That's going to cost a lot of money... Zoe didn't feel her right hand, because she appeared to lay on her hand. She didn't quite realize she had her other hand laying on her thigh, slightly more below her thigh. And that she had been painting stuff last night. And that the paint was on her left hand.
Zoe: "H-huh?..."
She went up from the ground, but indeed saw some black paint on the floor when she pushed herself off the ground.
Zoe: "Oh, right. I was painting last night..."
Someone knocked the door. Zoe looked at her pink alarm clock: It was already 12:41 in the afternoon.
Zoe: "Yes?"
It appeared Jake was in the house.
Jake: "Hey, Zoe."
Zoe: "Jake!"
They hugged each other.
Zoe: "I'm so happy you're here!"
Jake: "That's why i'm here: To make my day good! But for you, even better: I decided to go to the Netherlands with another 3 people! And i heard your mom wanted to go there with you, so... No need to pay money!"
Zoe: "Jake... I... Don't know what to say... *giggle* It's great!!"
Jake: "I know, right? Your mom already knows, and your dad does too."
Zoe: "Did you meet my dad already?"
Jake: "Yeah, he was pretty nice to me."
Zoe: "Cool. When are we going?"
Jake: "I think it was upcoming Friday!"
Zoe: "Wow, that's pretty soon."
Jake: "Yep, better pack your stuff then!"
Zoe: "Yeah, i might do that later on. Anyway, i had an appointment at the doctor today, i thought it was at 2:00 PM."
Jake: "Ah, i see. For what is it, if i may ask?"
Zoe: "Well, i have to give the result of some urine test."
Jake: "Oh, is it important?"
Zoe: "well, it hurts a bit if i... you know..."
Jake: "Yes, go to the toilet. I know. Heh heh. Don't worry about me."
Zoe: "Riiight... Heh heh..."
She kissed Jake quickly.
Zoe: "See you later, Jakey!"
Zoe went out of her room.
Jake: "See you!"
Jake went out of Zoe's room too. He was right behind Zoe, because he said he was going home already.
Zoe: "Why can't we walk together to the doctor?"
Jake: "Uhm... Okay, then. Let's go."
Lily: "Oh, Jake! Don't sneak in if Zoe..."
Jake: "I know, i'll give her her privacy."
Lily: "Good."
The two were going to the doctor. On their way, they talked about a lot of things again. But something else happened as well: Jake walked in somebody.
???: "Ow! Hey, you weirdo! Watch it!"
Jake: "Sorry, i didn't see you there!"
Zoe: "Is there anything we can do for you?
???: "Yes, bring this to Birchwood street 4."
The person gave a letter. Surprisingly enough, it was for Jake.
Jake: "But... I live there."
???: "Oh, then YOU are Jake! I'm Kimmy O'Brian!"
Zoe: "Hey, i've seen you at my grandma's house... You were throwing food at Mike, Philip and Jordan!"
Kimmy: "Eh... Yes? That's right?"
Kimmy looked at her watch.
Kimmy: "Look, i'm actually in a hurry. See you two on school!"
Jake: "Bye!"
Zoe: "..."
Jake: "What's wrong, Zoe?"
Zoe: "*sigh* Why do we always WALK into someone new..."
Jake: "I don't know. We can also run, but that's more painful."
Zoe: "Ah, we're at the hospital."
They were indeed at the hospital. They were looking for the doctor Zoe had an appointment with: Doctor Smith. They found her easily. Dr. Smith, Zoe and Jake were going to Dr. Smith's office(?) to give the result.
Dr. Smith: "Welcome back, Zoe!"
Zoe: "Thanks!"
Dr. Smith: "And who's this? I haven't seen him the first time you came."
Jake: "I'm her boyfriend."
Dr. Smith: "Ah, that makes a lot clear. Anyway Zoe, i had to give you the task to bring some urine. Do you got the bottle with you?"
Zoe: "Uh, yeah. It's in my bag."
She was looking for her bottle. At last, she found it and gave it to the doctor.
Dr. Smith: "Thank you. I'll hand it over to the researchers(?) and then they will find out why it hurts when you go to the toilet. Do you go a lot of just not at all?"
Zoe: "Well, on school i don't use them because they're very gross, and at home... Well... It's not quite comfortable."
Jake: "Zoe, you need to go to the toilet more often. Otherwise you'll get an infection."
Zoe: "I know, Jake. But i just can't go to the toilet very well..."
Dr. Smith: "Well, don't you have a bathroom with a toilet at your house, Zoe?"
Zoe: "Uh... Actually, no."
Dr. Smith: "You got some black paint down there, by the way."
Zoe: "Huh? Oh, yeah. I was painting last night and apparently fell asleep really quickly."
Dr. Smith: "If you want, you can wash it off here. I already called one of the researchers(?) to bring results from another patient. And they'll take the bottle with them as well."
A person indeed opened the door and brought some papers. He also took the bottle.
Researcher: "Is this your urine, miss?"
Zoe: "Uh, yeah. That's correct."
Dr. Smith: "Our Zoe here has some problems and i wanted you guys to find out what the source is."
Researcher: "Okay, i'll work on it."
The researcher went out the room and closed the door again.
Dr. Smith: "Well, i guess i'll contact you whenever we know something about this situation, Zoe. Is your mom home?"
Zoe: "Yes, she always is. And my dad lives there too since yesterday."
Dr. Smith: "Your dad? Nathan?"
Zoe: "You know him?"
Dr. smith grabbed her bag and looked for something.
Dr. Smith: "Well, i was friends with him for a long time, but in 2006... We had to say goodbye."
Zoe: "What's your first name? Then i'll say you said hello to him."
Dr. Smith: "That's sweet of you. My name is Alice Smith."
Zoe: "Hmm... I heard dad calling someone named Lola and someone named Dean yesterday! Do you know them?"
Dr. Smith: "Ah yes, Dean and Lola... I should invite them to my son's party."
Jake: "Your... son?"
Dr. Smith: "Yes, i have a picture of him."
She showed a picture of... Martin? Martin was the classmate who appeared in chapter 2. It was pretty cool that Martin has a doctor as mother, and even better: Zoe and Jake met her. Martin always had permission to celebrate the summer break with all his schoolmates. It wouldn't be surprising he was pretty popular.
Zoe: "We know him! He's on our school!"
Dr. Smith: "Really?"
Jake: "Yes, it's true!"
Then the same researcher(?) came back, again with some papers. He gave it to Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith: "Thanks, Richard. Oh..."
Zoe was thinking: Oh no, looking at Alice's expression, it's not good news.
Dr. Smith: "Zoe, according to these papers, you have an urinary infection."
Zoe didn't knew what she heard. Jake looked at her. Then he looked back at the doctor
Jake: "Is there anything she can do about it?"
Dr. Smith: "Well, above all: Go and take your time on the toilet more often, Zoe. And i'll give you something for it as well..."
When they were heading back home, they saw Kimmy again, this time she had spaghetti with her.
Jake: "I didn't knew Kimmy helped in an Italian restaurant?"
Zoe: "We've only met her today, Jake..."
Kimmy seemed to throw the spaghetti. She aimed for Jake.
Jake: "Wait, is she...?"
Kimmy threw the spaghetti and hit Jake with it.
Jake: "Aah, Kimmy! What the (****) was THAT good for?!"
Jake's face was covered with spaghetti.
Kimmy: "I had to do that for Jordan, who will probably laugh a lot when he hears this!"
Jake: "I don't care, that was NOT cool!"
Kimmy: "Yes it was. If you wanna be cool, then stay cool. And be yourself, of course. And as you saw: being myself means throwing spaghetti a lot."
Zoe: "Jake, it doesn't matter what she says, just ignore her."
Kimmy: "What? "just ignore her"? You know, i'm the mail... eh... I bring mail to anyone from school, so you cannot ignore me! Nananana!"
Zoe: "How old is she again? 5 years?"
Jake: "Probably..."
They were going to home again, while Jake still had spaghetti on him.
Kimmy was yelling mean stuff from the distance. But then she stopped with that. She started talking in herself
Kimmy: "I hate it when people think they're cooler than me. I have to stay awesome, stay being the best! Yes, that's it! Tomorrow, i'll learn them a fantastic lesson. I'll have to make Rachel believe that... And that e-mail... Yes, that's my plan!"
A man walked passed her and said: "You DO know you're talking to yourself, right?"
Kimmy: "Do i know you? No i don't. So stop judging me!"
That evening...
Zoe and Jake were on Zoe's room, talking a little bit about several of things. They even talked about things they didn't knew from each other. They were sitting on Zoe's pink bed.
Zoe: "Jake?"
Jake: "Zoe?"
Zoe: "Heh heh... Well, i wonder how you see our future together. Do you see us being old together or do you see us... separate from each other?"
Jake "Well..."
Zoe: "You can be as honest as possible, i won't judge you for your answer."
Jake: "I see us living a wonderful life together, and our kids being happy with a mother like you and a father like me."
Zoe: "Can we achieve that, maybe? Because, well... What if we fail?"
Jake laid an arm over Zoe.
Jake: "Of course we can! We just got to believe in the fact that we can do it."
Zoe smiled.
Zoe: "I hope so."
Suddenly, a piece of paper gets thrown through an open window in Zoe's room. Zoe had a window open to get some fresh air.
Jake: "Huh?"
Jake went up to grab it. It was a message from Mike. It said that Jake and Zoe had to come down.
Once the two were outside, they saw Philip, Mike and Rachel. Zoe looked at her watch: 20:45 PM.
Zoe: "What are you guys doing here?!"
Rachel: "Chill, Zoe. We just came to tell you something."
Jake: "Like...?"
Philip: "Well, to summer break, Martin hosts a party, but he made earlier and now we plan to go!"
Everybody else: "..."
Philip: "What?"
Mike: "You need to practice English some more as punishment. Because THAT was horrible."
Zoe: "Poor Phil. Why does he deserve that?"
Mike: "Well, we made a deal: If he talks properly, he gets a dollar. If he fails totally, he needs to make homework i took from school."
Jake: "YOUR homework?"
Mike: "Dude, i'm not THAT weird! Of course not, i take homework that was used to be for newcomers. And the fun part is, the teachers say: "How nice of you that you want to help Philip with talking English!" I don't know why..."
Jake: "Doesn't matter now. But why are you guys here?"
Rachel: "I've seen Zoe's e-mail and i got to say this: Congratulations!"
Mike: "Yeah, guys. I never thought that would happen, but i gotta disappoint you, Zoe... That e-mail is sent to everyone at school."
Zoe: "WHAT!?"
Philip: "It's true! I got it too!"
Mike grabbed a dollar from his pocket and gave Philip the dollar. Mike grinned at Philip.
Mike: "Anyway, there's not quite a lot we can do, except..."
Zoe: "Except...?"
Mike: "Except denying what you said and tell it was a joke."
Rachel: "Except saying sorry to everyone and say you didn't mean to send it to everyone."
Mike: "Except ignoring me and my advice. I hate you, Rachel."
Jake: "So... it's just the e-mail?"
Rachel: "No, as Philip tried to say: Martin's party is moved to another date: It's until tomorrow, at 3:00 at night."
Jake: "What?!"
Zoe: "And when does it start?"
Rachel: "Oh, it already started. We only came to pick you guys up."
Philip: "Yeah, we know you were here."
Mike: "It was 'knew', but okay, i'll count that as well."
Mike gave Philip another dollar.
Zoe: "Can you give us a moment? I need to ask permission from my parents."
Zoe went inside her house again.
Mike: "Sure. Go. Be free as a bird."
Rachel: "Mike!"
Mike: "Sorry, can't help it."
Meanwhile, Zoe asked permission.
Zoe: "Dad! Mom! My friends are here and they'll bring Jake and me to a party. Is it okay if we sleep over there?"
Lily: "Sure, go ahead."
Nathan: "Actually, no. Don't go ahead."
Zoe: "Aww..."
Nathan: "Princess, i was kidding. You're 16 years old and you should get some more space from us to do fun things. It's a yes from me too."
Zoe: "Thanks, Dad! You're the best!"
Nathan: "Don't forget to take your medication there. You got them with you?"
Zoe: "Yes, dad. And i will go to their toilet as well. I know."
Nathan: "Have fun then! Don't do crazy stuff!"
Zoe: "I won't!"
Zoe dashed out of the house but she fell. Then she went up again and went to Martin with her friends. She didn't realize, however, that she dropped her medication when she fell. She NEEDED her medication for fighting against her infection.
Once the five were there, they heard loud music already from a distance. Zoe recognized the songs. One schoolmate made his own songs and shared them with Martin. They were at the door. Rachel rang the doorbell.
Rachel: "Is it useful to ring the doorbell with the music on?"
Zoe: "I guess no-..."
Someone opened the door. It was Ryan who opened it.
Ryan: "Ah! Zoe, Rachel, Philip, Mike and Jake! Come in! Welcome to the party!"
The five were looking around and there were a lot of school friends, schoolmates and other teenagers in the house, just talking or even deciding to take on a challenge.
Mike: "I'll be over there, see you later."
Rachel: "And i see some good friends over there. Bye!"
Mike went toward some people who took a challenge. Rachel went to her friends.
Jake: "Eh, Ryan?"
Ryan: "Eh, Jake?"
Jake: "Can i talk to Martin for a second?"
Ryan grabbed his phone and called up Martin.
Martin: "Yes, Ryan?"
Ryan: "I got Zoe, Jake and Philip here for you, they wanna talk to you."
Martin: "Oh, hang on a second. My friend here says he enjoys looking down to you."
Ryan: "Tell him he's the king of the idiots."
Martin: "You're the king of idiots, he says. Ryan, you're, according to Jordan, the main character of 'Lord Of The Midgets'"
Ryan: "I'll come up later on, to kick him in his stomach until he can't breathe."
Philip whispered in Jake's ear and Zoe's ear: "That was harsh."
Ryan: "Okay, ENOUGH ARGUING. What about... Oh, you're coming?"
Martin: "Yes, and now i am walking towards you guys."
He hung up. Ryan did too. Ryan saw Martin coming.
Ryan: "Ah, there you are. Jake, go ahead."
Jake: "Well, Zoe and i need to borrow one of your bedrooms. Just to stay over. We do not want to miss the entire party, let go a single minute!"
Martin: "Got 40 dollars?"
Jake: "What...?"
Ryan was going away. He probably had more important things to do, like getting the phone call he got from... Apparently, it was Kimmy who called him. Back to Jake and Martin...
Martin: "I let my guests pay money, normally it's 55 dollars to rent a room here. But you two have a relationship since yesterday, so i'll let you pay less."
Jake: "Snap, i only got 35..."
Martin: "Okay, i'll be easy-going now: I'll take that 35 dollars and then the last 20 dollars will be paid on upcoming Tuesday."
Jake: "You know what? I'll pay it on Monday."
Martin: "We got a deal, Jake. Don't worry. Heh heh."
Zoe: "Which room is free to use?"
Martin: "At the moment, none."
Zoe: "..."
Jake: "Oh, i get it: The room are right now being used for the party and the dancing people, otherwise it would be very hard to move here."
Martin: "You got it easily, Jake."
Jake and Martin were walking to the bar to talk a little bit.
Jake: "Zoe, i'll be with Martin if you don't mind."
Zoe: "Oh, no, i don't mind at all. I'll be over there."
She pointed at the living room, where you could just hang around or could go to the toilet.
Jake: "Okay, see you!"
Zoe went to the living room. It was a mess there: Cups on the ground, balloons on the ground... Suddenly, she felt a hand on her leg, right underneath her thigh. It was from a teenage boy who was invited to the party too.
Boy: "Hello there, sunshine."
Zoe: "Eek! Let go, you creep!"
Boy: "Mind if i don't?"
Zoe slapped his hand really hard, so that he let go quickly. He had pain while his friends were laughing. He yelled mean things to Zoe. Zoe ran to the toilets, as she had to go really quickly short after that. She went to the toilet and had, as usual, pain during the time she sat there. Once she was done, she went to the mirror that was hanging there. She looked if there has anything changed to her face. Not that it was important, but once she was done...
Rachel: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe: "*gasp*"
Rachel was standing behind Zoe.
Zoe: 'Ugh... Rachel..."
Rachel: "I just wanted to check how you were doing so far."
Zoe: "Horrible. There are too much people and above all: a guy grabbed my leg while he was drunk."
Rachel: "Ew."
Zoe: "Yeah, i thought so too."
Suddenly, they hear a lot of noises from outside, coming closer really fast. It opened the door to the toilets. And there was Mike, dashing to a toilet.
Rachel: "Mike, what..."
Mike opened the door to the ladies toilet and threw up in the toilet.
Rachel: "Uuhhh..."
Zoe: "Eeeeww..."
Mike: "Ugh, i shouldn't have taken THAT challenge!"
Rachel: "What challenge? You aren't saying you're taking challenges, are you?"
Mike: "Yep, i am."
He went up and flushed the toilet.
Mike: "Wait, if you girls are here... And this toilet was open..."
He looked at the symbol which told which toilet was meant for who. There was a figure with a dress on the door.
Mike: "I just threw up in the girl's toilet, didn't i?"
Zoe: "Yep."
Rachel: "Shame yourself."
Mike: "Look, i had to eat a freaking FLY! I HAD to!"
Zoe: "..."
Rachel: "Ew."
Mike: "Yeah, i thought so too at first."
Zoe: "I'll go check for Jake."
Rachel: "You sure love him, don't you?"
Zoe: "Yes, of course. I loved him since we've met each other."
Mike: "I'm out of here. The smell isn't quite my favorite and i hate romantic talk."
Mike opened the door again and went away, to take on more challenges.
Zoe: "Weirdo..."
Rachel: "Yeah, sometimes he is. But he's right: This smell isn't quite nice. C'mon, let's go to the bar."
3 hours later...
It was 0:15 at night. Less than 3 hours were left on the party. The loud music still was on and there were still lots of people. Philip was chasing Mike all the time, hoping to get another dollar. Suddenly, Mike noticed him.
Mike: "Philip, why do you chase me?"
Philip: "Well, i want... eh... More housework."
Mike: "Then you got some HOMEwork, because you failed again."
Philip: "Aww... I meant, yay."
Mike: "It's just the dollar part, isn't it?"
Philip: "Eh... Well... How can i say that?..."
Mike: "It's just the dollar part, i thought so. Geez, i didn't knew you were obsessed with money much. But because i'm generous: Here you have 25 dollars."
Philip took the 25 dollars.
Philip: "Uh, thank you. But i not obsessed with money, i collecting money from all centuries as hobby."
Mike was quite shocked.
Mike: "..."
Philip: "I hope you understand."
Mike: "Why you little (****) (****)... Grrr..."
Philip: "W-what wrong, Mike?"
Mike: "That you lied to me and that you took away my money for NOTHING!!!"
Mike attacked Philip right in front of the people's eyes, of which the people around them gave them the room to... fight. Philip laid on the ground. He tried to get up, but Mike kicked him in his stomach.
Mike: "And THIS is what you get for lying to me, folks."
He raised his foot above Philip's head, which made a painful expression. He wanted to stomp on his head, but...
Rachel: "Michael Elliot van Houten!"
Mike: "What!"
Rachel: "I've seen all this and already said to mom you did this with a phone call. She will call the police if you don't leave this house."
The music was quiet in the meantime, as well as the people around Rachel, Mike and Philip.
Mike: "Ugh... I'll take revenge on you when i'm at school, Philip. Then it will be WAY more worse, i'll give you that!"
Rachel and Mike were heading home. Meanwhile, the music was turned on again and people were continuing with what they did before: Having a good party. But some people were concerned about Philip and helped him. Philip had a very painful expression and he was brought to his home too.
1 hour after the 'fight'...
Zoe and Jake were talking a little bit about the party and meanwhile they were walking towards the game room upstairs.
Jake: "You like it so far?"
Zoe: "Eh... could have been better."
Jake: "Ah, i see."
They were walking past the bar, and there still was loud music on. They people around them didn't give them a lot of oxygen. Zoe's head suddenly felt like it began to spin. She felt pretty heavy in her head and...
Jake: "Z-Zoe? What's wrong?"
Zoe: "Jake... I don't feel pretty well..."
She fainted and fell backwards, towards Jake who was ready to break her fall and prevent her being knocked out by the floor. Two people saw it happening and came to help Jake with carrying Zoe upstairs. Their name's? Elisa and Alfie.
Elisa: "Oh my... Do you need help?"
Jake picked up Zoe, with one arm underneath a spot behind her knees and the other arm under her shoulders.
Jake: "Well, if you want to be so friendly to keep the door open."
Alfie: "I've seen it too. Need more help?"
Jake: "No thanks, i already got help. But maybe you two know something to do in this situation?"
Elisa: "Yeah, we are best friends and we both learned how to do the right things in situations like these."
Jake laid down Zoe on a bed in some bedroom. Later on, Martin came to check what was going on and he saw the helping hands of Alfie and Elisa and the very concerned Jake. Once he had the chance, Jake decided to get on the bed as well and to stay with Zoe. He laid an arm over her, knowing she's still away from Jake. Jake fell asleep quickly.
Zoe woke up once she was back on Earth again. She felt a hand laying on her thigh. She looked behind and hoped it wasn't that creep again. Phew, it was Jake. What a relief. She moved her body a bit closer to Jake, so that he could hug Zoe. Jake seemed to feel that, so he indeed moved his arm to hug Zoe a bit. As if he hugged a teddy bear. But he laid on his left arm, so he had to use his other arm. Zoe smiled a bit. She was happy she had someone who loved her that much. Zoe looked at the analog clock that was hanging on the wall: It was, believe it or not, 7:57 AM. She checked her watch too: 5:58 AM. And the only ticking sound came from her watch, of which was also analog. That means the clock that hung there was dead. Zoe went back to sleep, as she had the 100% full attention from Jake. And that seemed to calm her a lot.
The next morning...
Zoe and Jake were still sleeping once it was literally 13:43 in the afternoon. But then a voice yelled a lot of things, causing Jake and Zoe to wake up.
Zoe: "...Uh?..."
Jake: "Ugh... Good morning, Zoe..."
Zoe: "Good morning..."
She almost fell asleep again.
Jake: "Oh yeah, today's Jess' trial."
Zoe: "Wait, what?"
She went up to sit on the bed.
Zoe: "When was it again?"
Jake: "Don't worry, we got until 14:30..."
Zoe: "That's almost, Jake! We gotta hurry!"
Jake: "Wait, what time is it now, then?"
Jake looked at the broken clock.
Jake: "It's 7:57."
Zoe: "That clock is broken."
She went off the bed.
Zoe: "Ugh... It's 13:46, now."
Jake: "What!? Did we sleep THAT long?!"
Zoe: "Apparently..."
Zoe grabbed Jake's hand. Jake was still laying on the bed. Zoe pulled Jake off the bed.
Zoe: "C'mon! We gotta hurry up!"
They ran downstairs, telling Martin they had a good night and that they had to go immediately. Martin understood it all and let them out. They were running towards the building where Jess had her trial. They hoped they weren't too late. At last, they were there. Shoot! They forgot the paper version of the plans! If something went wrong now, it's over for Jess!
Later on, they were at the building. However, a policeman was standing in front of the building. Zoe and Jake had to explain Zoe was the witness to that one policeman.
Zoe: "Sir?"
Policeman: "No visitors or clients allowed at this point, miss. I can't let you in."
Zoe: "But if i'm correct, my best friend, Jessie Grealings, has her trial today. But did the police check the witnesses?"
Policeman: "That's none of your business..."
Zoe: "Please, tell me at least who had to be here last time!"
Policeman: "A person named Zoe Flowerfield had to be here 1 minute ago..."
Zoe: "But... That's me."
Policeman: "Uh... Of course i knew that! I was just doing... uh... a test."
Zoe: "Riiiight..."
They went in the building.
Jake: "Wait, he KNOWS you?!"
Zoe: "My mom used to work here, but then she got fired a few years ago. My uncle still works here, though."
They were looking for which courtyard was the right one. Suddenly, they heard a voice saying the name 'Jess' behind one of the doors. Zoe went to that door. She opened it slowly, as she was pretty nervous. She just disturbed her best friend's trial. She saw a lot of people, including Jess (who looked sad and faced her head down) and her parents... And... A well known person.
Zoe: "*gasp*"
The judge saw her. And Zoe saw the judge looking at her as well.
Judge: "Who are you? Get away from here!"
Two policemen were going to Zoe.
???: "No, wait! She's my niece!"
Judge: "Well, then. Let her stay. Perhaps your niece knows what happened?"
Zoe was half welcome to get in the room. Zoe came in, and she saw her uncle Terrence in the courtyard. He was on Jess' side. In fact, he defended her.
Judge: "Hello? What are you doing here?"
Zoe: "Oh, eh... I'd like to give some information about the whole situation.
Judge: "Did you gave this 'information' to the police first?"
Zoe: "No, but Terrence here is my uncle. I will help him with defending Jessie Grealings as the witness."
Judge: "Young lady, this isn't a stage where you can act this is happening. There were no witnesses."
Zoe: "If you allow me then i'll tell what i've seen because i indeed didn't saw it happening, but i heard it and i was nearby. I was looking for my watch which fell and..."
Judge: "Hold it, stop. First you disturbed this process and now you are doing 'as if you always need to be the first'. I think Harold Millerton may continue speaking."
Zoe was thinking: What?! Harold?! What's HE doing here?!
Harold: "Well, then. I was, as i said, driving by and then i've seen a young lady holding a gun. That young lady was Jess, but the victim wasn't dead yet. Then i asked her: "Why do you hold a gun?" And she said: "I have permission to hold a gun. Sorry if it disturbed you." And the victim said things to me of which i better... eh..."
Harold looked around.
Harold: "...I'd better not tell what he said. But i was getting angry, grabbed the gun of the suspect, Jess, and i aimed for the victim."
Judge: "Wait, so YOU killed Eric Hiber? But how did you got knocked out, then?"
Harold: "Oh, i'm very, very clumsy and i probably hit my head against the bus stop."
Judge: "Do we got evidence?"
Policeman: "Well, we got the gun and it showed the fingerprints of Harold and Jess, so his story could be true..."
Judge: "Harold Millerton, you're sentenced to lifetime in prison. You do not kill young teens when you're angry."
Harold was quite calm, but then he acted he was getting more stressed when two policemen grabbed him and took him away. It was extremely realistic, so realistic that the judge didn't noticed a single mistake.
Judge: "And as for you, Jessie: You're not allowed to take guns with you anymore. And you need 4 months therapy at Nortwell. Because i heard you get angry pretty quick."
Jess, Jess' parents, Zoe and Terrence didn't know what they heard and all of them were confused, except Jess. The five can go now. Zoe picked up Jake, who wasn't in the hallway anymore.
Zoe: "Jake?"
Jess: "Oh my god... I still can't believe Harold said that... That he said the truth..."
Terrence: "So... That was true? That HE killed Eric?"
Jess: "Yes."
Zoe: "Jakey?"
Still no answer. Zoe was starting to get worried. Did Jake went away without Zoe? No, that would be disrespectful, leaving someone behind you. But where cou-...
Jake: "BOO!"
Zoe screamed. Even Jess had a shock.
Jake: "Aww, you didn't got scared..."
Jess: "Well, i had a shock."
Zoe: "That wasn't nice at all, Jake!"
Jake: "Sorry, Zoe. It was meant for Jess."
Zoe: "Well, you can scare me easily. Where did you hide? I couldn't see you..."
Jake: "See this pillar over here?"
Jake pointed at a pillar next to him.
Jake: "That's where i was: Behind this pillar."
They went to their own home at last. Jess had to talk about the entire situation at home and Zoe was at home with Jake as the guest and they were talking about romantic things.
It was getting evening again. It was 18:30. Jake was staying over at Zoe's home, as Jake's parents still weren't back from Canada because of their work. And that also means Jake has to join dinner. They had lasagna as dinner. (Getting hungry like i, the writer, am now?) Jake had a lot to tell.
Jake: "And that's why i only have my cat, Max."
Lily: "Because the other ones weren't with you when you moved away from your previous homes?"
Jake: "Yep."
Nathan: "That has to be pretty irritating."
Jake: "Yeah, it sure was first. But i get used to it."
Nathan: "But may i know what job your parents have, Jake?"
Jake: "Well, they sell houses in Canada, and once they 'conquered' the houses there, they'll move back to the USA again. Then my uncle doesn't need to be there for me."
Zoe: "But... When i've been in your house the other day, your uncle wasn't there."
Jake: "Yeah, he's mostly in his own house, which is 5 houses further ahead."
Nathan: "So... They sell houses... in Canada?"
Jake: "Yep, they got told they get paid more if they sell in Canada. And it's true, it appears: They even can buy a new house for themselves, if they want it at least."
Nathan: "Honey, i think i just found my dream job!"
Lily: "Haha! Yeah, you should join Jake's parents! What's your parents' last name, Jake?"
Jake: "McFisher. Why?"
Lily: "Then your parents and Nathan could team up. 'McFisher and Flowerfield'! That should be their company!"
Jake: "Heh heh... No, sorry."
Nathan: "You're just like Zoe: You can't take a joke. Or you take it way too serious."
Jake: "Yeah, that's why we... yeah..."
Zoe: "...have a relationship. We are almost the same."
Nathan: "You two even know from each other what they will say!"
Zoe and Jake held each other's hand underneath the table.
Jake: "Yup."
Zoe: "Eheheh..."
Everyone just finished eating the lasagna, of which was very delicious. Jake went up.
Jake: "Are we allowed to go upstairs, miss?"
Lily: "Oh, just call me Lily. If you say "miss" then i feel like i'm a stranger in my own house. Yes, you may. But Zoe, don't forget your medication."
Nathan: "Speaking of her medication..."
He got the bottle with the pills out of his pocket.
Nathan: "I found this, Zoe. When did you lose it?"
Zoe: "Uhm... Yesterday, i think? I don't know, where did you found it?"
Nathan: "I found it in front of our door."
Zoe: "I fell when i went out of the door and... Maybe i lost my medication after that?"
Nathan: "Doesn't matter now, but keep this with you from now on, young lady. It's for your own body, not mine."
Zoe: "Okay, dad..."
Nathan: "Have fun, princess."
Jake and Zoe went to Zoe's room.
Jake: "Haha! Since when is your name 'princess'?"
Zoe: "Well, my dad always called me liked that. When i was 5, i always liked that nickname. And i still listen to it for some reason."
Zoe opened the door to her room. The window still was left open, but nothing was stolen.
Zoe: "Ugh, i forgot to close the window."
Zoe closed the window. She and Jake then went on Zoe's bed, just to sit a little bit on it and talk about several of topics again.
Jake: "But may ask you something about your clothes?"
Zoe: "Sure, go ahead."
Jake: "Why do you always wear a pink, medium-sized skirt? It's cute and nice to see if you wear it, but why?"
Zoe: "Well..."
She looked at her skirt.
Zoe: "I just like skirts. I used to wear those very short skirts, but that wasn't allowed on school. Other than that, people could see my underwear pretty easy."
Jake: "Obviously."
Zoe: "So now i wear a slightly longer one. It helps a lot. But why do you always wear a blue hoody?"
Jake: "This hoody is actually a gift from my passed away grandpa, who gave me a lot of attention and did a lot with me."
Zoe: "Oh... Is it hard for you to answer if i ask how he died?"
Jake: "A bit. *sigh* he died because of brain cancer."
Zoe: "Oh, that's horrible. How long has that bee-..."
Zoe's phone rang. Zoe grabbed her phone and heard Rachel saying things when she pressed the green horn.
Zoe: "H-hello?"
Rachel: "Hi, Zoe... I got terrible news for you..."
Zoe: "Uh-oh... Like what?"
Rachel: "Remember that e-mail you've sent to everyone? I've found a message on Facebook: "LOL i got this e-mail from a dumb schoolgirl on my school!" And then there's a picture of your e-mail included. It was from Jordan, and he published it while we were on that party."
Zoe: "..."
Rachel: "Zoe? Are you there?"
Zoe: "*sniff*"
Zoe hung up the phone call. Zoe threw her phone on the desk, making the screen break a little bit. She went to Jake, who saw Zoe wasn't very happy. In fact, she was very sad. Zoe hugged Jake when she went on the bed again.
Zoe: "*sob* Why do they always want me to bully?!"
Jake: "W-what happened?"
Zoe: "Jordan published that e-mail i sent to everyone, on Facebook and he called me a 'dumb schoolgirl'. *sniff*"
Zoe pushed Jake a bit so that they laid on the bed. Zoe laid against Jake's shoulder, to play with his hoody again. Meanwhile, she was sniffing the whole time. It seemed that she tried to keep her sadness behind her.
Zoe: "*sob* I just can't believe that i get bullied all the time... And this... *sniff* This is the worst thing i've ever seen."
Jake: "You're not getting bullied by everyone, Zoe. You have Mike, Rachel, Philip, Jess and me who will protect you against Jordan. I can assure you no one is going to bully a beautiful person like you."
Zoe: "You promise?... *sniff*"
Jake: "I'll promise. If you're in trouble i'll come for you."
Zoe finally smiled a little bit.
Zoe: "Thanks, Jake."
She kissed Jake's cheek, while Zoe laid her right arm over Jake. (She laid on her left arm) Someone knocked the door.
Nathan: "Princess? Are you okay?"
Zoe and Jake released each other quickly and went up quickly. Nathan opened the door when he heard no answer.
Nathan: "Ah, you guys were still here."
Nathan saw that Zoe wasn't happy a few minutes ago, because she had tear on her cheek.
Nathan: "I see you've cried a bit, princess. What's wrong? Seeing you being sad makes me sad."
Zoe: "Well, a schoolmate named Jordan published an e-mail on Facebook. I've sent it to everyone at school accidentally. And THAT was my problem when you were here since like forever..."
Nathan went to Zoe and went on his knees.
Nathan: "So... You've sent an e-mail to everyone containing...?"
Zoe: "I actually only wanted my friends Mike, Rachel and Ryan to receive the e-mail, but i've set something wrong and now everyone got it. It contained the news of the fact that Jake and i have a relationship now... And now everyone sees it on the internet."
Nathan had a shock through his whole body. But it wasn't because of the news.
Nathan: "You told people about things that belong to your privacy? You'll put yourself in danger if you do things like that, Zoe."
Zoe: "No wait, i didn't sent it to everyone by purpose, dad! I just filled in the wrong spot to tell who's gonna read it!"
Jake: "It's true. Zoe sent that e-mail to every single student at school!"
Nathan: "I'll talk to your mother about this."
Nathan went up and left the room. He closed the door. Zoe and Jake hugged each other again.
Zoe: "And this happens if i tell my problems to my dad... *sigh*"
Jake: "Don't think so negative about your dad. He seems to be a nice man and he tried to help you. He probably just didn't take this problem quite positive."
Zoe: "He's nice to guests, but if you were part of this family you'll wish you had a different father."
Jake: "I'm actually kind of part of your family already."
Zoe: "Huh?"
Jake: "We got a relationship together, remember?"
Zoe laughed a bit.
Zoe: "Haha, yeah. I totally forgot that!"
Jake: "Yeah..."
They released each other again. They went back to holding each other's hand.
Jake: "So how does it feel to be Jess' hero, along with Harold?"
Zoe: "Well... I was lucky my uncle was there. He's my mother's brother, and they had the same job there. My mom got fired, though. But it feels good, actually. Although i still wonder how Harold have managed to help her with his 'story'."
Jake: "We might have to ask Jess for more information then."
Zoe: "Why?"
Jake: "Because i can't figure it out either."
That night, when it was 0:55 at night...
Zoe and Jake were sleeping in the same room, but not in the same bed. Jake slept on the ground, Zoe in here own bed. Zoe couldn't sleep that time, so she decided to wake up Jake.
Zoe: "Jake?"
Jake: "Zzzz..."
He was fast asleep.
Zoe: "Jakey?"
Jake: "Zzz..."
It was no use. Jake was still sleeping. It sure was hard to wake him up if he's asleep like now. Zoe felt like she had to go to the toilet again. She went out of her bed and went to the toilet downstairs. She grabbed her phone to play some games in the meantime, as she has to take the time on the toilet. But when she was almost done, she heard a click at the front door. She didn't know what it was, as there was a door between her and the front door. She went off the toilet quickly but waited before she went out. She heard... footsteps? She was thinking: Oh snap... Someone just broke in...
Zoe heard the footsteps going to the backyard. Meanwhile, she was so smart (or not) to let the toilet unflushed. That would cause too much noises. Hmm... Too much noises? Would dad wake up then as well? She didn't gave it a try, it was too risky. She opened the door really, really slowly and once she had the room, she looked behind the door. It was indeed a person who broke in. He had a shovel. So he could harm Zoe if he saw her. She sneaked to the living room, went on her knees and crawled under the table where they used to eat dinner. She saw the remote of the TV laying on the floor. Apparently it fell on the ground. Zoe always had to yell in order to talk if the TV was on, so what if the TV was loud now as well? She gave THAT a try. The TV went on: it was the newsflash for 1 o' clock. The volume was loud, so it wouldn't surprise Zoe if her parents woke up. Meanwhile, her father indeed woke up. With his one leg, he went out of his bed.
Back to Zoe, the robber noticed the TV was on. He ran back into the house, but he did something stupid: He turned off the TV, letting Nathan know there indeed is someone in his house. Zoe was thinking: Yes! He made a mistake! She wanted to get up a bit, but she hit her head against the table. The robber, meanwhile, was in front of the table and for those who don't know how the table looks like: There's a sort of carpet laying on the table, covering anything whats underneath it. The robber pulled up the carpet and he saw Zoe, who screamed a bit when she saw the mask the robber was wearing. The robber moved his hand to grab Zoe's shirt.
Zoe: "No! Please! D-don't hurt me!"
The robber pulled Zoe to him.
Robber: "Heh heh... You thought you could send me to the police with that TV, right?"
Zoe: "N-no! D-don't... hurt me!"
Robber: "I won't hurt you, young girl..."
Zoe kicked the robber against his leg. The robber had pain and became more angry.
Robber: "GRRR, I'LL KILL YOU!!!"
Zoe: "*gasp* Aaaah!"
Zoe tried to run away from the robber when she went up quickly. Nathan was already downstairs and saw the robber. The robber saw Nathan as well and tried to flee, but the front door was locked. He left his shovel outside in the backyard.
Nathan: "You've picked the wrong house, mister."
The robber said: "Oh yeah? Well... We'll see about that."
The robber raised his fists.
Nathan: "You thought you could beat me, Nathan Flowerfield?"
Robber: "..."
Nathan: "I may have one leg, but i got the black belt for a long time, you know."
Robber: "Oh snap."
Nathan was beating up the robber and threw him out of the house. Nathan asked Zoe to check if anything was gone. And meanwhile Nathan called up 911.
One hour later...
Jake: "Wow... *yaaawn* That's pretty bad..."
Zoe: "Yeah... Sorry if i woke you up."
Jake: "Nah, it's okay. I had a nightmare and just woke up because of it."
Zoe: "What was it about?"
Jake: "It was about us. I dreamed that you were getting killed by Harold and then he went to me. While he killed you, i was crying a lot, yelling "Zoe! Noooo!!!"
Zoe: "Wow..."
Zoe went off her bed to lay down on the floor, next to Jake. She sighed.
Jake: "Tired?"
Zoe: "Nah. You?"
Jake: "A little bit."
Zoe: "It's because of tonight, isn't it?"
Jake: "Yeah, kinda. But i'll get used to it."
Zoe and Jake were silent. Zoe was playing with Jake's hair.
Jake: "Why do you turn my hair around your finger?"
Zoe: "Oh, just for fun. I don't know exactly why."
Zoe went up a little bit and suddenly laid on top of Jake, who was faced to the ceiling. Zoe hugged Jake very tight. Jake laid his hand on Zoe's head. After 15 minutes, Zoe let go of Jake. She fell asleep. That's not quite the perfect place to sleep, as Jake can't put her aside or turn around. He has to sleep now as well, even if Zoe laid on top of him...
The next morning...
Zoe was laying next to Jake. Apparently she fell off him. And she was the first one to wake up, not realizing it's still a schoolweek this week. Zoe looked at her alarm clock: 10:24 AM. Zoe went up and pushed herself up. However, she didn't know her left hand laid on Jake's belly. She was staring at the clock for some reason. Jake woke up when he felt a pressure in his belly.
Jake: "Huh..."
Zoe turned her head to Jake's head. She smiled.
Zoe: "Good morning!"
Jake: "*yawn* Good morning..."
Zoe crawled to Jake and gave him a kiss on his mouth. She had an expression which showed she found something disgusting.
Zoe: "Blerg, i guess we should wait with THAT, your breath isn't quite nice now..."
Jake: "I know... Sorry..."
Zoe grabbed her schoolbag and went to the door.
Zoe: "Anyway, Jake, i'll be going on school. Oh wait."
She looked at her pyjamas.
Zoe: "Eheheh... I'd better should switch clothes first."
Jake: "Uh... You're not going to... do that when i'm here, right?"
Zoe: "Why not?"
Zoe grabbed the bottom of her shirt, took off her shirt, dropped it and was looking for her sweatshirt.
Zoe: "Did you see my sweatshirt, Jake?"
Jake was blushing really hard. What if Nathan came in? He was sweating a lot as well.
Jake: "Eh... Uh..."
Zoe found her sweatshirt, at last. It was underneath her bed.
Zoe: "Ah, found it!"
She put her sweatshirt on. Jake kept looking at the door, hoping Nathan wouldn't come yet. Meanwhile, Zoe dropped her pyjama pants and didn't saw her skirt either.
Zoe: "Ugh... It's not even THAT messy here and i can't even find my skirt..."
Jake couldn't stop looking at Zoe, but he tried to. As Zoe said, it's not very messy, but there's a lot of stuff on the ground. No wonder she lost her skirt. She went on her knees and looked under her bed. It wasn't there either.
Zoe: "Did you see it somewhere, Jake?"
Jake was still nervous. He never saw his crush in her underwear before, so what did he need to do? Help her with her current problem, of course!
Jake: "Uh... I-i've seen it in the b-bathroo-... I mean, laundry! P-perhaps you should get a new one? I-i mean... eh..."
Zoe: "Hmm... You've never seen me like this, did you?"
Jake: "Uhm... eh..."
Zoe: "I thought so, you aren't yourself anymore. *giggle* But that's okay! Just... relax a bit. I'm not going to be naked for you or something. Ew, no. Not now, at least."
Jake: "W-wait, so... If you're not doing that, why are you switching clothes if i'm still here?"
Zoe looked at the floor.
Zoe: "Well, i thought: Maybe he doesn't mind. Maybe he has something to say about me or my body. Maybe because we have a relationship and will see this more times from each other than today."
Jake: "Well... Right, you got a point with that. You do got nice legs..."
Zoe looked up at Jake and smiled. Zoe wasn't the tallest, she was a few inches taller than Ryan. So she couldn't look down to Jake. Rachel could do so, she's the tallest of the three female main characters.
Zoe: "Thanks!"
Zoe wanted to kiss Jake again, but...
Zoe: "Oh, wait. Your breath. Heh heh."
Jake: "Oh, right."
They went to the bed. They both were sitting on it. Zoe still had no pants on, let go her skirt. She laid her right leg over the other one.
Zoe: "I know something that will entertain you."
Jake: "Haha, really? Oh, you already did, right?"
Zoe: "Nope, that wasn't it. But it's something about us. I've noticed that if you pick the first letter of our name, you get an artist name."
Jake: "Huh? How?"
Zoe: "Well, J-Z sounds like Jay-Z, right?"
Jake: Oh wow. I knew a person named Elsa who had a friend named Tiffany. And i always called to them by phone. And you know what i said?"
Zoe: "Well?"
Jake: "I always said "E.T. phone home!" when they were answering the calls."
Zoe: "I got a message on my blog where i talked about this subject already. The message was from Holland and a person said he, his mother and his father's name formed the word 'crazy' in Dutch. Well, the first letters."
Jake: "Uhm... 'Gek'?"
Zoe: "Huh? Don't tell me you're semi-Dutch."
Jake: "Nah, but a friend told me so. But wait a minute, you got a blog?!"
Zoe: "Yup, viewed by at least 100 people per day."
Jake: "What?! That's amazing! How did you became so popular?!"
Zoe: "Eheheh... Well... I place some stuff about myself, my life and special events there. But also how-to's."
Jake: "Cool! Might check it one day!"
Zoe: "Yeah, i think you indeed should."
Zoe went up.
Jake: "Did you found your skirt already?"
Zoe: "It was in the laundry, you said. But my old one is over there, i see."
Jake: "Why didn't you put it on, then?"
Zoe: "I wanted to wait with that first."
Zoe turned to Jake and went to sit on Jake's legs, while Jake still sat on the bed. Zoe moved her mouth to Jake's mouth to kiss him again, without caring whether Jake's breath is horrible or not. They indeed kissed each other, and Zoe grabbed Jake's arm to put his hand on her thigh. Suddenly, the door got opened without letting Jake and/or Zoe know there was someone there. It was Lily. Lily saw Zoe and Jake kissed each other, while Zoe hugged Jake and Jake held Zoe's thigh. But they were shocked to see Zoe's mom there, standing quite mad.
Zoe: "Uh, mom? W-we can explain..."
Lily: "You're (****) 16, Zoe! You're not an adult who can kiss anyone she likes and... Ugh, i don't even want to talk about this! I actually wanted to ask you two why you were this late, Mr Hudson is furious at the moment! Zoe, you're grounded for 3 weeks! Jake, get the (****) out of here, i don't want to see you here for now!"
Jake: "Wha-? But... I didn't do anything, mrs. Flowerfield!"
Zoe went off of Jake to sit next to him. She started to think the worst things: What if she and Jake don't love each other anymore after these punishments?
Lily: "Yeah, right. She kissed the bed, you say? Get out of here, Jake. You're not welcome here anymore. At least when Zoe's grounded."
Jake: "*sigh*"
Jake left the room, even the house.
Lily: "And why are you even here in your underwear when a boy from your age is with you?! What the (****) is wrong with you?!"
Zoe grabbed her skirt and finally put her skirt on.
Lily: "Zoe, answer me now: Why were you here in your underwear?"
Zoe put on her black leather boots and did her hair, as if nothing happened.
Lily: "Last chance, Zoe. Why were you here in..."
Zoe turned around from her mirror and became upset quickly.
Zoe: "Because i had to (****) change my (****) clothes, okay?!"
Lily: "I'm gonna add a week to your punishment now."
Zoe: "I don't even (****) care!!! I don't even (****) care if you're going to tell my (****) dad about this! I (****) hope you will DIE very (****) soon, anyway!!!"
Lily: "*gasp*"
Zoe was extremely angry towards her mother. Luckily for Zoe, Nathan was at the hospital for his leg. Unlucky for her is that he returns soon. Lily, in the meantime, was very offended by what Zoe said. When Lily said that to her father that he had to die soon when she was angry, he indeed died not long after that. And Lily was scared THAT may happen to her too. Lily decided to leave Zoe alone for a while. Zoe threw her stuff against the door.
Zoe: "Raaaaagh!!!"
Meanwhile...
Rachel was playing some songs on her guitar, but then Mike knocked the door.
Rachel: "Ugh, what is it, Mike..."
Mike (from the other side): "Uhm... Check your Facebook profile REALLY quickly!"
Rachel thought it was a joke again, but once she looked, what she saw there was too serious. In fact, she held her hand in front of her mouth and looked very, very shocked.
Rachel: "Oh my god... How could she do this to her...?"
Rachel dashed to her phone and called up Zoe.
Zoe: "WHAT!!"
Rachel hung up. It was no use now if Zoe reacted like that. Rachel had to wait until Zoe calmed down a bit. But what did Rachel have to do then? It was all about Zoe what Rachel saw, so she HAS to call Zoe. She tried to call again.
Zoe: "*sniff* What!..."
Rachel: "Uh... Hi, Zoe? It's me, Rachel..."
Rachel heard a loud sound against the door. It was just Zoe throwing a shoe against the door.
Zoe: "What do you want... *sniff*"
Rachel: "Uhm... If you got time, can you come to my house real quick then?"
Zoe: "Ugh, i can't. *sniff* I'm grounded for a month by that (****) of a mother of mine."
Rachel: "W-why?"
Zoe: "I apparently am not allowed to kiss Jake..."
Rachel: "And... Did you guys kissed each other while you sat on his legs?"
Zoe: "W-what? How did you know that!?"
Rachel: "It's being recorded by Kimmy and being shared with me. With the message "ROFL this gal thinks she's cooler than me! But look at her now!". Oh hold on... My mistake, it wasn't just me: It were me and 284 others."
Zoe: "Wh-wha-... What... D-did..."
She fainted. Rachel heard a lot of phone-dropping sounds. That caused another crack in the screen of Zoe's phone.
Rachel: "H-hello? Zoe? Zoe?!"
No answer. Rachel hung up the phone call. Something was wrong over there. Rachel went out of her room, went downstairs and said to Julie, her handicapped mom, that she was at Zoe's home. She had permission, so Rachel ran towards Zoe's home, to check what happened.
Once Rachel was there, she rang the doorbell. Lily opened the door.
Lily: "Oh, Rachel... Hi..."
Rachel: "Hi, mrs. Flowerfield. I wanted to check what happened to Zoe."
Lily: "She's grounded for at least a month. *sigh* But it's not quite a good moment to disturb her..."
Rachel: "Well, i called her by phone to tell terrible news and it appears she fell or something. Maybe she fainted!"
Lily: "*sigh* I don't care anymore..."
Lily went to the living room again. Rachel followed her.
Rachel: "But... What happened to you? You look so down?"
Lily: "Zoe wished me dead, and i did that to my father too and he actually died short after that..."
Rachel: "Mrs Flowerfield, i am 100 percent sure it isn't your fault why she said that. And i am also 100 percent sure that you're not going to die short after this. I mean, what happened to your father was pure bad luck."
Lily: "Rachel, i mean that i don't want to die yet. I want to see Zoe have kids first, then i'll be happy already. I want to see Zoe living a wonderful life."
Rachel suddenly heard a click from above.
Rachel: "I think i heard the door to Zoe's room unlocking. Can i talk to her for a second?"
Lily: "Do what you want..."
Rachel wasn't quite sure if it was good to leave Lily alone. But she's independent, Zoe isn't. Rachel went upstairs to Zoe's room. The door was still closed. Not locked, but still closed. Rachel tried to open the door, but something blocked the door. Rachel pushed a bit harder to see what it was. It was Zoe's leg which blocked the door. Speaking of Zoe, she still laid on the ground, fainted.
Rachel: "Wow, did i made it THAT bad?"
Rachel went on her knees on the ground, to sit next to Zoe. Zoe was very mad, looking at her door: A lot of damage on her door. Rachel laid her hand on Zoe's back.
Rachel: "Zoe? It's me, Rachel."
Rachel shaked Zoe left and right with her hand, to wake her up. Zoe indeed woke up.
Zoe: "*gasp*"
Rachel: "Zoe!"
Zoe: "W-what... Rachel?"
Rachel: "I just spoke to you by phone, remember?"
Zoe: "Oh... Wait..."
Zoe remembered why she fainted: She was being recorded while she kissed Jake in her underwear. That she and Jake kissed each other wasn't too bad, but that Zoe did that in her underwear was the baddest about all this.
Zoe: "You told that Kimmy... And... 284 other people... I don't know..."
Rachel: "Kimmy sent that video to me and 284 other people, including Jake, Mike, Phil, etc."
Zoe dropped her head on the floor. To be more exact, she dropped her head on her pillow, which was being thrown off the bed. Apparently it ended up on the floor. Zoe mumbled a lot of things.
Rachel: "Huh?"
Zoe: "I said: I'm so going to kill that (****) Kimmy, she's mine now. I'll beat that (****) up so hard that she'll end up in a coma."
Rachel: "Wow wow wow, Zoe! I never saw THIS side of you!"
Zoe: "I don't care, i NEED to finish that (****)."
Zoe grabbed a pair of scissors laying on her desk. It's surprising that she hasn't used the scissors when she was angry. But she grabbed them now. Rachel already knew what was going to happen.
Rachel: "Zoe... Lay down those scissors..."
Zoe ignored Rachel, so Rachel's task that was left was to blockade Zoe. Rachel went up again when Zoe tried to run away, and Rachel pushed Zoe on the ground. Zoe fell half softly, and cursed a bit again. Rachel ignored that and tried to hold Zoe on the floor. Rachel always tried to act like an adult, and she even helps out a teacher on a school where the more younger children are. Zoe cursed a lot and tried to escape.
Zoe: "Uurgh... You... (****)!!!!"
That was too much for Rachel. Cursing with that is the most horrible thing in the world for Rachel. Rachel became a bit more angry as well.
Rachel: "What did you just say?!"
Zoe: "I said: You (****)!!!!"
Rachel: "That's a very, VERY dumb thing to say!"
Rachel punched Zoe in her face. Her cheek began to bleed a bit, as Rachel punched really hard. But it wasn't usually Rachel who punches people. And Rachel was very shocked she did that. Zoe had a chance to escape and she took it. She threw the scissors on the ground and while she cried a bit, she went up and ran downstairs. She opened the frontdoor and ran away. To a place nobody can find her.
Meanwhile...
Jake came back home. He heard his uncle was back home, but... He didn't hear him. He heard the TV was on, but he turned it off when he left his home. Jake's uncle was 10 years older than Jake's dad. So he's 55. He went to the TV to turn it off, but...
Jake: "UNCLE?!!"
Jake discovered his uncle laying on the couch... dead. Jake called 911 to, hopefully, save his uncle's life. And once he called for an ambulance, they arrived in 4 minutes. Jake went with them. But the result he heard at the hospital wasn't quite the news he wanted to hear.
Doctor: "Are you his son?"
Jake: "No, i'm his nephew. But my real parents are in Canada for a few weeks."
Doctor: "I got bad news about your uncle: It appears that he died 34 minutes ago by a heart attack."
Jake: "What... No... That's..."
Jake was shocked when he heard that and was thinking deep. That would be 4 minutes before Jake came! Jake decided to go home, as he didn't knew what to do further.
Back to Zoe...
Zoe was somewhere outside the mall that was nearby. She was talking to Billy, a man who was the owner of a café, and helped out Zoe when she had trouble.
Billy: "Wow, so... You say that you..."
Zoe: "SHHHH!! Please..."
Billy: "Are you wanted by the police or something?"
Zoe: "No, but if you speak out my name... I don't want to be found by my mother or my father... Not yet."
Billy: "Okay. I don't want trouble so i'll lay everything on you, but okay. But... when are you planning to let yourself being found?"
Zoe: "I don't... Want to live anymore... So it's probably when i'm dead..."
Billy dropped a glass he was cleaning. The shards shattered all over that spot.
Billy: "Excuse me? YOU want to commit suicide?! Zoe, there's no reason to do that. Look, if you were caught by your mother while you... you know... did that... then it won't be that bad if you'd apologize and talk about it."
Zoe: "Sir, i was getting recorded by a schoolgirl! While i did that, she seemed to sit in a tree to record us and posted it on Facebook!"
Billy: "I can't give you advice for that, except..."
He grabbed a tiny, very tiny chest. It wasn't new, but the content was from 2013.
Billy: "...this. This USB-stick allows you to HACK Facebook. With that, you can even delete that message or edit it to switch places."
Billy held the chest open: A black, smooth USB-stick was laying in the chest. Once Zoe wanted to grab it, he closed it fast.
Billy: "Of course i cannot give it. That would make you become a criminal, but we can make a deal: I go with you to delete the video, and once you're done, you give the stick back."
Zoe: "Okay, we got a deal!"
Billy: "You don't install the program on your PC no matter what it says, or else the police comes."
Zoe: "But... Why?"
Billy came closer to Zoe. His small beard contained some crumbs from chips. His breath wasn't quite nice. He had a golden teeth. And he whispered something in Zoe's ear.
Billy: "That program... It's as illegal as my sister's birth. If someone sees the program, you can get caught quickly: It sends a message to the police that it's been installed on your PC. But if you just run it, it doesn't send a single message."
Zoe: "But... How did YOU get this then?"
Billy grabbed a police cap. He put it on.
A nearby customer said: "Hey! Now i remember you! You were officer Jenkins! Wow, that's a long time ago since i've seen you!"
Billy put off his cap. He grabbed his jacket and put it on.
Billy: "Come on, we go to your home."
Zoe: "W-what?! I'm not going to return now!"
Billy: "Zoe, your mother must be worried sick about you. And your father too. Look, that you're grounded will disappear by it's own. But you need to come with me if you..."
They went out of the mall. But when they were outside, someone suddenly yelled Zoe's name. It was a mature female voice, but it wasn't Lily's voice. Zoe and Billy looked around. Zoe saw Rachel running to her.
Rachel: "ZOE!!!"
Rachel ran, but she struggled and... she rolled into the lake that was, surprisingly enough, next to the mall's exit. Rachel can't swim, so Zoe decided to help Rachel, while Rachel was stuck in a stick: Her hoodie was stuck..
Rachel: "Aaaah!"
Zoe: "Rachel!"
Zoe ran to Rachel, went on her knees and stuck out her arm to grab Rachel's hand.
Zoe: "Rachel! Grab my hand!"
Rachel almost grabbed Zoe's hand, but then the stick broke which made Rachel being stuck. She fell more deeper towards the lake, which was 0.5 meter below her. It wasn't a tiny lake, so you could drown there.
Rachel: "Aaaah! Zoe! Help!!!"
Zoe ran towards some wooden stairs meant for employees. Shoot! There was a fence and the gate was locked! Zoe had no choice: She had to jump in the dirty lake too. She ran back, but didn't see Rachel. Suddenly, Rachel was floating from underneath the bridge that leads to the mall. Zoe didn't knew what she just saw: Rachel drowned. One of her best friends for life... drowned.
Zoe and Billy went to Zoe's home. Zoe was pretty sad for what happened to Rachel. They rang the doorbell of Zoe's home. Lily opened the door.
Lily: "Zoe!!"
Lily hugged Zoe really tight. It appears Lily was concerned about Zoe. But i guess every mother will be if their child runs away.
Lily: "What the (****) was that good for?! You could have been dead!"
Billy: "Mrs. Flowerfield. Zoe is being recorded earlier today and is posted on Facebook. What has been posted there is a crime, meaning Zoe is now officially a victim of a crime. I remember the password of the admin account for Facebook, and i can remove the video if you allow us to."
Lily: "But... Why do you got that chest?"
Billy: "It contains an USB-stick containing the info, that's why i kept it locked away. Also, i was a moderator of Facebook earlier, so..."
Lily: "Oh. Well, go ahead, if it can save my child's safety of which i want to know, Zoe, why you did all that."
Billy went upstairs to Zoe's room. To remove the video.
Zoe: "*sigh* First, i want to tell that i tried to save Rachel from drowning... But i failed..."
Lily: "I want to know information about you, Zoe. Not Rachel."
Zoe: "Ugh, okay... Jake and i love each other so much... And that we kissed there was just... Well... stupid..."
Lily: "But why in your underwear?!"
Zoe: "Look, i didn't even knew i had no skirt or pants on. Okay? Remember what dad said? "You're 16, Zoe. You should get some more space from us to do more fun things." or something."
Lily: "That's indeed what Nathan said, but i'm pretty sure he didn't mean kissing boyfriends in your underwear, Zoe. I think he meant like going to an amusement park."
Zoe: "Oh. Well then. My bad. But can i please, please please PLEASE see Jake more often?!"
Lily: "I won't tell this to your dad, but if it happens more times, i will let him know anyway."
Zoe: "Aaaand, about Jake?"
Lily: "I'll call his parents first."
Zoe: "They can't get called, they're busy in Canada, remember?"
Lily: "Ugh, okay. He can come here. If you guys don't do stuff like this again, i'll give you a reward."
Zoe: "Okay. Sooo... We just made up?"
Lily: "Yes... But i got a huge headache now... Please check how Billy is doing..."
Zoe: "Oh, right! Billy!"
Zoe ran upstairs to her room. Billy turned to Zoe.
Billy: "Ah, Zoe. I don't know your password, can you borrow me it for a second?"
Zoe had a plan: Telling it and when he's done, changing it.
Zoe: "iloveyoujake1617. That's the password, only small letters."
Billy typed in the password. It was incorrect.
Billy: "Nope. It seems that it's changed."
Zoe: "What!? But i did NOT change it!"
Billy: "Then someone hacked your account. I only can access the video via your account, right?"
Zoe: "Nope, just go to that (****)'s account and you should see the video she posted."
Billy went to Kimmy's profile and there it was: The video. It was removed already, however. It was removed by Facebook because it was reported.
Billy: "It's removed already?!"
Zoe: "What... I didn't knew that..."
Billy: "Hmm... That's good, but your account then?"
Zoe: "Yeah... *sigh* My account... My 296 friends... My carreer on Facebook... All gone..."
Billy went up.
Billy: "I'll head home. My kid needs dinner as well, y'know. See you later, Zoe."
Billy went downstairs, said bye to Lily and went to his own home. He took the USB-stick with him. That would be more safe, of course. Zoe was still on her room. She called up Jake. After 12 seconds, he declined the call.
Zoe: "Huh?"
Zoe tried to call him again. This time, she was able to send a voicemail.
Zoe: "Uh... Hi, Jakey! It's me, Zoe! I got to tell you: I'm not grounded anymore! If you wanna call me back or wanna come over here, you always can do so! Love you!"
Zoe sent that to Jake. Then she decided to go play a video game again. She opened a game on her PC and was playing it 2 hours. She usually does that 45 minutes, if not 1 hour.
2 hours later, at Mike's home...
Jess was with Mike, because Jess was teaching Mike the basics for being so healthy as she is. But they got disturbed a lot, basically because Julie needed a lot of help since Rachel drowned and Julie had no help at all then.
Jess: "And... That's about it, i guess... That's the basic stuff."
Mike: "No complicated things?"
Jess: "Dude, if i said 'complicated things', i would have warned you for that."
Mike: "Well then."
Jess: "But what happened to Rachel, exactly?"
Mike: "I heard from Zoe that Rachel... Ugh... She drowned..."
Jess: "Wh-what? And you don't care about that?!"
Mike: "Well... I do... It's my sister at last, but... I don't miss her..."
Jess: "Shame yourself, Mike."
Jess went up, grabbed her sports bag with her tennis clothes and left the room.
Mike: "But... Hold on, Jess! I just thought of something!"
Jess: "Like what?"
Mike: "If you mind going to the tennis court together, perhaps you can ask Zoe and Jake to come too."
They went downstairs to say they're at the tennis court. They had permission and went to the court.
Jess: "And Philip?"
Mike: "Heh... I got something sad about him too. He's not dead, but i'll tell it to you all at the same time."
Jess: "Okay then... But... why do you want them to come?"
Mike: "Remember your trial?"
Jess: "Oh... that..."
Mike: "Explanation is very welcome."
Later on, they arrived at the tennis court. Mike already called Zoe, but couldn't get Jake to call. Zoe said she came to them. Later again, Zoe arrived as well. She had her bag with her.
Mike: "Zoe, you're not going to school now, are you?"
Zoe: "Oh... Yeah."
Jess: "Sit down, we've called you and Jake to listen to what REALLY happened during my trial."
Mike and Zoe were sitting on the ground. Jess sat on a rock.
Jess: "When i got arrested by the police, i saw Harold in the car as well. He said "Maybe i'll help you..." and i was quiet, i think. But once we had, apparently, 10 minutes before arriving, we made a deal: I'll let him free by paying for it and he keeps ME out of prison. So we decided to make the deal. And he kept his promise: he saved me."
Zoe: "Wow..."
Mike: "And are you gonna save him too?"
Jess: "What? No! He almost killed me at a bus stop, he has no regrets after his crimes and he smells! I'm not gonna save him!"
Mike: "But..."
Zoe: "Mike, it's better like this. If Harold is in prison, it's better like that. I mean, he finally can't commit a murder, steal and more in prison. We're free now."
Zoe suddenly felt two hands on her shoulders. She had a shock and looked up. It was Jake who found Zoe somehow. Zoe went off the ground and hugged Jake.
Zoe: "Jake! Where were you and why did you decline my phone call?!"
Jake: "Look, i HAD to decline the call, because i was in a library to find a book from the Harry Potter series, someone asked me for that. But i'll promise i'll be answering as much calls as i can."
Zoe: "You promise?"
Jake: "I'll promise."
They released each other. They held each other's hand.
Mike: "I got something as well."
Zoe: "Is it important?"
Mike: "Yes, absolutely! Philip told me this!"
Jake: "Poor Phil."
Mike: "Huh?"
Jake: "Never mind, i know that was rude."
Mike: "I didn't get what he said... Oh well. But as i said, Philip told me something. The good news is, he thinks we're his best friends. The bad news is, he's leaving America."
Zoe: "What?!"
Jake: "Did you hear WHY he's leaving?!"
Mike: "Well, his father wants to. And he takes Philip with him. So indeed: Poor Phil."
Jess: "I can't imagine sitting in an airplane to go all the way to France all day."
Zoe: "I heard Paris is a very romantic city, Jake."
Jake: "Heh heh... Maybe we can go there with Philip."
Mike: "But i'm pretty sure he says goodbye before leaving. He's nice. He always was."
Mike looked down. Jake noticed that.
Jake: "Aaah, you DO miss Philip, Mike!"
Mike: "Shut up... He was just... a good friend. Nothing more, nothing less."
Jake: "Philip said he was your BEST friend, Mike! Don't deny it!"
Zoe and Jess were laughing a bit.
Mike: "Ugh, okay! I'll admit it: He was my best friend. There, happy?!"
Mike went up and walked home.
Jake: "Mike! It was a joke!"
Mike ignored Jake. He continued going home.
Zoe: "Poor Mike."
Jess: "He isn't poor, just pretending... Right?"
Jake saw someone coming. It was Kimmy. She looked very down.
Jake: "Aha, Kimm-... Wait a minute... Kimmy... Grrr!!"
Jake became angry when he saw Kimmy: He saw her video too.
Kimmy: "Oh, hi..."
Jess: "Jake! Calm yourself a bit! Geez..."
Jake: "Okay, i'm finishing her after she told us what gave her the courage to come here."
Kimmy: "*sigh* I'm sorry... For everything..."
Zoe: "What?"
Kimmy: "I know, you're still upset... I shouldn't have uploaded that video, i realized 3 hours after that. I logged in as you, Zoe, to report myself. And i accidentally changed your password... Sorry... It's whereismybasketgoingto1337. But above all: I'm sorry."
It became silent. The only sounds were those from the singing birds and the wind blowing through the leaves of the trees.
Kimmy: "I know what you're thinking and i agree... I'm worthless. I'm a big piece of..."
Zoe: "It's alright. I forgive you now. I shouldn't be calling you "a 5-year old" or i shouldn't be saying "Ignore her". So... I'm sorry too."
Kimmy: "Thanks... I'll head home to make something for Philip."
Jess: "You heard it too?"
Kimmy: "Yep. Though he actually wanted to type 'Timmy', according to the description."
Jake: "Well... It's close enough."
Kimmy: "Yeah... But i'm going home, i don't wanna be in the rain that comes quickly. See you later!"
Kimmy went home. The three friends decided to go home as well, as it indeed started to rain again.
Once Jake was home, he felt quite lonely. Mostly because his uncle died and his parents aren't back yet. He went to the kitchen to grab some cooking stuff, vegetables and some more foods and made something with that. He didn't count on his parents to come that evening. When he was almost finished, he put what he had left, in the fridge. He went upstairs, but...
Jake: "Oh no..."
... his bedroom was a mess and the window was open. There was a note left behind: "I will kill you if you warn the police..."
But what did he have to do then? Nothing? He looked if anything was stolen. Sadly, his money and his parents their money and jewelry were gone. Blast! Jake went back to his room. To clean everything up. He heard a really, really soft sound coming from the bathroom, three minutes later. It was the sound of someone stepping on a broken tile. Jake knew there was a tile in the floor broken, and not fixed yet. He took a look in the bathroom, which was open. He looked behind the door and saw a person standing with a baseball bat, ready to hit Jake with it. The person missed when Jake went back, back in the hallway. He kicked the door open and heard a female voice cursing a bit. He ran into the bathroom and saw a young female laying on the ground. She wasn't one of Jake's friends, but Jake recognized her anyway: She was a girl from the neighborhood, she always liked to do bad things. And now Jake was getting robbed by her. Her name was Alyssa.
Alyssa: "Grr, you (****)! Look at my nails!"
Jake: "But why did you broke in then!? To break your nails?! Get out of here and leave everything behind you! Or i'll call the police!"
Alyssa: "You didn't saw my note, apparently. How stupid."
Jake: "I've been reading it, but i don't care! Besides, you got no weapon at all!"
Alyssa grabbed something from her pocket: A small knife. Jake was thinking that she indeed can kill him. But what if he fights back? Jake was lifting his fist but kicked Alyssa, and she cursed a lot when she got hit against her leg. She even dropped the knife. And Jake picked it up and pointed it at Alyssa.
Jake: "Aha, now we switched roles... You stay here while i'll call the police. Or else..."
Alyssa: "Grrr..."
Jake ran downstairs and called the police. He said a person from his neighborhood broke in and he captured her. The police was on their way, but when Jake clicked on the red horn, he saw Alyssa jumped out of the window in the bathroom and she ran away. Jake had no choice: He laid down the phone and ran after her. He went outside when he dropped the knife and was chasing Alyssa. They were running to a railroad, which warned a train was coming. Alyssa ran over the railroad when the fences(?) were going down, and made it. Jake was left behind, but he did something extremely risky: He ran over the railroad too, and the train almost hit him when it went past him. Jake sighed. What a relief. Oh right, Alyssa! He started to continue the chase, and they came at another obstacle: a bridge. Alyssa didn't cross the bridge. Jake looked around and saw Alyssa running back to where they came from. She was pretty far, but Jake can still capture her. Jake began to run a little more to go back and chase her again. He started to get tired once he almost got her. He began to slow down. Suddenly, they heard a siren coming closer. It was the police, who arrived behind Alyssa. And in front of her was Jake, who was ready to capture her anyway. The police went out of the car. He looked at Jake. Jake sticked up his thumb. The police knew a bit who Alyssa was, so he grabbed Alyssa's shirt and took her to the policecar. The policeman drived to Jake.
Policeman: "Thank you for supporting us, Jake. But i'll be warning you: Don't put yourself in danger like that anymore."
Jake: "Excuse me?"
Policeman: "With the train, Jake. The machinist already called us and said a teen was almost being hit."
Jake: "Sorry, mister. I swear i won't do it again."
The police drived away, to the office. That was a tough situation Jake just had. He went back home again and fell on the couch. He was tired. And he fell asleep.
The next day...
It was 10:29 AM. Jake had an itchy nose, and slammed his hand on his face to scratch a bit. But he felt something else on his face: Someone apparently put some paint on his face and placed some creme on his hand. His entire face was dirty now. He opened his eyes and saw Mike laying on the ground because he was laughing so hard.
Mike: "OOH... Haha! Oh my lord... You..."
He was laughing so hard, he couldn't speak properly. Jake became mad.
Jake: "Why, Mike! What the (****) is wrong with you?!"
Mike was laughing less hard now.
Mike: "Haha! Sorry, dude! I... Heh heh... I just HAD to do that!"
Jake: "And how did you came in anyway?"
Mike: "Dude, you left the front door open a bit."
Jake: "...what."
Mike: "It's true, but i've already checked if nothing was gone."
Jake: "Get out of this house, Mike."
Mike: "Ok, sorry... Geez... Can't even appreciate my help..."
Mike left Jake's house. Jake went upstairs to clean his face, and after 15 minutes, he succeeded. Jake went downstairs again, to prepare himself for a date with Zoe in the park. After he checked if nothing was gone that night, he went out of the door, locked it now and went to the park.
Zoe was sitting on a bench underneath a tree on top of a hill. It was the most romantic spot in the park, so Zoe decided to go there with Jake. After 8 minutes, she saw Jake. Jake walked up on the hill, to the bench. He hugged Zoe quickly and sat next her on the bench. He sighed.
Zoe: "Tired?"
Jake: "No, i... Aaah, i see what you did there."
Zoe: "Heh heh..."
It became silent. After 1.5 minutes, Jake said something.
Jake: "If we were the main character of... i don't know... a book, would you like that?"
Zoe: "Umm... Depends on what genre the book is, of course."
Jake: "What do you mean by that?"
Zoe: "Well, if it's horror or thriller, i'm out. But if it's a romantic one or funny, i'm in. And you? You said "we"."
Jake: "True. Well, i would like it... actually, it's the same thing as your opinion. Heh heh..."
Zoe: "Wow, it's like we're meant to be there for each other, and think the same."
Jake: "Yep. I think so too."
Zoe: "Yeah..."
Zoe moved her head to Jake's mouth again to kiss him. Zoe moved a bit closer to Jake to do so, and hugged him. They loved each other a lot. Meanwhile, a kid's voice said something.
???: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe released Jake quickly and Jake released Zoe. Zoe recognized the voice: Zoe had to babysit a friend's little sister, Jasmine, sometimes. Zoe was surprised to see Jasmine and Jasmine's mother in the park.
Zoe: "Hey, Jasmine!"
Jasmine ran towards Zoe. Jasmine's mom yelled that Jasmine has to be careful not to fall. Jasmine had a present in her hands. She saw Zoe as her big sister sometimes. But that thought is good to hear, especially if a 7-year old girl you're close with, says it.
Jasmine: "Zoe, i got something for you!"
Zoe: "Oh, really? Wow! What is it?"
Jasmine was getting something from her pocket: A letter with a few stickers on it. Zoe opened the envelope and began to read the letter:
Zoe: "Dear Zoe and Lily. I want to thank you for babysitting me so good! I remember eating ice cream at the stores once! But i got you a present, Zoe! That's important now! Open it, quickly! Love, Jasmine"
Zoe looked at the present Jasmine gave to Zoe. It was a pretty big one. Zoe indeed opened it, and she saw something she secretly always wanted one of. And she told it only to Jasmine. And Jasmine got one for Zoe. But... What was it? A beautiful doll, dressed with the cutest clothes. And if Zoe wanted, she could change the doll's clothes to something else.
Zoe: "Ooooh!! A doll!! Oh my god!!"
Zoe went on her knees and hugged Jasmine. Jake looked a bit skeptical.
Zoe: "Oh, thank you so much, Jasmine!!!"
Jasmine's mom: "It's yours, Zoe! Because you helped us out that much and always had time for us!"
Jasmine: "You're welcome!"
Jake: "But... Hold on, miss. I'm Zoe's love and i'm curious: Are you two leaving the city?"
Zoe went on the bench again.
Jasmine's mom: "Well, not exactly. We are going on a vacation to California for 3 weeks. So before we leave, we wanted to thank Zoe for her help."
Zoe: "Is it weird if i hug you too, miss?"
Jasmine's mom: "Of course not! You and Jasmine are so close, you're always welcome, Zoe!"
Zoe went up and hugged Jasmine's mom a bit.
Zoe: "Thank you for the doll! I'm so happy now!"
Jasmine's mom: "I'm happy you like it so much! This was the last one they had."
Zoe released Jasmine's mother, because her phone rang. Zoe accepted the call, as it was Lily who called her.
Zoe: "Hi mom!"
Lily: "Zoe, where are you?"
Zoe: "I'm at the park, as i said. With Jake, Jasmine and Jasmine's mom."
Lily: "Jasmine?! What is she doing there?"
Zoe: "She gave me something REALLY nice! As a reward for all the help i gave her! She and her mom are gonna go on a vacation to California!"
Lily: "Oh wow! But i got a question for you: Are you close to Philip's house?"
Zoe: "Uh yes, but he's gonna leave America."
Lily: "I know, i wanted you to bring him some flowers, because he's your friend after all, right?"
Zoe: "Mom, he doesn't like flowers. He's allergic."
Lily: "Never mind then. See you around 13:00 PM?"
Zoe: "Sure, bye!"
Lily: "Be careful!"
They hung up the phone call. Zoe looked on her watch: 12:35 PM.
Zoe: "I got to go, miss. Thank you sooo much for the doll, i'm so happy with it! And Jasmine?"
Jasmine: "Yes, Zoe?"
Zoe: "I'm gonna miss you those 3 weeks. Really hard. But i'm curious how your vacation has been when you come back."
Jasmine: "I'm gonna miss you too, Zoe. But i'll call you by phone!"
Zoe: "Deal!"
Jasmine: "G.P.!"
Zoe: "G.P.!"
Jasmine and her mother went to their home. Jake was sitting on the bench again, as well as Zoe.
Jake: "What does G.P. mean? Guinea Pig? Good person?"
Zoe: "We always used to say "girl power" when we say goodbye, but to make it 'cooler', we turned it into 'G.P.'."
Jake: "Ah, i see."
He went up.
Jake: "I got to go home, Max probably needs food."
Zoe grabbed her doll and the box it was in. She packed her doll in the box and went up too.
Zoe: "Me too, i need to show this to my parents. My god, i still can't believe it..."
Jake and Zoe kissed each other again, said goodbye and went to their own home.
That evening, at Zoe's home...
Zoe showed the doll to her mom. Nathan had to stay in the hospital because he had a surgery for his leg. It wasn't going well with Nathan: He had something 'evil' in his leg.
Lily: "Wow... That doll would be very expensive, looking at the style and company that made it."
Zoe: "Yeah, but it doesn't matter now."
Zoe was looking at the doll.
Zoe: "I'll call her Lucy, because i'd think it fits her look."
Lily: "But where do you put her? On a shelf would be too hidden."
Zoe: "I don't know. Maybe behind my window?"
Lily: "Good idea, but why do you like her so much?"
Zoe: "I secretly always wanted a doll like Lucy. Maybe that's the reason."
Zoe picked up Lucy and took her upstairs. To place her on a nice spot. Zoe liked her new doll very much, it was the best (and first) gift Jasmine and her mom could give.
--{?}--{THE END}--{?}--

I didn't forget the colors, i just have no time for them. But i REALLY enjoyed making this, so i decided to make an overview of all these stories. Above all: I'm king of the day in Tour De Vizzed now, in the yellow jersey.

Good luck beating this. If you succeed, well... You'll see. Back to these stories: I remastered the title, chapter 1 and the description.

Oh, also: I came on the name for this because of a video of alternative fairy tales, of which i can tell you are not the child friendly fairy tales... Like Cinderella: Her foot didn't fit in the shoe, so she... Never mind, it's just too inappropriate to tell here. But the name for this became 'The Alternative Stories' because it's sounds better, it is an easy story to make and it's pretty dark. Not always, but sometimes it is.

The Alternative Stories - Chapter 1: The missing person

Information:

Name: Jake
Gender: Male
Look: Black, short hair, white skin color, wearing a blue hoody and grey jeans
Age: 17
Comes from: USA
Crush: X
Likes: Doing homework when needed, to make more time for games
Dislikes: School

Name: Zoe
Gender: Female
Look: Black, long hair, white skin color, wearing a pink skirt and a black hoody
Age: 16
Comes from: USA
Crush: Jake
Likes: Jake's handwriting, making art of the nature
Dislikes: Bullying, insulting other people

Name: Jess
Gender: Female
Look: Black, really long hair, black skin color, wearing a cap, a green tied shirt and blue jeans
Age: 17
Comes from: USA
Crush: Mike
Likes: Staying cool with her friends, and playing tennis.
Dislikes: Eating much, as she wants to keep her body healthy. Hates it to be angry, as she has psychical problems with anger.

Name: Philip
Gender: Male
Look: Black, slightly short hair (which is dyed red), tinted skin color, wearing an army t-shirt and pants with army print.
Age: 18
Comes from: France
Crush: Jess
Likes: The USA army, and Jess' brave feelings for everything she does.
Dislikes: His father and school.

Name: Mike
Gender: Male
Look: Blonde, long hair, white skin color, wearing a yellow hoody and grey pants, with a lot of chains on it.
Age: 16
Comes from: USA
Crush: Jess
Likes: Death Metal music, and being alone.
Dislikes: Being caught when doing something bad.

Name: Rachel
Gender: Female
Look: Blonde, really long hair, white skin color, wearing a sleeveless shirt in pink, a brown skirt and leather boots. Also has a huge ribbon in her hair.
Age: 18
Comes from: USA
Crush: X
Likes: Playing songs and making covers on her guitar secretly. In public, she makes jokes about everything. She likes being with her brother Mike as well.
Dislikes: Helping her handicapped mother constantly, so that she has no time for fun things to do.

Name: Frank Hudson (Mr. Hudson)
Gender: Male
Look: Grey, slightly short hair, white skin color, wearing a spencer, with green pants. Also, he's a bit on the old side.
Age: 57 (told you he is a bit on the old side!)
Comes from: USA
Crush: No one at school.
Likes: Listening to music from early 90's.
Dislikes: having to slap another student again. He hates that.

Name: Kelly McKinsey (Mrs. McKinsey)
Gender: Female
Look: Brown, really long hair, brown skin color, wearing a pink, sleeveless shirt with heartprint on it and wearing blue jeans, with a few chains on it.
Age: 23
Comes from: USA
Crush: No one at school
Likes: Helping out Mr Hudson's students when they're in trouble. Her best friend on school is Zoe.
Dislikes: Students who think they're cool if they throw a paper plane towards the teacher.

Note: None of these characters are in an 'important - not important' order, so the main character is hard to see here.

Chapter 1: The missing person.

Zoe was laying down on a bench, somewhere on the schoolyard. She had a portrait of a tree in her bag, as well as other stuff that was important to her.
Zoe: *sigh*
She was a bit silent today, as if something happened that made her sick. She was looking at her pink watch: 10 minutes left before the break is over. Then everyone had to go inside the school building, at their own class.
???: "Hey Zoe."
Someone scared Zoe by saying hello. She was still laying on the bench, and looked around. No one was there. She looked behind her, and there was indeed a person. It was Will, the friendly concierge who had to keep an eye on most students if all teachers had their lunchtime. Zoe went up.
Will: "Is something wrong?"
Zoe: "Oh, it's nothing... Thanks, Mr. Jackson."
Will: "Shall i leave you alone?"
Zoe: "Yes, please..."
Will: "If you need to talk, i'm at the main entrance."
Will walked away from the bench, walking towards two doors, which were together the main entrance. Will was 45, but still enjoying his job. He likes interacting with so many people.
Zoe: *sigh*
5 minutes left before the break is over. She was looking at Jake, who was talking with Mike and Rachel. Jake was suddenly laughing really hard, and Mike pointed at Zoe. Jake waved, and Zoe waved back with a smile. Jake was talking a bit, pointing at Zoe, and then he walked towards her.
Zoe: "Wait... is he..."
Jake: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe: "Hi..."
Jake: "What's wrong?"
Zoe: "Oh... well... my... dog died two days ago..."
Jake was sitting next to her.
Jake: "That's horrible... But... two days ago was monday and you seemed to be okay on tuesday."
Zoe: "I know, but it hit me now..."
Jake layed an arm over Zoe.
Jake: "If you wanna talk, i am with Mike and Rachel."
Zoe: "Ok..."
Jake was walking away, towards Mike and Rachel.
2 minutes left. Zoe was happy that Jake left her alone, but also a bit sad. Zoe was taking a look at her painting of the tree. It was a pretty detailed oak tree, with two people in front of it: A boy and a girl, holding their hands.
Beeeeeeeeeep!
The break was over, and Zoe had to go inside. She was walking towards the door, hearing Mike and Jake talking about something.
Jake: "You sure he is in there the whole time?"
Mike: "Trust me, a trustworthy friend of mine saw him sitting there in the basement. And meanwhile, that same person is missing and wanted by the police!"
Zoe: "Excuse me, Mike. What are you guys talking about?"
Mike: "About a missing person in this school. He was there the whole time! Since you were born! Since... Will was born!"
Jake: "Mike, that's too much... He can't be a grown up and also be there for 45 years..."
Zoe: "Why can't we take a look at it?"
Jake: "Good idea, then we'll be caught for breaking in and then we're in jail. I'd say, we should do so!"
Zoe: "Alright, then...... See you, Jake!"
Mr. Hudson: "Alright, everyone... Take a seat."
Everyone was talking with each other, and some of them were sitting down on their chair.
Mr. Hudson went up.
Mr. Hudson: "EVERYONE, TAKE A SEAT OR YOU'LL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS, WRITING "I MUST NOT TALK WHILE THE TEACHER IS GIVING LESSONS!"!!
Everyone was taking a seat.
Mr. Hudson: "Good..."
He was walking around, in front of the chalkboard.
Mr. Hudson was getting a knife out of his pocket.
Mr. Hudson: "Do you guys know who had this knife, and didn't follow the rules?"
Someone put his hand up. It was Martin, the boy who always told the teacher what was happening. Kind of the teacher's pet.
Martin: "I know who did it."
Mr. Hudson was pointing at Martin.
Mr. Hudson: "Who?"
Everyone was looking at Martin.
Martin: "I saw Jerry walking with it this morning."
Jerry: "What. I..."
Mr. Hudson: "Silence, Jerry. I should call your parents one day, they will surely like this... Not..."
Jerry: "Sir, i didn't..."
Mr Hudson: "You didn't follow the rules, i know..."
Zoe: "Sir, he didn't do it."
Mr. Hudson: "What? You want to stay here after school too?"
Zoe: "No, but Jerry has a knife, but not that one."
Mr. Hudson was looking at the knife, which wasn't Jerry's knife at all. Jerry had a red one, this one was dark red.
Mr. Hudson: "Alright, never mi-..."
Kelly was dashing through the door, making her falling to the ground.
Everyone was laughing at Kelly.
Kelly was standing up.
Kelly: "Sorry for that i'm late... The traffic was stuck."
Mr. Hudson: "Kelly, i know you're late. I know the traffic was stuck. But please... Don't dash through that door again."
Kelly: "Sorry, Mr Hudson..."
Kelly was walking to a chair and a table all the way at the other side of the classroom.
Mr Hudson: "All right, let's start the lessons now. Open up your English books on page..."
3 hours later...
BEEEEEEEEEP!!
The schoolbell told the students it was time. Time to go home and celebrate their free time for the rest of the day. Zoe was packing her stuff, but it's so stuffed that everything on the table fell on the ground.
Mr. Hudson: "Ugh, Zoe. Hurry up, please."
Zoe: "I will, sir..."
Kelly was about to leave but went to Zoe and was helping her a bit. Zoe's bag was stuffed quickly.
Zoe: "Thanks, Kelly."
Kelly: "You're welcome!"
Mr. Hudson: "Girls, please go. I want to close this classroom."
Zoe and Kelly were going out of the school, going to their home.
12 minutes later, on the way towards home...
Zoe was walking towards home and saw a man running away. She knew that man: It was a strange weirdo named Harold. Harold had no kids and no wife, and had almost no money.
Zoe: "Huh?"
She suddenly saw a shoe flying out of a window. Zoe decided to take a look at the house where it came from. She was standing behind a tree, to look at the house. It was a small house connected with 19 other houses. Zoe heard a little screaming, but then...
Zoe: *gasp*
She saw blood splatting on the window she was looking through. And the white curtains that were hanging there behind the window were suddenly red.
Zoe: "Aaaaaaah!!"
She was looking for her phone, to call the police. She found it finally, but didn't notice the white-red curtains were gone. Someone saw her.
Zoe was typing in her phone the 911 alarm line.
Someone was answering the phone call.
Person: "911 emergency line, how can i help you?"
Zoe: "Someone got killed and i am the witness!!"
Person: "Alright, stay calm. Do you know who it is?"
Zoe: "No, but i'm at Treehouse Street number..."
A hand was covering Zoe's mouth. It took Zoe towards the person. She looked up and could see who it was: It was that strange Harold. Zoe's eyes went bigger as she saw the grinning of Harold's mouth.
Person on the phone: "Alright, we'll send... Miss? Are you there?"
Harold was picking up the phone.
Harold: "You'll never save her."
Zoe: "MMMMMMPHH!!"
Harold hang up the phone call, grabbed a plank and knocked Zoe out. He dragged her inside his house.
Meanwhile...
Mike: "You sure we can't be caught?"
Rachel: "Hey, listen! YOU were about to go here, it was YOUR idea to go here."
Jake: "Guys, we should return now. It's getting late and mom is probably worried sick about me."
Mike: "You're too soft, Jake. That's why you shall never get a girlfriend."
Jake: "Do you have a girlfriend, then?"
Mike: "Uh, no... But..."
Jake: "Then shut up."
The three were at the school building, at the same time when Zoe got kidnapped. They were breaking in to see if there's indeed a missing person in the basement.
Rachel: "Guys! The basement door is..."
Rachel tried to open the basement door, but it's locked.
Mike: "Locked. Darn it all!"
Jake: "Well, then we should go home. See you guys tomorrow."
Jake was looking through a really small window, and saw Harold coming towards the school building.
Jake: "Guys, someone's coming... Huh?!"
He saw that Harold was taking a suitcase with him, and it was quite stuffed.
Mike: "If there's someone coming, we should hide!"
The three were hiding behind a corner in the schoolbuilding, having sight over the main entrance that was opened by Harold. Harold was getting some keys from his pocket and opened the basement door. He went inside the basement with the suitcase with him.
Jake: "Come on! We have to follow him!"
Mike and Rachel went up and were going downstairs, to the basement. Jake was closely behind them. When they were downstairs in the basement, they saw no one. Except a suitcase, a couple of old things and... an arm?
Rachel: "Guys... There's someone laying there all the time..."
Mike: "Then that body is fresh, because it would've been rotten away if it wasn't."
Jake: "Shh... I hear footsteps..."
They saw a wooden crate and ran towards it, hiding for Harold who came to inspect the place. Harold stopped in front of the crate. He was looking in the air, looking around.
Harold: "Grr... I smell people..."
Jake was thinking: "Oh no... He discovered us..."
The three were very, very nervous and were thinking they would die if they did something.
Harold: "Grr... Stupid policemen... I shall learn them a lesson."
He grabbed a gun out of his pocket and ran upstairs. The door was closed. The three were happy enough that Harold didn't caught them. They sighed but were still hiding behind the wooden crate.
Jake went up and was looking around. He saw the keys laying on the ground, next to the suitcase.
Jake went to the suitcase and grabbed the keys. But then...
???: "...mmm..."
Jake: "Huh?"
It came from the suitcase, laying there on the ground. Jake opened it, looking at Mike and Rachel who said "No".
Mike went up and grabbed the keys and ran upstairs. He locked the door. Then he went downstairs again to look at Jake. He was sitting next to the suitcase, then he finally opened it.
???: "Hmm....Mmph..."
Jake: "WHAT!?"
He saw Zoe laying in the suitcase. She was fine, just had a bump on her head.
Jake: "Guys, take a look at this."
Mike and Rachel were running towards Jake, who was shocked to see Zoe in a suitcase. She woke up.
Zoe: "H-huh..."
Jake: "Zoe!"
Zoe: "Wh-where am i..."
Mike: "It appears you are in the suitcase of a kidnapper... My god..."
Zoe: "Wha..."
She felt dizzy. Very dizzy.
Jake was staring at her while she was looking around a bit and was looking at the surroundings. Suddenly, she took a look at some cartboard boxes and saw something very uncomfortable. She even screamed.
Zoe: "Aaaaaahh!!"
Jake: "What?! What is it!?"
Jake turned to the same direction as Zoe did and saw the same thing: A dead person.
Jake: "Guys! That dead person! It was there all the time!"
Mike went up with Rachel and was looking, but didn't saw the arm. Mike went towards the suitcase, and saw the body too.
Mike: "My god..."
The body was moved. That's why the three didn't see the body's arm. Jake recognized the body: It was his old schoolmate Xavier, so it was a boy. Xavier was actually 'moving to another school', but now it is clear where he truly is: In heaven.
Rachel: "That's Xavier!"
Zoe: "J-jake... I'm..."
KLANK!!!
The four were shocked when they heard a loud noise. It sounded like... The basement door was being forced.
Jake: "*whispers* Guys... I think Harold is back..."
They saw a shade coming down, and it wasn't Harold. It was a policeman who was sent by the same person Zoe called with the 911 emergency line.
Policeman: "Greetings. I was told there was a murder commited somewhere here?"
Zoe: "Y-yes. B-but it's not just one..."
She pointed at the dead body. The policeman took a look at the body.
Policeman: "Call me Ted. Well, i can asure you kids he's dead. That Harold got away with murder because he escaped when he caught him."
Mike: "Oh god."
Policeman: "But don't worry, he have to get past us first in order to get you kids, am i right? I'll give you kids a ride home..."
20 minutes later, Zoe was sitting home on the couch with a cup of coffee in her hands. She told the whole story to her mom, Lily.
Zoe: "And that's the whole story..."
Lily: "I didn't knew there was a creep like that roaming in our streets... And you're sure you didn't got hurt?"
Zoe: "Well, he knocked me out. I have a bump on my head."
Lily: "Let me see..."
Lily was looking at Zoe's bump.
Lily: "Oh dear, that's indeed a big one. Call i get you some ice for it?"
Zoe: "No thank you, it's fine."
The following day...
Zoe went to school and saw Jess sitting on a bench, holding a tiny ball of rubber. She kept squeezing it. She looked very angry, as if something happened. Zoe decided to talk to her.
Zoe: "Hey, Jess."
Jess: "What do you want..."
Zoe: "Well, i want to help you. What happened?"
Jess: "Ugh, that stupid Eric decided to write my name with Mike's name on the wall with a permanent marker... And the teachers blamed me..."
Jess was digging in her schoolbag.
Zoe: "And are you gonna say sorry to the teachers?"
Jess: "Hey! Listen! I didn't do it, Eric did! So i'm gonna learn him a lesson he never had before... Tonight..."
Zoe: "Wait... You aren't...gonna..."
Jess: "Why not? I know where he lives, so..."
Zoe: "But... 'Beating the (****) out of him' isn't working, Jess!"
Jess was getting something out of her bag, it looked sharp.
Jess: "I didn't said i was gonna do that."
She grinned. Zoe was staring as if she got scared of something. Something inside Jess isn't right...
Zoe: "B-but... what are you..."
Jess: "Heh heh... Too scared to see this KNIFE?"
Zoe: "N-no... B-but..."
Jess: "Well then. If you're gonna tell the teachers, i'll come for you as well!"
Zoe had a shock through her whole body. It was like she was being under electricity for a split second, because this wasn't the Jess Zoe used to know. As Zoe was worried about Jess and was sitting on another bench, the schoollbell rang and all the students could go inside the building.
5 hours later, when there was 1 hour left before the school day was over...
Philip was in a rush, as he had to go to his classroom 15 minutes ago.
Philip: "Aah, where is it!!!"
Philip wasn't one of those students who were on that school a long time. In fact, he was on this school since 6 months ago. He bumped into Kelly, the girl who was helping out Mr. Hudson's class.
Kelly fell on to the ground.
Kelly: "Ow!!!"
Philip: "Oh... So sorry..."
Kelly: "Oh, Philip. Sorry, i didn't see you there!"
Kelly went up again with Philip's help.
Philip: "No, is my fault. I better watch out."
Kelly: "Where did you come from, anyway? You were supposed to be in your class 17 minutes ago."
Philip: "Miss McKinsey, i'm late. I don't had time to get my stuff for school."
Kelly: "Ah. I understand. Your class is there, by the way."
She laughed a bit and pointed at Miss Rose's class, the teacher for Philip's class.
Philip: "Thanks!"
Kelly went outside the building, to go home. Meanwhile, Philip went to his classroom for his lessons. He saw Miss Rose going out of her classroom and going to the teacher's room. Philip went in the classroom when Mrs. Rose was gone. He heard his classmates talking about the kidnapping of Zoe.
Eric: "And you sure she didn't came back? I mean, i saw her on the schoolyard this morning."
Jordan(Classmate): "Yes! I mean... Uh..."
Eric: "You lied to us, Jordan? That's not nice. Maybe Harry and i shall learn you some respect... Heh heh"
Eric went up and was walking towards Jordan, the boy who sat at the back of the classroom.
Philip: "Hey! Don't bully!"
Harry: "Oh look, Eric. There's that French guy. Shall we get him instead?"
Eric: "Sure."
Eric was walking towards Philip fast, and pushed him to the ground.
Philip: "Hey! What are you doing?"
Eric: "Pushing you to the ground, dumbhead. Can't you see?"
Eric lifted up his right foot backwards to kick Philip, but then...
???: "Eric, cut it out immediately!!"
Eric gasped and looked away from Philip, to see who called his name. It was Jordan, the one who has been bullied before Philip.
Eric: "Oh, now you can talk? Come on."
Eric pointed at him, then himself.
Eric: "You might come here, because we're gonna settle this down now..."
Jordan: "Uh..."
Eric: "What's wrong? Don't have the courage to co-..."
Suddenly, a fist came to Eric's jaw. It was Philip's fist, who seemed to knock down Eric. Eric fell to the ground.
Eric: "Ow... You son of a..."
Miss Rose came in.
Miss Rose: "Oh my... What's going here?"
Eric: "He punched me on my jaw..."
He pointed at Philip.
Philip: "Yes, after Jordan got... uh..."
Miss Rose: "Philip, don't lie to me. Were you doing that or not?"
Eric: "OF COURSE HE DID IT, YOU..."
Miss Rose: "Hush, Eric!"
Eric: "Okay..."
Philip: "Well, i don't know English word for this... Eric came at Jordan to harm him. Then i came, and Eric came to me. He wanted to fight me."
Miss Rose: "Is that true, Eric?"
Eric: "No."
Miss Rose: "Is that true, Jordan?"
BEEEEEEEEEP!!!
The schoolbell rang. It was time to go home, and everyone went up, but...
Miss Rose: "Everyone sit down, now..."
Everyone went back to their seat, with Eric getting up already.
Miss Rose: "Is what Philip said true, Jordan?"
Jordan: "Y-y-... Yes..."
Eric: "WHY YOU SON OF A B-..."
Eric ran towards Jordan to fight him, but Miss Rose stopped him, layed him to the ground and told the students to go home.
Miss Rose, who was trying to ask Eric to act normal after 20 minutes of yelling "Let me go!", was indeed to ask something.
Miss Rose: "Eric, can you behave yourself now for the 10th time?"
Eric: "Yes, miss... I will..."
Miss Rose: "Good. I'll let you go now, but let this be a warning for you. If you do this again, i'll let you stay here and be as severe as Mr Hudson is. Okay?"
Eric: "Yes, miss Rose..."
Eric went home at last.
Later on...
On the Treehouse Street, on the same place as Zoe got kidnapped, was Jess waiting for the bus to come.
Jess: "Man, when will that freaking bus come?"
She looked at her watch. 20:45 PM. It was pretty late, and she asked Rachel to learn some techniques on a guitar at Rachel's home.
Jess: "Ah. Is that... No, never mind..."
She saw a red, old car coming her way. It was going pretty fast.
Jess: "Ugh... Some people hate going slow..."
But the car dashed towards the place Jess was standing. In fact, it wanted to hurt Jess.
Jess: "What the..."
The car touched the busstop, while Jess jumped away, on the road. The car destroyed the busstop, made from steel pillars, and glass panes with a tiny roof on it. Jess fell to the ground, safe and well.
Jess: "Ow... Hey, you stupid weirdo! Watch it, will you?"
???: "Did i hit you?"
Jess: "Yes, of course you did! Stop drinking next time or something!"
The person behind the car grabbed something in the dark car, and pointed it out of the broken window of his car. It was... a gun.
Jess: "Eek! W-what..."
She had her hands upward.
???: "No need to do that... Heh heh..."
Jess: "Hey... I recognize your voice... You're... *gasp*"
???: "No, i'm not gasp... I'm Harold Millerton. And you?"
Jess: "I'm not gonna tell who i am to a kidnapper."
Harold: "Fine. Then i'll ride over you, and this time i will succeed."
He pulled over the trigger from his gun while he pointed at Jess' feet.
BWAMM!!!
Jess: "Aaaah! Ow! Ow!"
She got being shot in her left foot.
Harold: "Now stay there."
???: "No! Not Jess!"
Harold: "Ugh..."
It was Eric who ran towards the car with a wooden plank in his hands, and knocked out Harold. Well, he wanted to knock him out, put his gun fell out of his hands when he got slapped with the plank.
Harold: "Argh!"
Jess crawled towards the gun, grabbed it... and pointed at Eric.
Eric: "Jess! What..."
Jess: "Now is the perfect time to take my revenge to you."
Eric: "No, Jess! Please... Don't... I saved you..."
Jess: "Too late. You shouldn't have drawn a heart with Mike's name in it next to mine with a marker."
She pulled the trigger when she aimed for Eric's head, who was standing at the other side of Harold's car.
BWAMM!!!
She shot down Eric, who fell to the ground. The bullet seemed to go too far in his head, and he died immediately. Jess threw the gun on the ground, next to Eric's head. Then she walked away, back to her home.
Later on, when she came back home...
Jess' mom Sarah was making dinner and Jess' father Jackson was reading a book. Then Jess came home at last.
Sarah: "Jessie Alana Grealings! Where the (***) did you came from around this time?!"
Jackson: "Honey... She might have been stuck with the busses at Treehouse street..."
Sarah: "Jackson, this is not a good time to act funny. Jess, look at me!"
Jess just came in and still was a bit angry, but had to hide it as she just committed a murder. She looked away from her mother, who was standing in front of Jess.
Sarah: "Jess, look at me. Where the (****) did you came from?"
Jess: "From a busstop... Now leave me alo-..."
Jackson went up.
Jackson: "Jess, you don't talk like that to your mother. Give us the answer to her question."
Jess: "Okay... I... ate a hotdog and spilled some ketchup over my shirt. And i was staying over with some friends, and once i got to the busstop, that kidnapper Harold almost went over me with a car."
Sarah: "That's the worst lie i ever heard! Harold is already arrested!"
Jackson: "You're wrong, honey. Harold was hiding for the police in his 'base', but i don't know where that is either."
Sarah: "Well then... If he indeed ran over you, go upstairs now! I don't want you to come down until i say so!"
Jess: "But, mom..."
Sarah: "Jess, go to your room!"
Jess: "UGH, okay..."
Jess went to her room at last, she stomped on the staircase as if an elephant went up on a staircase, and then Jess slammed her door hardly.
Sarah: "Wait a minute... Doesn't Jess have her phone on her room? And how did she have a wound in her foot?"
Jackson: "And doesn't she wants to be healthy? And doesn't Jess dislike hotdogs?"
Sarah: "Ugh... she lied to us again."
Jackson ran upstairs and went to Jess' room, which was suprisingly enough unlocked. Jess would lock her room normally. Jess sat on her bed and looked up towards her father with a pretty upset face.
Jackson: "YOU (****), WHY DO YOU LIE TO YOUR MOTHER!!? GIVE ME A VALID REASON NOW! OR I WILL (****) CALL THE POLICE TO SAY YOU ARE FOUND ALREADY!!!"
Jess: "W-what?"
Sarah (who was standing in the doorway): "We said to the police you were missing 17 minutes before you came!"
Jackson: "Do NOT do this again! Right now, your behavior is disgusting! And your phone will be taken from you for a month!"
Jackson went out of the door and slammed it too. Then Jess left a tear and started to cry. There weren't any friends of her nearby anyway.
The next day...
Zoe, Jake, Mike and Philip were talking to each other on the schoolyard and Will came in to ask them something. It was 12 minutes before the school started, and as always, Will took an eye on the students.
Will: "Guys, can i ask you something?"
Zoe: "Sure."
Mike: "Why not?"
Will: "Well, Jess was being upset yesterday and her parents told us she wouldn't come to school today and tomorrow. Do you guys know why she's not coming on two specific days?
Mike: "Uh..."
Jake: "That's a good one..."
Zoe: "I saw her at a busstop, and tried to find my watch which fell, then i found it and heard two loud noises. I looked and i saw no one, just a red old car standing inside the bus shelter."
Will: "And when did you saw her?"
Zoe: "I don't know, i found my watch on 20:58 PM, it appeared."
Will: "Hmm... A red old car?"
Zoe: "Yes. It had no mirrors on the sides and tape on one tire"
Philip: "Hey! I know someone who have a red old car with that!"
Will: "Who?"
Philip: "It was... Oh no..."
Zoe: "What is it, Philip?"
Philip: "It was the kidnapper Harold who have that car!"
Jake: "I haven't seen Eric, by the way..."
Mike: "Oh, never mind him. That creep may be hanging around again.
Will: "Guys..."
Mike: "Uh?"
Zoe: "Yeah?"
Will sighed and said: "Eric is being killed..."
Everyone: "WHAT!?!"
Zoe started to get nervous, as she was thinking the killer could be anyone. I could be Mike, it could be Philip, it could be Rachel... Anyone.
Once the school day was over, Mike went home and saw Jess sitting on a bench in the park Mike went through. Mike saw Jess is pretty sad, upset and she looked like she didn't knew what to do.
Mike: "Hey, Jess!"
Jess: "Oh... Hey..."
Mike sat next to her.
Mike: "What's wrong? You look down."
Jess: "Yes, i am SO pissed right now!!! My (****) parents grounded me, took my phone and said to the police i was missing in first place!!! *sniff* And now i got an even BIGGER problem!"
Mike: "Like what?"
Jess looked at Mike. Mike could see her eyes being as clear as the sky.
Jess: "Will you promise you don't say this to anyone?"
Mike: "Uhm..."
He started to blush, because he thought Jess was confessing her love to Mike.
Mike: "Sure... I-i'll promise"
Jess: "I... *sigh* killed Eric..."
Mike's heart had a shock. He stopped blushing
Mike: "What? Y-you... killed him?!"
Jess started to cry really hard, while she hugged Mike tight.
Jess: "YES!! *sob* And now i don't know what to do!!!"
Mike started to blush again.
Mike: "Eh..."
He laid his arm over Jess, who was laying on Mike's shoulder.
Mike: "You should try to report this to the police, maybe you will get a lower punishment?"
Jess: "That's it?"
Mike: "Jess, i didn't..."
Jess went up again and went off the bench.
Jess: "THAT'S your best advice?"
Mike went up too and said: "Look, i just don't want you to be sentenced to life time in prison. I don't want you in prison at all. And sure, i didn't like Eric either, but we don't need to look at the past."
Jess: "To what, then?"
Mike: "To the future, Jess. We need to look at the future, OUR future! If you report this to the police, you may be saved a bit. If you don't, well..."
He was quiet.
Mike: "I just want you to be save, Jess."
Jess: "Mike..."
Mike: "Yes?..."
Jess: "Thank you..."
She moved her face closer to Mike's face, and she closed her eyes slowly. Mike did so too, and did the same a bit. Before you would think it, they were kissing and were holding each other's hands. Mike seemed to like it, Jess just did it because... well... she liked it too.
1 hour later...
Rachel: "Mom, please. Can i PLEASE go upstairs now?"
Rachel had to help her mother, Julie, again. Julie had a car accident when Rachel was 3 and Mike was 1. Julie's legs and back are now disabled, so she needs help from her kids. But if they indeed help her?
Julie: "Yes... You may. Thank you for getting that suitcase upstairs!"
Rachel: "It's okay. See you."
Julie: "Bye."
Rachel went upstairs, going to her room to play some songs on her guitar. She loved doing that, and especially for a person who wanted to let Rachel make one for them. This person was also someone from her school. Rachel was about to pick up her guitar, until...
Mike opened the front door and said: "I'm so happy, la la dee!!"
Julie was watching TV and payed no attention to Mike.
Mike closed the door when he was inside and went to his mother.
Mike: "Hey, Julie!"
Julie: "Mike, i'm still your mother, so call me 'mom'."
Mike: "Sorry, mom. But i'm so... happy."
Julie: "Because?"
Mike told Julie everything. He even mentioned Jess' killing actions by accident.
Julie: "Jess? That cool girl from Oakwood Lane? She killed someone?"
Mike: "Yes! Wait... Wha? Eh... No, no!"
Julie grabbed the phone which laid next to her and called 911.
Julie: "I'm sorry, Mike. But i can't let you be in such danger anymore."
Mike: "Mom! No! Please!"
Julie: "Ah hello, with Julie van Houten, i would like to report a killer who seemed to have killed someone. Yes, my son was with her."
Mike: "Oh god... *sigh* What have i done?"
Julie: "Mike van Houten. Yes, that's my son's name, and he was with a friend named Jess Grealings. And according to my son, Jess killed a friend from school."
Mike opened the door and dashed to Jess' house. It took a while, as Jess wasn't far from Mike, but neither she was close to his house.
At last, he reached Jess' house, and ringed the doorbell. Sarah opened it.
Sarah: "Oh. Mike, wasn't it?"
Mike: "Uh... yes. Wait, you expected me?"
Mike was surprised Jess' mother expected him.
Sarah: "Yes, as we saw you from a distance dashing to our house. What's the matter?"
Mike: "Eh... I had to promise Jess not to tell this, but..."
He told everything to Sarah.
Sarah: "What?! Jess?!"
Jess (from her room): "What is it?"
Jess opened her door and saw Mike. She dashed to Mike to hug him.
Jess: "Hey, Mike!"
Mike: "eh..."
Jess released Mike and was concerned about Mike. Did he tell his family? Did he just forget our promise? That's what Jess thought.
Mike: "I... accidentally told my mother about... you know... the... eh... uh..."
He was scared that Jess was going to be angry on Mike.
Mike continued: "...that you killed Eric..."
Jess: "......what?"
Jess went from curiosity to anger.
Jess: "YOU TOLD WHAT!?"
Jess slapped Mike really hard, and Sarah stopped Jess when she wanted to punch Mike more times.
Jess: "YOU (****)!!! You promised to keep it a secret!! *sniff* Was that all A LIE!? A (****) LIE!?!"
Mike: "Ow..."
Jackson came, because he heard the screaming of Jess.
Jackson: "What is going on here?!"
Jess was crying, while Sarah held her arm really tight with an angry face.
Sarah: "Jess killed Eric, and then knocked out Mike."
Mike: "I'm okay... Ow."
He went up.
Mike: "Should i go now?"
Suddenly, a police car stopped in front of Jess' house, and the friendly cop, Ted, came out. This time, he's not so friendly. Another cop came out of the car, and the two came to the house.
Ted: "Are you Sarah Grealings?"
Sarah: "Yes, that's me. But we didn't call. But our daughter here killed a schoolmate of hers!"
Ted: "Is that true, young lady?"
Ted looked at Jess with a mad face.
Jess was crying a lot.
Jess: "*sob* Yes... *sniff*"
Ted grabbed Jess' arms and held them behind her and they went to the police car, of which the door was opened by the other cop. That cop closed the door and said, when he went in the car, that Ted may drive now.
Jess was still crying, meanwhile. And opened her eyes. She looked left, outside a window which was too strong to destroy. But then, a voice was coughing on the other side of Jess. Jess was scared, and looked at the other side. It was, believe it or not, Harold. That strange weirdo who got to regrets for his crimes. He seemed to look at Jess a while, then looked outside of his window on his side. Jess was thinking: What? How did Harold made it alive? I thought Eric knocked him out?
Jess suddenly thought of her crimes. The time she killed Eric. The time her easy life would be over. She started crying once again.
Jess: "*sob* Why did i have to do this... *sniff*"
Harold: "Did what?"
Jess got scared when Harold talked. He had a deep voice, and pretty long hair. It was pretty weird to see his face clearly: He had a grey eyes and a mustache. And his hair color was dark brown.
Jess: "Uh... I... killed someone..."
Harold heard that. He started to laugh hardly. His laugh scared Jess a bit.
Harold: "Haha! Young lady, it's not a good thing to be in prison... I can tell. Look, if i could, i would escape directly. But i rammed that busstop and got knocked out. But by who?"
Jess: "Uh... I... killed that person."
Harold: "Oh really?"
Jess: "Yes... *sigh* and i regret it..."
Harold: "Heh heh... You seem to have a huge future in prison coming up... I'll see if i will help you or not... For now, i keep my mouth shut."
Jess turned her head away from Harold. She looked outside her window. Only trees and houses. Well, a bit of that, as there were iron bars between Jess and the window. Jess' future was hopeless.
Meanwhile...
Zoe and Jake were at Jess' home, because they saw Sarah crying. Mostly if Sarah cried, it was about Jess.
Zoe: "And... You're 100 percent sure this happened?"
Jackson: "Zoe, if Sarah lied, she would laugh after that."
Jake: "Is she going to be free?"
Jackson: "Who? Jess?"
Jake: "Yes."
Jackson: "No, not at all. She isn't welcome here anymore. Well, if she escapes from prison."
Zoe: "Wait... I heard two loud gun shots when it happened, so maybe HAROLD killed Eric and then laid the gun next to his head! I mean, Philip saw his car!"
Jake: "Then there's still hope for her!"
The two went up and went home... Well, Zoe's home. They were about to make a plan and a reconstruction from what happened.
Later...
Zoe's mom, named Lily, came into Zoe's room to bring Zoe and Jake some cookies. She noticed they were planning a lot of things, but for what?
Lily saw a lot of papers on the floor.
Lily: "Don't forget to clean your room, Zoe."
Zoe: "Okay, mom. I won't forget."
Lily went out of the room and closed the door. Meanwhile, Zoe and Jake continued making a plan and reconstruction of what happened.
Zoe: "Okay, so if Harold could have killed Eric... Wait a second... I was looking there and i saw Harold knocked out on the street. How are we going to explain THAT?"
Jake: "Eh... That's a good one..."
They were thinking hardly. They laid on the ground, in the meantime.
Zoe: "Hang on. Harold is always a bit clumsy in something and forgets one specific detail in every crime he has to do with. Like when he kidnapped me: I called 911 and the person on the other side heard everything and already knew where i was."
Jake: "So... We blame Harold for knocking himself out when he wanted to escape?"
Zoe: "I guess... And that plank laying next to him... We'll just write down he hit his head with the broken busstop."
Zoe grabbed a pencil and wrote down what she said on a piece of paper.
Jake: "But... The most important thing: Will they believe us?"
Zoe: "There are two endings for this: They believe us and Jess will be free, or they believe Harold and Jess is in prison."
Jake: "But... Who is gonna be the people we mean with "they"? I mean... We call out "They" and "Them", but who are they?"
Zoe: "I think... *sigh* we have to start a trial at the court. It's the only option."
Jake went up.
Jake: "Well, let's go!"
Zoe: "Hold on, Jake..."
Jake went on the floor again.
Jake: "What is it, Zoe?"
Zoe: "I... got to admit something. And... as we're alone, i think it's time for that now..."
She started to blush and looked away from Jake. Zoe was pretty shy towards other school students, but if Jake was with her, she wasn't.
Jake: "Aha, i think i know what you're about to say, but i'll let you say it first."
Zoe: "Oh?..."
Zoe started to look at Jake with a hidden smile. If Jake thought what Zoe thought, then Jake loved Zoe.
Jake: "I think you had to keep that mistake Philip made with Math a secret! And you were too shy to tell it, am i right?"
Zoe's brain was thinking all kinds of things: Did Jake loved Zoe? Did Jake forget Zoe is Jake's best friend on school? Zoe looked away from Jake.
Zoe: "Uh... actually..."
Jake: "Oh, it wasn't that?"
Zoe looked at Jake again and wasn't sure, but said it anyway and hoped for the best.
Zoe: "Jake McFisher... I-i love you... a lot..."
Jake: "..."
Jake was speechless. He never had someone as a friend who also loved him as a crush. But what did he need to say back? That he loved Zoe too? That he wants to be with her? He didn't even said that to Will, who could keep secrets better than anyone on school.
Jake: "Zoe..."
Zoe: "Yes...?"
Jake: "I wish this was the opposite, but... I don't... love you."
Zoe: "W-what?..."
Zoe's heart broke. She looked at Jake very confused, but she knew what happened a few seconds ago. She went up.
Zoe: "So... *sniff* that one time you said you liked me... That was a lie?!"
Jake: "Zoe, wait."
Zoe walked towards the door fast and opened it.
Zoe: "*sob* Well, that you were cool was a lie too!"
Jake: "Zoe, i meant that i liked..."
Zoe slammed the door really hardly.
Jake: "...you as a friend... *sigh*"
Jake was looking at the papers Zoe and Jake made so far. Jake was disappointed on himself. He knew he did something bad. For him, as bad as what Jess did. He had to apologize, he thought. Yes, that may do it. But... Do i love her? That's what he thought. Meanwhile, Zoe ran downstairs, crying a lot. She opened the front door without knowing Lily was in the kitchen and heard Zoe slamming the door. Zoe grabbed her schoolbag and literally ran away. She would obviously go to her best friend... Wait... She was in prison, because it was Jess who was Zoe's best friend. And going to Mike and Rachel isn't easy either: They were camping that evening, and as it's 8:00 PM... So the only option would be Philip. Or Martin, but Martin was on vacation.
Zoe ran as hard as she could towards Philip's home, but... She ran into someone. Though he wasn't tall, Zoe managed to ran into him.
???: "Hey, watch it up there, will you!"
Zoe: "Ow, sorry Mr..."
???: "Ah, how unfriendly of me. Ryan Grant is the name! Why were you rushing that fast?"
Zoe: "Sorry, Mr... *cough* eh... Ryan. I'm a little bit LOW on air..."
Ryan: "..."
Zoe: "*cough* what?"
Ryan: "Don't make jokes of my size, please. Well, see you tomorrow at school, Zoe!"
Zoe: "...huh? School? Zoe?"
Ryan: "Haha! That was your name, right? And yes, i'm new on your school."
Zoe: "Uh..."
Ryan: "It's okay, i'm not that smart either. See you tomorrow."
Zoe: "Bye, Ryan. Don't forget to REACH THE TOP on... Oh. Never mind."
Ryan: "Good."
Ryan walked away and Zoe walked towards the house of Philip, which wasn't far. Once she was there, it was 8:24 PM. As usual, she saw Philip and his father Maurice being mad at each other again. She rang the doorbell.
Maurice: "Darn it Philip, get the door!"
Philip: "Okay, father..."
Philip walked to the door and opened it.
Philip: "Oh, Zoe. Greetings."
Zoe: "Hi, Phil. I got a huge problem at my home, can i talk to you about it?"
Philip: "Uh... Sorry, but my father blames me for picking up tools for car."
Maurice yelled from the living room: "YOU IDIOT! YOU STOLE IT!"
Philip pointed at his father with a tired face.
Zoe: "I see..."
She walked away.
Philip: "Zoe! Did i said "yes" or "no"? I did not gave answer yet."
Zoe: "So, you let me in?"
Philip: "I... think now will be problem..."
Zoe: "Oh... I see... Bye, Phil."
Philip: "Oh, if you see Mike, give this!"
He was getting a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it to Zoe. She catched it, although she couldn't catch things good. She walked towards Mike's house. Meanwhile, she was curious what was written on the paper. She decided to take a look.
"Hey, Mike!
I heard Jess was in prison now. That's bad. But i got a idea: Can we talk about happening things one day? Then we make plan how to get Jess free from prison. Hope no one got the idea already.
- Philip"
Zoe was rolling up the piece of paper again and put it in her schoolbag of which she took with her.
Zoe: "Hmm... So Jake and i weren't alone?"
She sighed.
Zoe: "I thought i already got over it... But..."
She left a tear.
Zoe: "*sigh* I guess not... *sob*"
She started to cry again. She sat down the road.
Zoe: "Waaah! Why does nobody love me?! *sob* My only hope was Jake, and now... *sniff* no one!"
She cried a lot, just like the weather. It started to rain, to be more exact. It didn't seem Zoe cared about that. She loved Jake, but that dream is over now.
Zoe: "*sob* My life is destroyed now, thanks to Jake... *sniff*"
She continued crying while sitting on the side of the road, with the heavy rain falling down without a pause. Suddenly, a hand was laying on her shoulder. Zoe had a shock when it was there suddenly, but it didn't feel creepy somehow. She looked behind and it was her grandmother Maria. She was helping in a library mostly in the evening, so it wouldn't surprise her if Maria was closing it. Maria smiled to Zoe and said something.
Maria: "Hello, Zoe. Why are you crying? The weather is already bad, but seeing you cry must be the worst thing today. What's wrong, dear?"
Zoe: "Hi, grandma... Are you going to your home?"
Maria: "Yes dear. I need to, as they expect a really, really bad weather tonight."
Zoe: "Mind if i come with you and explain everything?"
Maria: "Of course i don't mind. My car is over there, come on!"
They went to the car Maria parked close to the library.
Meanwhile...
Jake explained what happened to Lily, Zoe's mom. Lily was quite shocked what happened.
Lily: "So... She confessed her love and you have no use with it?"
Jake: "Yes... *sigh* And now i feel very bad for that. I mean, we are best friends, and we aren't there for each other just to make each other angry or sad."
Lily: "Well, if she returns, you should apologize."
Jake: "Yeah, IF she returns, as she ran away."
Lily: "Maybe she's with Maria, my mother. I'll call her."
Lily grabbed her mobile phone and called Maria. No one answered. Lily decided to cancel it 30 seconds later.
Lily: "She's not there."
Jake: "Wait, i mostly see Zoe's grandma when i walk past the library."
Lily: "Then Maria should be going home now, of which i truly understand. I mean, look at the weather."
The two were looking through a window, and it was raining badly.
Lily: "Want some coffee, Jake?"
Jake: "Oh, thanks. But i don't like coffee."
Lily: "Oh that's okay, tea instead?"
Jake: "No thank you, i remember what happened last time i had tea."
Lily: "And what happened back then?"
Jake: "Well, i'm allergic to berries. And i almost fainted when i was drinking a cup of tea once."
Lily: "Oh?"
Jake: "Yeah. It's pretty scary if you have that. I know someone who was allergic to mushrooms, but he moved to the Netherlands."
Lily: "Ooh, the Netherlands. I really want to go there one day with Zoe."
Jake: "I haven't been there yet. Mind if i join, then?"
Lily: "Haha, of course i don't mind! Well, if Zoe gets over this whole situation, then she might be calm towards you. And if we go to the Netherlands, then your love may grow."
Jake: "What?"
Lily: "Yes, i heard that if a couple go on vacation, they might end up being closer... Or they return mad at each other."
Jake: "Ok then, since when did you know this?"
Lily: "Well... i know a lot, Zoe says."
Back to Zoe...
Zoe and Maria were at Maria's home, and Zoe explained what happened.
Zoe: "I just... *sniff* don't want to feel lonely. I just wanted Jake to accept my feelings."
Zoe cried some more. Maria laid her hand on Zoe's back.
Maria: "I understand that this is a tough moment, getting over a broken heart... I had a crush when i was your age. And when i heard he didn't love me anymore, i was thinking about things i like to do, and i even had the chance to get on a vacation."
Zoe: "*sniff* But... Vacations only make it worse, right?"
Maria: "No, no, not at all! It can be nice to be alone in times like that. I'm sure you'll get over it quickly."
Zoe: "*sniff* thanks, grandma... I feel a lot better now when i talk with you."
Maria: "See? I told you you can let everything go if you're with me."
The weather outside changed from plain rain to thunder. Lightning struck somewhere and there was a loud sound from the thunder.
Maria: "Oh dear, the weather is really, really bad now. You should stay here tonight, sweetheart."
Zoe: "And what about school?"
Maria: "It's Saturday tomorrow, Zoe. You don't have school tomorrow."
Zoe: "Oh right. I'm so confused because of this situation."
It was already 10:15 PM. The phone rang. Maria picked up the phone horn.
Maria: "Maria here... Oh hey, Lily! How are... Yes, she's here with me."
Zoe: "Huh? Mom's looking for me?"
Maria: "Alright, i'll tell her the situation if that's okay. Yes, she is staying here tonight, i cannot let her go outside now."
Zoe: "Ugh... I think i'll go upstairs, grandma..."
Maria: "Okay, Zoe. No, Zoe was going upstairs."
Zoe was looking for a good room to sleep in, and picked one quickly: The guest room.
She was switching from her clothes to some pyjamas Zoe had laying at Maria's house in case she had to sleep over. Like now. Once she put on her shirt, Maria knocked on the door.
Maria: "Zoe?"
Zoe (from the other side): "Yeah?"
Maria: "I... *sigh* got disappointing news."
Maria opened the door. She saw Zoe sitting on the bed in that room.
Zoe: "W-what's the matter?"
Maria was sitting next to Zoe.
Maria: "You know that Nathan was missing in the Himalaya's and that he was found, right?"
Zoe: "*sigh* Yes, my dad... Is he okay?"
Maria: "He died this evening."
Zoe: "W-what?!"
Maria: "I didn't mean to make it all worse, but i had to tell that from your mom..."
Zoe: "So... My dad died?"
Maria laid a hand over Zoe.
Maria: "Yes..."
Zoe: "But... H-how? I heard he was fine a week ago!"
Maria: "Zoe, he has been killed by someone who probably hated him a lot. He was being..."
Zoe: "*sniff* I don't want to hear it."
Maria: "Why not?"
Zoe: "My dad died, my crush doesn't love me... If there's anything that goes wrong from now on, i won't be here anymore..."
Maria: "I'm sure it will be alright, sweetheart..."
Zoe shaked off Maria's hand.
Zoe: "No! It won't be alright anymore! If Jake doesn't love me and my dad died, i don't have any reason to be alive anymore!"
Downstairs, the phone rang. Maria looked at Zoe.
Zoe: "UGH, i get it: i need to take that phone!"
Zoe walked downstairs. She was grabbing the phone, but she recognized the number. If it was the person of who she thought he would call, then this is the moment of truth.
Zoe: "H-hello?"
???: "Hello, miss. With who am i speaking?"
Zoe: "With Zoe..."
???: "Zoe?! I thought i called up your grandma!"
Zoe: "Heh heh, well... I had to stay over. But who am i speaking with?"
???: "Ryan Grant, of course!"
Zoe: "Ryan... Grant?"
Ryan: "Yeah, we spoke earlier this evening!"
Zoe: "Oh yeah! But... How did you get this number?"
Ryan: "Well, let me... HEY! Lay down that plane, Dick! It's not a toy, it's a masterpiece!"
Zoe: "Dick? You just called someone... Dick?"
Ryan: "Oh, don't misunderstand me, but that's his actual name. My brother's friends can't leave my collectable planes alone, they NEED to touch it. But back to your number: I got it from a friend who's next to me."
Zoe: "Who?"
Ryan: "She wants to speak to you."
???: "Hi, Zoe."
Zoe: "Oh great, now i just speak to another... Hey, Wait a second... Jake?"
Jake: "Yes?"
Zoe: "Oh... So it is you..."
Jake: "Yes, i heard you were here. But i got to admit something... As well..."
Zoe: "Like?"
Jake: "I feel sorry, very sorry, for disappointing you with your feelings for me. I want to apologize, and... Heh heh... To be honest: I was in love with you once."
Zoe didn't get what she just heard. What did he say?
Zoe: "..."
Jake: "And, well... Now i just wasn't in love anymore with you. But you seem to be nice, kind and..."
Zoe: "Heh heh... Thanks... and?"
Zoe's anger towards Jake was gone.
Jake: "You're... beautiful?"
Zoe: " Ha ha, why do you ask it?"
Jake: "Because Ryan and Dick are still here, you know."
Zoe: "Oh, oops. Should i say about you what you are?"
Jake: "Sure, go ahead."
Zoe: "You're... Cool, helpful and caring about others."
Jake: "Gee, thanks Zoe. If we were together now, this would be just like a romantic movie... Or something."
Ryan (from far away): "That's disgusting."
Jake: "Well, it is true, Ryan. Don't expect me higher than that..."
Ryan: "WHAT!?"
Jake: "Eh, Zoe? I got to hang up, Ryan doesn't take what i said quite positive... See you. Kisses!"
Zoe: "But..."
Beep!
Did he said "kisses"? Wow. Maria was downstairs the whole time. She was reading a book and once Zoe clicked the red horn on the phone, Maria went up.
Maria: "Going to bed?"
Zoe: "Yeah, it's already 11:52 PM. *yaaawn* See you tomorrow, grandma."
Zoe walked up the stairs. Maria was going to the kitchen to get something. Meanwhile, Zoe fell on her bed, sighed heavily and believed everything is good now, because Jake loves her too. Wait, does he love Zoe? Or did they just say nice things to each other? Zoe started to think about that. But she couldn't hold the thoughts she had: She fell asleep quickly. That night, she dreamed about her and Jake having a wonderful life with each other. That they had a relationship with each other, that they were married, that they had a family... And the dream ended when Ryan was chased by the two kids Zoe and Jake had in the dream.
The next morning...
Zoe woke up, but not as usual: There are a lot of noises outside. She heard a couple of people yelling things, and a lot of laughter was outside. She took a look, and saw Mike, Rachel, Jordan (The classmate in chapter 2) and... someone else? They were throwing food towards each other. It seemed fun, so Zoe dressed back to her normal clothes to join. However, Maria said no and even prepared the car to use for going back to Zoe's home.
Once Zoe was back at home, Lily hugged her tight because she didn't liked it when Zoe ran away.
Lily: "Please don't do things like that again..."
Maria: "I guess i'll be going home again."
Lily: "Okay, be careful, mom."
Maria: "Oh, dear. I can watch out for the road, but the road doesn't watch out for me, if you know what i mean!"
Maria was going back to her car.
Zoe: "Bye, grandma!"
Maria: "Bye, sweetheart!"
Maria got in the car and drived away.
Lily: "I heard there was some party at one of your friends their house."
Zoe: "Oh?! I've seen Philip, Mike, Rachel and... someone at grandma's home. They were throwing food to each other!"
Lily: "Oh wow. You should join them one day."
Zoe: "Nah. I prefer doing so with Jess. Speaking of Jess, has she been sentenced yet?"
Lily: "No, not yet. In 2 days, she will be."
Zoe: "Okay, i want to help Jess from staying away from prison so i NEED to know that."
Lily: "You're... what?"
Zoe: "Jake, Mike, Philip and i are letting her being outside of prison!"
Lily: "But... she murdered someone, Zoe. He's DEAD!"
Zoe: "But it could also be Harold, who was there as well!"
Lily: "I don't think that's true, but if you are the witness of a crime one day, you may say that."
Zoe: "How lucky: I indeed was the witness! I was looking for my watch..."
She looked at her arm. She didn't had her watch.
Zoe: "...of which i don't have right now. But i was looking for it after i saw Jess, Harold and Eric, then i heard two loud gun shots and i came back and i saw Harold laying on the ground, and the victim, Eric, laid there too. And he was dead."
Lily: "...?"
Zoe saw that Lily didn't took Zoe seriously. She sighed.
Zoe: "Never mind then. I hoped you believed me..."
She walked upstairs. She grabbed her phone and called up Jake. After 15 seconds...
Jake: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe: "How did you... Oh yeah, this is my phone."
Jake: "Haha! Yeah... But what was your question? Or what did you want to say?"
Zoe: "I wanted to know if you really loved me now, because of our conversation last night."
Suddenly, Zoe heard someone yelling "Jake is a donkey!!!" in the background.
Jake: "Thanks, i really appreciate it..."
Zoe: "Haha! Who was THAT?"
Jake: "Guess and i'll be answering your question."
Zoe: "Ehm... Ryan?"
Jake: "Ding ding!"
Zoe: "Is that a yes?"
Jake: "Yep. On to your question: I liked our talk yesterday... and... I indeed have feelings for you now..."
Zoe: "Wait, what?"
Zoe was starting to get enthusiastic and was so happy to hear that.
Zoe: "So... Does that mean i got my first lover?"
Jake: "Heh heh... Yeah..."
Zoe yelled out of happiness. This day was about to be her favorite one. Zoe laid down her phone.
Jake: "Uhm... Heh heh... Okay?"
Jake heard the yell of course, as well as Lily. Lily came upstairs.
Lily: "What's wrong, Zoe?"
Zoe: "Haha! I think i got someone who loves me!"
Lily: "See? You always say no one loves you, but now you got proof it is the opposite. I always told you you were..."
Zoe: "...too beautiful for anyone, i know. Heh heh."
Jake: "Hello? Zoe?"
Zoe: "Oh, right! Jake!"
She grabbed her phone again.
Zoe: "I'm back! Sorry, i'm sooo happy now!"
Jake: "I heard something like that already. Heh. Hold on, i'll come to your house."
Zoe: "And your house? How about that?"
Jake: "Well... Okay then. Because my parents aren't here yet, they're here in 7 hours."
Zoe: "Okay, see you in 20 minutes!"
Jake: "Bye!"
They hung up their phone. Zoe went to her mom to tell her she was going to Jake and that they probably will play games again. Lily gave Zoe permission, so
Zoe went away from her home. Going to Jake.
Meanwhile...
Ted, the policeman, was going to Jess. Jess was in a prison cell, waiting for her punishment. Ted came to tell Jess it's almost time.
Ted: "It's almost time for your trial."
Jess: "Yeah... I wonder how my friends are doing."
Ted: "Well, i'm sure they're doing good."
Jess: "I hope so. You're doing your work pretty good, mister."
Ted: "Thank you, but you're not going away with this by just simply giving me compliments. Even if you saved my life you aren't going away with this."
Jess: "look, i just wanted to give you a compliment because it's true: You saved my best friend Zoe from Harold!"
Ted: "Ah yes, Zoe. Well, i'll see you in 2 days."
Ted went out of the cell and closed it. He also locked it again. He went to the other policemen.
Once Zoe was at Jake's house...
Jake heard the doorbell and decided to go open it. (obviously) Zoe was on the other side of the door.
Zoe: "Hi, Jake!"
Jake: "Hi! Come in!"
Zoe went in the house, where they went to Jake's room and were talking a bit about things. Like Jake's pets.
Jake: "Well, my cat is doing fine. Did you get his name yet?"
Zoe: "Uh, no? What's his name then?"
Jake: "Well, Max is sleeping, so i can't let him come here."
Zoe: "Max? That's his name?"
Jake: "Yeah... It's a weird name..."
Zoe: "Oh no, not at all. In fact, i think it's a funny name for a cat. I can imagine him being orange and white, with the pattern of a cow."
Jake: "Heh heh... Well... He's BLACK and white, does that count?"
Zoe: "I don't know. *giggle* Count for what?"
Jake: "I have absolutely no idea..."
They were sitting on the ground at first, but then Jake went up.
Jake: "I'll go check if there's something nice to eat in the fridge."
Zoe (who sat on the ground): "Okay."
Jake tried to walk from the room, but... he hit his foot against the bed REALLY hardly. He saw something he wanted to kick against, and he accidentally hit the bed.
Jake: "AAAAH!! (****)!!!"
Zoe: "W-what?"
Jake: "Urgh! Ow! I hit my (****) foot against the bed!!"
Zoe went up and asked if she could help.
Jake: "Yes, please... Ow. I see my foot is bleeding a bit."
Zoe: "I don't wanna see it."
She was going downstairs and grabbed a first-aid kit (of which surprisingly there was one in Jake's house) then went back upstairs again. Jake went on his bed, in the meantime. Once she was upstairs, she laid down the kit, opened it and looked for something to prevent the wound to be infected before she places a bandage on it. At last, she found it. She used it on the wound, then placed the bandage on the wound.
Jake: "Argh. Wow, you sure know what to do, right?"
Zoe: "Well, i payed attention on school."
Jake: "Ah yes. School. I thought the summer break was next week?"
Zoe stopped doing something. That reminded her of something: Some school friend of Mike and Rachel invited them, Philip... everyone to a party at the start of the summer break. Blast! How could she forget that? She wanted to save money for special clothes for that party. Some clothes no one can take their eyes off.
Jake: "Z-Zoe?"
Zoe: "Right. Sorry."
Jake: "What just happened there?"
Zoe: "Oh, nothing."
Zoe seemed to look serious, probably because she assisted Jake with his foot. Later on, she was done.
Zoe: "There, it's done."
Jake: "Gee, thanks! Do i need to do something in return?"
Zoe: "Nah, it's fine."
Zoe laid down the first-aid kit on the ground and fell on the other side of Jake's bed. There could sleep two people in Jake' bed, and Jake laid on the left side, Zoe on the right side. She sighed really hard.
Jake: "Tired?"
Zoe: "Huh?"
Jake: "Well, if someone sighes, in my house we say "Tired?". It's because it sounds as if you're out of breath."
Zoe: "Ah, then i get it now."
Jake: "Heh heh... Yeah..."
It became silent. The only sound was the ticking of Jake's clock and the snoring of Max, who decided to go to Jake in the meantime to sleep in his room. The two were staring at the ceiling. Suddenly, Zoe was turning to look at Jake. She laid one hand over his right shoulder. She looked at Jake with bright eyes.
Zoe: "So... What do you like about my body?"
Jake: "Is there a special reason why you ask that?"
Zoe: "*giggle* No, not at all."
Jake: "Well... I like your hair color... Your length... Your voice... How your black hair, green eyes and white skin color make a lovely combination... But i absolutely love your eyes. They're so..."
Zoe: "So...?"
Jake: "...mystical. And so mysterious."
Zoe: "So you love my eyes? Most people say "like", but you're one of the few who says "love"..."
Jake: "Oh really?"
Zoe: "Yep. Not much people say they LOVE a body part."
Jake: "Yeah, but it is just your mysterious eyes that make you so lovely and beautiful."
Zoe smiled at Jake. She felt wonderful when Jake said that. In the meantime she was playing a bit with Jake's hoody. Suddenly, she stopped doing that. They were looking at each other. Zoe was thinking: Okay, now is the perfect time, i think.
Jake: "You got something in your hair."
Zoe: "Oh?"
Jake had his hand behind Zoe's head and pulled out a cookie crumb, it appears.
Jake: "I don't know how you got THIS in your hair..."
Zoe: "*giggle* Yeah, me neither."
They were silent once again. Zoe closed her eyes and moved her mouth slowly towards Jake's mouth to kiss him. Well... She tried, but...
Max: "Meow!"
Jake: "Oh!"
Max went on the bed to check what Jake was doing.
Jake: "Hey, Max."
Max: "Meow! Purr!"
Max laid on the bed, laying against Zoe's belly. He felt comfortable when he was with Zoe, it seemed.
Zoe: "Aww, he likes me!"
Jake: "I never saw that happening, that Max likes a stranger..."
Zoe: "Yeah, i can be nice with animals. Except dogs. I'm allergic to dogs."
Zoe laid her hand on Max and started to pet him. Max liked it a lot. He felt comfortable, and so were Zoe and Jake when they were together. It became silent, as Zoe was still petting Max. Zoe had that thought again. Her heart started to pound faster and she was nervous, but it didn't matter now. Zoe moved her mouth to Jake's mouth once again. They tried to kiss each other once again. They succeeded now, and they had a wonderful moment there. It was clear now that Jake loved Zoe and Zoe loved Jake.
And so, 3 minutes later, they were done. For now, at least. Zoe went up and was sitting on the bed.
Zoe: "I just thought of something..."
Jake: "Like?"
Zoe: "We were kissing and have no relationship... Wait..."
Jake: "What?"
Zoe: "I can't believe i just did it..."
Jake: "What? That we kissed each other?"
Zoe: "Yeah! This was the first kiss i've ever had in my life!"
Jake: "Well, it was nice, i'll give you that."
Zoe: "What do you mean?"
Jake: "Eh... i've kissed before. But hey, i was drunk back then, i couldn't help it."
Zoe: "So... You say you've kissed someone... already?"
Jake went off the bed and went to Zoe's side, going to sit next to her.
Jake: "Yes. But you're going to be my first girlfriend if you want."
Zoe: "You're serious?"
Jake: "Yes, i'm serious."
Zoe didn't realized what Jake asked her. Zoe was so happy when he asked that, she tackled Jake so that she laid on Jake.
Jake: "Blurg!"
Zoe: "Yes! Yes! Yes! One thousand times yes!"
Jake: "Gllg... Okay... Urgh... I don't wanna be rude, but i think you have your full weight on me now."
Zoe: "Oh! Oops!"
She went up again. Jake finally had some space and some time to breathe again. He was breathing heavily.
Zoe: "Oh come on, it was not an elephant that laid on you..."
Jake: "You're right... I was just joking around."
Zoe: "*giggle* I know!"
The two started to talk about several subjects again, this time as boyfriend and girlfriend.
Later on, when it was turning dark...
Jake and Zoe were going to say goodbye.
Jake: "Well, i'll see you... tomorrow?"
Zoe: "Oh, i can't. My mom needs me tomorrow for some tests at the hospital."
Jake: "Oh... Then we got a little problem. On school?"
Zoe: "Absolutely."
Zoe kissed Jake a little bit again and hugged him tight.
Zoe: "I'm gonna miss you, after everything we did in these 5 hours i've been here."
Jake: "Zoe, i'm not gonna die or something. If i'm leaving or going, i'll tell you."
Zoe: "You promise?"
Jake: "I'll promise."
Zoe: "Okay. Then i'll promise to do the same thing."
Lily came to Jake's house to pick Zoe up. Lily went to Jake's house with her car.
Zoe: "Well, i guess i'll see you Monday."
Jake: "Yep. See you then!"
Zoe: "Bye!"
Zoe went in the car and they drived home again.
Once she was home, she ran upstairs to her room. Lily thought: What's up with her? Meanwhile, Zoe turned on her PC to send an e-mail to her friends. And while she waited, she was playing a game on her phone. 4 minutes later, the PC was done starting up. Zoe clicked the inbox for her e-mail adress and was sending an e-mail (with excitement) about her first relationship. She included Jake in the e-mail, and set the people who could read it to only Mike, Rachel, Philip, Jordan, Ryan, and some more people. However, she accidentally set that as the SUBJECT, meaning EVERYONE from school could read it. Zoe didn't see this, until...
Zoe: "Oh wait. Oh, snap! Oh help, i didn't mean to..."
The e-mail was already been sent to everyone. Zoe let her head fall on the desk, making a loud sound. She was disappointed in herself that she actually did that. She moved her head up again.
Zoe: "Oh god... There goes my reputation... *sigh*"
She went up and walked downstairs. She heard a lot of laughter coming from the living room.
???: "And i said: "Quick! Get him some ice cubes! I think he's fainting because he thinks he's the loose-er!!"
A person said that and he and Lily were laughing a lot.
Zoe: "Huh?"
Zoe recognized that voice. She heard that voice for the last time when she was 6... Could it be? She looked at the living room. There was someone sitting there, but... he had only one leg. He had green eyes and black, short hair. And he was quite tall.
Zoe: "D-d..."
???: "Ah, there she is."
Lily came out of the living room, to see Zoe.
Lily: "Do you know who he is?"
Zoe left a tear and looked very happy.
Zoe: "D-d-dad?..."
???: "Yes, it's me, at last. I was..."
Zoe ran towards her father to hug him tight. She was so relieved that her dad returned at last. But... Wasn't he dead? Didn't Maria told Zoe that her father died? That he got killed?
Zoe was crying and said while crying: "Dad! I was so worried about you... I thought you'd never returned..."
Nathan: "I was wondering how you were as well, princess... I'm so happy to see you two now, although i've lost my leg."
Lily: "Want some coffee?"
Nathan: "Yes, please."
Zoe was still hugging Nathan and didn't seem to let go. She was happy her father returned. They were very close to each other. They always were. Since Zoe was born.
Zoe: "But... Dad... Grandma said you..."
Nathan: "I know, but everyone made that up and spreaded lies about me. Apparently they told grandma those lies too. Sit down, i'll tell you two the truth"
Zoe and Lily went to the couch and sat on it.
Zoe: "Did mom knew this already?"
Nathan: "No, i wanted you to come down first."
Zoe: "That reminds me: I got a problem."
Nathan: "Do you want to hear the truth first or tell your problem first?"
Zoe: "I'll be listening."
Nathan: "Okay... Here it goes, and this is all true: I was snowboarding on the Himalaya's, and once i was too far from the hotel, a snowstorm went up. I couldn't see anything. And after, apparently, 15 minutes (which felt like 3 hours) i got knocked out and went in a coma. I couldn't remember anything of this, but apparently i had a camera mounted on my snowboarding suit. And it even said the time: 14:52 PM, on the 15th of January, 2008. That was two years after i... *sigh* left you guys... And i regret going away all the time..."
Zoe: "...2008?"
Lily: "Nathan, honey. Don't think so bad about this. At last, you couldn't help the snowstorm. And i'm glad you're here now, that makes this situation alright."
Nathan: "*sigh* I guess you're right... Well then, Zoe."
He laughed a bit.
Nathan: "I still can't believe i'm here. But princess, i have a question for you: What happened in the time i was on that horrible vacation?"
Zoe: "Dad, you don't wanna know how much good things happened, and how few bad things!"
Nathan: "Tell me the good things first."
Zoe went up.
Zoe: "Right. First of all, and mom doesn't know this yet, but... I got a boyfriend!"
Nathan: "Oh really?"
Lily: "Wow..."
Nathan: "And... what's his name? And where does he come from? How old is he? Where did you guys..."
Zoe: "*giggle* I get it. His name is Jake, he's from nearby, he's 17 and we...?"
Nathan: "*whispers* You gotta click on my play button..."
Zoe: "Dad... I'm not 6 anymore."
Nathan: "I get it... You're in a hurry, am i right?"
Zoe: "For what?"
Nathan: "For your date."
Zoe: "I have no date planned for now."
Nathan: "You should be proud of yourself, princess: You just got your first boyfriend, right?"
Zoe: "Dad!!"
Nathan: "...?"
Lily: "Zoe, i know you're getting angry. Control it and go to your room to relax a bit."
Zoe: "I'm not getting angry, but if he keeps on going with his stupid jokes, then i regret being HERE!"
Nathan: "Oh, so i make "stupid jokes", right? Do you think i cannot be serious since you were born?"
Zoe: "Yes, since you were always joking."
Nathan: "GET TO YOUR ROOM! NOW! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU HERE TODAY!"
Zoe: "*gasp*"
Out of frustration and fear, Zoe ran to her room a slammed the door, making it close. She locked it as well. Meanwhile, Lily and Nathan were argueing. Nathan grabbed his suitcase and began packing some stuff from him.
Lily: "Nathan, i think that was a bit too harsh."
Nathan: "Oh, now it is ME who does the wrong things?! Look, Lily, i just wanted to live here again. I better pack my stuff and leave, since Zoe isn't happy that i'm here."
Lily: "So... You did this all just for Zoe?"
Nathan let his head fall on his suitcase.
Nathan: "Yes... And if she doesn't appreciate me or my attention to her... Who am i then besides an useless father?"
Lily: "You're not useless, and i'm sure she appreciates it all. She just needs to get used to you being here again. It has been 10 years since you left, after all."
Nathan: "I'm so happy that i came back... I just can't get over it, but i want to stay if that's okay..."
Lily: "You're welcome here. And i'm sure Zoe thinks the same way about that as i do."
Nathan: "Thanks..."
They hugged each other. Suddenly, the phone rang. Lily didn't recognize the number.
Nathan: "That may be Lola and Dean. I said they could call me if i returned home safely."
Nathan picked up the phone. He was talking with his two friends Lola and Dean, both as old as Nathan is: 33. Lola had kids on her own, Dean didn't. But Dean was incredibly good in designing video games.
The next day...
Zoe woke up, realizing she had her normal clothes on, laying on the ground. And the PC still was turned on. That's going to cost a lot of money... Zoe didn't feel her right hand, because she appeared to lay on her hand. She didn't quite realize she had her other hand laying on her thigh, slightly more below her thigh. And that she had been painting stuff last night. And that the paint was on her left hand.
Zoe: "H-huh?..."
She went up from the ground, but indeed saw some black paint on the floor when she pushed herself off the ground.
Zoe: "Oh, right. I was painting last night..."
Someone knocked the door. Zoe looked at her pink alarm clock: It was already 12:41 in the afternoon.
Zoe: "Yes?"
It appeared Jake was in the house.
Jake: "Hey, Zoe."
Zoe: "Jake!"
They hugged each other.
Zoe: "I'm so happy you're here!"
Jake: "That's why i'm here: To make my day good! But for you, even better: I decided to go to the Netherlands with another 3 people! And i heard your mom wanted to go there with you, so... No need to pay money!"
Zoe: "Jake... I... Don't know what to say... *giggle* It's great!!"
Jake: "I know, right? Your mom already knows, and your dad does too."
Zoe: "Did you meet my dad already?"
Jake: "Yeah, he was pretty nice to me."
Zoe: "Cool. When are we going?"
Jake: "I think it was upcoming Friday!"
Zoe: "Wow, that's pretty soon."
Jake: "Yep, better pack your stuff then!"
Zoe: "Yeah, i might do that later on. Anyway, i had an appointment at the doctor today, i thought it was at 2:00 PM."
Jake: "Ah, i see. For what is it, if i may ask?"
Zoe: "Well, i have to give the result of some urine test."
Jake: "Oh, is it important?"
Zoe: "well, it hurts a bit if i... you know..."
Jake: "Yes, go to the toilet. I know. Heh heh. Don't worry about me."
Zoe: "Riiight... Heh heh..."
She kissed Jake quickly.
Zoe: "See you later, Jakey!"
Zoe went out of her room.
Jake: "See you!"
Jake went out of Zoe's room too. He was right behind Zoe, because he said he was going home already.
Zoe: "Why can't we walk together to the doctor?"
Jake: "Uhm... Okay, then. Let's go."
Lily: "Oh, Jake! Don't sneak in if Zoe..."
Jake: "I know, i'll give her her privacy."
Lily: "Good."
The two were going to the doctor. On their way, they talked about a lot of things again. But something else happened as well: Jake walked in somebody.
???: "Ow! Hey, you weirdo! Watch it!"
Jake: "Sorry, i didn't see you there!"
Zoe: "Is there anything we can do for you?
???: "Yes, bring this to Birchwood street 4."
The person gave a letter. Surprisingly enough, it was for Jake.
Jake: "But... I live there."
???: "Oh, then YOU are Jake! I'm Kimmy O'Brian!"
Zoe: "Hey, i've seen you at my grandma's house... You were throwing food at Mike, Philip and Jordan!"
Kimmy: "Eh... Yes? That's right?"
Kimmy looked at her watch.
Kimmy: "Look, i'm actually in a hurry. See you two on school!"
Jake: "Bye!"
Zoe: "..."
Jake: "What's wrong, Zoe?"
Zoe: "*sigh* Why do we always WALK into someone new..."
Jake: "I don't know. We can also run, but that's more painful."
Zoe: "Ah, we're at the hospital."
They were indeed at the hospital. They were looking for the doctor Zoe had an appointment with: Doctor Smith. They found her easily. Dr. Smith, Zoe and Jake were going to Dr. Smith's office(?) to give the result.
Dr. Smith: "Welcome back, Zoe!"
Zoe: "Thanks!"
Dr. Smith: "And who's this? I haven't seen him the first time you came."
Jake: "I'm her boyfriend."
Dr. Smith: "Ah, that makes a lot clear. Anyway Zoe, i had to give you the task to bring some urine. Do you got the bottle with you?"
Zoe: "Uh, yeah. It's in my bag."
She was looking for her bottle. At last, she found it and gave it to the doctor.
Dr. Smith: "Thank you. I'll hand it over to the researchers(?) and then they will find out why it hurts when you go to the toilet. Do you go a lot of just not at all?"
Zoe: "Well, on school i don't use them because they're very gross, and at home... Well... It's not quite comfortable."
Jake: "Zoe, you need to go to the toilet more often. Otherwise you'll get an infection."
Zoe: "I know, Jake. But i just can't go to the toilet very well..."
Dr. Smith: "Well, don't you have a bathroom with a toilet at your house, Zoe?"
Zoe: "Uh... Actually, no."
Dr. Smith: "You got some black paint down there, by the way."
Zoe: "Huh? Oh, yeah. I was painting last night and apparently fell asleep really quickly."
Dr. Smith: "If you want, you can wash it off here. I already called one of the researchers(?) to bring results from another patient. And they'll take the bottle with them as well."
A person indeed opened the door and brought some papers. He also took the bottle.
Researcher: "Is this your urine, miss?"
Zoe: "Uh, yeah. That's correct."
Dr. Smith: "Our Zoe here has some problems and i wanted you guys to find out what the source is."
Researcher: "Okay, i'll work on it."
The researcher went out the room and closed the door again.
Dr. Smith: "Well, i guess i'll contact you whenever we know something about this situation, Zoe. Is your mom home?"
Zoe: "Yes, she always is. And my dad lives there too since yesterday."
Dr. Smith: "Your dad? Nathan?"
Zoe: "You know him?"
Dr. smith grabbed her bag and looked for something.
Dr. Smith: "Well, i was friends with him for a long time, but in 2006... We had to say goodbye."
Zoe: "What's your first name? Then i'll say you said hello to him."
Dr. Smith: "That's sweet of you. My name is Alice Smith."
Zoe: "Hmm... I heard dad calling someone named Lola and someone named Dean yesterday! Do you know them?"
Dr. Smith: "Ah yes, Dean and Lola... I should invite them to my son's party."
Jake: "Your... son?"
Dr. Smith: "Yes, i have a picture of him."
She showed a picture of... Martin? Martin was the classmate who appeared in chapter 2. It was pretty cool that Martin has a doctor as mother, and even better: Zoe and Jake met her. Martin always had permission to celebrate the summer break with all his schoolmates. It wouldn't be surprising he was pretty popular.
Zoe: "We know him! He's on our school!"
Dr. Smith: "Really?"
Jake: "Yes, it's true!"
Then the same researcher(?) came back, again with some papers. He gave it to Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith: "Thanks, Richard. Oh..."
Zoe was thinking: Oh no, looking at Alice's expression, it's not good news.
Dr. Smith: "Zoe, according to these papers, you have an urinary infection."
Zoe didn't knew what she heard. Jake looked at her. Then he looked back at the doctor
Jake: "Is there anything she can do about it?"
Dr. Smith: "Well, above all: Go and take your time on the toilet more often, Zoe. And i'll give you something for it as well..."
When they were heading back home, they saw Kimmy again, this time she had spaghetti with her.
Jake: "I didn't knew Kimmy helped in an Italian restaurant?"
Zoe: "We've only met her today, Jake..."
Kimmy seemed to throw the spaghetti. She aimed for Jake.
Jake: "Wait, is she...?"
Kimmy threw the spaghetti and hit Jake with it.
Jake: "Aah, Kimmy! What the (****) was THAT good for?!"
Jake's face was covered with spaghetti.
Kimmy: "I had to do that for Jordan, who will probably laugh a lot when he hears this!"
Jake: "I don't care, that was NOT cool!"
Kimmy: "Yes it was. If you wanna be cool, then stay cool. And be yourself, of course. And as you saw: being myself means throwing spaghetti a lot."
Zoe: "Jake, it doesn't matter what she says, just ignore her."
Kimmy: "What? "just ignore her"? You know, i'm the mail... eh... I bring mail to anyone from school, so you cannot ignore me! Nananana!"
Zoe: "How old is she again? 5 years?"
Jake: "Probably..."
They were going to home again, while Jake still had spaghetti on him.
Kimmy was yelling mean stuff from the distance. But then she stopped with that. She started talking in herself
Kimmy: "I hate it when people think they're cooler than me. I have to stay awesome, stay being the best! Yes, that's it! Tomorrow, i'll learn them a fantastic lesson. I'll have to make Rachel believe that... And that e-mail... Yes, that's my plan!"
A man walked passed her and said: "You DO know you're talking to yourself, right?"
Kimmy: "Do i know you? No i don't. So stop judging me!"
That evening...
Zoe and Jake were on Zoe's room, talking a little bit about several of things. They even talked about things they didn't knew from each other. They were sitting on Zoe's pink bed.
Zoe: "Jake?"
Jake: "Zoe?"
Zoe: "Heh heh... Well, i wonder how you see our future together. Do you see us being old together or do you see us... separate from each other?"
Jake "Well..."
Zoe: "You can be as honest as possible, i won't judge you for your answer."
Jake: "I see us living a wonderful life together, and our kids being happy with a mother like you and a father like me."
Zoe: "Can we achieve that, maybe? Because, well... What if we fail?"
Jake laid an arm over Zoe.
Jake: "Of course we can! We just got to believe in the fact that we can do it."
Zoe smiled.
Zoe: "I hope so."
Suddenly, a piece of paper gets thrown through an open window in Zoe's room. Zoe had a window open to get some fresh air.
Jake: "Huh?"
Jake went up to grab it. It was a message from Mike. It said that Jake and Zoe had to come down.
Once the two were outside, they saw Philip, Mike and Rachel. Zoe looked at her watch: 20:45 PM.
Zoe: "What are you guys doing here?!"
Rachel: "Chill, Zoe. We just came to tell you something."
Jake: "Like...?"
Philip: "Well, to summer break, Martin hosts a party, but he made earlier and now we plan to go!"
Everybody else: "..."
Philip: "What?"
Mike: "You need to practice English some more as punishment. Because THAT was horrible."
Zoe: "Poor Phil. Why does he deserve that?"
Mike: "Well, we made a deal: If he talks properly, he gets a dollar. If he fails totally, he needs to make homework i took from school."
Jake: "YOUR homework?"
Mike: "Dude, i'm not THAT weird! Of course not, i take homework that was used to be for newcomers. And the fun part is, the teachers say: "How nice of you that you want to help Philip with talking English!" I don't know why..."
Jake: "Doesn't matter now. But why are you guys here?"
Rachel: "I've seen Zoe's e-mail and i got to say this: Congratulations!"
Mike: "Yeah, guys. I never thought that would happen, but i gotta disappoint you, Zoe... That e-mail is sent to everyone at school."
Zoe: "WHAT!?"
Philip: "It's true! I got it too!"
Mike grabbed a dollar from his pocket and gave Philip the dollar. Mike grinned at Philip.
Mike: "Anyway, there's not quite a lot we can do, except..."
Zoe: "Except...?"
Mike: "Except denying what you said and tell it was a joke."
Rachel: "Except saying sorry to everyone and say you didn't mean to send it to everyone."
Mike: "Except ignoring me and my advice. I hate you, Rachel."
Jake: "So... it's just the e-mail?"
Rachel: "No, as Philip tried to say: Martin's party is moved to another date: It's until tomorrow, at 3:00 at night."
Jake: "What?!"
Zoe: "And when does it start?"
Rachel: "Oh, it already started. We only came to pick you guys up."
Philip: "Yeah, we know you were here."
Mike: "It was 'knew', but okay, i'll count that as well."
Mike gave Philip another dollar.
Zoe: "Can you give us a moment? I need to ask permission from my parents."
Zoe went inside her house again.
Mike: "Sure. Go. Be free as a bird."
Rachel: "Mike!"
Mike: "Sorry, can't help it."
Meanwhile, Zoe asked permission.
Zoe: "Dad! Mom! My friends are here and they'll bring Jake and me to a party. Is it okay if we sleep over there?"
Lily: "Sure, go ahead."
Nathan: "Actually, no. Don't go ahead."
Zoe: "Aww..."
Nathan: "Princess, i was kidding. You're 16 years old and you should get some more space from us to do fun things. It's a yes from me too."
Zoe: "Thanks, Dad! You're the best!"
Nathan: "Don't forget to take your medication there. You got them with you?"
Zoe: "Yes, dad. And i will go to their toilet as well. I know."
Nathan: "Have fun then! Don't do crazy stuff!"
Zoe: "I won't!"
Zoe dashed out of the house but she fell. Then she went up again and went to Martin with her friends. She didn't realize, however, that she dropped her medication when she fell. She NEEDED her medication for fighting against her infection.
Once the five were there, they heard loud music already from a distance. Zoe recognized the songs. One schoolmate made his own songs and shared them with Martin. They were at the door. Rachel rang the doorbell.
Rachel: "Is it useful to ring the doorbell with the music on?"
Zoe: "I guess no-..."
Someone opened the door. It was Ryan who opened it.
Ryan: "Ah! Zoe, Rachel, Philip, Mike and Jake! Come in! Welcome to the party!"
The five were looking around and there were a lot of school friends, schoolmates and other teenagers in the house, just talking or even deciding to take on a challenge.
Mike: "I'll be over there, see you later."
Rachel: "And i see some good friends over there. Bye!"
Mike went toward some people who took a challenge. Rachel went to her friends.
Jake: "Eh, Ryan?"
Ryan: "Eh, Jake?"
Jake: "Can i talk to Martin for a second?"
Ryan grabbed his phone and called up Martin.
Martin: "Yes, Ryan?"
Ryan: "I got Zoe, Jake and Philip here for you, they wanna talk to you."
Martin: "Oh, hang on a second. My friend here says he enjoys looking down to you."
Ryan: "Tell him he's the king of the idiots."
Martin: "You're the king of idiots, he says. Ryan, you're, according to Jordan, the main character of 'Lord Of The Midgets'"
Ryan: "I'll come up later on, to kick him in his stomach until he can't breathe."
Philip whispered in Jake's ear and Zoe's ear: "That was harsh."
Ryan: "Okay, ENOUGH ARGUING. What about... Oh, you're coming?"
Martin: "Yes, and now i am walking towards you guys."
He hung up. Ryan did too. Ryan saw Martin coming.
Ryan: "Ah, there you are. Jake, go ahead."
Jake: "Well, Zoe and i need to borrow one of your bedrooms. Just to stay over. We do not want to miss the entire party, let go a single minute!"
Martin: "Got 40 dollars?"
Jake: "What...?"
Ryan was going away. He probably had more important things to do, like getting the phone call he got from... Apparently, it was Kimmy who called him. Back to Jake and Martin...
Martin: "I let my guests pay money, normally it's 55 dollars to rent a room here. But you two have a relationship since yesterday, so i'll let you pay less."
Jake: "Snap, i only got 35..."
Martin: "Okay, i'll be easy-going now: I'll take that 35 dollars and then the last 20 dollars will be paid on upcoming Tuesday."
Jake: "You know what? I'll pay it on Monday."
Martin: "We got a deal, Jake. Don't worry. Heh heh."
Zoe: "Which room is free to use?"
Martin: "At the moment, none."
Zoe: "..."
Jake: "Oh, i get it: The room are right now being used for the party and the dancing people, otherwise it would be very hard to move here."
Martin: "You got it easily, Jake."
Jake and Martin were walking to the bar to talk a little bit.
Jake: "Zoe, i'll be with Martin if you don't mind."
Zoe: "Oh, no, i don't mind at all. I'll be over there."
She pointed at the living room, where you could just hang around or could go to the toilet.
Jake: "Okay, see you!"
Zoe went to the living room. It was a mess there: Cups on the ground, balloons on the ground... Suddenly, she felt a hand on her leg, right underneath her thigh. It was from a teenage boy who was invited to the party too.
Boy: "Hello there, sunshine."
Zoe: "Eek! Let go, you creep!"
Boy: "Mind if i don't?"
Zoe slapped his hand really hard, so that he let go quickly. He had pain while his friends were laughing. He yelled mean things to Zoe. Zoe ran to the toilets, as she had to go really quickly short after that. She went to the toilet and had, as usual, pain during the time she sat there. Once she was done, she went to the mirror that was hanging there. She looked if there has anything changed to her face. Not that it was important, but once she was done...
Rachel: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe: "*gasp*"
Rachel was standing behind Zoe.
Zoe: 'Ugh... Rachel..."
Rachel: "I just wanted to check how you were doing so far."
Zoe: "Horrible. There are too much people and above all: a guy grabbed my leg while he was drunk."
Rachel: "Ew."
Zoe: "Yeah, i thought so too."
Suddenly, they hear a lot of noises from outside, coming closer really fast. It opened the door to the toilets. And there was Mike, dashing to a toilet.
Rachel: "Mike, what..."
Mike opened the door to the ladies toilet and threw up in the toilet.
Rachel: "Uuhhh..."
Zoe: "Eeeeww..."
Mike: "Ugh, i shouldn't have taken THAT challenge!"
Rachel: "What challenge? You aren't saying you're taking challenges, are you?"
Mike: "Yep, i am."
He went up and flushed the toilet.
Mike: "Wait, if you girls are here... And this toilet was open..."
He looked at the symbol which told which toilet was meant for who. There was a figure with a dress on the door.
Mike: "I just threw up in the girl's toilet, didn't i?"
Zoe: "Yep."
Rachel: "Shame yourself."
Mike: "Look, i had to eat a freaking FLY! I HAD to!"
Zoe: "..."
Rachel: "Ew."
Mike: "Yeah, i thought so too at first."
Zoe: "I'll go check for Jake."
Rachel: "You sure love him, don't you?"
Zoe: "Yes, of course. I loved him since we've met each other."
Mike: "I'm out of here. The smell isn't quite my favorite and i hate romantic talk."
Mike opened the door again and went away, to take on more challenges.
Zoe: "Weirdo..."
Rachel: "Yeah, sometimes he is. But he's right: This smell isn't quite nice. C'mon, let's go to the bar."
3 hours later...
It was 0:15 at night. Less than 3 hours were left on the party. The loud music still was on and there were still lots of people. Philip was chasing Mike all the time, hoping to get another dollar. Suddenly, Mike noticed him.
Mike: "Philip, why do you chase me?"
Philip: "Well, i want... eh... More housework."
Mike: "Then you got some HOMEwork, because you failed again."
Philip: "Aww... I meant, yay."
Mike: "It's just the dollar part, isn't it?"
Philip: "Eh... Well... How can i say that?..."
Mike: "It's just the dollar part, i thought so. Geez, i didn't knew you were obsessed with money much. But because i'm generous: Here you have 25 dollars."
Philip took the 25 dollars.
Philip: "Uh, thank you. But i not obsessed with money, i collecting money from all centuries as hobby."
Mike was quite shocked.
Mike: "..."
Philip: "I hope you understand."
Mike: "Why you little (****) (****)... Grrr..."
Philip: "W-what wrong, Mike?"
Mike: "That you lied to me and that you took away my money for NOTHING!!!"
Mike attacked Philip right in front of the people's eyes, of which the people around them gave them the room to... fight. Philip laid on the ground. He tried to get up, but Mike kicked him in his stomach.
Mike: "And THIS is what you get for lying to me, folks."
He raised his foot above Philip's head, which made a painful expression. He wanted to stomp on his head, but...
Rachel: "Michael Elliot van Houten!"
Mike: "What!"
Rachel: "I've seen all this and already said to mom you did this with a phone call. She will call the police if you don't leave this house."
The music was quiet in the meantime, as well as the people around Rachel, Mike and Philip.
Mike: "Ugh... I'll take revenge on you when i'm at school, Philip. Then it will be WAY more worse, i'll give you that!"
Rachel and Mike were heading home. Meanwhile, the music was turned on again and people were continuing with what they did before: Having a good party. But some people were concerned about Philip and helped him. Philip had a very painful expression and he was brought to his home too.
1 hour after the 'fight'...
Zoe and Jake were talking a little bit about the party and meanwhile they were walking towards the game room upstairs.
Jake: "You like it so far?"
Zoe: "Eh... could have been better."
Jake: "Ah, i see."
They were walking past the bar, and there still was loud music on. They people around them didn't give them a lot of oxygen. Zoe's head suddenly felt like it began to spin. She felt pretty heavy in her head and...
Jake: "Z-Zoe? What's wrong?"
Zoe: "Jake... I don't feel pretty well..."
She fainted and fell backwards, towards Jake who was ready to break her fall and prevent her being knocked out by the floor. Two people saw it happening and came to help Jake with carrying Zoe upstairs. Their name's? Elisa and Alfie.
Elisa: "Oh my... Do you need help?"
Jake picked up Zoe, with one arm underneath a spot behind her knees and the other arm under her shoulders.
Jake: "Well, if you want to be so friendly to keep the door open."
Alfie: "I've seen it too. Need more help?"
Jake: "No thanks, i already got help. But maybe you two know something to do in this situation?"
Elisa: "Yeah, we are best friends and we both learned how to do the right things in situations like these."
Jake laid down Zoe on a bed in some bedroom. Later on, Martin came to check what was going on and he saw the helping hands of Alfie and Elisa and the very concerned Jake. Once he had the chance, Jake decided to get on the bed as well and to stay with Zoe. He laid an arm over her, knowing she's still away from Jake. Jake fell asleep quickly.
Zoe woke up once she was back on Earth again. She felt a hand laying on her thigh. She looked behind and hoped it wasn't that creep again. Phew, it was Jake. What a relief. She moved her body a bit closer to Jake, so that he could hug Zoe. Jake seemed to feel that, so he indeed moved his arm to hug Zoe a bit. As if he hugged a teddy bear. But he laid on his left arm, so he had to use his other arm. Zoe smiled a bit. She was happy she had someone who loved her that much. Zoe looked at the analog clock that was hanging on the wall: It was, believe it or not, 7:57 AM. She checked her watch too: 5:58 AM. And the only ticking sound came from her watch, of which was also analog. That means the clock that hung there was dead. Zoe went back to sleep, as she had the 100% full attention from Jake. And that seemed to calm her a lot.
The next morning...
Zoe and Jake were still sleeping once it was literally 13:43 in the afternoon. But then a voice yelled a lot of things, causing Jake and Zoe to wake up.
Zoe: "...Uh?..."
Jake: "Ugh... Good morning, Zoe..."
Zoe: "Good morning..."
She almost fell asleep again.
Jake: "Oh yeah, today's Jess' trial."
Zoe: "Wait, what?"
She went up to sit on the bed.
Zoe: "When was it again?"
Jake: "Don't worry, we got until 14:30..."
Zoe: "That's almost, Jake! We gotta hurry!"
Jake: "Wait, what time is it now, then?"
Jake looked at the broken clock.
Jake: "It's 7:57."
Zoe: "That clock is broken."
She went off the bed.
Zoe: "Ugh... It's 13:46, now."
Jake: "What!? Did we sleep THAT long?!"
Zoe: "Apparently..."
Zoe grabbed Jake's hand. Jake was still laying on the bed. Zoe pulled Jake off the bed.
Zoe: "C'mon! We gotta hurry up!"
They ran downstairs, telling Martin they had a good night and that they had to go immediately. Martin understood it all and let them out. They were running towards the building where Jess had her trial. They hoped they weren't too late. At last, they were there. Shoot! They forgot the paper version of the plans! If something went wrong now, it's over for Jess!
Later on, they were at the building. However, a policeman was standing in front of the building. Zoe and Jake had to explain Zoe was the witness to that one policeman.
Zoe: "Sir?"
Policeman: "No visitors or clients allowed at this point, miss. I can't let you in."
Zoe: "But if i'm correct, my best friend, Jessie Grealings, has her trial today. But did the police check the witnesses?"
Policeman: "That's none of your business..."
Zoe: "Please, tell me at least who had to be here last time!"
Policeman: "A person named Zoe Flowerfield had to be here 1 minute ago..."
Zoe: "But... That's me."
Policeman: "Uh... Of course i knew that! I was just doing... uh... a test."
Zoe: "Riiiight..."
They went in the building.
Jake: "Wait, he KNOWS you?!"
Zoe: "My mom used to work here, but then she got fired a few years ago. My uncle still works here, though."
They were looking for which courtyard was the right one. Suddenly, they heard a voice saying the name 'Jess' behind one of the doors. Zoe went to that door. She opened it slowly, as she was pretty nervous. She just disturbed her best friend's trial. She saw a lot of people, including Jess (who looked sad and faced her head down) and her parents... And... A well known person.
Zoe: "*gasp*"
The judge saw her. And Zoe saw the judge looking at her as well.
Judge: "Who are you? Get away from here!"
Two policemen were going to Zoe.
???: "No, wait! She's my niece!"
Judge: "Well, then. Let her stay. Perhaps your niece knows what happened?"
Zoe was half welcome to get in the room. Zoe came in, and she saw her uncle Terrence in the courtyard. He was on Jess' side. In fact, he defended her.
Judge: "Hello? What are you doing here?"
Zoe: "Oh, eh... I'd like to give some information about the whole situation.
Judge: "Did you gave this 'information' to the police first?"
Zoe: "No, but Terrence here is my uncle. I will help him with defending Jessie Grealings as the witness."
Judge: "Young lady, this isn't a stage where you can act this is happening. There were no witnesses."
Zoe: "If you allow me then i'll tell what i've seen because i indeed didn't saw it happening, but i heard it and i was nearby. I was looking for my watch which fell and..."
Judge: "Hold it, stop. First you disturbed this process and now you are doing 'as if you always need to be the first'. I think Harold Millerton may continue speaking."
Zoe was thinking: What?! Harold?! What's HE doing here?!
Harold: "Well, then. I was, as i said, driving by and then i've seen a young lady holding a gun. That young lady was Jess, but the victim wasn't dead yet. Then i asked her: "Why do you hold a gun?" And she said: "I have permission to hold a gun. Sorry if it disturbed you." And the victim said things to me of which i better... eh..."
Harold looked around.
Harold: "...I'd better not tell what he said. But i was getting angry, grabbed the gun of the suspect, Jess, and i aimed for the victim."
Judge: "Wait, so YOU killed Eric Hiber? But how did you got knocked out, then?"
Harold: "Oh, i'm very, very clumsy and i probably hit my head against the bus stop."
Judge: "Do we got evidence?"
Policeman: "Well, we got the gun and it showed the fingerprints of Harold and Jess, so his story could be true..."
Judge: "Harold Millerton, you're sentenced to lifetime in prison. You do not kill young teens when you're angry."
Harold was quite calm, but then he acted he was getting more stressed when two policemen grabbed him and took him away. It was extremely realistic, so realistic that the judge didn't noticed a single mistake.
Judge: "And as for you, Jessie: You're not allowed to take guns with you anymore. And you need 4 months therapy at Nortwell. Because i heard you get angry pretty quick."
Jess, Jess' parents, Zoe and Terrence didn't know what they heard and all of them were confused, except Jess. The five can go now. Zoe picked up Jake, who wasn't in the hallway anymore.
Zoe: "Jake?"
Jess: "Oh my god... I still can't believe Harold said that... That he said the truth..."
Terrence: "So... That was true? That HE killed Eric?"
Jess: "Yes."
Zoe: "Jakey?"
Still no answer. Zoe was starting to get worried. Did Jake went away without Zoe? No, that would be disrespectful, leaving someone behind you. But where cou-...
Jake: "BOO!"
Zoe screamed. Even Jess had a shock.
Jake: "Aww, you didn't got scared..."
Jess: "Well, i had a shock."
Zoe: "That wasn't nice at all, Jake!"
Jake: "Sorry, Zoe. It was meant for Jess."
Zoe: "Well, you can scare me easily. Where did you hide? I couldn't see you..."
Jake: "See this pillar over here?"
Jake pointed at a pillar next to him.
Jake: "That's where i was: Behind this pillar."
They went to their own home at last. Jess had to talk about the entire situation at home and Zoe was at home with Jake as the guest and they were talking about romantic things.
It was getting evening again. It was 18:30. Jake was staying over at Zoe's home, as Jake's parents still weren't back from Canada because of their work. And that also means Jake has to join dinner. They had lasagna as dinner. (Getting hungry like i, the writer, am now?) Jake had a lot to tell.
Jake: "And that's why i only have my cat, Max."
Lily: "Because the other ones weren't with you when you moved away from your previous homes?"
Jake: "Yep."
Nathan: "That has to be pretty irritating."
Jake: "Yeah, it sure was first. But i get used to it."
Nathan: "But may i know what job your parents have, Jake?"
Jake: "Well, they sell houses in Canada, and once they 'conquered' the houses there, they'll move back to the USA again. Then my uncle doesn't need to be there for me."
Zoe: "But... When i've been in your house the other day, your uncle wasn't there."
Jake: "Yeah, he's mostly in his own house, which is 5 houses further ahead."
Nathan: "So... They sell houses... in Canada?"
Jake: "Yep, they got told they get paid more if they sell in Canada. And it's true, it appears: They even can buy a new house for themselves, if they want it at least."
Nathan: "Honey, i think i just found my dream job!"
Lily: "Haha! Yeah, you should join Jake's parents! What's your parents' last name, Jake?"
Jake: "McFisher. Why?"
Lily: "Then your parents and Nathan could team up. 'McFisher and Flowerfield'! That should be their company!"
Jake: "Heh heh... No, sorry."
Nathan: "You're just like Zoe: You can't take a joke. Or you take it way too serious."
Jake: "Yeah, that's why we... yeah..."
Zoe: "...have a relationship. We are almost the same."
Nathan: "You two even know from each other what they will say!"
Zoe and Jake held each other's hand underneath the table.
Jake: "Yup."
Zoe: "Eheheh..."
Everyone just finished eating the lasagna, of which was very delicious. Jake went up.
Jake: "Are we allowed to go upstairs, miss?"
Lily: "Oh, just call me Lily. If you say "miss" then i feel like i'm a stranger in my own house. Yes, you may. But Zoe, don't forget your medication."
Nathan: "Speaking of her medication..."
He got the bottle with the pills out of his pocket.
Nathan: "I found this, Zoe. When did you lose it?"
Zoe: "Uhm... Yesterday, i think? I don't know, where did you found it?"
Nathan: "I found it in front of our door."
Zoe: "I fell when i went out of the door and... Maybe i lost my medication after that?"
Nathan: "Doesn't matter now, but keep this with you from now on, young lady. It's for your own body, not mine."
Zoe: "Okay, dad..."
Nathan: "Have fun, princess."
Jake and Zoe went to Zoe's room.
Jake: "Haha! Since when is your name 'princess'?"
Zoe: "Well, my dad always called me liked that. When i was 5, i always liked that nickname. And i still listen to it for some reason."
Zoe opened the door to her room. The window still was left open, but nothing was stolen.
Zoe: "Ugh, i forgot to close the window."
Zoe closed the window. She and Jake then went on Zoe's bed, just to sit a little bit on it and talk about several of topics again.
Jake: "But may ask you something about your clothes?"
Zoe: "Sure, go ahead."
Jake: "Why do you always wear a pink, medium-sized skirt? It's cute and nice to see if you wear it, but why?"
Zoe: "Well..."
She looked at her skirt.
Zoe: "I just like skirts. I used to wear those very short skirts, but that wasn't allowed on school. Other than that, people could see my underwear pretty easy."
Jake: "Obviously."
Zoe: "So now i wear a slightly longer one. It helps a lot. But why do you always wear a blue hoody?"
Jake: "This hoody is actually a gift from my passed away grandpa, who gave me a lot of attention and did a lot with me."
Zoe: "Oh... Is it hard for you to answer if i ask how he died?"
Jake: "A bit. *sigh* he died because of brain cancer."
Zoe: "Oh, that's horrible. How long has that bee-..."
Zoe's phone rang. Zoe grabbed her phone and heard Rachel saying things when she pressed the green horn.
Zoe: "H-hello?"
Rachel: "Hi, Zoe... I got terrible news for you..."
Zoe: "Uh-oh... Like what?"
Rachel: "Remember that e-mail you've sent to everyone? I've found a message on Facebook: "LOL i got this e-mail from a dumb schoolgirl on my school!" And then there's a picture of your e-mail included. It was from Jordan, and he published it while we were on that party."
Zoe: "..."
Rachel: "Zoe? Are you there?"
Zoe: "*sniff*"
Zoe hung up the phone call. Zoe threw her phone on the desk, making the screen break a little bit. She went to Jake, who saw Zoe wasn't very happy. In fact, she was very sad. Zoe hugged Jake when she went on the bed again.
Zoe: "*sob* Why do they always want me to bully?!"
Jake: "W-what happened?"
Zoe: "Jordan published that e-mail i sent to everyone, on Facebook and he called me a 'dumb schoolgirl'. *sniff*"
Zoe pushed Jake a bit so that they laid on the bed. Zoe laid against Jake's shoulder, to play with his hoody again. Meanwhile, she was sniffing the whole time. It seemed that she tried to keep her sadness behind her.
Zoe: "*sob* I just can't believe that i get bullied all the time... And this... *sniff* This is the worst thing i've ever seen."
Jake: "You're not getting bullied by everyone, Zoe. You have Mike, Rachel, Philip, Jess and me who will protect you against Jordan. I can assure you no one is going to bully a beautiful person like you."
Zoe: "You promise?... *sniff*"
Jake: "I'll promise. If you're in trouble i'll come for you."
Zoe finally smiled a little bit.
Zoe: "Thanks, Jake."
She kissed Jake's cheek, while Zoe laid her right arm over Jake. (She laid on her left arm) Someone knocked the door.
Nathan: "Princess? Are you okay?"
Zoe and Jake released each other quickly and went up quickly. Nathan opened the door when he heard no answer.
Nathan: "Ah, you guys were still here."
Nathan saw that Zoe wasn't happy a few minutes ago, because she had tear on her cheek.
Nathan: "I see you've cried a bit, princess. What's wrong? Seeing you being sad makes me sad."
Zoe: "Well, a schoolmate named Jordan published an e-mail on Facebook. I've sent it to everyone at school accidentally. And THAT was my problem when you were here since like forever..."
Nathan went to Zoe and went on his knees.
Nathan: "So... You've sent an e-mail to everyone containing...?"
Zoe: "I actually only wanted my friends Mike, Rachel and Ryan to receive the e-mail, but i've set something wrong and now everyone got it. It contained the news of the fact that Jake and i have a relationship now... And now everyone sees it on the internet."
Nathan had a shock through his whole body. But it wasn't because of the news.
Nathan: "You told people about things that belong to your privacy? You'll put yourself in danger if you do things like that, Zoe."
Zoe: "No wait, i didn't sent it to everyone by purpose, dad! I just filled in the wrong spot to tell who's gonna read it!"
Jake: "It's true. Zoe sent that e-mail to every single student at school!"
Nathan: "I'll talk to your mother about this."
Nathan went up and left the room. He closed the door. Zoe and Jake hugged each other again.
Zoe: "And this happens if i tell my problems to my dad... *sigh*"
Jake: "Don't think so negative about your dad. He seems to be a nice man and he tried to help you. He probably just didn't take this problem quite positive."
Zoe: "He's nice to guests, but if you were part of this family you'll wish you had a different father."
Jake: "I'm actually kind of part of your family already."
Zoe: "Huh?"
Jake: "We got a relationship together, remember?"
Zoe laughed a bit.
Zoe: "Haha, yeah. I totally forgot that!"
Jake: "Yeah..."
They released each other again. They went back to holding each other's hand.
Jake: "So how does it feel to be Jess' hero, along with Harold?"
Zoe: "Well... I was lucky my uncle was there. He's my mother's brother, and they had the same job there. My mom got fired, though. But it feels good, actually. Although i still wonder how Harold have managed to help her with his 'story'."
Jake: "We might have to ask Jess for more information then."
Zoe: "Why?"
Jake: "Because i can't figure it out either."
That night, when it was 0:55 at night...
Zoe and Jake were sleeping in the same room, but not in the same bed. Jake slept on the ground, Zoe in here own bed. Zoe couldn't sleep that time, so she decided to wake up Jake.
Zoe: "Jake?"
Jake: "Zzzz..."
He was fast asleep.
Zoe: "Jakey?"
Jake: "Zzz..."
It was no use. Jake was still sleeping. It sure was hard to wake him up if he's asleep like now. Zoe felt like she had to go to the toilet again. She went out of her bed and went to the toilet downstairs. She grabbed her phone to play some games in the meantime, as she has to take the time on the toilet. But when she was almost done, she heard a click at the front door. She didn't know what it was, as there was a door between her and the front door. She went off the toilet quickly but waited before she went out. She heard... footsteps? She was thinking: Oh snap... Someone just broke in...
Zoe heard the footsteps going to the backyard. Meanwhile, she was so smart (or not) to let the toilet unflushed. That would cause too much noises. Hmm... Too much noises? Would dad wake up then as well? She didn't gave it a try, it was too risky. She opened the door really, really slowly and once she had the room, she looked behind the door. It was indeed a person who broke in. He had a shovel. So he could harm Zoe if he saw her. She sneaked to the living room, went on her knees and crawled under the table where they used to eat dinner. She saw the remote of the TV laying on the floor. Apparently it fell on the ground. Zoe always had to yell in order to talk if the TV was on, so what if the TV was loud now as well? She gave THAT a try. The TV went on: it was the newsflash for 1 o' clock. The volume was loud, so it wouldn't surprise Zoe if her parents woke up. Meanwhile, her father indeed woke up. With his one leg, he went out of his bed.
Back to Zoe, the robber noticed the TV was on. He ran back into the house, but he did something stupid: He turned off the TV, letting Nathan know there indeed is someone in his house. Zoe was thinking: Yes! He made a mistake! She wanted to get up a bit, but she hit her head against the table. The robber, meanwhile, was in front of the table and for those who don't know how the table looks like: There's a sort of carpet laying on the table, covering anything whats underneath it. The robber pulled up the carpet and he saw Zoe, who screamed a bit when she saw the mask the robber was wearing. The robber moved his hand to grab Zoe's shirt.
Zoe: "No! Please! D-don't hurt me!"
The robber pulled Zoe to him.
Robber: "Heh heh... You thought you could send me to the police with that TV, right?"
Zoe: "N-no! D-don't... hurt me!"
Robber: "I won't hurt you, young girl..."
Zoe kicked the robber against his leg. The robber had pain and became more angry.
Robber: "GRRR, I'LL KILL YOU!!!"
Zoe: "*gasp* Aaaah!"
Zoe tried to run away from the robber when she went up quickly. Nathan was already downstairs and saw the robber. The robber saw Nathan as well and tried to flee, but the front door was locked. He left his shovel outside in the backyard.
Nathan: "You've picked the wrong house, mister."
The robber said: "Oh yeah? Well... We'll see about that."
The robber raised his fists.
Nathan: "You thought you could beat me, Nathan Flowerfield?"
Robber: "..."
Nathan: "I may have one leg, but i got the black belt for a long time, you know."
Robber: "Oh snap."
Nathan was beating up the robber and threw him out of the house. Nathan asked Zoe to check if anything was gone. And meanwhile Nathan called up 911.
One hour later...
Jake: "Wow... *yaaawn* That's pretty bad..."
Zoe: "Yeah... Sorry if i woke you up."
Jake: "Nah, it's okay. I had a nightmare and just woke up because of it."
Zoe: "What was it about?"
Jake: "It was about us. I dreamed that you were getting killed by Harold and then he went to me. While he killed you, i was crying a lot, yelling "Zoe! Noooo!!!"
Zoe: "Wow..."
Zoe went off her bed to lay down on the floor, next to Jake. She sighed.
Jake: "Tired?"
Zoe: "Nah. You?"
Jake: "A little bit."
Zoe: "It's because of tonight, isn't it?"
Jake: "Yeah, kinda. But i'll get used to it."
Zoe and Jake were silent. Zoe was playing with Jake's hair.
Jake: "Why do you turn my hair around your finger?"
Zoe: "Oh, just for fun. I don't know exactly why."
Zoe went up a little bit and suddenly laid on top of Jake, who was faced to the ceiling. Zoe hugged Jake very tight. Jake laid his hand on Zoe's head. After 15 minutes, Zoe let go of Jake. She fell asleep. That's not quite the perfect place to sleep, as Jake can't put her aside or turn around. He has to sleep now as well, even if Zoe laid on top of him...
The next morning...
Zoe was laying next to Jake. Apparently she fell off him. And she was the first one to wake up, not realizing it's still a schoolweek this week. Zoe looked at her alarm clock: 10:24 AM. Zoe went up and pushed herself up. However, she didn't know her left hand laid on Jake's belly. She was staring at the clock for some reason. Jake woke up when he felt a pressure in his belly.
Jake: "Huh..."
Zoe turned her head to Jake's head. She smiled.
Zoe: "Good morning!"
Jake: "*yawn* Good morning..."
Zoe crawled to Jake and gave him a kiss on his mouth. She had an expression which showed she found something disgusting.
Zoe: "Blerg, i guess we should wait with THAT, your breath isn't quite nice now..."
Jake: "I know... Sorry..."
Zoe grabbed her schoolbag and went to the door.
Zoe: "Anyway, Jake, i'll be going on school. Oh wait."
She looked at her pyjamas.
Zoe: "Eheheh... I'd better should switch clothes first."
Jake: "Uh... You're not going to... do that when i'm here, right?"
Zoe: "Why not?"
Zoe grabbed the bottom of her shirt, took off her shirt, dropped it and was looking for her sweatshirt.
Zoe: "Did you see my sweatshirt, Jake?"
Jake was blushing really hard. What if Nathan came in? He was sweating a lot as well.
Jake: "Eh... Uh..."
Zoe found her sweatshirt, at last. It was underneath her bed.
Zoe: "Ah, found it!"
She put her sweatshirt on. Jake kept looking at the door, hoping Nathan wouldn't come yet. Meanwhile, Zoe dropped her pyjama pants and didn't saw her skirt either.
Zoe: "Ugh... It's not even THAT messy here and i can't even find my skirt..."
Jake couldn't stop looking at Zoe, but he tried to. As Zoe said, it's not very messy, but there's a lot of stuff on the ground. No wonder she lost her skirt. She went on her knees and looked under her bed. It wasn't there either.
Zoe: "Did you see it somewhere, Jake?"
Jake was still nervous. He never saw his crush in her underwear before, so what did he need to do? Help her with her current problem, of course!
Jake: "Uh... I-i've seen it in the b-bathroo-... I mean, laundry! P-perhaps you should get a new one? I-i mean... eh..."
Zoe: "Hmm... You've never seen me like this, did you?"
Jake: "Uhm... eh..."
Zoe: "I thought so, you aren't yourself anymore. *giggle* But that's okay! Just... relax a bit. I'm not going to be naked for you or something. Ew, no. Not now, at least."
Jake: "W-wait, so... If you're not doing that, why are you switching clothes if i'm still here?"
Zoe looked at the floor.
Zoe: "Well, i thought: Maybe he doesn't mind. Maybe he has something to say about me or my body. Maybe because we have a relationship and will see this more times from each other than today."
Jake: "Well... Right, you got a point with that. You do got nice legs..."
Zoe looked up at Jake and smiled. Zoe wasn't the tallest, she was a few inches taller than Ryan. So she couldn't look down to Jake. Rachel could do so, she's the tallest of the three female main characters.
Zoe: "Thanks!"
Zoe wanted to kiss Jake again, but...
Zoe: "Oh, wait. Your breath. Heh heh."
Jake: "Oh, right."
They went to the bed. They both were sitting on it. Zoe still had no pants on, let go her skirt. She laid her right leg over the other one.
Zoe: "I know something that will entertain you."
Jake: "Haha, really? Oh, you already did, right?"
Zoe: "Nope, that wasn't it. But it's something about us. I've noticed that if you pick the first letter of our name, you get an artist name."
Jake: "Huh? How?"
Zoe: "Well, J-Z sounds like Jay-Z, right?"
Jake: Oh wow. I knew a person named Elsa who had a friend named Tiffany. And i always called to them by phone. And you know what i said?"
Zoe: "Well?"
Jake: "I always said "E.T. phone home!" when they were answering the calls."
Zoe: "I got a message on my blog where i talked about this subject already. The message was from Holland and a person said he, his mother and his father's name formed the word 'crazy' in Dutch. Well, the first letters."
Jake: "Uhm... 'Gek'?"
Zoe: "Huh? Don't tell me you're semi-Dutch."
Jake: "Nah, but a friend told me so. But wait a minute, you got a blog?!"
Zoe: "Yup, viewed by at least 100 people per day."
Jake: "What?! That's amazing! How did you became so popular?!"
Zoe: "Eheheh... Well... I place some stuff about myself, my life and special events there. But also how-to's."
Jake: "Cool! Might check it one day!"
Zoe: "Yeah, i think you indeed should."
Zoe went up.
Jake: "Did you found your skirt already?"
Zoe: "It was in the laundry, you said. But my old one is over there, i see."
Jake: "Why didn't you put it on, then?"
Zoe: "I wanted to wait with that first."
Zoe turned to Jake and went to sit on Jake's legs, while Jake still sat on the bed. Zoe moved her mouth to Jake's mouth to kiss him again, without caring whether Jake's breath is horrible or not. They indeed kissed each other, and Zoe grabbed Jake's arm to put his hand on her thigh. Suddenly, the door got opened without letting Jake and/or Zoe know there was someone there. It was Lily. Lily saw Zoe and Jake kissed each other, while Zoe hugged Jake and Jake held Zoe's thigh. But they were shocked to see Zoe's mom there, standing quite mad.
Zoe: "Uh, mom? W-we can explain..."
Lily: "You're (****) 16, Zoe! You're not an adult who can kiss anyone she likes and... Ugh, i don't even want to talk about this! I actually wanted to ask you two why you were this late, Mr Hudson is furious at the moment! Zoe, you're grounded for 3 weeks! Jake, get the (****) out of here, i don't want to see you here for now!"
Jake: "Wha-? But... I didn't do anything, mrs. Flowerfield!"
Zoe went off of Jake to sit next to him. She started to think the worst things: What if she and Jake don't love each other anymore after these punishments?
Lily: "Yeah, right. She kissed the bed, you say? Get out of here, Jake. You're not welcome here anymore. At least when Zoe's grounded."
Jake: "*sigh*"
Jake left the room, even the house.
Lily: "And why are you even here in your underwear when a boy from your age is with you?! What the (****) is wrong with you?!"
Zoe grabbed her skirt and finally put her skirt on.
Lily: "Zoe, answer me now: Why were you here in your underwear?"
Zoe put on her black leather boots and did her hair, as if nothing happened.
Lily: "Last chance, Zoe. Why were you here in..."
Zoe turned around from her mirror and became upset quickly.
Zoe: "Because i had to (****) change my (****) clothes, okay?!"
Lily: "I'm gonna add a week to your punishment now."
Zoe: "I don't even (****) care!!! I don't even (****) care if you're going to tell my (****) dad about this! I (****) hope you will DIE very (****) soon, anyway!!!"
Lily: "*gasp*"
Zoe was extremely angry towards her mother. Luckily for Zoe, Nathan was at the hospital for his leg. Unlucky for her is that he returns soon. Lily, in the meantime, was very offended by what Zoe said. When Lily said that to her father that he had to die soon when she was angry, he indeed died not long after that. And Lily was scared THAT may happen to her too. Lily decided to leave Zoe alone for a while. Zoe threw her stuff against the door.
Zoe: "Raaaaagh!!!"
Meanwhile...
Rachel was playing some songs on her guitar, but then Mike knocked the door.
Rachel: "Ugh, what is it, Mike..."
Mike (from the other side): "Uhm... Check your Facebook profile REALLY quickly!"
Rachel thought it was a joke again, but once she looked, what she saw there was too serious. In fact, she held her hand in front of her mouth and looked very, very shocked.
Rachel: "Oh my god... How could she do this to her...?"
Rachel dashed to her phone and called up Zoe.
Zoe: "WHAT!!"
Rachel hung up. It was no use now if Zoe reacted like that. Rachel had to wait until Zoe calmed down a bit. But what did Rachel have to do then? It was all about Zoe what Rachel saw, so she HAS to call Zoe. She tried to call again.
Zoe: "*sniff* What!..."
Rachel: "Uh... Hi, Zoe? It's me, Rachel..."
Rachel heard a loud sound against the door. It was just Zoe throwing a shoe against the door.
Zoe: "What do you want... *sniff*"
Rachel: "Uhm... If you got time, can you come to my house real quick then?"
Zoe: "Ugh, i can't. *sniff* I'm grounded for a month by that (****) of a mother of mine."
Rachel: "W-why?"
Zoe: "I apparently am not allowed to kiss Jake..."
Rachel: "And... Did you guys kissed each other while you sat on his legs?"
Zoe: "W-what? How did you know that!?"
Rachel: "It's being recorded by Kimmy and being shared with me. With the message "ROFL this gal thinks she's cooler than me! But look at her now!". Oh hold on... My mistake, it wasn't just me: It were me and 284 others."
Zoe: "Wh-wha-... What... D-did..."
She fainted. Rachel heard a lot of phone-dropping sounds. That caused another crack in the screen of Zoe's phone.
Rachel: "H-hello? Zoe? Zoe?!"
No answer. Rachel hung up the phone call. Something was wrong over there. Rachel went out of her room, went downstairs and said to Julie, her handicapped mom, that she was at Zoe's home. She had permission, so Rachel ran towards Zoe's home, to check what happened.
Once Rachel was there, she rang the doorbell. Lily opened the door.
Lily: "Oh, Rachel... Hi..."
Rachel: "Hi, mrs. Flowerfield. I wanted to check what happened to Zoe."
Lily: "She's grounded for at least a month. *sigh* But it's not quite a good moment to disturb her..."
Rachel: "Well, i called her by phone to tell terrible news and it appears she fell or something. Maybe she fainted!"
Lily: "*sigh* I don't care anymore..."
Lily went to the living room again. Rachel followed her.
Rachel: "But... What happened to you? You look so down?"
Lily: "Zoe wished me dead, and i did that to my father too and he actually died short after that..."
Rachel: "Mrs Flowerfield, i am 100 percent sure it isn't your fault why she said that. And i am also 100 percent sure that you're not going to die short after this. I mean, what happened to your father was pure bad luck."
Lily: "Rachel, i mean that i don't want to die yet. I want to see Zoe have kids first, then i'll be happy already. I want to see Zoe living a wonderful life."
Rachel suddenly heard a click from above.
Rachel: "I think i heard the door to Zoe's room unlocking. Can i talk to her for a second?"
Lily: "Do what you want..."
Rachel wasn't quite sure if it was good to leave Lily alone. But she's independent, Zoe isn't. Rachel went upstairs to Zoe's room. The door was still closed. Not locked, but still closed. Rachel tried to open the door, but something blocked the door. Rachel pushed a bit harder to see what it was. It was Zoe's leg which blocked the door. Speaking of Zoe, she still laid on the ground, fainted.
Rachel: "Wow, did i made it THAT bad?"
Rachel went on her knees on the ground, to sit next to Zoe. Zoe was very mad, looking at her door: A lot of damage on her door. Rachel laid her hand on Zoe's back.
Rachel: "Zoe? It's me, Rachel."
Rachel shaked Zoe left and right with her hand, to wake her up. Zoe indeed woke up.
Zoe: "*gasp*"
Rachel: "Zoe!"
Zoe: "W-what... Rachel?"
Rachel: "I just spoke to you by phone, remember?"
Zoe: "Oh... Wait..."
Zoe remembered why she fainted: She was being recorded while she kissed Jake in her underwear. That she and Jake kissed each other wasn't too bad, but that Zoe did that in her underwear was the baddest about all this.
Zoe: "You told that Kimmy... And... 284 other people... I don't know..."
Rachel: "Kimmy sent that video to me and 284 other people, including Jake, Mike, Phil, etc."
Zoe dropped her head on the floor. To be more exact, she dropped her head on her pillow, which was being thrown off the bed. Apparently it ended up on the floor. Zoe mumbled a lot of things.
Rachel: "Huh?"
Zoe: "I said: I'm so going to kill that (****) Kimmy, she's mine now. I'll beat that (****) up so hard that she'll end up in a coma."
Rachel: "Wow wow wow, Zoe! I never saw THIS side of you!"
Zoe: "I don't care, i NEED to finish that (****)."
Zoe grabbed a pair of scissors laying on her desk. It's surprising that she hasn't used the scissors when she was angry. But she grabbed them now. Rachel already knew what was going to happen.
Rachel: "Zoe... Lay down those scissors..."
Zoe ignored Rachel, so Rachel's task that was left was to blockade Zoe. Rachel went up again when Zoe tried to run away, and Rachel pushed Zoe on the ground. Zoe fell half softly, and cursed a bit again. Rachel ignored that and tried to hold Zoe on the floor. Rachel always tried to act like an adult, and she even helps out a teacher on a school where the more younger children are. Zoe cursed a lot and tried to escape.
Zoe: "Uurgh... You... (****)!!!!"
That was too much for Rachel. Cursing with that is the most horrible thing in the world for Rachel. Rachel became a bit more angry as well.
Rachel: "What did you just say?!"
Zoe: "I said: You (****)!!!!"
Rachel: "That's a very, VERY dumb thing to say!"
Rachel punched Zoe in her face. Her cheek began to bleed a bit, as Rachel punched really hard. But it wasn't usually Rachel who punches people. And Rachel was very shocked she did that. Zoe had a chance to escape and she took it. She threw the scissors on the ground and while she cried a bit, she went up and ran downstairs. She opened the frontdoor and ran away. To a place nobody can find her.
Meanwhile...
Jake came back home. He heard his uncle was back home, but... He didn't hear him. He heard the TV was on, but he turned it off when he left his home. Jake's uncle was 10 years older than Jake's dad. So he's 55. He went to the TV to turn it off, but...
Jake: "UNCLE?!!"
Jake discovered his uncle laying on the couch... dead. Jake called 911 to, hopefully, save his uncle's life. And once he called for an ambulance, they arrived in 4 minutes. Jake went with them. But the result he heard at the hospital wasn't quite the news he wanted to hear.
Doctor: "Are you his son?"
Jake: "No, i'm his nephew. But my real parents are in Canada for a few weeks."
Doctor: "I got bad news about your uncle: It appears that he died 34 minutes ago by a heart attack."
Jake: "What... No... That's..."
Jake was shocked when he heard that and was thinking deep. That would be 4 minutes before Jake came! Jake decided to go home, as he didn't knew what to do further.
Back to Zoe...
Zoe was somewhere outside the mall that was nearby. She was talking to Billy, a man who was the owner of a café, and helped out Zoe when she had trouble.
Billy: "Wow, so... You say that you..."
Zoe: "SHHHH!! Please..."
Billy: "Are you wanted by the police or something?"
Zoe: "No, but if you speak out my name... I don't want to be found by my mother or my father... Not yet."
Billy: "Okay. I don't want trouble so i'll lay everything on you, but okay. But... when are you planning to let yourself being found?"
Zoe: "I don't... Want to live anymore... So it's probably when i'm dead..."
Billy dropped a glass he was cleaning. The shards shattered all over that spot.
Billy: "Excuse me? YOU want to commit suicide?! Zoe, there's no reason to do that. Look, if you were caught by your mother while you... you know... did that... then it won't be that bad if you'd apologize and talk about it."
Zoe: "Sir, i was getting recorded by a schoolgirl! While i did that, she seemed to sit in a tree to record us and posted it on Facebook!"
Billy: "I can't give you advice for that, except..."
He grabbed a tiny, very tiny chest. It wasn't new, but the content was from 2013.
Billy: "...this. This USB-stick allows you to HACK Facebook. With that, you can even delete that message or edit it to switch places."
Billy held the chest open: A black, smooth USB-stick was laying in the chest. Once Zoe wanted to grab it, he closed it fast.
Billy: "Of course i cannot give it. That would make you become a criminal, but we can make a deal: I go with you to delete the video, and once you're done, you give the stick back."
Zoe: "Okay, we got a deal!"
Billy: "You don't install the program on your PC no matter what it says, or else the police comes."
Zoe: "But... Why?"
Billy came closer to Zoe. His small beard contained some crumbs from chips. His breath wasn't quite nice. He had a golden teeth. And he whispered something in Zoe's ear.
Billy: "That program... It's as illegal as my sister's birth. If someone sees the program, you can get caught quickly: It sends a message to the police that it's been installed on your PC. But if you just run it, it doesn't send a single message."
Zoe: "But... How did YOU get this then?"
Billy grabbed a police cap. He put it on.
A nearby customer said: "Hey! Now i remember you! You were officer Jenkins! Wow, that's a long time ago since i've seen you!"
Billy put off his cap. He grabbed his jacket and put it on.
Billy: "Come on, we go to your home."
Zoe: "W-what?! I'm not going to return now!"
Billy: "Zoe, your mother must be worried sick about you. And your father too. Look, that you're grounded will disappear by it's own. But you need to come with me if you..."
They went out of the mall. But when they were outside, someone suddenly yelled Zoe's name. It was a mature female voice, but it wasn't Lily's voice. Zoe and Billy looked around. Zoe saw Rachel running to her.
Rachel: "ZOE!!!"
Rachel ran, but she struggled and... she rolled into the lake that was, surprisingly enough, next to the mall's exit. Rachel can't swim, so Zoe decided to help Rachel, while Rachel was stuck in a stick: Her hoodie was stuck..
Rachel: "Aaaah!"
Zoe: "Rachel!"
Zoe ran to Rachel, went on her knees and stuck out her arm to grab Rachel's hand.
Zoe: "Rachel! Grab my hand!"
Rachel almost grabbed Zoe's hand, but then the stick broke which made Rachel being stuck. She fell more deeper towards the lake, which was 0.5 meter below her. It wasn't a tiny lake, so you could drown there.
Rachel: "Aaaah! Zoe! Help!!!"
Zoe ran towards some wooden stairs meant for employees. Shoot! There was a fence and the gate was locked! Zoe had no choice: She had to jump in the dirty lake too. She ran back, but didn't see Rachel. Suddenly, Rachel was floating from underneath the bridge that leads to the mall. Zoe didn't knew what she just saw: Rachel drowned. One of her best friends for life... drowned.
Zoe and Billy went to Zoe's home. Zoe was pretty sad for what happened to Rachel. They rang the doorbell of Zoe's home. Lily opened the door.
Lily: "Zoe!!"
Lily hugged Zoe really tight. It appears Lily was concerned about Zoe. But i guess every mother will be if their child runs away.
Lily: "What the (****) was that good for?! You could have been dead!"
Billy: "Mrs. Flowerfield. Zoe is being recorded earlier today and is posted on Facebook. What has been posted there is a crime, meaning Zoe is now officially a victim of a crime. I remember the password of the admin account for Facebook, and i can remove the video if you allow us to."
Lily: "But... Why do you got that chest?"
Billy: "It contains an USB-stick containing the info, that's why i kept it locked away. Also, i was a moderator of Facebook earlier, so..."
Lily: "Oh. Well, go ahead, if it can save my child's safety of which i want to know, Zoe, why you did all that."
Billy went upstairs to Zoe's room. To remove the video.
Zoe: "*sigh* First, i want to tell that i tried to save Rachel from drowning... But i failed..."
Lily: "I want to know information about you, Zoe. Not Rachel."
Zoe: "Ugh, okay... Jake and i love each other so much... And that we kissed there was just... Well... stupid..."
Lily: "But why in your underwear?!"
Zoe: "Look, i didn't even knew i had no skirt or pants on. Okay? Remember what dad said? "You're 16, Zoe. You should get some more space from us to do more fun things." or something."
Lily: "That's indeed what Nathan said, but i'm pretty sure he didn't mean kissing boyfriends in your underwear, Zoe. I think he meant like going to an amusement park."
Zoe: "Oh. Well then. My bad. But can i please, please please PLEASE see Jake more often?!"
Lily: "I won't tell this to your dad, but if it happens more times, i will let him know anyway."
Zoe: "Aaaand, about Jake?"
Lily: "I'll call his parents first."
Zoe: "They can't get called, they're busy in Canada, remember?"
Lily: "Ugh, okay. He can come here. If you guys don't do stuff like this again, i'll give you a reward."
Zoe: "Okay. Sooo... We just made up?"
Lily: "Yes... But i got a huge headache now... Please check how Billy is doing..."
Zoe: "Oh, right! Billy!"
Zoe ran upstairs to her room. Billy turned to Zoe.
Billy: "Ah, Zoe. I don't know your password, can you borrow me it for a second?"
Zoe had a plan: Telling it and when he's done, changing it.
Zoe: "iloveyoujake1617. That's the password, only small letters."
Billy typed in the password. It was incorrect.
Billy: "Nope. It seems that it's changed."
Zoe: "What!? But i did NOT change it!"
Billy: "Then someone hacked your account. I only can access the video via your account, right?"
Zoe: "Nope, just go to that (****)'s account and you should see the video she posted."
Billy went to Kimmy's profile and there it was: The video. It was removed already, however. It was removed by Facebook because it was reported.
Billy: "It's removed already?!"
Zoe: "What... I didn't knew that..."
Billy: "Hmm... That's good, but your account then?"
Zoe: "Yeah... *sigh* My account... My 296 friends... My carreer on Facebook... All gone..."
Billy went up.
Billy: "I'll head home. My kid needs dinner as well, y'know. See you later, Zoe."
Billy went downstairs, said bye to Lily and went to his own home. He took the USB-stick with him. That would be more safe, of course. Zoe was still on her room. She called up Jake. After 12 seconds, he declined the call.
Zoe: "Huh?"
Zoe tried to call him again. This time, she was able to send a voicemail.
Zoe: "Uh... Hi, Jakey! It's me, Zoe! I got to tell you: I'm not grounded anymore! If you wanna call me back or wanna come over here, you always can do so! Love you!"
Zoe sent that to Jake. Then she decided to go play a video game again. She opened a game on her PC and was playing it 2 hours. She usually does that 45 minutes, if not 1 hour.
2 hours later, at Mike's home...
Jess was with Mike, because Jess was teaching Mike the basics for being so healthy as she is. But they got disturbed a lot, basically because Julie needed a lot of help since Rachel drowned and Julie had no help at all then.
Jess: "And... That's about it, i guess... That's the basic stuff."
Mike: "No complicated things?"
Jess: "Dude, if i said 'complicated things', i would have warned you for that."
Mike: "Well then."
Jess: "But what happened to Rachel, exactly?"
Mike: "I heard from Zoe that Rachel... Ugh... She drowned..."
Jess: "Wh-what? And you don't care about that?!"
Mike: "Well... I do... It's my sister at last, but... I don't miss her..."
Jess: "Shame yourself, Mike."
Jess went up, grabbed her sports bag with her tennis clothes and left the room.
Mike: "But... Hold on, Jess! I just thought of something!"
Jess: "Like what?"
Mike: "If you mind going to the tennis court together, perhaps you can ask Zoe and Jake to come too."
They went downstairs to say they're at the tennis court. They had permission and went to the court.
Jess: "And Philip?"
Mike: "Heh... I got something sad about him too. He's not dead, but i'll tell it to you all at the same time."
Jess: "Okay then... But... why do you want them to come?"
Mike: "Remember your trial?"
Jess: "Oh... that..."
Mike: "Explanation is very welcome."
Later on, they arrived at the tennis court. Mike already called Zoe, but couldn't get Jake to call. Zoe said she came to them. Later again, Zoe arrived as well. She had her bag with her.
Mike: "Zoe, you're not going to school now, are you?"
Zoe: "Oh... Yeah."
Jess: "Sit down, we've called you and Jake to listen to what REALLY happened during my trial."
Mike and Zoe were sitting on the ground. Jess sat on a rock.
Jess: "When i got arrested by the police, i saw Harold in the car as well. He said "Maybe i'll help you..." and i was quiet, i think. But once we had, apparently, 10 minutes before arriving, we made a deal: I'll let him free by paying for it and he keeps ME out of prison. So we decided to make the deal. And he kept his promise: he saved me."
Zoe: "Wow..."
Mike: "And are you gonna save him too?"
Jess: "What? No! He almost killed me at a bus stop, he has no regrets after his crimes and he smells! I'm not gonna save him!"
Mike: "But..."
Zoe: "Mike, it's better like this. If Harold is in prison, it's better like that. I mean, he finally can't commit a murder, steal and more in prison. We're free now."
Zoe suddenly felt two hands on her shoulders. She had a shock and looked up. It was Jake who found Zoe somehow. Zoe went off the ground and hugged Jake.
Zoe: "Jake! Where were you and why did you decline my phone call?!"
Jake: "Look, i HAD to decline the call, because i was in a library to find a book from the Harry Potter series, someone asked me for that. But i'll promise i'll be answering as much calls as i can."
Zoe: "You promise?"
Jake: "I'll promise."
They released each other. They held each other's hand.
Mike: "I got something as well."
Zoe: "Is it important?"
Mike: "Yes, absolutely! Philip told me this!"
Jake: "Poor Phil."
Mike: "Huh?"
Jake: "Never mind, i know that was rude."
Mike: "I didn't get what he said... Oh well. But as i said, Philip told me something. The good news is, he thinks we're his best friends. The bad news is, he's leaving America."
Zoe: "What?!"
Jake: "Did you hear WHY he's leaving?!"
Mike: "Well, his father wants to. And he takes Philip with him. So indeed: Poor Phil."
Jess: "I can't imagine sitting in an airplane to go all the way to France all day."
Zoe: "I heard Paris is a very romantic city, Jake."
Jake: "Heh heh... Maybe we can go there with Philip."
Mike: "But i'm pretty sure he says goodbye before leaving. He's nice. He always was."
Mike looked down. Jake noticed that.
Jake: "Aaah, you DO miss Philip, Mike!"
Mike: "Shut up... He was just... a good friend. Nothing more, nothing less."
Jake: "Philip said he was your BEST friend, Mike! Don't deny it!"
Zoe and Jess were laughing a bit.
Mike: "Ugh, okay! I'll admit it: He was my best friend. There, happy?!"
Mike went up and walked home.
Jake: "Mike! It was a joke!"
Mike ignored Jake. He continued going home.
Zoe: "Poor Mike."
Jess: "He isn't poor, just pretending... Right?"
Jake saw someone coming. It was Kimmy. She looked very down.
Jake: "Aha, Kimm-... Wait a minute... Kimmy... Grrr!!"
Jake became angry when he saw Kimmy: He saw her video too.
Kimmy: "Oh, hi..."
Jess: "Jake! Calm yourself a bit! Geez..."
Jake: "Okay, i'm finishing her after she told us what gave her the courage to come here."
Kimmy: "*sigh* I'm sorry... For everything..."
Zoe: "What?"
Kimmy: "I know, you're still upset... I shouldn't have uploaded that video, i realized 3 hours after that. I logged in as you, Zoe, to report myself. And i accidentally changed your password... Sorry... It's whereismybasketgoingto1337. But above all: I'm sorry."
It became silent. The only sounds were those from the singing birds and the wind blowing through the leaves of the trees.
Kimmy: "I know what you're thinking and i agree... I'm worthless. I'm a big piece of..."
Zoe: "It's alright. I forgive you now. I shouldn't be calling you "a 5-year old" or i shouldn't be saying "Ignore her". So... I'm sorry too."
Kimmy: "Thanks... I'll head home to make something for Philip."
Jess: "You heard it too?"
Kimmy: "Yep. Though he actually wanted to type 'Timmy', according to the description."
Jake: "Well... It's close enough."
Kimmy: "Yeah... But i'm going home, i don't wanna be in the rain that comes quickly. See you later!"
Kimmy went home. The three friends decided to go home as well, as it indeed started to rain again.
Once Jake was home, he felt quite lonely. Mostly because his uncle died and his parents aren't back yet. He went to the kitchen to grab some cooking stuff, vegetables and some more foods and made something with that. He didn't count on his parents to come that evening. When he was almost finished, he put what he had left, in the fridge. He went upstairs, but...
Jake: "Oh no..."
... his bedroom was a mess and the window was open. There was a note left behind: "I will kill you if you warn the police..."
But what did he have to do then? Nothing? He looked if anything was stolen. Sadly, his money and his parents their money and jewelry were gone. Blast! Jake went back to his room. To clean everything up. He heard a really, really soft sound coming from the bathroom, three minutes later. It was the sound of someone stepping on a broken tile. Jake knew there was a tile in the floor broken, and not fixed yet. He took a look in the bathroom, which was open. He looked behind the door and saw a person standing with a baseball bat, ready to hit Jake with it. The person missed when Jake went back, back in the hallway. He kicked the door open and heard a female voice cursing a bit. He ran into the bathroom and saw a young female laying on the ground. She wasn't one of Jake's friends, but Jake recognized her anyway: She was a girl from the neighborhood, she always liked to do bad things. And now Jake was getting robbed by her. Her name was Alyssa.
Alyssa: "Grr, you (****)! Look at my nails!"
Jake: "But why did you broke in then!? To break your nails?! Get out of here and leave everything behind you! Or i'll call the police!"
Alyssa: "You didn't saw my note, apparently. How stupid."
Jake: "I've been reading it, but i don't care! Besides, you got no weapon at all!"
Alyssa grabbed something from her pocket: A small knife. Jake was thinking that she indeed can kill him. But what if he fights back? Jake was lifting his fist but kicked Alyssa, and she cursed a lot when she got hit against her leg. She even dropped the knife. And Jake picked it up and pointed it at Alyssa.
Jake: "Aha, now we switched roles... You stay here while i'll call the police. Or else..."
Alyssa: "Grrr..."
Jake ran downstairs and called the police. He said a person from his neighborhood broke in and he captured her. The police was on their way, but when Jake clicked on the red horn, he saw Alyssa jumped out of the window in the bathroom and she ran away. Jake had no choice: He laid down the phone and ran after her. He went outside when he dropped the knife and was chasing Alyssa. They were running to a railroad, which warned a train was coming. Alyssa ran over the railroad when the fences(?) were going down, and made it. Jake was left behind, but he did something extremely risky: He ran over the railroad too, and the train almost hit him when it went past him. Jake sighed. What a relief. Oh right, Alyssa! He started to continue the chase, and they came at another obstacle: a bridge. Alyssa didn't cross the bridge. Jake looked around and saw Alyssa running back to where they came from. She was pretty far, but Jake can still capture her. Jake began to run a little more to go back and chase her again. He started to get tired once he almost got her. He began to slow down. Suddenly, they heard a siren coming closer. It was the police, who arrived behind Alyssa. And in front of her was Jake, who was ready to capture her anyway. The police went out of the car. He looked at Jake. Jake sticked up his thumb. The police knew a bit who Alyssa was, so he grabbed Alyssa's shirt and took her to the policecar. The policeman drived to Jake.
Policeman: "Thank you for supporting us, Jake. But i'll be warning you: Don't put yourself in danger like that anymore."
Jake: "Excuse me?"
Policeman: "With the train, Jake. The machinist already called us and said a teen was almost being hit."
Jake: "Sorry, mister. I swear i won't do it again."
The police drived away, to the office. That was a tough situation Jake just had. He went back home again and fell on the couch. He was tired. And he fell asleep.
The next day...
It was 10:29 AM. Jake had an itchy nose, and slammed his hand on his face to scratch a bit. But he felt something else on his face: Someone apparently put some paint on his face and placed some creme on his hand. His entire face was dirty now. He opened his eyes and saw Mike laying on the ground because he was laughing so hard.
Mike: "OOH... Haha! Oh my lord... You..."
He was laughing so hard, he couldn't speak properly. Jake became mad.
Jake: "Why, Mike! What the (****) is wrong with you?!"
Mike was laughing less hard now.
Mike: "Haha! Sorry, dude! I... Heh heh... I just HAD to do that!"
Jake: "And how did you came in anyway?"
Mike: "Dude, you left the front door open a bit."
Jake: "...what."
Mike: "It's true, but i've already checked if nothing was gone."
Jake: "Get out of this house, Mike."
Mike: "Ok, sorry... Geez... Can't even appreciate my help..."
Mike left Jake's house. Jake went upstairs to clean his face, and after 15 minutes, he succeeded. Jake went downstairs again, to prepare himself for a date with Zoe in the park. After he checked if nothing was gone that night, he went out of the door, locked it now and went to the park.
Zoe was sitting on a bench underneath a tree on top of a hill. It was the most romantic spot in the park, so Zoe decided to go there with Jake. After 8 minutes, she saw Jake. Jake walked up on the hill, to the bench. He hugged Zoe quickly and sat next her on the bench. He sighed.
Zoe: "Tired?"
Jake: "No, i... Aaah, i see what you did there."
Zoe: "Heh heh..."
It became silent. After 1.5 minutes, Jake said something.
Jake: "If we were the main character of... i don't know... a book, would you like that?"
Zoe: "Umm... Depends on what genre the book is, of course."
Jake: "What do you mean by that?"
Zoe: "Well, if it's horror or thriller, i'm out. But if it's a romantic one or funny, i'm in. And you? You said "we"."
Jake: "True. Well, i would like it... actually, it's the same thing as your opinion. Heh heh..."
Zoe: "Wow, it's like we're meant to be there for each other, and think the same."
Jake: "Yep. I think so too."
Zoe: "Yeah..."
Zoe moved her head to Jake's mouth again to kiss him. Zoe moved a bit closer to Jake to do so, and hugged him. They loved each other a lot. Meanwhile, a kid's voice said something.
???: "Hey, Zoe!"
Zoe released Jake quickly and Jake released Zoe. Zoe recognized the voice: Zoe had to babysit a friend's little sister, Jasmine, sometimes. Zoe was surprised to see Jasmine and Jasmine's mother in the park.
Zoe: "Hey, Jasmine!"
Jasmine ran towards Zoe. Jasmine's mom yelled that Jasmine has to be careful not to fall. Jasmine had a present in her hands. She saw Zoe as her big sister sometimes. But that thought is good to hear, especially if a 7-year old girl you're close with, says it.
Jasmine: "Zoe, i got something for you!"
Zoe: "Oh, really? Wow! What is it?"
Jasmine was getting something from her pocket: A letter with a few stickers on it. Zoe opened the envelope and began to read the letter:
Zoe: "Dear Zoe and Lily. I want to thank you for babysitting me so good! I remember eating ice cream at the stores once! But i got you a present, Zoe! That's important now! Open it, quickly! Love, Jasmine"
Zoe looked at the present Jasmine gave to Zoe. It was a pretty big one. Zoe indeed opened it, and she saw something she secretly always wanted one of. And she told it only to Jasmine. And Jasmine got one for Zoe. But... What was it? A beautiful doll, dressed with the cutest clothes. And if Zoe wanted, she could change the doll's clothes to something else.
Zoe: "Ooooh!! A doll!! Oh my god!!"
Zoe went on her knees and hugged Jasmine. Jake looked a bit skeptical.
Zoe: "Oh, thank you so much, Jasmine!!!"
Jasmine's mom: "It's yours, Zoe! Because you helped us out that much and always had time for us!"
Jasmine: "You're welcome!"
Jake: "But... Hold on, miss. I'm Zoe's love and i'm curious: Are you two leaving the city?"
Zoe went on the bench again.
Jasmine's mom: "Well, not exactly. We are going on a vacation to California for 3 weeks. So before we leave, we wanted to thank Zoe for her help."
Zoe: "Is it weird if i hug you too, miss?"
Jasmine's mom: "Of course not! You and Jasmine are so close, you're always welcome, Zoe!"
Zoe went up and hugged Jasmine's mom a bit.
Zoe: "Thank you for the doll! I'm so happy now!"
Jasmine's mom: "I'm happy you like it so much! This was the last one they had."
Zoe released Jasmine's mother, because her phone rang. Zoe accepted the call, as it was Lily who called her.
Zoe: "Hi mom!"
Lily: "Zoe, where are you?"
Zoe: "I'm at the park, as i said. With Jake, Jasmine and Jasmine's mom."
Lily: "Jasmine?! What is she doing there?"
Zoe: "She gave me something REALLY nice! As a reward for all the help i gave her! She and her mom are gonna go on a vacation to California!"
Lily: "Oh wow! But i got a question for you: Are you close to Philip's house?"
Zoe: "Uh yes, but he's gonna leave America."
Lily: "I know, i wanted you to bring him some flowers, because he's your friend after all, right?"
Zoe: "Mom, he doesn't like flowers. He's allergic."
Lily: "Never mind then. See you around 13:00 PM?"
Zoe: "Sure, bye!"
Lily: "Be careful!"
They hung up the phone call. Zoe looked on her watch: 12:35 PM.
Zoe: "I got to go, miss. Thank you sooo much for the doll, i'm so happy with it! And Jasmine?"
Jasmine: "Yes, Zoe?"
Zoe: "I'm gonna miss you those 3 weeks. Really hard. But i'm curious how your vacation has been when you come back."
Jasmine: "I'm gonna miss you too, Zoe. But i'll call you by phone!"
Zoe: "Deal!"
Jasmine: "G.P.!"
Zoe: "G.P.!"
Jasmine and her mother went to their home. Jake was sitting on the bench again, as well as Zoe.
Jake: "What does G.P. mean? Guinea Pig? Good person?"
Zoe: "We always used to say "girl power" when we say goodbye, but to make it 'cooler', we turned it into 'G.P.'."
Jake: "Ah, i see."
He went up.
Jake: "I got to go home, Max probably needs food."
Zoe grabbed her doll and the box it was in. She packed her doll in the box and went up too.
Zoe: "Me too, i need to show this to my parents. My god, i still can't believe it..."
Jake and Zoe kissed each other again, said goodbye and went to their own home.
That evening, at Zoe's home...
Zoe showed the doll to her mom. Nathan had to stay in the hospital because he had a surgery for his leg. It wasn't going well with Nathan: He had something 'evil' in his leg.
Lily: "Wow... That doll would be very expensive, looking at the style and company that made it."
Zoe: "Yeah, but it doesn't matter now."
Zoe was looking at the doll.
Zoe: "I'll call her Lucy, because i'd think it fits her look."
Lily: "But where do you put her? On a shelf would be too hidden."
Zoe: "I don't know. Maybe behind my window?"
Lily: "Good idea, but why do you like her so much?"
Zoe: "I secretly always wanted a doll like Lucy. Maybe that's the reason."
Zoe picked up Lucy and took her upstairs. To place her on a nice spot. Zoe liked her new doll very much, it was the best (and first) gift Jasmine and her mom could give.
--{?}--{THE END}--{?}--

I didn't forget the colors, i just have no time for them. But i REALLY enjoyed making this, so i decided to make an overview of all these stories. Above all: I'm king of the day in Tour De Vizzed now, in the yellow jersey.

Good luck beating this. If you succeed, well... You'll see. Back to these stories: I remastered the title, chapter 1 and the description.

Oh, also: I came on the name for this because of a video of alternative fairy tales, of which i can tell you are not the child friendly fairy tales... Like Cinderella: Her foot didn't fit in the shoe, so she... Never mind, it's just too inappropriate to tell here. But the name for this became 'The Alternative Stories' because it's sounds better, it is an easy story to make and it's pretty dark. Not always, but sometimes it is.

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