Yes, they had all been there. All been at the school for the same two years she had been. Yet she had not once noticed them. This news was a shock to her. After breakfast the boys had helped her to the living room, more escorting her as she did not know her way then helped, and pulled out last years year book to prove their being there. As if to add insult to injury Cody was even their class president, C.J. was the head of the Basketball team, Jason was the head of the Foot ball team, and Skyler lead the school's band. Jesus, she had no idea any of that was possible. All four of the boys were quiet popular. Yet she was still completely freaked out.
Despite how elegant the boys were. Despite how kind and nice they were being to her, they were still stalkers. Eleven years. She had not talked to them since they were five. What worried her more, was the fact that they had taken her to their house, she had no idea where she was, and her mother had been told she went to a friends. She had not bothered to point out to them that she HAD no friends, as it should have been obvious. Yet, they had over looked that fact. Her mother was going to be pissed when she got home. What was worse, she did not want to deal with that but she was also frightened. Sure the boys seemed nice, yet they could still hurt her. IT was clear there was some tension going on.
They did sit with her in the living room as she stared at their photos in the year book, they were all with her, yet all very distant and seemingly glaring at each other. They had not, thank god, raised the issue of the proposal yet, as Jasmine was having a very VERY hard time dealing with all of this.
Then it happened. Her mind went back to something that had been said previously. The boys were busy dissing on each other and harassing one another, except Skylar who worked on keeping the peace, to notice her right away. Jasmine cleared her throat and that was seemingly all it took to get their attention.
"C.J. Mentioned.... that .... you could try... now that he was gone.... who is 'he' and what .... what are you talking about?" Jasmine did not realize how shaky she was. But there was something off. The dreams, things that would not leave her alone, now four boys showing up saying 'he's gone' there was a pit in her stomach.
She watched as all four boys froze at the mention of C.J.'s words. Then in unison all three of the others hit him causing him to yelp and rub at the spots he was hit. An awkward tension built in the air but no one offered to break it. They all seemed unable to make eye contact with Jasmine at that point. Why? What was so wrong. Jasmine held her breath.
Once more she asked. "What... did C.J. Mean when he said he was gone... who is gone? ... " Jasmine wanted to know , no, she needed to know. For the sake of her own sanity she needed to find out what this was all about. The other thought nagging at her mind .... why her? Why were they there, and why for her? Yes, she could see them, but she was just... normal... so why were they there for her.
This would be the point in every Romance movie, drama, or bad sitcom, where the boys would cave and spill all their deep dark hidden secrets, they would explain why she was the one they wanted and it would all become clear. Yet the did not. That did not happen, no one opened their mouth to speak. She was left in the dark to sit and wonder and it made her hands grip her shirt , knuckles going white from the tension with which she grabbed it. There were so many things left unanswered. This was not a dream come true. This was a nightmare. She had been abducted.... could it be she was dreaming? NO. She was not so fool hearted to believe that either. This was real, and it was terrifying. Nothing in her life could be this complex.
She stood abruptly. This caused all four of them to jump to their feet but she was already running towards the door. She could hear them call her name as she ran but she did not care. All she cared about in that instant was leaving. Yet , when she reached the door, Skyler was there to stop her. She stared up at him in horror and saw the grief that entered his eyes. She didn't care. Fear gripped her and caused her to take a step away from her.
"Get away from me... all of you... get away." She spun on the rest of the group. Fear was evident in her. There was too much, too fast. It was terrifying. She was threatened to faint again but held off. She needed to stay awake. Needed to keep it together. Her breath was coming in ragged gasps... she was hyper ventilating. As if that were the queue, Skylar moved away from the door. She jerked it open and ran out. She did not pause or turn around as she bolted down the street.
Despite how elegant the boys were. Despite how kind and nice they were being to her, they were still stalkers. Eleven years. She had not talked to them since they were five. What worried her more, was the fact that they had taken her to their house, she had no idea where she was, and her mother had been told she went to a friends. She had not bothered to point out to them that she HAD no friends, as it should have been obvious. Yet, they had over looked that fact. Her mother was going to be pissed when she got home. What was worse, she did not want to deal with that but she was also frightened. Sure the boys seemed nice, yet they could still hurt her. IT was clear there was some tension going on.
They did sit with her in the living room as she stared at their photos in the year book, they were all with her, yet all very distant and seemingly glaring at each other. They had not, thank god, raised the issue of the proposal yet, as Jasmine was having a very VERY hard time dealing with all of this.
Then it happened. Her mind went back to something that had been said previously. The boys were busy dissing on each other and harassing one another, except Skylar who worked on keeping the peace, to notice her right away. Jasmine cleared her throat and that was seemingly all it took to get their attention.
"C.J. Mentioned.... that .... you could try... now that he was gone.... who is 'he' and what .... what are you talking about?" Jasmine did not realize how shaky she was. But there was something off. The dreams, things that would not leave her alone, now four boys showing up saying 'he's gone' there was a pit in her stomach.
She watched as all four boys froze at the mention of C.J.'s words. Then in unison all three of the others hit him causing him to yelp and rub at the spots he was hit. An awkward tension built in the air but no one offered to break it. They all seemed unable to make eye contact with Jasmine at that point. Why? What was so wrong. Jasmine held her breath.
Once more she asked. "What... did C.J. Mean when he said he was gone... who is gone? ... " Jasmine wanted to know , no, she needed to know. For the sake of her own sanity she needed to find out what this was all about. The other thought nagging at her mind .... why her? Why were they there, and why for her? Yes, she could see them, but she was just... normal... so why were they there for her.
This would be the point in every Romance movie, drama, or bad sitcom, where the boys would cave and spill all their deep dark hidden secrets, they would explain why she was the one they wanted and it would all become clear. Yet the did not. That did not happen, no one opened their mouth to speak. She was left in the dark to sit and wonder and it made her hands grip her shirt , knuckles going white from the tension with which she grabbed it. There were so many things left unanswered. This was not a dream come true. This was a nightmare. She had been abducted.... could it be she was dreaming? NO. She was not so fool hearted to believe that either. This was real, and it was terrifying. Nothing in her life could be this complex.
She stood abruptly. This caused all four of them to jump to their feet but she was already running towards the door. She could hear them call her name as she ran but she did not care. All she cared about in that instant was leaving. Yet , when she reached the door, Skyler was there to stop her. She stared up at him in horror and saw the grief that entered his eyes. She didn't care. Fear gripped her and caused her to take a step away from her.
"Get away from me... all of you... get away." She spun on the rest of the group. Fear was evident in her. There was too much, too fast. It was terrifying. She was threatened to faint again but held off. She needed to stay awake. Needed to keep it together. Her breath was coming in ragged gasps... she was hyper ventilating. As if that were the queue, Skylar moved away from the door. She jerked it open and ran out. She did not pause or turn around as she bolted down the street.
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