| ~The Part of Me I Never Had 17~ |
| Right there in front of me! I turned and stormed back into the house. �How could he do this to me?� �Jessie wait!� I ignored his plea and ran up to my room, my eyes brimming with hot angry tears. �How could I be so stupid?� I thought angrily as I slammed the door shut. �Hey.� I whirled around as my eyes settled on Keith. As soon as he saw me, he asked me what was wrong. �Nothing,� I said drying my eyes. �Nothing at all.� �Am I just supposed to believe that? I know you too well,� he said as he put his arm around me. �C�mon. Tell me what wrong.� �It�s JC. He was kissing Mickey,� I sobbed. Then I heard a knock on my door. �Jessie?� �Go away!� �I need to talk to you!� he persisted. �What is there to say?� I answered coldly. �He told me that he really liked me. I should�ve known this would happen. Obviously he didn�t like me as much as her. I was a fool� He opened the door. �I said go away,� I told him angrily. JC looked at Keith, �Could we have a minute alone?� Keith stood up and looked at JC. �You really screwed up man.� With that he left the room. I turned away from him as he sat down. �Jessie, please. Please look at me,� he begged softly as he tried to hold my hand. I yanked it away. I ignored him partially because I was mad and partially afraid I�ll fall for him again and for-give him. �Jessie, let me explain.� I turned to him, my eyes blazing with anger. �What is there to explain JC? What more can you say?� I asked him coldly. He looked at me with the saddest eyes I had ever seen in my life. Sadder than even Keith�s eyes when I broke up with him. There were expressions of hurt and sadness. But deep down, I wanted something to be said. I didn�t want to believe the love of my life had kissed one of my best friends�but he did. There had to be an explanation. �Yes, there is. The truth is, I didn�t kiss her, she kissed me. I tried to pull away from her, but she had a tight grip on me.� �Am I just supposed to believe you?� I asked. He took my hand. �Yes. Jessie, why would I ever do anything to hurt you? You�re everything I�ve ever wanted, and so much more. I have gotten to know you so much within the past few days, I can�t imagine living without you,� he said softly. I searched his eyes, to see if he was telling me the truth. His eyes were sincere and passionate. I hugged him suddenly as tears of joy fell from my cheeks. �I can�t live without you either JC.� As I parted from him I said, �I�m sorry I treated you like that. I was just jumping to conclusions.� He wiped the tears away and said, �You had every right to act the way you did.� �Did I ever tell you that you were sweeter than people say?� He smiled. �I think you might�ve mentioned it.� The door opened and Keith walked in, dragging Mickey behind him. �I think she has something to say,� Keith said knowingly. She fidgeted before saying, �Jessie, I kissed JC. Not the other way around.� I looked at her. �I�m sorry. I couldn�t resist.� �I can�t resist either,� I said kissing JC. Keith looked away. �What time is it?� I asked. �Almost 1,� Keith informed. �Oh my god. We gotta get everybody outta here!� I cried, jumping up. I ran out of the room and saw at least half of the guests still there. I went to find Justin. �Hey Juju!� �What?!� he yelled over the music. I went up to him and said, �Could you tell these people to go home?� �Now? Ya sure JJ?� �Yes. Now hurry!� �Ok, ok,� he said he picked up the mic. �Hey people? People. Sorry �bout this, but y�all gotta leave.� I could hear a loud groan come from the crowd, but they left anyway. �Thanks.� �No prob.� Then we went to pack up the car. By the time we were done, it was 1:30. We got into the car, all exhausted. I fell asleep once we started moving. ************************************************************************************** I woke up the next morning around 11 with a throbbing headache. �That party must�ve been more than I could handle� I looked over to my right and saw JC, sleeping so serenely and soundly. I ran my fingers through his dark hair, sending an electrifying jolt through me. I heard the water stop and went to the bathroom door and knocked. �Justy!� �What?� �Could you get me the bottle of aspirin?� I asked as loud as I could without waking JC. �Sure. Hang on.� Seconds later I had the bottle in my hand. I took a pill and swallowed as I made my way over to JC again. I sat down, bent over, and whispered, �JC sweetie, it�s 11:15.� I sat up just as JC shot up. �That was close� �Oh my god why didn�t someone wake me?!� �I woke up only 5-10 minutes ago. Why?� �I was supposed to do something today, but it�s too late now.� �Too late for what?� I never got the answer because Justin chose that time to emerge from the bathroom, fully dressed and ready to rock. �Hey JC. Did you get the-� �Justin!� JC said a little too loudly. �Can I talk to you for a second. It�s about the choreography.� He grabbed Justin and pulled him to another part of the room. �Get what?� I thought furiously. �What else is he hiding from me?� RiNg! I picked up my cell phone. �Hello?� Is that you Jessica dear? �Hey Diane!� I just called�to tell you that Heather�s funeral,� her voice broke, �is at 2 and I�d be honored to have you attend. Justin, JC, and the rest of them can come too. �I�ll be there.� I�m so glad. �Diane, I wouldn�t miss this for the world.� See you then. �Ok bye.� Click. Justin and JC were looking at me, obviously worried. �Who was that?� �Heather�s mom. Heather�s funeral�s at 2. She said you two and the rest of them can come if you guys want.� I went into my suitcase, looking for the right dress. �Of course we�ll come,� Justin said, as if I should�ve known. �Yeah. Of course we�d be there,� JC added. I smiled. �Great. Now c�mon and hurry! It�s already 11:30 now. You tell the rest of them.� ************************************************************************************** I waited, dressed in a black, sleeveless dress with strappy black heels. All the guys came in at once, looking proud of themselves. �What�s going on?� I asked skeptically. Chris started, �We�ve come up with a surprise�� JC continued, �If Diane let�s us�� Justin said, �We�ll be glad to perform�� Joey continued, ��If Only Through Heaven�s Eyes.� Lance ended, �In memory of Heather.� �That is so sweet of you guys,� I said, hugging them all. �It was my idea,� Chris stated proudly. �No, it was mine!� exclaimed Justin. �Mine!� �Mine!� �Stop your bickering and let�s get to lunch,� I said, standing up and leaving, leading them behind me. |
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