Chapter 33 Chapter 33
Jess’s POV
I went to join my friends. As we started to walk to class Hayley took hold of my hand.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing I just owe you for last night. The other two would never have helped me that way but you did it without thinking twice. For that you have moved up in my standards”
I pulled her into my arms and held her until the bell rang and we both laughed as we ran to class. As soon as Hayley and I entered the classroom the teacher called on me.
“Well, if it is not Miss I don’t need to come to school. Come up the front of the class please”
I took a deep breath and opened my mind so that I could see in advanced what the prick wanted me to do. I did not cope well with people trying embarrassing me and after last night I was still amped up.
“Of course, sir” I walked to the front of the class and stood next to him. I made sure that I had a nice smile on my face. Never show the enemy your fear.
“Well last semester while you failed to honour us with your presence, we discussed the solar system, and we got into the discussion of if aliens really exist. I want you to stand here and tell the class what your opinions are”
“Well sir I think that there must be other living beings in the world other than us. I mean it’s crazy to think that we are the only things out there. I mean who knows if they have any intelligence or not, they might just be bugs or like dinosaurs on another planet”
Mr Smite did not look impressed that I answered his question without stumbling.
“Well, that’s not a bad answer. You can go and take your seat again now”
“Arsehole” I muttered too low for him to hear as I made my way back to my friends.
Christina patted me on the hand as I sat down between her and Hayley. “Well done”
“Well, I could not really tell them all the truth could I” I smiled at her as the class got in to swing and we put our heads down to work.
At lunch Hayley walked up to me with a steak sandwich in her hand “I bought you lunch” She smiled sheepishly at me.
“You didn’t have to do that”
“I know but please just eat it” She put the sandwich down in front of me along with a can of coke “look I even got you fat coke as I know you hate the zero or diet”
“Ok, thank you” I chuckled
Since Hayley was a born vampire, she could eat normal food as well as drink blood, but she needed blood to survive where she could survive without normal food. Today she just picked at a chicken salad.
“What’s on your mind?”
“Nothing. why?”
“Ok it looks like you are trying to kill the salad”
“Um I kind of have some bad news”
“Ok spill”
Christina and Amber came and joined us as we talked
“Well since you are all here, I might as well tell you all. I am leaving”
“What why?” I felt tears welling up
“My parents have not aged for ten years. They have decided that now is as good a time as any to leave”
“When do you go?” Christina sobbed
“We leave tonight”
I burst in to tears then. The rest of the day was a blur all that I could think about was Hayley. I walked down the school drive when I heard running steps behind me.
“Jess, wait please” Hayley was trying to run towards me at a human speed and failing
“No human could run that fast in those shoes” I pointed out
Hayley was wearing 12inch platform boots “I know but I had to catch you. What time will you be home tonight?”
“Um I am not sure why?”
“I need to see you before I go. Can you ring me as soon as you get in?”
“Sure, do you want me to be alone or is it ok if Kieran is there?”
“I want Kieran there”
“Ok sweet I will ring you as soon as I get home then”
We had reached the end of the drive, and I saw Kieran stood by his car dressed more casually today in faded jeans a black t-shirt and his leather Jacket.
“He is so dreamy” I sighed as I walked towards him. I heard Hayley laugh as I walked away from her.
“Hey beautiful. I missed you today” He gave me a kiss to show me how much he missed me. Then he opened the door for me. “I have a surprise for you tonight”
“What?”
“If I told you then it would not be a surprise, but we have both been given the night off work”
“Oh, ok am I going to like this surprise?”
All he did was tap his nose and then drove in silence. I was feeling nervous and excited at the same time. We drove for an hour, and Kieran pulled into the parking lot of an elegant dress store.
“Ok out you get”
“What, where are we?”
“Outside a dress store” he got out and opened my door for me to get out “Come on hurry up you have an appointment”
“Am sorry I have a what now?”
“An appointment with a very nice lady called Gail. Now get your butt out of this car or you will be late for your appointment, making us late to the second part of your surprise”
“Fine” I scowled at him as I walked past him and into the very posh looking shop.
“Hi, you must be Jess” a very posh skinny woman came out
“Hey”
“Ok now Mr Storm told me what you are after, and I have the perfect dress. Follow me and we will try it on”
I followed the lady who Kieran called Gail trying not to laugh she was so erratic. She took me in a large changing room with full length mirrors on every wall.
“Come on hurry girl. I need you in your underwear. Chop chop”
I quickly started taking of my clothes. As soon as I was undressed Gail walked towards me with the most gorgeous lemon coloured dress that I had ever seen.
“Ok I need you to step in to the dress be careful now you don’t want to stand on the dress”