Chapter 4: Why Does This Happen to Me?
It has been about six months since Jack's family moved to the East Cost, and he hasn't been taking it great. Missing his old friends, the parties, the hang outs, and even the long school days. He's been missing all of it. But can anyone blame him? Leaving everything you know behind and having to move somewhere new isn't always fun and exciting. Today was the day he was supposed to start school here, but the only thing I managed to get right was to land myself in detention.
'If my mom finds out about this I'm dead. I already promised her that I'd try harder here; I'll just have to make sure she doesn't find out.' He thinks as he heads home a while after the school day's ended. 'She doesn't need more to stress about. Not with everything after they made us move here.'
Six months ago Jack's dad was working undercover for the military when he vanished. When it happened the government jumped right into moving them to another part of the county telling his mom that it was to keep them safe. All of it was too much for anyone to take in all at once. His mom just agreed to what they were suggesting and within two weeks they were moved to the East Coast.A twelve hour plain ride away from their home, and so far adjusting hasn't been easy for Jack, his mom, or his little brother, David.
'Living here sucks. I know I need to be positive about this; I need to be here for Mom. She doesn't need a moody teenager around the house, not now not after everything that we've had to go through. That's why she can't know about the detentions. I'm not going to make things harder for her.' Jack talks himself through all of it. Something he started to do shortly after moving. Using the walk home to clear his head, and put on a brave faced for everyone at home.
His thoughts wonder off towards the better aspects of the day. Something else he's taken up doing to help focus on the positive. Today he finds himself noticing more good than bad. I mean there was that cute girl that he kept running into. Quite literally considering this morning, when he knocked her over with his skate board.
'Man I felt sorry bad about that. I was just so busy thinking about everything that's happened that I didn't even see her. I must have looked like such a jerk because I was so shocked that I even hit a person that I couldn't speak. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw her in the principal's office that I had to see if she was okay, so I made up some story and ended up getting detention. Knowing that she's in my Math class is amazing. She's the most amazing girl I've ever seen.'
And so his thoughts play on through his head. He walks down the street and notices a car parked out front of the house next to his, and his body floods with panic. Wondering if whoever is there has been sent after them. If maybe they've been made. Wondering if they're going to have to pack up and move again. He quickly comes back to his senses though. The rational part of his brain kicks in, and more plausible answers make themselves known. Like the fact that they could just be added security, or maybe, just maybe, an ordinary family that just moved there. He starts to reason who they might be as he walks into the house.
'I hope they're not here to try find us.'
With his mom also working with the government it's become second nature for him to think like this. He and his brother, David, have been taught from a young age to be more careful than most children. They were also taught basic self-defense, how to unarm attackers, how to take down people more than twice their size, and how to stay safe. That's their life though, the life of being part of an agent family.
Over the years both their Mom, and Dad have worked with agencies like the FBI across the globe, this isn't their first time having to move to a different part of the world, and lye low. The first time he remembers having to move was when he was four, and David was only two. Back then it was fun, an adventure even. Now it's just another thing that happens every so often, only this time their Dad's not with them. Maybe it would be easier if was there with them... because of everything surrounding his disappearance his Mom's had to go into deep cover. She's even gone and gotten a job in town so that people won't ask questions.
Since his mom is working and David's staying late a school since he's new with the first forms for orientation even though he's in form 2, Jack's got the house to myself. After he makes himself something to eat he heads upstairs to do his homework. When he opens the door to his room to be met with what is in his opinion, the worst sound ever created by man.
It's worth noting if you haven't already that the family who's in next door is the Blake family. Yes, his room is directly opposite Iona's. It is also worth noting that this is the point at which three girls have decided that they need music to help them unpack lots and lots of boxes.
The first of which was the one containing Iona's laptop. Which they quickly put to use, blasting upbeat pop like boy bands. This however only works to convince, Jack, that his new neighbors, have in fact been sent to torture him. He can't make out what's going further that the sound of high pitched voices singing, and the chatter of very loud girls. The curtains are closed so he can't even see who's making all this noise. 'I've got a feeling that I'm not going to be able to get much work done today.'
It's two hours later and Iona and her friends have progressed to playing louder female pop artists. They've also made it through all the boxes save one. They've put up her posters and pictures. It's finally looking like her room.
"So what's it like not having any girls at school?" Just like Nicole to get straight to the point of her social life.
"Well I've only been there one day. So far it's not that different." She doesn't really want to tell them about Jack. She don't really want to tell anyone about Jack, but she can't put her finger on why. "So how was your guys' day? Was it boarding without me? Has my seat been filled yet?"
"Well you know same old, same old. Some new chick showed up today," Lizbeth is only half way through her sentence when Nicole finishes it for her, "and tried to sit in your seat, but we stopped her."
Nicole's proud smile is too much for Iona. She bursts out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Liz sounds confused and maybe it is random that she's laughing at this but her confusion only makes Iona laugh harder.
"Wow, I really love you guys, but you can't keep my seat open forever." She's smiling when she hears the opening to their song, "Hey do you guys remember doing homework to this?"
"Yeah, you stole my ruler." The way they all start to laugh as they remember the day bounces off the walls and fills the room. It was when they were just getting to know each other. None of them thought that they would become this close, but they can't be happier that they did.
"Yeah I did. Then you stole mine" Iona reminds Nicole.
"Oh My Word, look at this!" It looks like the last box has more clothes in. Iona, and Nicole look at Liz to see her holding up a really cute sea green dress that looks like it ends above the knee. It's something Iona's mom bought for me but she never bothered to try it on.
"It's still got the tag on" Nicole's now holding the dress up against me, trying to get an idea of what it would look like on." You have to try it on!"
"Yes, you have to!" Iona can see Liz's face light up at the idea, and she knows that there's no way she's not trying it on now. It's two to one. She has no choice.
"Okay, but you have to look away while I change," as soon as their backs are turned she starts to take off her uniform.
"We'll just look out the window instead." Nicole tells her as Lizbeth opens the curtains.
It's at this point when Jack is about to leave his room to go watch TV. That's when he hears the muffed voices becoming clearer, and the sound of a curtain being pulled back. Not willing to give up the chance to see who's been tormenting his ears he stays a minute longer.
Now in their defense Nicole and Lizbeth were not aware that Iona's room was no longer overlooking a privet closed garden. Unlike before this wasn't a room where Iona would be keeping her curtains open. They also didn't release that the houses where so close together. when I hear the curtains opening. To Iona's dismay it's already too late to tell them any of this.
The curtains are wide open. The first thing Jack sees is a really hot girl with long black hair twisted back into a braid. He then sees another girl with curls like there's no tomorrow. Then just as he's about to ask them to turn it down he sees her. The girl from earlier. She's there, and...She's stranding in her underwear, wearing the cutest, and well only, Wonder Woman bra he ever seen. Before he can even think them the words are out of his mouth.
"Hey, Princess nice bra!"
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