Book lover

Ch.20

"Elizabeth?"

I awoke in a panic.
I sat up quickly.

"Hey, it's just me." Jason said

"Have you been here all after noon?" He asked

I nodded.

"How did you know that this is my tree?" I asked

"Oh..." He scratched his head.

"This one day after school I saw this kid following you and so I followed the both of you...Just to make sure you were safe. When I caught up with him I grabbed him by the collar and scared him to death. I was trying to be a good older brother. Don't worry it was your friend, the one that can pitch real well... Thomas, he said that you left your history book in class and he was trying to get it back to you." Jason chuckled then went on.

"You know because following a girl about 3 miles to give her a book is way smarter than giving it to the teacher." Jason said with a sarcastic ending.

"Ok that is the creepiest story I have ever heard!" I blurted out in a laugh

"When was this?" I asked

"About a month ago I believe."

I looked down...a month ago...

"He likes you." Jason interrupted my thoughts

My head shot up

"Really?!"

"And I think you like him."

"No...I...don't."

Embarrassment flooded me. Was it that obvious!

"Then why are your cheeks red?"
Jason laughed

I covered my cheeks

"They aren't red they are just...cold." I laughed

"Anyway..." I stood up and brushed the leaves of my butt.

"Explain what you were going to explain." I said

"Ok, ok."

Jason walked over and sat down.
I sat back down next to him.

"You probably don't believe me but we are not related what so ever. Bill married your mother just to have a place to life for a few years. He promised he wouldn't hurt her and that he wouldn't cheat. He promised a lot of things he didn't mean."

Jason looked down. I still wasn't use to calling him maid instead of Herbert, even in my head.

"Like promising to give me a better life." He continued

"After my mom," he paused and collected his self
"died" he said the word so oddly and soft.
" it felt like my life was over."
He looked down

"Anyway, Bill he's a messed up person...So I was talking about that kid."

"The ones that were kidnapped?"I asked

"Yah, I met them. Along time ago, I think."

"You think?"

"Ya...And Elizabeth I'm freaking out. For years I was there and blinded by Bills abuse to see that this kid was being held hostage, there were others too."

"What do you mean, you were there?"

"Elizabeth to be honest I couldn't remember anything before my moms death."

"I bet you remember somethings" I said

"That's just it, nothing. It's like my mind was blank."