Cherry Ann

Chapter 9.1 Halloween

**Authors note**

Sorry about the long wait between chapters I am almost done with school and hopefuly I can focus on finishing my book. I am currently out of an editor so please forgive any mistakes. Feel free to let me know if there are any major ones >^.^< Thank you for sticking with me. Please like chapters it helps motivate writing.

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I managed to get out of bed and dress in a costume for school. It was fun when Halloween was on a school day, and even better on a Friday so you could stay out late. I love Halloween it is my favorite holiday.

I dresses in really my normal clothing, because everyone always though they were costumes anyway, but added some pale makeup, red contacts and a long blonde wig.

"You look awesome." Jock said as I walked down the stairs. He was wearing cameo gear.

"You too GI Jock." I smiled. He laughed.

When we got to school I started to get nervous I knew Rachel was going to be after me I needed to be careful.

"I will always be right by you. You will be fine." Jock whispered. 

I looked up at him and smiled but I still felt scared.

Jock walked with me thru the parking lot to our English class, we didn't see Rachel.

"I'm getting a little worried. Where could she be?" I said as we were walking to Gym.

"Cherry remember she is in most likely in costume wait till math." Jock assured me.

"But we haven't even seen Jessica she should have been in English.

"Lets see if Sarah is in Gym if she is not I will alert Tack." he whispered right before I entered the locker room.

I walked slowly thru the locker room. Miss Kinkle was telling everyone that since we were in costume we didn't have to change we would just talk about healthy eating. I was glad I was to distracted to pay much attention while she talked. I skimmed the bleachers but I didn't see Sarah. Jock was at the top of the bleachers waved me over and I sat next to him.

"She's not here." I whispered.

"I alerted Tack we need to be on our toes."

My heart started beating louder. Jock took my hand and squeezed it. The girls in front of us started whispering and sneaking peeks at us. Me and Jock must look like we are dating he had his arm around me and was holding my hand. I sat up and dropped his hand, I could just imagine the roomers being spread. 'Cherry is dating her cousin.' Jock must have had the same thought because he dropped his hand from my shoulders and we scooted a little apart. Attention was the last thing we needed.

Class finally ended and I walked into the locker room, I knew I was going to be bombarded with questions.

"So Cherry you and Jock huh?" a short blonde girl asked.

"What?" I tried to play it off.

"Are you dating Jock? Isn't he your cousin?"

"No... I mean yes he is my cousin but no I'm not dating him."

"well you just seamed all cozy there in the bleachers."

"Oh no I was just upset about something going on at home he was trying to make me feel better."

She gave me a look of not really believing me but maybe I was telling the truth, then walked away. I grabbed my bag from my locker started walking to lunch.

"Is everything okay." Jock asked as I walked out of the locker room.

"No... Maybe... I don't know."