The Party Scene Saga: Stories Yet To Unfold

Part 7

Jack

Myself, Alex, Lisa, Kara, Rian and Grieco were walking home from Zack and Lily's, and they'd barely even closed the front door when Lisa stopped dead in front and started interrogating me.

"So did you tell her?" demanded Lisa.

"Lisa, please..." I whined.

"Jack." she said threateningly, raising an eyebrow at me.

I looked to Alex, hoping he'd come to my rescue; he didn't. He threw his hands up in defense and stepped back. The fucker. Grieco didn't know anything, so I couldn't turn to him. Kara was giving me the exact same look as Lisa, but she wasn't as intimidating. I sighed in defeat. I was well and truly cornered.

"Fine." I sulked. "No, I didn't tell her..."

"And why the fuck not?!" Lisa asked loudly.

"Lisa Ruocco keep your fucking voice down!" hissed Alex.

She instantly turned to face Alex, scowling at him before returning her attention to me. I felt my face burn slightly, and I knew I was blushing. Grieco was snickering slightly at the side of Alex. I just wanted the ground to swallow me up.

"I've known her a day!" I protested.

"That never stopped you before."

"Because I'm a fucking pussy." I groaned, closing my eyes and leaning my head back. "I'm a fucking pussy who can't even tell a girl that he fucking likes her." I said angrily, kicking the ground.

The look on Lisa's face softened slightly and I watched her as she thought of what to say. Alex, however, beat her to it.

"Look, Jack, you just need to suck up the courage and tell her. You never know...she might like you back."

"That's all well and good, but what about Zack?"

They all groaned loudly and started walking home again. Alex and Lisa were having a muttered discussion with Grieco, whilst Kara was walking with me, trying to sweet-talk me into telling Lily.

"Kara, I'm scared..." I muttered.

"Don't be, Jack. Honestly, I think she's pretty keen on you. I watch her when you're together, and she seems to like you. Like, as more than a friend. Like Alex said, just suck it up. Take a breath and the rest'll come easy." she smiled.

I nodded, and Kara smiled up at me. She was such a good friend. I mean, Alex was my best friend, but Kara was such a nice person. It was nice to be close friends with a girl like her. I hugged her tightly as we neared her house, and as usual, her father was stood by the window waiting for her. Way too protective. She hugged Alex and Grieco, gave Rian a small kiss and her and Lisa disappeared inside her house. Rian soon departed around the corner. It was just the three of us now. We were almost at my house when we stopped again. It was getting pretty dark, and my mum always got pissed when I was late home. Alex was staring at me, a look on his face similar to Lisa earlier.

"I swear to god, Barakat, if you don't tell Lily, I fucking will." he threatened. "And that is a fucking promise."

I swallowed the lump that was in my throat as Alex looked me up and down once, a pissed off look spread across his face. I bid him and Grieco good night, and they went further down the street to their own homes. I walked up the driveway and into the house. As usual, Joe and May were in the kitchen with mum and they came running at me as soon as they heard the door slam shut.

"Guys go away..." I whined.

As much is I protested, Joe and May just ignored me and pulled me upstairs and into May's room. Even thought Joe's way older than me, he still acts like he's my age. Obviously immaturity runs in the family.

"Soo, how'd it go?" winked May, nudging me.

"Okay, I guess." I shrugged.

"He didn't tell her." I heard Joe sigh, as if I weren't in the room.

I wish I hadn't said anything now. They're just gonna tease me until I decide to tell Lily and make my life hell. I saw May smirk a little as she looked at me again; I groaned loudly. May smirking meant I really wasn't going to like what I was about to hear. May's smirk meant she had a plot or scheme or some big speech to send my way. She took hold of one of my hands in both of hers and rested it on her knee. I looked up from the ground to her face; she had the puppy dog eyes staring down at me.

"No, May." I said quickly, before she even opened her mouth.

"Jacky just tell her..." she sighed. "If you really like her, you'll snap her up before someone else beats you to it. Let's face it, if she's as pretty as you say she is - and I'm only saying that because I've never seen her - then there's a guarantee she'll get someone else chasing her."

I saw Joe nod his head in agreement, and sighed again. May was right: Lily's smart, beautiful and funny...girls like her don't stay single forever. I had to man the fuck up and just tell her.

"So tomorrow," continued May. "You walk into school, you find her, you pull her to one side and say..."

"Lily I really like you." I murmured, finishing her sentence.

I knew I was blushing, because my cheeks were burning like crazy. May smiled at me, and went back downstairs. Joe smirked at me proudly, and ruffled my hair.

"My little bro's growing up." he winked, pulling me into a headlock.

"Fuck off, Joe." I chuckled, somehow managing to get out of his grip.

Myself and Joe pretty much ran down the stairs, hearing mum shouting something about burritos for dinner. All through dinner, Joe and May kept nudging each other and mumbling stuff down each others' ears, and giggling at me. I took every opportunity I could to flip them off; mum would've killed me if she saw or heard me swearing. It got to a point where I literally wanted to punch something, so I quickly finished up eating and disappeared into the lounge. The mood I was in right now called for one movie, and one movie only: Home Alone. I scanned through our DVD collection and finally found it. I placed it in the DVD player and dived onto the couch. The movie started, and I felt my tummy flutter; this movie always gave me butterflies, even though I must've watched it a few hundred times. I guess it was because I loved it so much.

But nowhere near as much as I love Lily...