When it was lunch, I sat in the cafeteria with the girls. My phone rang, it was Jake calling. "Shhhh, you guys! Be quiet, its Jake." I blurted out, louder than I intended. I guess I was too frightened. Our convo:
Me: Hello?
Jake: Hey Ari. What's up?
Me: I'm at school, what's the matter?
Jake: I wanna see you, later, after you leave school.
Me: But-
Jake: No buts. Just meet me at my house. Please. Just this one time.
Me: Okay, I'll see you later then.
Jake: Yea, enjoy the rest of your day sweetie. Bye.
Me: Bye.
I hung the phone up, just in time for the Disciplinary Dean to miss it. He would take it away and i cant do without my phone. I'd die. Cell phones aren't allowed on the school compound, but the kids take them in anyway. "What'd he say?" Inquisited Khloe.
"He wants me to come by his house this afternoon." I responded boastily.
"Best be careful." Warned Jenna.
"He won't do anything to hurt me, he's not that type of person" I defended Jake's reputation.
"I bet something's gon' go down!" Exclaimed Khloe.
"Oh, puh-lease!" I frowned. "It's not gonna go that far, if that's what you're thinking. It's just a visit-"
"A visit to the wild side, that is." Emphasized Jenna.
I flashed my eyes at them both and proceeded with the intaking of my water. I started to wonder if they were right. I thought for a few seconds, then I tried not to think about that anymore.
"Just gimme the deets later." Said Khloe.
"What deets? I already told you that nothing's gonna happen." I explained to her. "Tell her, Jenna."
Jenna totally ignored me, sitting there, pretending as if she didn't hear what I said. "Oh, so you think something's gonna happen too, don't you?".
"Well, not necessarily, but there's a possibility. I mean, com'on, he's no kid and you're hot- he IS gonna wanna have sex with you." She explained herself.
"Whatever." I walked away.
My heart pounds harder and harder as the clock ticks nearer to recess. Again, distracted by all the thoughts in my head, I wondered 'what's really gonna happen when I get to Jake's house? Will I leave there as the same me that got there?.... Marriage before sex. "Ha-ha" I bursted out a huge laughter that disrrupted the whole class. Sounds funnier everytime. The whole class became silent. Everyone turned their heads to look at me, including our teacher, Mr Adams.
"Would you care to share the joke, Miss Arianna?" Mr Adams asked.
"What? No sir no joke just clearing my throat" I answered hastily, with no pause in between the words. "Ha-ha-ha" I repeated, pretending to clear my throat.
In less than a minute, the dismissal bell rang. I swallowed a huge gulp of a mixture of anxiety and fear, then took a deep breath. All the kids rushed out of the room, I grabbed Khloe by the hand and pulled her aside. "Khlo, I don't think going over to Jake's house is a very good idea." I complained.
"Com'on, stop being such a baby. What's the worst thing that could happen? You know, besides you losing your virginity?" She asked.
I opened my eyes wide in shock. "It's damn well obvious, you ain't gotta rub it in my face!"
"I'm sorry, but look, you gotta face the reality, sooner or later. Besides, its not that bad at all, you'll see." She said.
"No, I will not see, noit anytime soon, I won't." I made it absolutely clear to her.
"Yea, you will." She said, deep down within her throat.
I made my way out to the bus stop to get a cab. As I approached the neighbourhood, my heart started jumping out of my chest. My mind wandered off into the future hour, where I'm seeing myself not being the Virgin Mary anymore. My phone rang. I answered it in a flash without even looking at the screen to see who was calling.
"Hey babe, how far are you?" It was Jake, again!
"I-I'm almost there, just, maybe about two minutes away." I stuttered.
"Okay, hurry." He replied, then hung up.
I could hear the excitement in his voice. "Over by that gate." I said to the taxi driver as I pointed towards Jake's house.
Jake was standing by his door step, waiting for me to arrive. Upon getting out of the car, I paid the driver. But even after he collected his money, he kept giving me this strange look and looking at Jake standing by the door. It's like he knew something was up. He sped off. Me, feeling a bit confused, walked over to Jake and forgot about the whole thing that just happened in no time.
