Vine Love-Book One

Chapter 13

The next week at school, everything was different. My friends would always give each other funny looks at me when I was with Jacob, word spread so quickly that Jacob and I were dating, and Jacob kept on putting cute little blue sticky notes on my locker every day so by the end of September I had over 50 in my locker.

When October rolled around Jacob and I started to spend a lot more time together. One day after school...

"Hey, I know that we're a little old to go Trick-Or-Treating, but we should throw a Halloween party!" I said. Jacob smiled.

"Ya! Invite my friends, your friends..." then his face lit up. "We should match!"

I giggled. "What would we be? Those cheesy costumes, like Peanut Butter and Jelly? Ketchup and Mustard?"

"No, but I'm sure we'll figure it out." said Jacob sitting down by me on my bed. I hugged him; I had gotten so used to hugging and kissing him, but I still liked doing it a lot. When we separated, my mom shouted at me.

"Alice, we need to talk!" she yelled. I groaned.

"Let's go," I said taking his hand. We walked downstairs and met my mom in the kitchen. She had a sad look on her face. She looked up and frowned.

"I'm sorry Jacob, but I need to talk to Alice alone." she said.

Jacob let go of my hand and nodded at my mom.

"You can wait in my room--"
"No it's fine. I have to go anyways." he said faintly smiling. He waved and left out the front door. I turned around angrily at my mom.

"What's so important?" I asked. She motioned for me to sit down.

"Honey, my job called just now. They want me back in New York within the next year." she said quietly.

My eyes widened. I could barely understand what she was saying. Us, moving back to New York?

"But we just moved here a few months ago!" I exclaimed.

"We have to move back, otherwise I'll lose my job." she said sadly.

This can't be happening. Thoughts flew in my mind: friends, Virginia, school...

Jacob.

What was I going to tell him? I love him to much to lose him.

"But my friends!" I yelled. I ran upstairs without another word. I slammed the door to my room and threw myself onto my bed. I cried and cried and could not stop. I loved it here, I loved my new friends, I loved JACOB. I could not let him go. I cried the rest of the night and cried myself to sleep.