Just Friends

CHAPTER- 28

15 years ago

Jade walked up to where, Alec and Julia were standing on the playground.

She was angry, extremely angry on Alec. So angry that she had not spoken to him, for the past 4 days, which was her personal record.

"Why did you'll call me over here?" She said crossing her hands over her flat chest when she reached them.

Sh glared at Alec who was standing behind his elder sister with an uncomfortable look on his face.

Good he deserved to be uncomfortable, thought Jade.

"Hi, Jade!" Julia was the first one to speak up.

Jade had got a call from Julia that morning requesting her to come to the kindergarten playground in the afternoon.

Jade had come but now that she thought of it she shouldn't have.

She didn't reply to Julia but stood and continued glaring at Alec, who was slowly turning a embarrassing shade of red.

She could feel the anger rise again.

Their school had organised a story writing competition for all the students in the age group of 10- 15.

12 year old Jade, who had already discovered her talent of writing had been very excited to participate in the competition.

Days were spent thinking up the story and then a few more days had been used to write it up in her best handwriting.

She had done her absolute best, trying to make it the best entry.

But on the day of the submission, Alec had taken the papers she had lovingly filled and completely spoilt them by spilling water on them.

There was no way Jade was going to forgive him for doing that. She hadn't been able to submit a story and instead of her, her biggest nemesis in school, Bella Hawthorne won the competition.

And to make it worse, he had not even apologised.

"Alec wants to say something to you." The elder girl said when Jade didn't say anything.

"What?" Jade asked.

"Say!" Julia nudged her younger brother.

"I'm not going to say any thing." Alec said stubbornly.

"Chicken!"

"Nerd!" Alec retorted.

The two of them started throwing names at each other.

"Guys can you'll do this sibling rivalry thing later?" Jade spoke up interrupting their argument.

Julia and Alec looked at her guiltily.

Julia spoke up again, "Alec wants to apologise to you."

"I'll believe it when he says it." Saying this Jade turned around and started walking out of the playground.

"Jade!" She turned around to see Alec run up behind her.

"What?"

"I really am sorry. I hate it when you're angry with me." Alec said when he reached her.

"Then why do you do stuff that makes me angry on you?" Jade asked.

Alec smiled guiltily, "I'm sorry. Actually I got jealous."

When Jade looked at him shocked he continued speaking, "Really I got jealous of you. Even I wanted to participate in the competition but I can't write even a half decent story. And you're so good at it."