A Popularity Project Gone Wrong

Chapter Seventeen

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As soon as I felt Jeremy's lips depart from mine, an electric spark lingers on my lips which caused me to blush deeply. This was my first kiss and it felt so special, I just wish that things would have been happier. With Junie and Keith dead, it was hard to take, despite Keith's evil ways. I opened my eyes slowly to see Jer staring back at me with a smile on his face. Even though things were downhill, it always felt like Jeremy lighted up the room. 

Before anyone of us can speak to each other, I heard the door flung open which caused us both to flinch. Jeremy's mom marches back with her eyes reddened and sad. I sighed quietly, I felt bad for her. This must have been too much to take after all of the adopting business. "Serena, do you mind if I speak to Jeremy alone for a bit?" His mom asked me with a saddened tone. 

I felt bad, almost as if I pried. "Of course, I have to go anyway." Jeremy glanced at me worriedly, he knew that he dropped me off here and I didn't have a ride, but it's okay Rosalie can pick me up. 

"Do you have a ride dear?" Jeremy's mom asked me as if she read Jer's mind.

"Yes, I'll call Rosalie" I replied to her, "Thanks for the offer though."

She nodded at me before turning to her son which was my cue to leave so I pushed open the door and walked right out. I suddenly felt that I was leaving something. Was it Jer--no. His mom--no. A ride--no, but it was Junie. I missed her dearly like my own sister and I wished I would have been there for her, maybe things would have been better. But how do I know that? She's Jeremy stepsister, she could have been sick since she was four for all I knew. 

Realizing suddenly, I wasn't walking but standing in place like a statue, I immediately started walking with a sad frown on my face. Junie was dead, there was nothing I couldn't have done to change anything. I had to understand this. Tears slowly plopped down from my eyes which clogged up my glasses so I stopped and took a second to clean them. 

When I just about to put them on, someones taps my shoulders. I slipped on my glasses swiftly and swirled around to see a doctor with brown hair and olive colored eyes. The doctor was probably  in late 20's, he didn't look that old. 

"Are you Serena Davis?" The doctor asked me. I gazed at him curiously, what was this about? How did he know my name? I glanced at his nametag which read, "Dr. Reed".

"Yes, Dr. Reed. How can I help you?" I asked formally to try as best as possible to not be too curious. 

"Junie wanted me to give you this" Dr. Reed explained as he handed me a teddy bear, "She said that she loves you." That's it, I couldn't help it! Tears exploded from my eyes and as I grab the bear, my crying eventually turned into loud sobs. 

"I'm sorry, Ms. Davis about your loss. I can assume from this message that she was like a sister to you" Dr. Reed said nicely trying his best to sound apologetic, but he was being rather annoying. I was sobbing and he was trying to talk over my sobs, it agitated me. 

"Uh-huh" I choked out before turning my heel and running away from him. I didn't care who was looking at me, I had to get out of here. I was a mess! Tucking the teddy bear underneath my arm, I wiped my tears and ran my fingers through my brown hair. 

This was going to be a lot painful than I thought so I sat on the sidewalk and gazed at the blue sky. Junie was up there, her spirit was at least. Maybe she could see me, my every move such as my excessive mourning. I smiled, Junie loved me. I took the Teddy Bear from underneath my arm and embraced the bear tightly as I think of Junie.