Whisper (On Hold)

Chapter 7

I uploaded! Everybody wooooooo with me!

Alright anyways... it's not proofread I was in a hurry! My sisters were driving me "nuckin futs!"

Quote of my day: "All things truly wicked start from innocence." --Earnest Hemingway

CHAPTER 7

Everyone cluttered around the kitchen table waiting on Jack to say something. I was repeatedly bouncing from foot to foot with nervousness and my ankles were started to kill me. Jack seemed to notice and looked down at my feet.

"Aaron dude, get up and let Whisp sit down please," Jack ordered quietly.

Before I could even protest that I was perfectly fine to stand Aaron was up and moving out of the way and pushing me into a chair. I went to look up at Jack, my face pulled down into a frown when I caught sight of Emma's face instead. Here expertly plucked eye brows were pulled up in confusion looking shocked as hell.

"What's going on?" Emma mouthed silently to me.

I shrugged my shoulders and turned back to scowling at the rest of my friends. I didn't know what they were up to and the possibilities of what they could be planning were starting to drive me nuts. My palms were starting to sweat as I tried to avoid the urge to fidget. "Out with it already guys!" I hollered.

Everyone's eyes zeroed in on me, making me feel slightly self conscious.

Jack chuckled lowly making everyone's eyes draw to him. I knew what they were thinking... Did the serious, no nonsense or humor for that matter Jack just chuckle...at me no less?

"We're having a sleep over!" Aaron yelled happily after a moment.

I finally noticed that each one of my friends was carrying some sort of duffle bag or back pack. Julie was bouncing back and forth happily with an orange sleeping bag clutched in her thin arms. We were going to have a sleep over, what the hell? Jack had everyone come over to spend the night? Why would he do something like that? I looked at him, my face bursting with curiosity. His, expression however was kept blankly composed. Looks like Jack was deciding to revert to his old ways. I should have known that the peek I had gotten of his gentle side earlier wouldn't last.

"Why?" I asked, stretching the word out slowly.

"Group bonding or some shit," Meagan answered before anyone else could. "Jack said it was mandatory."

"Jack said you got jumped and that you could use some friends tonight... and alcohol baby!" Emma told me loudly.

Whoa, hold the phone! Jack told everyone I was jumped? What the hell? I didn't know if I wanted to tell my friends about my freaky ass dream, but I did I really want them to believe some half assed cockamamie story and lie to them? So many questions! My brain was starting to feel overloaded and overheated. I could just picture steam coming out of my ears like a tea kettle.

Suddenly I narrowed my eyes at Emma finally catching everything she had said. She better not brought alcohol into my house. My landlord would kill me and then kick me out in that order! Ever since I had moved in my landlord had taken to watching out for me and threatening me that if she ever found out I was doing anything that wasn't up to par in her opinion my ass would be grass.

Emma chuckled sheepishly, putting her hands deep into her pockets, "Just kidding Whisp. Sheesh quit staring at me like that you're going to burn a hole in my face." She said quietly, like a child being reprimanded.

Aaron clearly thought it was time to change the subject before I really burnt a hole in Emma's face. "So you want to tell us what happened or better yet who did it so we can kick some ass?" I studied Aaron for a moment. He wasn't a small guy by any means with his well built surfer like body. He could really do some damage. I suddenly felt bad for anyone that got on his bad side.

Before I could answer Aaron however Julie piped in with a question of her own. "They didn't do anything really bad did they?" She asked her eyes tight. I knew what she meant and didn't want them to think that I had been assaulted in that sort of way. I didn't respond right away, I was in shock and I could tell that Julie and the rest of my friends were holding their breaths.

"What?! Julie no!" I said loudly. "And Aaron I don't want to talk about it and I don't know." Everyone collectively sighed with relief, excluding Jack.

"Alright guys quit interrogating her. Let's go watch some movies," Jack declared making everyone file out of the kitchen.

"What was that all about?" I whispered angrily once I was sure they were out of ear shot.

"Did you want to tell them what actually happened?" He whispered just as harshly making me falter.

"Well no," I said the steam taken out of me.

"I had to tell them something," He replied gently. "I just figured you didn't want to be alone tonight, you know?" He asked as I nodded slightly.

"I got to head out bull I'll see you tomorrow," He told me as he turned his back on me to walk away.

"You're not staying?" I found myself asking.

"Can't, "Jack told me as he turned back around to look at me. He walked back around to where I was sitting and grabbed my hands to pull me up. I was confused but just went with it. I found that I rather enjoyed it when he touched me.

He pulled me into a great big bear hug, wrapping his long arms around my shoulders and buried his face into the crook of my neck. I hesitantly placed my arms around his waist waiting for him to pull away like last time. Though this time he didn't. We stayed wrapped around each other for a few minutes before he pulled himself away.

"You should go get dressed so you can watch movies... though I do like the look of you in that robe," He chuckled smiling brightly.

His smile lit up his face and made him even more handsome than I had ever seen him. I sat in a daze for a moment before what he said registered. As the words sunk in and imprinted themselves on my skin I felt myself blushing.

Jack left the kitchen and I watched his back until he was out of sight. Did that really just happen? Quick somebody pinch me, I thought!

I hobbled into the family room after getting changed trying to keep the smile off my face and ignore the suspicious eyes of Emma.

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