We Saved Each Other

Chapter 27-Graffiti and Guessing Games

Chapter 27

After only a couple of seconds in silence, I feel Spencer wrap his arms around my shoulders as I sit shocked.

"What do you want Sean?" He growls protectively to his own brother. I guess they still don't have a very good relationship.

The man who looks almost exactly like his younger brother puts his hands up in surrender. "I'm innocent. And you shouldn't have such a hissy fit when mom gets here. Which reminds me, her and dad are walking up the driving as we speak." With that Sean disappears off into the unknown of the house.

Everyone scrambles up from their seated positions as soon as they hear that Spencer's parents are here. Jace sprints away to the kitchen since he is still a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in his face with the slices of bread also stuck to his face. Nova runs with him as she collects all the evidence of our dares including the sharpie, container of eggs, the peanut butter, and the jelly.

Meanwhile Spencer still sits behind me as I lean into his chest defeatedly. I quickly wipe the now almost dry tears off my checks. Spencer strokes my hair gently as he says. "You're okay." Over and over again.

Emma and Parker sit in front of me with looks of concern.

"You didn't have to tell us that yet Jess." Emma speaks up as she grabs my hand with her own.

I give her a sad smile. "If I didn't you all still wouldn't know for another two months."

And at that point we all hear the sound of the front door opening, which is then followed by the sound of high heels clicking against the hard wood floor.

"I still can't believe your Sensei waited for everyone to drive three hours to the tournament before telling us that it has been cancelled." Mrs. Gold says as we see her walk in. "He couldn't of emailed us or-" She freezes in her place as she notices us.

Behind her stands adorable Sam in a karate uniform and some man I have never met before. Spencer's father.

"Oh hello everyone." Mrs. Gold greets us with a cheerful tone.

"Hi mom." Spencer says at the same time as Emma, Parker, and I reply with "Hi Mrs. Gold."

She then looks at us suspiciously back and forth. "Why are you all crowding around Jess like she just got put through hell?"

We all stare at her in shock and she must take it the wrong way because she adds. "Oh pardon my language and all."

Spencer gets up from his spot behind me. "Well you see, uh, um, uh, we, u-"

Mrs. Gold cuts her son off and stops his blabbering. "Stop your stuttering and get to the point. Also why does Jess have the word 'perky' written on her forehead in permanent marker?"

I made a weirded out face. "What?"

In between the fights of laughter of Parker, Mrs. Gold tries to get answers. And then I realize. Nova wrote on my face earlier, it was a five letter word, and perky is a five letter word.

I really want to smack Nova right now and as I think that comes perfect timing when Nova walks into the room with a now clean faced Parker.

I get up from my position on the floor and walk up to Nova. Then I smack her over the side of the head hard enough to hurt but soft enough to not cause too much pain.