Twister: Calm Before The Storm

The Party

   The next day Jo opened the door to her dorm, only to find Bill standing there waiting for her. He smiled at her. ''Hey Jo!'' Jo greeted him, ''Hey Bill. We can walk to class if you want.'' The two headed towards class only to be greeted by everyone else in Bill's gang.

   Everyone took there seats, and the professor started her teaching. Jo listened to everything that she was saying, and her and Bill started to take notes. Behind Jo, Jonas sat, trying hard to focus on listening to the professor and taking notes. Hearing Dusty snore a little, Jonas nudged on his shoulder, saying, ''Hey Dusty, are you even paying attention? This stuff is important.'' Dusty woke up, half awake.

    ''Huh? Oh yeah dude, something about updrafts and downdrafts.'' He then fell back to sleep. Jonas sat there, glancing at the paper and pencil, but he also looked at Jo. Man was she beautiful! He had only known Jo for a day, but he already knew that Jo was an awesome person. He made sure that no one saw him taking peeks at her, as he didn't want to be embarrassed.

   His wish came true, everyone in the class had heard a loud thud from Dusty's chair that had fell over, due to him sleeping in class. Dusty came to his senses, and he picked up his chair, acting causally as if nothing happened, despite hearing everyone in the class laughing at him. The professor approached Dusty. ''Mr. Davis, mind explaining to me how this happened? Did you even pay attention to our lecture?'' Dusty looked into the professor's eyes, telling her causally, ''It's the suck zone.'' She looked at him, and shook her head, ''The suck zone? really? This must be a figment of your active imagination.'' She huffed.

   The class continued to laugh. ''No really, It's the point in which the twister... Sucks you up! That's the suck zone.'' The professor put her hand to her temple, annoyed, and she told everyone, ''Class dismissed! I'll see you all on Monday! Please be sure you study for the exam this weekend.'' Everyone got up, and Jo walked with her friends into the lunch room, sitting with them once again.

    Dusty was exhausted a little, and had a giant plate of food, Jonas sat next to Dusty who was across from Jo. Like yesterday, Bill sat next to Jo, but he had left. Jo had no clue where he went, so she asked Dusty, ''Do you always get that much food?'' Dusty looked at her, ''Yeah man. A dudes got to eat.'' Bill had once again got Jo a lunch.

   She didn't mind at all, but she told him that next time she would get her own lunch. Jonas stared at Jo, man was she amazing. He sighed and he put his head down on the table, in fear of him being seen, checking her out. Dusty nudged him, ''Yo, Jonas. Are you alright man?'' Jonas came to his senses, and he looked at Dusty puzzled, telling him. ''I'm fine. Just tired.'' Dusty replied, ''Oh, man, you need to try this. This will keep you wide awake, works with me.'' Dusty handed him a ice cold beer from under the table. ''Uh, Thanks man.'' He told his friend. Dusty was crazy... He thought, but everyone thought that about Dusty.

   ''Oh dudes, I was just thinking, how about I have a party, and all of you guys can come!'' Dusty told them. Everyone nodded, except Jo. ''I'd love to come! But the exam... and I have to study...'' Bill assured her, ''Don't worry about it Jo. The dust man always holds his parties on Saturdays, so you'll still have Sunday to study. So are you in?'' Jo smiled at him, ''Well, If I'll still have an extra day to study, then count me in!'' Dusty finished writing his address down, and he handed it to Bill. ''Sweet dudes!'' The end of the day came, and the party was tomorrow night. Bill walked Jo to her dorm. ''See you Tomorrow night Jo.'' He told her, giving her a pat on the shoulder. Jo blushed a little, then she turned to Bill. ''See you Tomorrow night Bill.'' She headed into her dorm.

   Bill walked off, seeing Jonas in the distance. He approached him, placing his hand on his shoulder. Jonas looked at Bill, and he asked him,''Howdy Bill. Is everything alright?'' Bill sighed. ''Hey Jonas, are you alright man? It just seems that you might be a little Jealous that I hang out with Jo alot. I'm your friend, and I just wanted to make sure that everything is cool.''

    Jonas was surprised at Bill's response. Him, Jonas Miller, Jealous? How could that be... He knew that both Jo and Bill were his friends, so how could he be possibly Jealous that out of all of them Bill spent the most time with Jo? Unless... No! He didn't like Jo in that way? Did he? He thought that Jo was beautiful, but he didn't want it to be anything more, but maybe he was wrong... Maybe he did, in fact, have feelings for Jo, and maybe it did bother him a bit.

    After a minute of absolute silence, Jonas replied to Bill, ''I'm just fine Bill. There is nothing to worry about. Me Jealous? Hell no. I just like Jo as a friend, and I know you do to. I wouldn't be jealous in between two of my best friends, so everything is cool, trust me. I'm a part of the gang, remember?'' Bill nodded his head, and he told Jonas, ''Alright then. See you and the rest of the gang tomorrow Jonas. I trust you.''

   Jonas watched Bill walk away, then his eyes narrowed. Why the hell would Bill ask him that? Was he on to something that he didn't know about? He walked away towards his dorm room, Thinking, What if he really did like Jo more then a friend? He needed the night to think about what Bill had asked him, wondering if any of what he asked him was true.

   Tomorrow night came fast, and Jo was getting ready. She wanted to look her best. She wore her best T- shirt and grabbed her cap which her father had worn years ago. The hat was very special to her. She heard a knock on her door, and she went to open the door. There Bill was waiting for her, He looked his best too. Man, was he handsome... She thought. ''Hey Bill! You look great.'' She told him. Bill smiled, and replied, ''Hey Jo! You look amazing too. I was wondering if you would like to ride with me?'' Jo answered him, ''Or you could ride with me? It seems I never do enough.'' Bill nodded his head, and Jo drove off towards the address.

   Dusty lived in a small farm house, but that was alright. Her and Bill walked up towards the door, and Dusty answered the door. ''Hey man! Glad you guys could make it, here, have a drink.'' He told them, handing them beer. Jo and Bill took the beer, and they sat down on the couch, chatting with Rabbit and Sanders, who had arrived before they did.

   Jonas sat in the chair, thinking of what he could add to the conversation. His brother Jessie, sat on the other side of him, chatting with Dusty. Beltzer and Haynes got up and ordered pizza for the gang, and then everyone else hanged out outside, chatting with each other and hanging out until they came back with the Pizza. Jonas got up, and he started to walk around the yard, then he found Dusty by the pool, and he asked him if he could take a breather, as in walking around the neighborhood.

   Jonas left the yard, and he started to walk down the road. His brother Jessie followed him. ''Hey bro, where are you going? This party is rocking awesome!'' Jonas turned to his brother, and he shook his head. ''Not now, Jessie. I need a moment to think. I just want to be left alone for a bit, can I even have a moment of piece before you screw it up?'' He huffed.

   Jessie scoffed at his brother, ''Sounds fun.'' He said sarcastically. ''Whatever bro. But you are missing out.'' Jonas watched his brother head back towards the house, and Jonas continued his walk down the road. He would come back soon. He just needed to think... Then he'd know what to do... Or would he?