I Promise You

(18) Night at School

Paris was perfect. I wouldn't change a thing about that weekend. Not one thing! I know I might only be 15, but at the moment I could imagine a future with Jake. It's a stupid thing to think after just one month of dating and a time limit, but I couldn't ask for anyone better. I was even being nice to Jesse, although he was getting on my nerves.

"I'm almost jealous!" Poppy said. "He never went that big for her" Phoebe informed me. "But I'm not, since I went out with Mike yesterday and today and we're going out tomorrow again" Poppy said. "So how are you and Jake after this weekend?" Phoebe asked and I smiled and maybe even blushed "We couldn't be better"

Phoebe looked at me like she understood what I meant. "No!" She said, but I nod. "Oh my god!" She said and hugged me and I think Poppy realized what we were talking about as well. "Hanna's gonna be so proud!" She said. "Then let's not tell her" I suggested, but there was no way they were going to keep that to themselves. Not towards Hanna.

The next day in school it was almost like Jake and I are glued to each other. Also this week were no classes. It was some kind of spirt week, where they wanted the students to grew together and become a team and make the school a save place, where people don't get bullied.

"Miss Copeland, pick your team" Principal Higgins said. I was one that was allowed to choose since this is my first time doing a week like this. "Well obviously Phoebe and Poppy Lewis. Hanna Mishoff. Boys too?" I asked and he nod "Jake Abrahams, Mike Murphy-Ortega and Jonah Harrison" I said. "Three more" He told me and I looked through the crowd of students that didn't have a team yet. "Hollis Jones" I said a bit louder to make her look up, which she did. Then she came over to us. "Jesse Ashcroft" I said a little colder, but he was happy about me choosing him. I then noticed an older girl standing alone. "And her" I said, pointing at her. "Alice Jordan" Principal Higgins said. "Do you know all students by name?" I asked. "Of course I do" He answered and I rolled my eyes and went over to Alice and introduced myself.

"Hi, I'm Promise. You can be in our group" I told her and she thanked me. Together we went over to the other's. "Guys, this is Alice" I told them. "Hi, I'm Alice" She introduced herself again.

A few minutes later we were sitting in our headquarter, which was actually our English class room.

"First up, we need at team captain" Poppy said and Phoebe shook her head no. "That would be me, I guess. Since no one else is stepping up" I said and no one seemed to wanna run against me, until Phoebe spoke up "No team captain! This is a week for equality, so that's what we shoul do! Be equals" She said and everyone was agreeing with her. "No captain then!" I said.

The week went by pretty well. We won a few competitions, but also lost some. It didn't even bother me.

The last day was the most exciting one. It was a sleepover in our headquarter and we were even allowed to keep the boys in the room, without a teacher. Well, except for the sleeping. After all this was Ashwood Academy. "So, what's the couple situation?" Alice asked. "Obviously Jake and Promise. Mike and I and Phoebe and Jonah" Poppy told her. "And my boyfriend is in college" Hanna added. She was so proud of Holbrook. It was too cute.

"So Jesse and Hollis are free?" She asked and Jesse laughed " There is a girl in my heart" He said and all of us groaned. He was never gonna accept that I will never end up with him. What would we even be called? Jomise? Presse? Sounds weird, right? I wasn't sure about the future, but I knew I wanted a relationship like my parents. Maybe not the exact way, but something simular. Something real!

So we were sitting here, on the floor, on some blankets and pillows we had brought. All ten of us. Just talking. "Don't you wish we could just stop time and stay right here?" I asked. "Yeah, having something like friends was awesome" Hollis said "For once I wasn't just a brain everyone could use for their own adventage" "You won't lose us after this week!" Phoebe said. "You will always have a friend in me!" She said and I had to say, I was proud at her.

Before I came, Phoebe was shy and scared, while now... Now she is the complete opposite of her old self. She was confident. She was strong and independent. I liked the new Phoebe. She wasn't scared anymore. "Thank you for giving me the chance to be normal" I said, just only Phoebe, Poppy and Jake understood what I meant. "Thank you for taking me in, when no one did. You made my last spirit week the best" Alice said.

We talked for hours, but one by one everyone of us fell asleep me being the last one.

The next morning we woke up through someone clearing his throat. That someone was Principal Higgins. "Wasn't I clear about the seperate rooms for boys and girls?" H asked angry. "Those rules also apply to you and your friends, Mister Abrahams!" He said. "We're so sorry Principal Higgins. We were talking and then just one other another fell asleep until we all fell asleep" I told him. "You still disobeyed the rules. Detention all of you" He said. "What? My perfect record will be gone and because I fell asleep?!" Hollis asked. "All except Hollis" He said and left.

"That isn't fair!" Jesse complained. "You live in the detention room!" I almost yelled at him. "Doesn't mean I like to be there" He said. "It's okay Hollis. I would even take your detention on. "Okay, Miss Copeland, double detention" Principal said. "Thanks. I feel honored" I said with my Promise sass.

A/n

Sorry for the filler chapter, it's not that great, I know, but I didn't just want to jumped to the next chapter that I had already planned.