<<ON HOLD>>Ups and Downs of the Teenage Life

Chapter 15~ Beca

Chapter 15~ Beca

4 days ago I kissed Jesse...again. Asher beat him up and I felt so bad but trust me, thats not why I kissed him.I'm not clear on why I kissed him, everything is still jumbled up in my head, but when I kissed him it just felt right.

Today I will be around Asher and he's going to be mad. He's not one for talking things out so I have a long day ahead of me and there will be no kissing Jesse....if I can help it.

I rolled out of bed and just threw on a random t-shirt and pair of jeans that I pulled out if my drawer. I slowly trudged to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. My hair was a complete mess and there was no way I was going to get my brush to go through it so I just pulled it into a messy bun. It was a really messy bun.

I didn't feel like listening to my brother's crap so I just skipped breakfast and walked to school. By time I entered the building the wind had blown my hair all around and made it look even crazier. Asher noticed and cracked jokes about it, terrible ones at that.

By time lunch rolled around, I was sick of his stupid little jokes. We were sitting at the usual table we sit at during lunch when Asher popped off another one of his jokes, it was the same one he had used 5 times before. It wasn't funny but the soccer team all laughed. Annoyed, I stood and yanked my tray from the table and dumped its contents into the trash can across the room.

Instead of heading back to my usual table I took a right and headed toward the back corner of the cafeteria, toward Jesse. As I slowly came closer to his table I could feel Asher' s eyes on my back but I ignored and sped up my pace.

Jesse just happened to look up and our eyes locked. He gave me that sweet smile and I just wanted to run into his arms but I restrained myself and kept at my pace until I finally reached the table. His friends stared at me for a moment until Jesse snapped them out of it.

"Guys." He said as he carefully pulled his leg off the chair it was elevated on and gestured for me to sit.

"No, I can't take that seat. You need it to elevate your leg."

"No it's ok, I insist." He said and I smiled a little as I took the seat.

I gently grabbed his leg and rested his foot on my legs.

"And I insist that you elevate your ankle." I said and he gave me that same little smile as he stared into my eyes.

"So, what brings Asher' s Girl over here?" Justin, I think he said his name was, asked and I reluctantly pulled my eyes from Jesse's.

"Well I got tired of their obnoxious little remarks and I needed some new scenery." I answered.

"Why did you choose here?" Jesse's other friend Taylor, I believe, asked.

"Jesse's my friend so any friend of his is a friend of mine."

"Same here." I heard someone from behind me say.

I turned around to see Brittany.

"Mind if I join you guys, too? Btw, I'm Brittany."

Justin quickly stood and gave Brittany his chair then took a chair from the table behind him. Taylor asked Brittany what btw meant. My eyes locked with Jesse's once again as Brittany explained that it meant 'by the way'.

"So, Jesse." Brittany startled us and Jesse looked at her. "Beca told me you guys had a little talk behind the bleachers Monday. I heard all of the juicy details and saw some." She said talking about when she caught us kissing in the girls bathroom.

I punched her arm and, without turning her focus from Jesse, she punched me back. I rubbed my arm where she hit me as Jesse began talking.

"Uh, yeah. I guess its kind of my fault I mean I was flirting with her."

"Really?" Brittany asked not faking and ounce of surprised because she truly was. I hadn't told her about Jesse's flirtatious actions but it doesn't matter because in a way I flirted back.

"No it's my fault. I was flirting right along with you, in a way. And I am the one that kissed you."

Jesse apparently didn't tell his friends about our little meetings because their faces were full of shock when I said I kissed him.

"You two are confusing. Why would you take the fall for her?" Taylor asked.

"Why would I rat her out? That is a douche move and she already has a douche as a boyfriend, she doesn't need another douche in her life." Jesse's answer shocked me but I knew it was true. He looked at me with a smile before he continued to speak.

"Besides I did get one good thing out of all of this. I got to spend some time with the best girl in school and that was time that I will cherish for the rest of my life."

I couldn't help the huge smile that formed on my face and again, I stared deep into his eyes. I would've ended up kissing him again if it wasn't for Brittany yanking on my arm.

"What?!" I halfway yelled, irritated because she had interrupted me.

She didn't seem to care about my tone though. "Can I talk to you?" She said as she stood up and gestured for testing restroom.

I sighed and rolled my eyes as Jesse removed his leg from my lap.

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"You seriously need to pull yourself together, Bec." Brittany said once inside the bathroom.

"I know but I don't know what to do."

"I do. Lose Asher! You deserve a guy like Jesse. He's sweet, easy to talk to, and God is he gorgeous."

"Yes but all of this still doesn't make sense in my head."

"What doesn't make sense, Beca? Jesse is the guy you should be with not Asher and I know you know that otherwise you wouldn't have kissed him, TWICE!" Brittany practically yelled.

Suddenly everything that was jumbled up in my mind put itself together quickly as if it were a jigsaw puzzle you've completed 20 times.

"So, who's it gonna be Beca? 'Cause you can't keep doing this." Brittany said. I know she's right and I gave her my answer causing her to jump for joy.

"Jesse."

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I'm seven chapters ahead of myself so expect more updates soon!!! Who knew a weekend at the grandparents could help a girl get so far ahead in her writing!! :-)