HAPPY MEAL By Tygraicthefirst

6.Confused

Jessica

The weeked was approaching faster than I had anticipated. Finally Saturday came and it was time to host the party/bash.

I hadn't talked to Junior the whole day. But that was not something I wanted to burden myself with right now. Being one of the main organizers didn't leave room for me to take a few moments to think or talk to a guy.

There was a huge mess in the kitchen and people were just loitering around not doing any real work. And it was frustrating as hell to feel like I was doing all the work.

I walked up to a bunch of girls in the Commercial stream chilling and making jokes.
"Guys, get up. Really? What does a girl  
have to do to get some help around here?" I seethe.
"Whoa, relax J. We're getting up. We were just relaxing before everything starts and we have to rush around ", Sade said completely calm.

Her calm  demeanour  set me off completely. "So what are you waiting for?Get up now!" They just looked at me shocked.
"Hello?! Am I the only one going to prom?! Get UP!"
They left murmuring to themselves but I just couldn't care less at the moment.

Something was wrong somewhere. I was beginning to feel more anxious as time went on. I could feel the familiar early stirring up of the annoying feeling of excitement and dread. I completely hated it.  But no matter how much I tried to figure it out, I just couldn't put my finger on it.
To top it all off I hadn't eaten the whole day. The only food I had in my system was just food I had tested so I can give my approval. And no food meant I was extra cranky. I knew I hadn't treated the girls right and that I had to apologize. But I also knew that now was not the time for that. I was not calm yet and my apology would just end up having the opposite effect.

I made my way to the dining hall so I could get some food. Most people had already eaten so the line was quite short. I got my food and then sat at an empty table. I felt the chair directly in front of me being pulled. I let out a reluctant smile knowing it was Tom.
He was like literally attached to my hip. That's of course  because Olga had a boyfriend and I normally had nobody to hang with. Although Tom had a girlfriend, we still spent a lot of time together.  And most of that time was spent fixing his relationship problems. And it was frustrating as hell to try to give him advice because his girlfriend was also a very close friend of mine.

Her name was Precious and she was very beautiful.  Her light brown eyes ,small cute lips that were accompanied by a banging body(and that means a really big booty) were always causing trouble between the couple. They loved it each other like crazy but the downside was that they were both crazy. Which could only lead to one thing: a toxic relationship. But then the epic fights always lead to an even more epic makeup sessions. But with that said, they really loved and got each other like no one did.

"Hey , Jess. Miss me?" He winked at me.
"You wish you jerk!",I said throwing him the you messed up look.
"You dropped me last minute. You better have a reasonable explanation "

He only smiled at me and continued to eat his food. We were supposed to make the presentations of the rap artists performing. I looked at him expecting an explanation.
"You never give up do you?" I shook my head to get the point across.

"Okay fine. I promised P I'd spend some quality time with her. We just fixed our mess and I don't want to mess it up again, Okay?" He said exasperated.

"Okay fine. But now you owe me one. I had to give it to Chad and Todd. And you know how they are ."
Tom rolled his eyes when I mentioned Todd and Chad. They were the class clowns and always had to make a joke even when it was a serious or sensitive situation.

"Relax. This is Chad and Todd we're talking about. They'll do great. Just losen up. And why are you so tense anyway?"

"Nothing is going on," I lie.
"Liar." I knew he would see right through me. But the truth was that  even I didn't know what was going on.
"Look T,even I don't know what's going on.  Have you ever had a feeling that something bad and good is going to happen?"

"Yah. I get that a lot when I'm with Preci. "Despite myself I still laughed at his little joke. Even he knew his relationship wasn't quite right. All they did was fight so they could make up. One moment you're helping them fix whatever mess they made on their own. The next they're kissing behind a classroom and getting all cosy.
Keeping up with them was more tiring than babysitting a class of preschool kids. 

"Yeah. Something like that. I just have this really bad gut feeling and somehow I'm having these mixed feelings of being excited and scared. "

"Maybe it's just something your subconscious knows but the rest of you doesn't want to or is not ready to know yet?"

"I don't know. Maybe. "I frown at his suggestion. "Gotta run. Nice chatting with you. Don't mess things up this time", I point a finger at him as I leave him alone. His reply is a middle finger being thrown my way.

"Jerk!" I yell.

"Jess, language. " The matron reprimands me.

"Sorry ma'am ", I say as she passes me by.

By the time I return to the hostel grounds student have started trickling in. Some even wearing skimpy clothes they wouldn't normally wear. They always did this under the pretence of attending a function because they normally would be punished for their behavior.

I saw the girls I insulted earlier on handing out tickets and controlling the growing crowd that wanted a ticket so they could get in. I took a deep breath, swallowed my pride and walked up to them.

"Hey guys," I started waving awkward. I decided to get it all out before any of them could come up with a smart jab aimed at me.

"I just wanted to apologize for my earlier behaviour. It was uncalled for. I'm sorry for taking out my frustration out on you. Please forgive me?" They all looked smugly at each other before bursting out laughing.
I hear a chorus of "Yeah, told you" and "I knew something wasn't right."
I just wait and look at them talking about me like I'm not even around .

"It's okay. We know that it's not normal for you to act like that.  We forgive you. But you have to treat us with respect. Got it?", Sade finally acknowledges me.
"Got it", I smile broadly.  They all hug me and we all shriek like Thor just walked into the building.
We were really close as classmates. And even though we all weren't close to each other we got on well. Barely any fights broke out and they were always meager. It was usually us against the other grades.

"Hey, you're holding up the line."
We all turned around to find out it was James. He was part of Liam's crew and the elite of all crews screaming bad boy.

"Sorry ", I said to him and moved to the side.

The rest of the night went well. I was on my toes the whole time making sure it all went well.

When it was almost time to end the party, I decided to check how things were going at the braai area. Two guys were in charge of the braai stands. But they were being assisted by a few girls. One of them happened to be Victorious. She was one of my close friends. I'd say she was third on my friend list. Her, Tom and Olga were the only ones I felt comfortable telling my secrets.  Which meant that she already knew about Junior.

"Hey, V. How's it going around here?" I asked looking around.
"We still have a long line.  I think we might need extra time. "

I contemplated her words whilst chewing on my lower lip. "Okay let me request for fifteen more minutes 'coz right now we only have fifteen. That's the best I can do because they already added an hour." I turned to walk away when Victorious grabbed me and hugged me to her.

"V, are you okay?", I ask her caught off guard by her actions. She wasn't really the  cuddling type. But I always got away with forcing her to cuddle with me or just stealing hugs. So her voluntarily hugging me really surprised me.

"Can't I just hug a close friend?" She said while rubbing my back. Her behavior was really freaking  me out .
I heard Olga calling me from behind me. I swiftly turned around catching Vic off guard and loosening her hold on me.

But then the minute I turned around, I really did wish that I hadn't. The breathe was knocked out of my lungs.

Junior. And a girl. Kissing.

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T