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Chapter 11: The Festival

"I'd like to see you try!" Jake shouts from the dunking tank teasing a little girl to hit the target.

The little girl was wearing a pink dress and had already missed the red dot twice. She only had one chance left. Her mom was besides her recording her with her phone. "You can do it, Katy!" her mom cheers and Jake just looks at me. "I might be here a while, I only get out once someone dunks me and this litt-ahh!" Right when he was about to say little girl, she runs towards the target and pushes it herself with her hands.

I start cracking up and her mom too. "Where's my prize? I won! I won!" she exclaims walking towards me. I show her all the stuff animals we had to offer and she chooses a pink bear. "Look it matches you, thanks for playing" I say handing her the prize and she runs off to her mom.

I look up at the sky and let the sun hit my face. It was hot, maybe the hottest it's ever been in this town. To think we decided to have our Summer Festival today is a surprise. It was pack as always, people playing the games, riding the rides, and eating the food. It was nice, it did bring the town together that's for sure. We only had two festivals each year the Summer Festival and the Fall Festival. 

Since Jake was in the football team he had to help raise money. I usually don't come to the festivals when Ashley and Samantha ask me to but since Jake asked I felt like I had to say yes. Lately he has been very clingy to me but I guess he doesn't notice. He always calls me and its been affecting my sleep schedule. It wouldn't bother me so much if my dad wouldn't get mad at me because of it. 

Last time Jake called me I was sitting with my dad at the dinner table. He likes to eat in silence but that bothers me so much, I just try to finish as fast as I can and run to my room. But once I was about to finish my plate, my phone starts ringing. I was gonna hang up but he grabs my phone. 

"Who's this?" he asks with hate laced in his voice. I try to grab it but he grabs my wrist pushing me away. I fall back into my seat and look down knowing I made a big mistake. "What are you hiding!-" he looks down at my phone and reads the name on the screen. "Jake? Your little boyfriend? Why is he always calling you! All I hear you do all night is talk with him!" he shouts as the phone still rings in his hand.

"You better not get pregnant or I'll kick your ass and kill him!" he threatens and throws my phone on the ground and gets up and leaves. Once he's gone the phone coincidentally stops ringing. 

"Hey-" I'm taken out of my memories by this voice, "you know it's bad to stare at the sun." I smile and look over at none other than Ricky. "I know that, punk. I wasn't looking directly at it" I laugh. "Well your face is gonna burn up it you keep at it" he jokes flicking my forehead. I grab my forehead pretending it was the worst pain I've ever had. Even though it didn't compare to the worst pain I have experience.

"Suck it up, buttercup" Rick jokes and I was about to reply but Jake comes and puts him arm around me. "Hey, my shift is over now lets go now, I heard the Ferris wheel is open now." Jake says steering me away. "What you don't say hi anymore?" Ricky says towards Jake. Jake just ignores him and I pull away slightly, "hey, why are you ignoring him?" Ricky has been a very close friend of mine since we were beginners at band.

Jake rolls his eyes and tells me directly, "I don't want you talking to him anymore, he flirts too much."

 What? 

"No he doesn't, we just joke around sometimes an-" by now Ricky had heard everything and grabs Jake's shoulder. "Hey, I know you are her boyfriend but don't be a dick. You can't decide who she can or cannot talk to," Rick says cutting me off. 

I could tell by now that Jake was growing angry but he couldn't just tell me that especially in front of Rick like that. He is someone that care about and can't just avoid because Jake doesn't trust me.