Falling Off Cloud 9

Chapter 9 Telling

The day went by slowly until lunch. I sat in classes and occasionally raised my hand, I went to my student council meeting at 11, and then I went to lunch.

"Jenna there you are," Kate yelled as she ran toward me. "I have been looking for you all day where were you?" she asks.

"Oh I was at my classes and I had a student council meeting so ya I guess I've been kind of busy," I tell her.

She shrugs and follows me over to our usual lunch table. When we get there Angie, Karmin, Jonah, and Brent are already sitting there. They yell to us excitedly to sit down and we do.

"So Jenna, I heard you and Brandon are going to the prom together!" Karmin squeals. "Are you guys running for prom queen and king?"

I laugh and put down my sandwich.
"Yes he did ask me to the prom and I said yes, not a surprise considering we were already dating but we haven't decided if we should run yet," I say to Karmin.

Karmin, Kate, and Angie all start squealing again.

"You are so lucky Brandon is soooo hot," Karmin tells me.
"Talking about me?" Brandon asks as he walks up to the table with a smirk. Karmin blushes and starts eating her yogurt furiously.

"They wanted to know if we were running for prom queen and king and I told them I'm not sure. But now that you are here I really need to talk to you," I say to him as I grab his arm and drag him out of the cafeteria.

"Woah, woah Jenna what's wrong are you okay," Brandon says shaking himself out of my grip and I realize he must have seen the tears welling up in my eyes because he then comes forward and hugs me. He strokes my hair with one hand and whispers what's wrong into my shoulder.

"Brandon," I say through tears. "Yesterday my dad got in an accident, Kim took me to the hospital..... and ten minutes after we got there he died,"