A Mystery Novel

~ČĤÁPŤĔŔ 7~

Jacob

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"Um, excuse me," Xander says to get the attention of the chubby lady at the front desk who's munching on cheetos and making weird chewing noises. She looks up from her phone and her stare demolishes all of his confidence.

"What do you want?" She asks, food particles spring out of her mouth and land on his face.

"My friend has something to ask you," he manages to say, shoving Jacob forward, "I'll be in the restroom, sterilizing my face. " He walks away.

The secretary turns her gaze to Jacob.

"Uh...do you know where I can find Dr. Meridith?"

"He means Dr. Gray," Jacqueline says, smiling cheerfully at the woman, she doesn't smile back.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No, do you know when he's available?" Savannah asks hopefully.

"What do I look like? His secretary? I don't keep tabs on the people here. I don't know when he's available."

"But-"

"I don't know," she repeats in an 'end of discussion' tone.

Jacob looks at Miley, "do something."

"She hasn't done anything yet but she scares me, I don't wanna see how she looks when she's mad, I'm not taking any chances," Miley says.

"Jacqueline?" A voice they had all learned to hate asks from behind them. They turn around to see Paige, "you're hanging with these losers now?"

"The only loser I see is you," Miley says, "and Jacqueline too, she's also a loser."

"What are you guys doing here? And where's Xander?"

"Scrubbing his face off," the secretary answers, watching them like they're a teen drama series on TV.

"I can literally feel my IQ reducing by standing close to you guys," Paige continues, ignoring the woman, she starts to walk away but Jacqueline steps in front of her.

"Paige-"

"Get out my way loser! I know you want to beg me to take you back but I'm way out of your league, go hangout with your loser friends."

"I'm not begging you for anything, I want to ask you if you know Dr. Gray."

"I do, so?"

"Can you take us to him?"

"No"

"No problem, I'll just ask your mom, I'll also tell her you were being mean."

"What? I'm not a kid"

"But she still treats you like one, you could get grounded for being mean," Jacqueline says and the others giggle.

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"I hate you," Paige says through gritted teeth, glaring at Jacqueline.

"The feeling is mutual, now leave, we don't need you anymore," Miley says.

"Annoying piece of shit," Paige mutters as she walks off.

"Okay, so we're here," Xander says, staring at the closed office door. He knocks but Miley doesn't wait for an answer, she enters, disrupting the session going on.