The road left unpaved

Chapter 11: Asking Questions

I wake up in a determined mood. I'm tired of not having my questions answered. I follow my normal morning routine and when I get to school I go straight to Caitlin and practically demand for her to tell me what Jacob did. "What?" Caitlin asks as if she doesn't remember.
"You asked me if I was worried about what Jacob "did" and then when I didn't know, you didn't tell me, you just walked away" I practically yelled.
"I'm sorry I upset you so much. It's just you seemed to really like him and were not really supposed to talk about it." She said with sorrow and made me feel bad for yelling at her.
"I just want to know because it's stressing me out making me think he's a murderer or something...he...he's not, right??" I say really worried. Caitlin laughs.
"No no not that I know of" she says with a wink.
"Then pleaseeeeeee tell me" I say while pouting my lips.
"Okay fineee" she says while rolling her eyes. "But not here. I feel like he's right behind me listening or something." Caitlin says as she whips around to check.
We go into an empty classroom because the bell hasn't rand yet and Caitlin takes a deep breathe and says, "last year we had a teacher named Mrs. Bell. She was really young. Well... Jacob and her kinda.... had sex....."
She said while wringing her hands. She must've seen my dropped jaw and shocked face because she followed with a "please please pleaseeee don't tell anyone. Especially that I told you. And don't act like you know if you talk to Jacob. Now you know, and now forget you know" she says more worried than I've ever seen her.
I manage to get out the word "why" before the bell rings and kids start walking in.
"I don't know but they fired her, and tried their best to cover it up. Jacob was expelled and this was his first year back." She whispers while walking to the door.
I go through the day in a daze. Still shocked. A little relieved (that he's not a murderer or something) but I reallyyy want to talk to him about it. I mean I think we're "talking" and so we should both be honest with each other. Or is it too soon? Does he even actually like me like that? Should I pressure him to open up to me? I don't even know. All this drama is making my head spin. Once you think you've grasped a hold of things you get hit in the face with another problem. I'm all about communication, so I think I'm going to try and find a way to get him to tell me.
I get home from school and pull out my phone. I inhale and exhale and prepare for the conversation I'm about to have.
Lily: "hey"
Maybe he won't answer and I'm getting all fence for nothing... *bling* he texted back!
Jacob: "hey"
Lily: "what's up"
Just start the conversation off cool like you don't got much on your mind.
Jacob: "just watching tv. You?"
Lily: "ooh nothin. Hey um did you finish the homework for S.S. "
Jacob: "you think I do homework? Haha jk yea most of it. "
I don't know what to say anymore?!
Maybe if I ask him to play 21 questions? Or say I don't know much about him. Or is that too weird? Oh well I'll just go for it.
Lily: "we've been friends for a while now. How come I still don't know a whole lot about you?"
Jacob: "well what do you want to know??"
Lily: "idk just whatever. Umm got any siblings?"
Jacob: "yea a little brother. And you?"
Lily: "one older sister and two younger"
Jacob: "cool"
Okay this is going no where. I don't know how to inch up to stuff like that
Lily: "what's the longest relationship you've ever had"
There's an idea. I'll bring up relationships.
Jacob: "6 months would you just want to play 20 questions?"
Hey I thought of that in the first place!
Lily: "sure! You ask first though because I've already been asking all the questions"
Jacob: "okay, what's the farthest you've gone in an relationship"
Lily: "uhm not far at all. I haven't even kissed anyone yet...😁"
Jacob: "really?! Wow"
Lily: "hey are you making fun of me!😅"
Jacob: "no no I promise😂 but it's your turn to ask"
Lily: "okay, what's the farthest you've gone?"
Jacob: "umm in a relationship just makeout"
Lily: "in a relationship? Are you implying that you've done more outside of one 😉"
Damn it. Too suspicious. Maybe the winky face will cool it down a bit
Jacob: "well...tbh...."
Lily: "what what tell me I'm anxious"
Jacob: "one time I grabbed this girls boob at the pool🙈🙈"
LIAR
lily: "oh aha"