JADE
Perrie did accompany me to the hospital that day and thank heavens that I did not break any bone or crack my skull with the fall. I only endured a bruise on my lower back which still would cause me to limp for a few days. I decided that the next day was still going to be okay for me to get back to work.
Ellie could have asked Perrie and informed her classmates or a substitute told the kids that I was sick. My pupils drew me art works and wish-you-well cards and handed them to me when they entered my room. It really warmed my heart. The kids one by one came to my table to hand me their cards. I noticed that Ellie dropped two. One was obviously her child's work drawings and another was in a fancy envelope. I took it and turned it over.
"From Perrie." it read. Intrigued, more like, because it came from Perrie, I tore through the envelope and read the note inside.
"I know you are well, you being such a strong minded woman. I wanted to say sorry once again for yesterday. I hope we can still be friends. "
I chuckled to myself. I knew she thinks things will become awkward between me and her now. What she didn't know is that I actually kind of liked the touch of her lips on mine, even if it was just for a quarter of a second. I tore off a page from my stationery and wrote a reply, stuffing it inside the envelope to replace her own note which I tucked in my jacket pocket.
I called Ellie to my desk. "Can you please tell Perrie my thanks? " Ellie smiled up at me.
"For sure, Teacher."
The thought of Perrie brought me back to that kiss that it made me touch my lips. But then a different memory came flashing before my eyes.
"Let it out, Baby. " Jesy whispered as she rubbed circles on my back. I had been bawling my eyes out because my boyfriend for over a year dumped me for a senior high school queen bee. Of course that hurt.
"He does not deserve you." she continued to coo. "Sam is just too blind to see how beautiful you are. "
I couldn't get myself to believe. And I had that ugly habit of biting my lip when I cried, maybe to hold back a sob. I bit down hard and drew blood. Jesy noticed it.
"Hey... " she wiped the blood with her thumb and cleaned it off by bringing it to her mouth.
"You're hurting those pretty lips. " Jesy noted. I can't help but bite hard again, still unable to accept her descriptions of me. Of course, more blood gushed out the wound.
She sighed, and before I could comprehend it, her lips were on mine, her tongue wiping off the flowing blood.
The ringing of the bell signalling break period shook me off the memory. I sighed, now a cloud of sadness over me at the memory my mind just uncovered from its depths. I slowly stood up to announce to the kids my usual reminders for break before sinking back down on my chair again, thinking of Perrie and Jesy and how I could deal with my growing feelings for Perrie in the midst of all the sadness over Jesy.
