Whispered Dreams - Chapter 2

Zoey’s pov
I don’t know why but I had a strange feeling today when I woke up. I don’t know why but I was smiling to myself. Tomorrow was June 15, my Jake’s birthday. Crap!! Did I just say my Jake? Wow wtf??! Don’t tell me I still have a crush on him! Nooooooooooooo

It can’t be. I mean after all these years as friends I thought I wanted nothing more. Damn I knew I should have drifted my thought somewhere else last week, thinking about Jake when I had a crush on him, always brought back something to me. But it never led anywhere else, this was something new, I just said "my Jake" dammit. I don’t want things between us get awkward.

When I told Mel, she went berserk on me, yelling "OMG you guys are perfect for each other! How couldn’t I see that? Of course you like him. You and Jake, Zoey and Jake, Jake and Zoey… wow you guys would look perfect together, the best couple in the entire school…that’s crazy!!".

After all the excitement that only she was feeling, she noticed I wasn’t as excited. Well of course I wasn’t excited, Jake didn’t like me, he hadn’t shown any interest in me, he almost treated me like Mel, almost like a sister, yuck!! And I explained all that to her and begged her to keep it to herself, that was our soul sister secret, I know childish and soooo girly but we were only 8th grader and I was in love! So cut me some slack! Sharing the secret with Mel made me feel better.

When we were in the 10th grade, one sleepover night at my place when my parents went on a holiday (before Noah’s birth), that time I was dating a guy named Brad, total hottie, an athlete in his own school, a very popular athlete I might as well add, all the girls in his school drooled over him, and he drooled over me. When we met it was so movie like, but sooo romantic. Thinking about him always brings a smile on my face. We were head over heels in love until that night of course. Damn Mel and her stupid chit-chats.
"So Zo how are things with Brad and you?" asked Mel.

At the time Brad and I just had a fight over some silly things, which I don’t remember now.

I made a face and replied, "We’ve been fighting a lot lately, it’s like we fight more than we talk". I don’t think it was true I just said that for a dramatic effect which of course I got; it was Mel for Christ sake!

She yelled, "WHAT?? OMG!! You should totally break up with him. I didn’t want to pry and stuff but I saw him with that chick over his school, she was all over him again, no big news there, but you know what? He was actually talking to her instead of avoiding her, my jaw fell open when I saw that, it was so weird to see him talk to that chick" she said that so fast, I took a minute to take it in.

Then I was full of tears and I ran outside my house leaving my cell phone in my room. I over reacted of course, but I loved Brad and just the thought of him talking to other girls made me angry as hell, but that he was doing it when we were on a fight made it seem like he was cheating on me. That wasn’t good of course. As I walked out the house I heard Mel shout "don’t go Zoey, I’m so sorry I shouldn’t have told you that"

I didn’t wanted to leave Mel alone at my house making her feel like an ass for telling me that, I know Mel, she wasn’t trying to break us up, she was thinking about me, but I couldn’t stop my feet. I ran a couple of blocks and I stopped and sat down at a bus stop bench looking at the evening, people walking by and all.
Suddenly there he was; there was Jake, by my side holding me close to his chest, rubbing his hand against my back and rocking me sideways. It felt so good.

He whispered into my ears "it’s okay to cry, you know. If Brad is cheating on you, he is an ass for missing out on such an amazing girl."

After he said the word I couldn’t stop my tears, him saying that almost made it official that Brad was cheating on me, even though he said it with an "if". After 5 minutes of crying into his chest, I pulled my head away and said "thanks Jake. How did you find me?"

"Mel rang me, and said the whole thing. Mel is an idiot, she says stuff without any proof, and you don’t have to believe it you know."

"Mel? Crap I left her there alone in my house… she must be feeling so stupid", I said to myself.

Jake laughed and said, "I called Rick and ask him to go to your house. I hope you don’t mind"

"No, Mel’s not all alone now. I hope she knows I don’t blame her or anything."

He nodded. And then I just couldn’t stop myself to ask again, "How did you find me? And the things you said before, did you mean it? Or was it just a line to make a pathetic girl feel better? Coz it worked" I smiled.

He widened his eyes in amazement, "of course I meant it zo, and you are the most amazing girl I’ve ever met. You’re not artificial or anything. I mean…. You’re ….. Just ….rig… I mean… real. Yeah you’re real." I smiled for the almost "right" he said.

"And??? How did you find me?"

"Well you’re just like me, at times when you can’t think straight, you go straight." He nudged me.

"You know me so well" I said making a face. But that made me smile inside hell scream with happiness inside. It was crazy; the feelings were back for Jake.

After couple of weeks Brad and I broke up because I kept wishing for Jake and Brad seemed so unreal in an ickiest way that I can’t explain till now. After the breakup, I wanted to talk to Jake, but Mel warned me, "Are you sure about that? I mean are you sure you would risk our friendship for what you think is love. What if you guys get together and your feeling disappeared and you guys have a nasty break up like with Brad, with you guys breaking up, we ALL will be breaking up".

Well of course that was true, though I had feelings for Jake, it never lasted long. it faded away eventually only to come back again like some waves.

Thinking about those things in past I lay awake though with closed eyes in my messed up bed. It was about 8 in the morning but it was Saturday so no hurry for school. I was so glad I listened to Mel. Feelings for Jake come and go like crazy, sometimes I forget about it all and sometimes- times like this I drool even if I’m just imagining Jake’s long hand over my shoulder, kissing my forehead, my cheeks, my….. BUZZZZZZZ BUZZZZZZZZZZZZ BUZZZZZZZZ

My bed vibrated, my phone was somewhere in my bed. Even the universe doesn’t want me and Jake together. Damn it!! I reached for my phone feeling lazy like hell. I answered Rick’s call.
"Hey Rick" , I said with a lazy-ass tone.

"Hey sleeping beauty, get your ass outta bed and get down, we’re waiting for you zo" , Rick said with his sweetest tone I smiled . Mel yelled from what seemed like Rick’s behind, "don’t use that tone with her GET YOUR LAZY ASS UP ZO… WE’RE WAITING!!"

I took the phone away from my ears, she was yelling so loud. I got all charged up and replied, "What the hell? A girl can’t sleep in on weekends??? And what’s with all the courtesy?? If you guys are downstairs get YOUR lazy ass up here!! WHY ARE YOU WAITING DOWNSTAIRS LIKE IDIOTS??"

They knew I made sense.

They came up to my room, started to wake me up. But as I shook myself up, I knew I was back to where I started, back to the crush I had buried away for 3 years. Back to drool over Jake. Damn I shouldn’t have thought about Jake last week....