Whispered Dreams - Chapter 24 Getting Ready

Jake's point of view

Jeez... just how long can a girl take to get ready? I mean are they wearing the clothes or are they making them themselves upstairs? Seriously, this was bad as it was and waiting for chicks to get ready so doesn't help. Let's just get it over with... I sighed in my head.

We've been, when I say we I mean me, Rick and Danny, (yeah, Danny has been an unofficial addition to my close group of friends) waiting here in Zoey's place since morning! Seriously what the hell are they doing upstairs?

Danny and Rick didn't seem to notice that it was about evening and they've been at the video games for almost six damn hours. I was dying inside, the air suddenly felt stuffy to me; I needed to feel the fresh air. I really couldn't stand staying indoors for too long.

"Dude, I'm going out to get some air, ring me if they ever get ready" I yelled as I headed out the door.

The gush of fresh air filled my lungs and suddenly I felt myself relax under each breath I took and threw out. I walked down the long block of buildings, finding myself wondering about Zoey once again. I was doing that a lot lately, it started with those images in my head but now it's almost every day that I start this thing and now I hear her voices. Nothing creepy and scary stuff, I actually won't admit it but I enjoy myself hearing or predicting her in some imagined situations. This past week Annie and almost everyone found me smiling to myself. Okay... I guess it's a little creepy.

Shit... I have no idea what's going on. I mean I don't even feel guilty that I'm thinking of Zoey when Annie is talking so enthusiastically to me or my friends about something that I don't know about because I'm too seriously into my own thoughts.

Oh yeah, Annie has been officially welcomed by my friends as well. Wanna hear another secret? I actually wished it didn't happen. I think it would've been better if things stayed the way they were before, I mean in every scenario you could imagine, well I'm zeroing in on only one of them. Geez... you have no idea just how much I want a replay of that kiss with Zoey.

I know I have to end things with Annie, but she's been growing on everyone and that's just not helping me with this situation. I don't even know why I have to end it with Annie, but it just doesn't feel right anymore. I keep finding myself wishing that Annie would be Zoey. It's sorta sick.

I made a face at the last statement, even though I know it's disgusting for me to cheat on such a great girl like Annie, I just can't find it in myself to judge it wrong. I'm not doing this things deliberately, it's just out of my control!

My cell in my coat's pocket vibrated. I received a text.

'Jake, man where are you? we're leaving... Annie's home waiting for you - Rick'

"Great" I yelled at the screen mocking me.

Damn my friends! I didn't want to face her right now, not alone at least and they leave me to do just that. I mean I haven't even given her a genuine smile after all that shit last two weeks ago. She's gonna be asking a hell of a lot questions now. I tried to get ready for the wrath flood.

I turned around slowly and started towards the place I dreaded right now, almost too slow almost like taking the free time to prepare myself mentally.

How the hell am I gonna end things with a girl whom I still like so much? Why does it have to feel so wrong?

I kept cursing myself until I was standing in the porch to the place that I came to love so many years ago, Zoey's home. This place felt like my second home to me, but right now I was unsure if I should get inside and get the talk over with or be a pussy and just ignore the bloody damn dance anyway?

The latter option seemed so intriguing, I almost turned away. But I wasn't gonna act like a coward anymore, all this shit would've been a long gone chapter if I had just man up that night and stayed. I'm not up for repeating the history again, I ordered myself.

But, even though my mind was made up, I still couldn't move my limbs. I was stuck in the place, literally staring at the brown door and the golden knob trying to control my actions and turn the damn knob so that I could get in.

I really like Annie, and it's not her fault that my head was deciding to be a dick right now. I don't expect her to understand, hell, even I don't understand this shit!

I just couldn't move. Picturing the small brown-eyes staring at me with such hatred all that I deserved was a little bit too much for me; after all, all these months with her, she had become one of my very good friends.

My thoughts started getting gibbering until the voice in my head was a nagging rambling voices that I couldn't decipher myself when the door unlocked itself.

"Are you planning to come inside Jake?" Annie said as she held the hand to me, with a sad smile.

Oh, god she knew! I would've felt a bit more scared or any other emotions but I only looked at her from top to bottom. She looked beautiful in that blue dress. Suddenly I found myself curious to see Zoey, what was she wearing for tonight? What would she look like? Will I be kissing her again anytime soon?

SHUT UP JACKASS!!

"Jake? Seriously get inside here... you know we need to talk right?" Annie said.

She almost sounded teasing at that. Maybe she didn't know. I wonder which would be worse. She knowing or not knowing? Tonight's just gonna be damn long isn't it?
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