• CH4:
    Joseph helped me up my seat and we walked outside the library. Once we got out I saw a Porsche parked in front of the school and he was walking toward it. “You have to be kidding me.” He smiled at my reaction and ran his fingers through his hair. “Yea my dad bought me this car a couple weeks ago, he likes me to take it out on special occasions.”
    “Cool”
    He stood outside the door near the passenger seat and opened the door for me. The moment I got in the car I realized something. Joseph closed the door for me, and when he went to the drivers side I spoke to him immediately. “What are we going to wear? We cant go to a restaurant in our school clothes.” He smiled as if he knew I was going to ask that. “No worries, my father had lend us some money so we could go to a store and buy some clothes.” I faked smiled, pretending that that was ok. But I didn’t really like shopping. As he drove the car he parked into a store. It was a an ice cream store. He opened the door for me. I came out and asked, “Um, what are we doing at an ice cream store?” He laughed while “What’s so funny?” I asked. He smiled, “Look to the next two stores toward your left.” I saw there was an ice cream shop, furniture store, and a high end shopping store.
    “Oh, I guess that makes sense.”
    “Yea” he chuckled.
    We walked toward the store and there were beautiful dresses all different colors with so many unique designs it would shock anyone. Then there were tuxes for men in different colors. There was a lady with beautiful hair that went down to back. She smiled when we came in. “Hi if you need are help just go to the desk and ill be right with you ok?”
    “Ok” I said.
    “Hey I’m just gonna go with the classic, black and white, im going to try it on while I wait for you to choose a dress.”
    The lady recommended dresses, none that I had particularly liked. But I saw one, it was navy blue and it had small layers of ruffle on the bottom and a huge flower design twisting all around the dress. The sleeves were slightly puffy. It fit me perfectly. I looked at myself in the mirror and I stared in awe. Wow, this really is the most beautiful dress I have seen, I thought to myself. I went to go get Joseph to see his opinion he was just tying up his bow tie when he saw me and froze. “Jess…”he whispered. He stared at me and didn't say anything. Jeez i didn't know he hated the dress that much.
    “Oh, I guess you don’t like this one ill go get another one then.”
    I don’t know why he didn’t like it but I turned around and walked away.
    He ran toward me and grabbed my forearm. “Jess that’s not what I was going to say.”
    “What I was trying to say is that you’re the most beautiful girl iv ever seen.”
    He twirled me around like a princess. “You look amazing.” He never stopped looking at me it was sort of funny to see him like that. Then I realized his tux. He was very cute. His dark brown hair and toned body made him look not cute, but more like hot. But it didn't seem right to call him hot for some reason. I came toward him,
    “You look really cute in that tux I have to say.”
    He smiled.
    “I know this sounds pretty dumb but I don’t know how to tie this bow tie because you know, it has to look perfect for you, and I just cant get it right.” We both smiled.
    I walked toward him and started fixing his tie when I realized our faces were inches from each other. We both looked at each other and I blushed, and looked down, then finished his tie.
    “Well that’s the best looking tie I have seen in a while.”
    He chuckled.
    “So can we go buy these stuff so we can go on our date then?” I asked.
    “Of course.”
    We bought the clothes and headed for the car. I held his hand. But I was thinking about how we had been so close to each other before. It made me smile. When we got to the restaurants I saw how fancy it was. Joseph opened the door for me and I walked
    out of the car. We went hand in hand to the restaurant. As we went in I saw the beautiful room. There were sculptures and a nice peaceful looking color decorated around the room. Everything was high quality here. The waiter showed us our seats and we sat down. Then he left.
    “Jess, i cant stop staring at you, you are so beautiful tonight. Everything about you is beautiful I love your personality, the way you look, and the way you make me feel. You’ve got me going crazy for you. I...” he hesitated.
    "What?" i asked.
    "Nothing." he said. Whatever it was i wanted to know now but i just accepted his private space.
    I smiled, "Well thanks."
    Half an hour later the waiter came and I ordered a soup while Joseph ordered a small salad.
    “How come your not eating so much?” I asked.
    “I had a snack before I left.”
    “Oh”
    We ate dinner quietly. We passed on desert because they serve real big portions of food and we were stuffed. Joseph gladly paid the check and we were in the car.
    We didn’t talk on the way back. It was real quiet for some reason. Joseph drove me back to my house and I hesitated before I got out. I didn’t want to leave, but when I got out Joseph said, “Jane can you come back in for a second.” I went back into the car. “Jess I have to tell you something, and you may feel differently about me or never talk to me at all but I’m risking the chance.”
    “Jess I can only stare at you, I think about you all the time, and I get nervous whenever we plan to meet up. Every time you hold my hand it brings me joy and comfort and I’m liking you more and more every day. " He hesitated and looked at me for a response, i just didn't move. "I hurts me to see you leave. Yea I know its weird that I feel this way about you but its just….”
    “Joseph, trust me I feel the exact same way too.” We both smiled. I said, “Well do you mind if i walk the beautiful lady up to her doorstep?"
    “Of course” I said.
    He walked me toward the house and I went inside and found a note on the refrigerator. It said…..

    “Sorry hunny, we are at our cousins house. We will be back by 11.”

    CH5:
    I said, “Well maybe you can stay a while longer, if you want I mean.”
    “If its ok with you.”
    We walked upstairs and I showed him my room. I lied down on my bed and closed my eyes for a while. Then I realized I would only be with him a while longer, might as well stay awake. He sat down at the edge of my bed and looked at me. I got up and sat next to him.
    I rested my head on his shoulder. He rubbed my arm slowly up and down to comfort me. Then I sat back up. And I looked at him, he whispered in my ear, “Jess?”
    “Yea?”
    “I have got something that’s going to shock you but you have to be understanding ok?”
    I looked at him concerned.
    “OK”
    “What i was trying to tell you earlier was..."
    “Yes?”
    "I...i.." He thought to himself, Just tell her, what are you waiting for?
    “Jess I love you.”he said nervously i thought i heard his voice crack.
    I froze. He... loved me? It wasn’t just a crush, it wasn’t just like, he loved me.
    I sat up straight. I felt dizzy i needed a moment.
    “I um…I..”
    “You don’t need to decide now its alright ill give you as long as it takes.”
    He grabbed my hand and I wasn’t sure if it felt right anymore. I got up from the bed and sat on a chair and thought for a while. He loves me, I really like him. I don’t like him because its more than that but love might be too much. I then decided, I walked back to Joseph. And I sat next to him on the bed.
    “I…I umm..”
    “Jess trust me don’t decide now. When I hear it come from your lips, I want to make sure your positive and you mean it.”
    I smiled then I layed back on my bed. I heard the bed move a little and I saw Joseph lying next to me.
    “Umm Joseph?”
    “Yea maybe some other time then.” He got up awkwardly.
    “Yea.” i laughed.
    I thought through what he said. He had always been nice to me from the start. He tutored me, he was a bright kid, a sweet one, and he loved me. What more can I ask for? As I got these facts settled down and straight in my head. I laid there lying and I think I was coming to my decision, I patted the spot next to me on the bed and Joseph lied there next to me. I turned around so that I could face him still lying down. I was going to have to test something to know I absolutely for sure in love with him. I asked him to sit upright. I leaned my weight on my right hand and was leaning toward him in seconds, my lips touched his. I felt a rush of adrenaline going through me. Being this close to him was not something I was use to. He put his hands on the back of my head pulling me toward him even more pulling me even closer to him. I felt another a shock of energy run through me. We separated for a second to catch our breath then he kissed me again and moved his hands from my head toward my back then to my lower back then from my lower back i felt his hand slowly moving even lower immediately I knew wear this was going and I got up from the bed as fast as I could.
    I sat down on a chair to catch my breath, we were both panting.
    “Wow” he said.
    “Wow” I agreed.
    I had never experienced anything like this.
    He then laughed.
    “Sorry I guess I got to carried away there.”
    “Yea think?” i asked sarcastically, laughing a little.
    He patted the spot next to him and I lied down just resting. We both looked at the ceiling for a while. Everything was quiet and peaceful. I lied sideways on my bed and Joseph swung his arm around my waist. I then turned around and whispered in his ear while he was half asleep. "Joseph?" i whispered. "Hmm? he said with his eyes closed. "I love you." Then with his eyes still closed he smiled. And Slowly we fell asleep…

    Ch6:

    I woke up and I saw Joseph in the same position as last night. Then I remembered oh my gosh! My parents! I woke him up. It took him a while to get up.
    “How come my parents didn’t see you? They would’ve probably checked that I was asleep. Shouldn’t you be dead by now?” I asked.
    He smiled, “I’m a very light sleeper I heard them coming in and I hid in your closet for a while then when they closed the door I snuggled back in with you.”
    We both smiled.
    “Apparently you’re a very deep sleeper.” He chuckled.
    We both were still lying in bed. “Well, so am I officially considered your boyfriend?” he asked. I laughed, “After what happened yesterday, for sure.”
    I got dressed in the bathroom. Then it hit me. How was Joseph going to get out of the house without my parents seeing? I asked him the same question and we both ran out of answers. He said,
    “I’ll just not go to school today.”
    “Don’t be ridiculous you have to go.”
    “You have any better ideas?” he asked.
    It took me 10 min then I got it.
    “I got one but it wont be the best. Which one of your parents would you say is the nicest?”
    “Mom”
    “Ok well your gonna have to skip school today like you said, but they always call your parents and asked them why you weren’t there for school that day, so your going to have to tell you Mom about what happened. And tell her to pikc you up and later we'll sneak you out.”
    “Are you serious Jess?!?”
    “You got any better ideas?” I asked mockingly.
    He sighed and walked to the closet.
    “That’s what I thought. Sorry I feel really bad for leaving you inside a closet the whole day. Oh I just remembered, what about food? Ur gonna get hungry. I’ll go get something in the kitchen.”
    I ran back and provided him with breakfast and lunch. He can eat it whenever he wanted too.
    “Don’t worry Jess, trust me ill be fine.” We both smiled.
    Before I left I gave him a kiss on the cheek. And I ran downstairs and left for school. The whole time in school I felt horrible. I cant believe I left my boyfriend in a closet the whole day doing nothing and hiding from my parents. I’m treating him like some type of hamster. He’s in a cage and is just left with food. Ugh I’m so horrible. The day went by so slow I thought it was going to take forever. Poor Joseph it feels even longer for him. I raced back home and I told my parents the tutor was canceled he had some family issue. As I ran home I busted the door open as quickly as I could. And I saw Joseph outside the closet reading my diary I had wrote about some guys I had previously liked. I ran toward him and tried to take the book from his hands.
    “Hey!” I screamed.
    “Sorry when your bored you get very curious.” He admitted.
    “Oh look here’s a part about me.” he smiled.
    I ran to take the book away but he was already reading out loud.
    He read,
    “He had brown smooth hair and he was muscular. He had beautiful eyes and he looked at me with them, it was my weak spot, he was sweet and i never knew what to say in front of him it was like....”
    “Joseph! Come on give it back! that’s not fair!”
    He was running around the room while I was trying to chase him.
    Then I heard footsteps.
    “Jake get back in the closet quick!”
    He dropped the diary and ran across the room, faster than I thought anyone could and my mom opened the door.
    “Baby what’s going on I heard noise in here?”
    “No nothing mom I was just jumping on my bed, because….”
    I paused to think of an answer.
    Then I heard Joseph in the closet whisper,
    “Because I got an A+ on my test today.” he said.
    Then I said the same thing to my mom.
    “I got an A today on my test.”
    My mom grinned and ran to give me a big hug.
    “Congratulations hunny I’m so proud of you!” she exclaimed.
    “It was nothing, I had some really cute guy tutor me so I was for sure paying attention.” We both laughed.
    “Well then we better meet the guy to thank him one day.”
    “Uh..yea of course. Well I'm going to head back to finish my homework.”
    “Oh ok, well if you need my help just tell me.”
    “Ok” then she left the room.
    Jake walked out of the closet, “So… you think I’m cute don’t you.”
    He came closer to me and held my hand, “I could say the same thing about you.”
    He winked at me and we both launghed. After a while I asked him about how his mom took the news.
    “You should have heard her, ‘You were sleeping at a girls house? Without anyone knowing that you guys were there?’ “ He said in a girly voice.
    “So what did you say?”
    “I said, ‘Mom its not big deal nothing happened I just slept over the night there you can punish me for eternity when I get home but I need you to come pick me up.”
    I sighed. Well when his mom meets me, I’m not going to have a good impression.
    “Ok so here’s the plan.”
    I told him the plan, it was about how I would distract my parents and how there was a door near the end of the house wear he could open the door and leave but he’d have to be real quiet.
    “Ok I got it.”

    CH7
    I rand downstairs,“Mom! Look outside there’s dead rats upfront!” My Dad and my Mom ran upfront and I heard footsteps behind me it was Joseph. My mom turned around, “Hunny wear is…” She looked at Joseph.
    We froze. My mom ran and went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife from the kitchen.
    “There’s an intruder Jessica get back!”
    My mom was running toward Joseph.
    “MOM! Wait! don’t hurt him!” I screamed.
    She had already cut a deep wound on his chest.
    My mom turned around and had a look of uncertainty.
    “Mom he’s my friend!” I screamed.
    She dropped the knife to the floor.
    “He’s your friend? What the hell was he doing coming out of your room!!”
    “Mom wait before you say anything.”
    “Oh my goodness! You, him….in your room!”
    “Mom no its not what it looks like!”
    “Jessica Ferrera what the HECK were you thinking bringing some gangster into my house!” she screamed at me, her face turned red.
    Joseph looked at me fearful. But what could I do.
    “Mom! Listen for a second!”
    “No Jessica! You didn’t tell me he was over, and he came out of your room!”
    “Did you guys….you know” She whispered, she looked like she was afraid of the answer.
    “No mom! We didn’t!”
    “That’s what all the teenagers would say! You gangster..” She pointed at Joseph
    “If I ever see you around my daughter again so help me God!” she screamed.
    Joseph was running out the door trying to stop the bleeding from his chest, but before he could my Dad came in.
    “What’s going on around…” He stopped looking at the guy then to me speechless.
    “Jess why the HELL is there a guy in our house!” He looked at how Joseph was positioned and how close he was still from my room.
    “OH…MY…GOD..”
    “Jess I want the truth right now, did you and hobo over here you know...”
    “No! jeez! No one believes me!”
    “How can we believe you! We trusted you and you bring some guy into your room?!?” he screamed. I was afraid.
    Joseph didn’t move the whole time.
    “Get out!” my dad spat at Joseph. He fled.
    Both of my parents slowly turned around and glared at me.
    This, was not going to end up pretty.






    To be continued…..