Chapter Sixty-Four – Taking Kiera.
Okay me being a newbie around here didn’t warrant Jacob almost taking me to a real graveyard for clay soil.
What kind of joke was that? Imagine if a spirit stole me? Or him?
I stormed the hallway looking for the J-twins. I saw them cornering to the back of the school with Reuben.
School was over and Chloe and Sheena were long gone. Charles would be here any minutes but I wanted to clear this up first.
I sneaked and waited besides a wall.
“You are really not taking Kiera to timber house…”.
“Why’d you tell Reuben, Jasper? Now his stupid crush for her will get in my way” Jacob sighed.
Oh, crush? I guess it confirmed.
“Don’t punish her. She isn’t ready to know what her family is like. Also, she didn’t grow up here. Let her breathe” Jasper said.
Was this trip to timber house a punishment from Jacob? Why, cos of something the Martinez did?
“Kiera’s just a victim in this crazy story. If she goes there, you’d raise questions. Also there’s good evidence in that place that won’t be healthy for her” Jasper added.
I heard him patting Jacob’s shoulders. Evidences?
“It’s not about any crush. But common sense, you can’t just send a girl into a graveyard, they’ll freak out!” Reuben screamed.
That was half insulting as not all girl are wimp. But I do get his point.
“I’d ask her if she’s interested in going. I’d tell her some unfortunate girl, like her, was buried there…”
“And make her believe you’re taking her there to kill her? Good luck” Jasper chuckled, along side Reuben, at Jacob’s words.
Jacob sighed in defeat, “Fine, I’d just ask if she’ll go. Also, nothing is wrong in her realizing the beast of a family the Martinez are”.
“I did give her a clue though. On Jennie. But don’t scare the little Princess. All these aren’t her fault”. I blushed slightly on Reuben calling me a Princess.
“When would you even take her there?” Jasper sounded dehydrated.
The sun was way high though and I was thinking of going back to the class myself.
“Would pick her up by eleven today. We’d be back in one hour” he repeated what he told me along the hallway. This dude was serious.
“You must be joking. What parent would let their precious daughter out at eleven. Even for a science project?” Reuben snapped.
Thanks for calling me Precious, Reuben and you do have a point. How’ll I get past mom?
“I’d sneak in, through her windows. Surely she has her own room” Jacob snapped his fingers. I could feel the victorious grin on his cheeks.
That could work. If by eleven, my mom doesn’t sit me down for her long talks. Or night prayers. Which I needed now that I’m a target to a kidnap.
“My seventeen year old twin had lost his brains. You expect Kiera to just open her window for you. Knowing you are… well,… Jacob?”.
A salty laughter erupted from Jasper and Reuben followed softly.
Jacob didn’t seen so amused, “I’d just ask her, okay? If you guys still think I didn’t change, then no wonder no one believed I’m a better person” he sounded hurt.
The laughter died down and I realized they’d be ending their small meeting. Which had me as the subject matter, today.
I wondered if that was where they did all their small meetings. Why don’t they use text? Old fashioned.
I creeped back into the school and rushed to my class. Chris, and some girl, were the last people in the class.
“Hey, Chris. Chloe told me you guys would be going to watch a documentary” I pulled a chair and sat towards him.
He had a friendly smile at first when I called his name but at the mention of documentary he frowned, “Yeah, we both were supposed to”.
I took note of how he said both. Aww, it was a date.
“Cool, just wanted to say, you guys could watch something fun as well, if you want it to be… more memorable date” I gave him a knowing smile.
He smiled back, then sighed, “It should really be a class documentary. I’m not ready for what comes after dates now”.
I shrugged, neither would Chloe “Well, if you do ‘document’ anything down, please, do give me to borrow ideas”.
He rolled his eyes, “Sure”, he took his bag and began leaving. There was a honk outside. I presume it was his driver.
“Oh there you are, Kiera, can we talk?” Jacob returned to class. I smiled and nodded. I had kinda been waiting for him.
He dragged my chair towards him and my mouth awed as his muscles popped along his veins. Couldn’t he just come closer?
“So about the timber mission, still going?” he sounded careless about it but I still heard expectancy in his tone.
“If you’d sneak up my room by eleven this night, then yeah?” I replied after thinking.
His face squeezed, “You are accepting?” he sounded surprised.
“Shouldn’t I?”
“Well, if you want” the careless tone came back.
“I don’t want to. I have to. It’s for our project. The moment we take the soil we leave. I don’t want to get scared
“Will pick you by eleven. Keep your windows open” he gave a flirtatious wink that I smiled at. I’m not really used to this side of Jacob.
I secretly hoped that I’d not have my butt spooked out and end up crying loudly all the way home.
But I do have a good excuse. The clay soil. Killing two birds with one stone.
At home, I did a quick tidy of my room. I don’t know why but I needed it neat. For at least the few seconds Jacob will be in it.
I shifted my head to another side so it won’t be the first thing he sees. I don’t need him getting any silly ideas. He did have a bad boy record.
“What are you doing Kiera? Letting a boy sneak into your room? Is this what I taught you?” I played a scene in which my mom caught Jacob.
“Oh no mom, it’s for a science project. We just didn’t wanna disturb you so we didn’t use the front door” I replied myself with a silly voice.
“I am disappointed. Disappointed in you” I exhaled. Those will be my mom’s last words.
I was sixteen and wasn’t expected to have a boyfriend yet. If mom did see Jacob here, I’m meat.
Still I had an awful feeling that my first night out to the timber graveyard would be a swell one.