HIGH SCHOOL: Chapter 11 – 20

Chapter 20

By : kebby NG

JACK POV

“Where could she be?”I muttered to myself as I also went in search of Andrea.

I don’t know why am bothering to do this but seeing Max going in to look for her also got me moving.

Just where did she go to ? I thought as I went to the room that we had been in earlier

I found myself remembering what had happened in the room.

It was worth seeing that look on Max face and it was worth having Andrea in my arms

What did I just think of, I thought as I began to head out.

Just then I heard some one crying, I followed the sound and I saw Andrea crouched on the floor crying.

This is the first time that I will see a girl cry, well it’s not like have never seen a girl cry but those were all crocodile tears and it had always pissed me off but seeing Andrea now got me feeling different.

Some thing in me wanted to go to her, to give her comfort and to make her smile again.

I was about to do so but I stopped when I heard Max call her name.

“I’m a loser Max, a real loser and it hurts, it hurts just knowing that” she said as she cried harder

Max went to her and pulled her into his arms, seeing her in Max arms got me feeling furious.

“It’s okay.” Max consoled her

“I must have seem pitiful to you right?”She said as she kept on crying

“No you didn’t, you don’t seem pitiful to me “he replied softly

“Yes I am Max, if you hadn’t help me with your house and your maid, I would have been busted, the students would have known that am nothing but a poor devil”she said sniffling

I stood still listening to what she just said, So my assumption was right, she is poor but claims to be rich but why would she lie about it?

“You have your reasons for lying to them Andrea”

You are right I do have my reason and it’s all for mom and also because I don’t want to be bullied, not again”

She had been bullied because she was poor, I thought as I stared at her

“You won’t and no one found out your secret right? Every thing will be fine”Max said as he held her to him again.

I left as quietly as I came, i came to Jupiter only to find out Andrea secret and also to expose her and now that I know it, I don’t think I can expose the truth.

“Jack, where is Andrea?” Beatrice asked

“She has some sort of head ache, I think it’s best that we leave, we will see her at school Tomorrow”I said

“But we …………”Beatrice stopped when she got a text

“It’s from Max and he says that Andrea is fine and that we should leave on our own, that rude punk, I wonder what he is doing with Andrea?”She said

“It’s none of our business, so let’s just go, let’s all leave”I said as I pushed Beatrice and Brenda off

HIGH SCHOOL: Chapter 11 – 20

MAX POV

I stood by the balcony watching Andrea as she tried to make herself look presentable again.

“Why bother doing that when it’s night”I asked

“If you think am doing it to look good for some guy then you better erase that thought” She said

“Then who are you doing it for?”I asked feeling happy with what she said.

“Mom, if my mom sees me like this, she will be worried and I wouldn’t want that” she said

“You must really worry about your mom a lot” I said

“Of course I must, she works her back off just to send me to a rich school, though she tries to hide it, I know that she gets tired from working too much”she said and I remembered when I had seen her mother at the kitchen the day she got drunk.

I doubt if her mom told her what happened,should I tell her or should I just keep out of it

I wasn’t able to think further because she turned to stare at me having a smile on her face

“I’m all done, we can leave now”she said

“Are you okay now?”I asked

“Yes, I must be okay, I hardly cry Max, so keep this a secret and I promise you that I wont bother you whenever I want to cry or any time I feel down”she said

“It’s not a bother to me “I found myself saying

“Don’t try to make me feel good, I know that my crying was too much for you and am really sorry for that” she said still looking a bit pale and sad

“What do you do to lift up your mood when you are sad?” I asked

“What?”

“You heard me perfectly, just tell me”I said

“I doubt if you will like what am about to tell you ” she said

“Tell me Andrea “I said and she gave me a smile.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chapter 11 – 20

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A while later we stood at a field and I smiled just thinking of Andrea had told me

“You don’t like it right?”she asked suddenly

“I do like it, i mean who wouldn’t like soccer but am quite surprised that soccer is the only thing that keeps you from being sad” he said

“Well not soccer alone, if I can also get a large bar of chocolate, it will definitely kill the sadness” she said

“You are full of surprise Andrea ?”I said as I took the ball from her and kicked it into the net.

“Wow, that is amazing ” she said

“You haven’t seen me play soccer for real, if you do you might just faint ” I said as I kicked another goal

“Never!”she said

“You will, that happens with other girls”

“But am not other girls and I can also play soccer well enough” She said as she kicked the ball from me

“Try getting the ball”she said as she began to head off with the ball.

I followed suit and began to fight for the ball, I didn’t know if it was my fault or Andrea’s but the next thing I knew was that I tripped and fell on Andrea.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chapter 11 – 20

ANDREA POV

One minute we were playing soccer and another i was on the floor with Max on top of me.

It had been embarrassing when I cried in his arms and it’s much worse now with him on me.

“Max I…..”I stopped when I felt a sneeze coming

Max wasn’t even trying to get up, instead he kept on starring at me, I couldn’t hold back the sneeze and i sneezed right on his face

“Ahhhhhhh! that’s disgusting Andrea” he yelled as he sat on the floor.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t hold it back”I said smiling a bit

I still can’t believe that am here having a talk with the cold-hearted Max.

Well he is not really cold like every one thinks, what he did today have made me realise that he is nothing but a gentle person and his offer to make me feel good again just gave him a perfect 100 from me.

“Is this really funny Andrea?”he asked

“Am sorry, I didn’t mean to and you tripped on me and wouldn’t get up on time” I said

He didn’t bother to give me a reply , he stood up and I knew that he was angry.