Chapter 4: Memory Lane
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Jade P.O.V
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' surrounded by a field of fresh ready to be harvest wheat, and the air beginning to blow on a great summer's day. Jade saw a little girl with black hair, green eyes, and a man with the same eyes with the same colored hair. ' Papa look what I caught!" The little girl said running to the man.
"Oh, how lovely dear, why I am surprised you were able to catch this dear grasshopper." He replied. Bending down to the little girl looking at her with lots of love, and care in his eyes.
"Can I keep him, Papa?!" The green-eyed girl asked. " I'm sorry honey, but the grasshopper has a family." The man replied with sadness in his eyes for seeing his child disappointed.
The little girl let go of the grasshopper and went to hold her father's hand. They were walking side by side smiling at each other.
When out of nowhere was a big bang. The girl hid behind her father. She looked up at her father looking for answers.
"Run." He groaned. The little girl ran, ran, and ran not looking back. She realized that her father was gone, but had hoped he would be back.
The little girl waited home for her mother to return. Scared for her life she cried.'
Jade woke up with cold sweats, and someone calling her name. "Jade, Jade wakes up! It's just a dream!" Said a familiar voice.
She realized she was in her bed in the arms of Ben. She felt her eyes wet like she had been crying. She tried to take picture of where she was located.
When she did she found herself in his arms hanging on to dear life, and him hugging her tight as she would drift away.
"Ben?" Jade asked. Looking up at him as much as she could. "Yes." He replied. "W-what happened? I know I was having a nightmare, but why are you holding on to me?" She asked him.
They let go of each other flustered. " Here, drank this." He told her. Without question, she took the drank.
"Ugh, what is this?" Jade asked. He chuckled. " It's Chai tea, it is kind of bitter when you first drank it, but you get used to it." He replied to Jade.
Ben P.O.V
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I couldn't sleep. I couldn't even get Jade out of my head. So I got out of bed and decided to go get Chai tea to relax my nerve. I go downstairs into the kitchen brewing some tea.
Once the tea was done I head back upstairs heading to my bed, when in front of Jade's door I heard her shout 'papa'. In-between that she would sob.
I know it's not my place, but I decided to go in there to see what was wrong. The door wasn't locked luckily. I go in to go see what she was doing at 3:49 in the morning.
She seemed to be twisting and turning. I waved my hands in front of her face to see if she was awake. Turns out she was still asleep.
She grabbed my hand. "Papa?"
Then she broke down in sobs again. Seeing her like this broke my heart in half.
I had to reach down, and hug her. Once I did she just latched on to me digging her nails in my skin.
Crying on my chest. I wrapped my arms around her trying to give her comfort. I had to wake her up.
"Jade, Jade, Jade wake up!" I told her while holding her in my arms. "It's okay I'm here now it's just a bad dream. Just a bad dream."
I told her over and over again. Her breathing became more steady, and she stopped crying.
She opened her eyes tiredly. "Ben?" Jade asked. I couldn't do anything but feel happy once she said my name. "Yes," I replied. She never let go, she just kept holding on to me.
I hate to admit it, but she made my heart swoon. "W-what happened? I know I was having a nightmare, but why are you holding on to me?"
She was right. I let go of her, and she let go of me. I gave her a chance to dry her eyes.
I remember that I brewed Chai tea to calm me down. "Here drank this," I told her, and I didn't know if she would take it or not.
It wasn't like she had a choice either way I would have found a way to make her drank it.
Surprisingly she took it without a fight or her attitude that I seemed to admire.
I figured it would be the first time she tastes Chai tea so her expression would be funny, and adorable to watch. "Ugh. What is this?" Jade asked.
I couldn't help but chuckle at her reaction. " Its Chai tea. It's bitter when you first drank it, but you get used to it." I replied. She dismissed me out of the room.
"Oh, Brooks," Jade replied. Just the sound of my name sounded great off of her lips. Without turning around I nodded my head. "Thank you, but this still doesn't change anything." She answered.
Without showing any emotion as much as I could I left the room to go back to sleep. Thinking about later on the class lesson.
Jade P.O.V
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Once Ben got out of Jade's room, she thought back to their heated moment. She couldn't believe she was that close to him and hadn't regretted it nor was she getting revenge.
Could she seriously be getting feelings for her Mr.Brooks? I can't have, she thought to herself.
She went back to bed to only be woken up two hours later by her alarm. She got up to go use her restroom. She brushed her teeth, cleaned herself, and went to go get her clothes of the day.
She decided to wear her favorite pink shirt( look at the image up above), ripped jeans, and combat boots.
She brushed her hair. She put just a little eyeliner, and a little bit of blush where you couldn't notice.
She got her school things and headed downstairs. She saw the only one downstairs was Ben.
"Good morning. Are you ready to go? Your mother asked me to take you to school. Before you say anything no one will see us, so don't worry about being embarrassed.'' Stated Ben.
Now all she could think about is what happened last night, but she wasn't gonna let that get in the way of revenge.
She grinned and nodded her head yes. She walked outside with Ben in his car. She got in the passenger side next to the drivers putting her seatbelt on.
"When did this car get here?" Jade asked. Ben started the car looking straight ahead then answered," your brother picked it up last night by a tow truck."
That makes sense though Jade. At a red light, Ben was looking straight ahead. Jade could see that something was troubling him.
"What nightmare were you having last night?" He asked Jade from the middle of nowhere.
Jade had dreamt of her father. She was very close to her father, but he had died when she was a little girl of the age of 10 years old.
Her father was like her twin. In her dream was a replay of what happened in the past when her father died.
He had gotten shot by an enemy of his. Jeremy, his name was Jeremy. He had fought with Jade's father in the war.
It was because of her mother that he had died. She didn't know if she could just tell him, but every part of her wanted to. Just not her mouth. Her mouth refused to open, so she just shrugged her shoulders looking out the window.
" I'm sorry that wasn't my place to ask you that." He quickly answered seeing that her face was grim.
Automatically he put his hand on her leg. Jade jumped a little but relaxed for unknown reasons. They finally got to the school when he removed his hand.
What was to wait for her today? Jade wondered, and what's a good way to get revenge on him. He wanted to ruin her day, and she wanted revenge.
She got out of the car and rushes to the front of the school unseen.
- Writer
