Chapter 20
Jack's pov:
I'm ringing her doorbell for the hundredths time, but she still won't open the door to let me explain. When she didn't answer me, I thought she didn't love me back and I was angry at her, at me, and at the world in general. I know I said I would tell her my feelings towards her on Friday 31, October, but I was exploding. My mind urged me to tell her and it's driving me insane. I also know I should've given a chance for Jill to speak before insulting her. I'm just sorry. I guess I'll apologize tomorrow since she won't open the door. I feel bad, very bad. I think I'll throw up soon. I sit on the grass of her garden, with the guilt whose consuming me inside. I look up at Jill's window hoping to see her, but I can't see anything. I give up, I'll talk to her tomorrow. I slowly walk home, with a plan in my head for her to make up what she was going to say, and to forgive me. I arrive at home, saddened by today's events. I try to concentrate on my homework, but once again my mind it's too busy thinking about Jillian. I gave up on my homework and I lay down on my bed, with a huge packages of candies, sobbing and crying. I'am so stupid. With my eyes still weeping, I fell asleep.
I wake up feeling like a dog's dropping or even worser. All night, I couldn't sleep peacefully due to the constant nightmares about Jill's death. I somehow managed to dress and wash myself. I head downstairs to catch the bus. Hopefully I will apologize to Jillian today. With my mind busy trying to think of a speech good enough to make her forget my mistake, I hop on the bus, looking for my little nightingale. I soon understand she isn't here. I look out the window and I see her walking to school with her head down. She is beautiful, like always. I understand she doesn't want to do anything with me. I take a seat, feeling my heart in pieces. I arrive at school and I immediately begin to search for my love, but I can't find her. The bell rings and I go to math class, hopefully there I will find her since we are deskmates. Today the rehearsals begins after the first hour of lessons.
I haven't done my homework, so I hope Mrs. Heas doesn't collect it. I enter the class and I immediately see Jill sitting at her desk scribbling something on a piece of paper. I put my things on my desk and as soon as I settle down, the bell rings and Mrs. Heas comes in. She begins to speak:
"Since today you have rehearsals for the Halloween show, I'm not going to stress you. I'll just give some exercises for you to do a while I correct your homework. You can work in pairs."
This is the proof God hates me, and Mrs. Heas, better Mrs. Mrs. I Only Collect Homework When Jack Doesn't Do It. She's coming around to collect it and I'm thinking of a good excuse for not doing it, but it's not necessary because a piece of paper lands on my desk, with the homework written on it. The teacher pass and collects the piece of paper and Jill's homework. She saved me for the second time in a row. The teacher sits down and begins correcting our work. Jill opens the book and begins to do the exercises. The others begin working too, making a lot of noises.
"Jill" I call her, but she decides to ignore me. I continue: "I'm sorry about yesterday, I didn't mean to hurt you. Please forgive me." She stiffs up , but still won't talk to me.
"I love you."
"I love you too" she finally answers. She continues to work in silence. At least she said she loves me. The bell rings and it's time for the rehearsals. Today I'll have to work too because I'm the conductor and today I'll have to present all the participants. I have the perfect introduction for the show. I hop on stage and grab the microphone Mrs. Ragieson is giving to me. With the most terrifying voice possible I begin the introduction and I present Jennifer Mux. In my opinion she's a terrible dancer so it's not a surprise she's going first. One by one I present all of the participants until I arrive to present Jill. Before she could begin to sing Mrs. Ragieson stops everything and says.
"Jillian, could you try singing this?" She hands her piece of paper. Jillian looks at it.
"No problem Mrs. Ragieson" she looks at the paper for another minute, then she begins to sing.
"Come little children
I'll take thee away
Into a land of enchantment " I recognize the lullaby. It's the one Jill sang to me when I visit her in the hospital. It's hypnotising.
"Nononono, it's better the other one" interrupted Mrs. Ragieson and Jillian changed the intonation and song. I don't know how Mrs. Ragieson can tell if one song is better than the other, because Jill is fantastic. At the end everyone clapped Jillian and Mrs. Ragieson dismissed us. Finally. The show is tomorrow and don't have the rehearsals because we need to fix the decorations. While I was thinking, I notice Jillian is gone, so I run out of the theatre and I begin looking for her. I spot her walking home and I run to reach her. I need to talk to her.
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