Dreams and Reality- Aqua's Version by Tammy (best novels for teenagers .txt) 📖

he just invited Elle to sit with him, I glared up at him. Jake was tense when he came, most likely wondering if I would go back to him, but then he relaxed at the sight of me staring daggers at him.
“That’s nice, but.” She never got to finish because the girls were even more amazed to see Josh, a senior, finish her sentence. Well, let’s just every problem I have come up and start talking to my sister, that’s just great. The guy that I hate likes my sister, and I don’t know how to tell her to stay away from him, and now Josh the guy that makes me doubt Jake comes, that’s just peachy.
“But she has someone better to hang out with.” Josh said taking her hand, and helping her up gracefully. But before she could apologize to the girls about him, Sapphire went crazy for a minute.
“You are such a slut!” She exclaimed, and Elle stared daggers at her. Then she picked up her tray and put her hand on his arm.
“I’ll see you guys later.” She said giving us a smile, she had followed Josh’s calm example, and Sapphire was stunned that she didn’t start a fight, but she under-estimated my sister, she was a lot stronger than a lot of people took her for. Then I drifted off to my thoughts, I wonder if Jake knows the story of me and James, our breakup song was Cold as You by Taylor Swift. I wonder though if he really knows that I kind of like his brother, but it doesn’t matter, it’s just a crush anyway, at least I’m pretty sure it is, no it is, I really need to stop arguing with myself. I felt guilty for thinking to myself and not listening to the girls, but I heard Brooke tell them that I had a lot going on and had to focus on the dance while they talked and I was happy she did, and then I thought of that day in my freshman year when James and I broke up.
“You know, Jenna’s really hot to.” He told me. “And really all your friends.” He said, flipping through my photos.
“Oh, I know why do you think I hang out with them?” I teased, but he didn’t laugh.
“I was serious.”
“I know.”
“So, shut up.” He glared at me; he didn’t want my opinion on what I said.
“You can’t just make me shut up; I’m not your little sister butting into your business all the time.”
“Well, I don’t need your opinion, so you need to shut up, like I said.” He spat at me, he always treated me like this every day for every six days we had been dating, all he wanted was what he wanted and he didn’t care about the rest. I was tired of it; this had to end before he made me cry.
“We need to break up.” I told him.
“Fine, but could you give me Jenna’s number?” He asked, not caring about what I had said.
“No, in fact, I can’t get you any of the girls’ numbers. Just stop talking to me.”
“My pleasure, have a nice life without me, you’ll be sorry.” He said, patting my shoulder as if he felt bad for me, like I was an orphan or something, except it actually hurt. I got up and left then cried my heart out to Cold as You playing on repeat. I hadn’t realized the bell had rang until Jake dumped my tray and then came back with my stuff and tapped on my shoulder.
“Time to go, Aqua. Are you okay?” He asked, wiping a tear from my eye.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” We left for class, and the rest of the day went fine. At the final bell, Elle met me at the bus stop.
“Where are you going?” I asked her.
“I’m going home, then to the hospital.” She said, like it was obvious.
“No, you have to help with the dance this week, remember?” I laughed, and she groaned.
“Fine.” She said bitterly.
“Oh Elle, cheer up.” I said nudging her, it worked and she smiled.
“Hey girls.” Brooke greeted us.
“Hey.” I said in reply. Then Jake and Matt showed up, quickly followed by Sapphire, James, Ashley, Chloe, and Anna.
“Well, we are all here so let’s get planning.” I said, officially starting the meeting. We made a list of who was bringing what and then divided into teams for different jobs. Me, Sapphire, and Elle were mainly in charge of décor stuff. Matt, Jake and Brooke were food. Chloe and James were on banners and invites. Ashley and Anna gave a little bit of help with everything. The group pitching our idea of under the stars dance to the principal was made up of me because I’m bubbly, Brooke because she’s decisive and informative, and Matt to prove guys would like it too. After that James treated us all for coffee, he really wanted to try and get Elle to go for him. We went to our normal place, and without Josh’s protection James sat next to Elle. I saw him put his arm around her and say something, but she told him off a bit for it, then she went outside and he followed, she could handle him, I hoped.
Then Elle came in, she looked uneasy about something, but I didn’t ask. I would later though, but right now I was very busy, I only had a couple of days to do this, and I was worried about what I would do with Jake.
“I’m going to go see how everyone is doing and how far they’ve gotten.” I told them, and then I left.
“Matt, how is the food coming?” I asked, before he could say anything, Brooke spoke for him.
“I don’t know, he’s such a pig. I have to eliminate half of the nasty stuff he comes up with. For example, chili dogs with everything? This is a dance not a hillbilly, who can clog their arteries faster contest.” She ragged on him, trying to hold in the laughter as I saw him shake his head.
“Well, you should hear what she comes up with. Tiny sandwiches and the healthy kind? Who would eat those?” He said, and I couldn’t help it, I laughed, he didn’t even realize that normal people ate those at parties.
“What?” He asked, looking confused, making Brooke join in the laughter at his confusion.
“You know, that’s what so many people have at their parties’ right? It’s totally normal.” I said, trying to recover from the laughter.
“Really?”
“Yes. That’s why you always see them in movies.”
“Oh, so then, foot longs aren’t appropriate for the dance?” He asked, making me laugh, he was serious.
“No, where did you learn to think like that about food?” Brooke asked, shaking her head, a look of amazement on her face.
“Well, I’m going to just let Brooke be in charge, which means she can terminate anything she wants.” I said, holding back giggles as he looked at me with a what? expression.
“Fine, but she can’t terminate it if it’s actually good to ‘normal’ people right?”
“Right. I’m checking on other people now, so good luck Brooke.” I winked at her, knowing that she would know I meant more than just the food. Then I went to sit with Jake, who had subtly left them alone, and went to a different table with a paper and pen.
“You look alone.” I said, surprising him as he turned to see who it was.
“Oh, well, you know me and Matt are like brothers so I just left him alone to work his magic.” He was serious, and for the second time today I laughed at the guy stupidity that seemed to be going around. “What?” He asked.
“Oh, nothing, except, what magic? He doesn’t have any skills, it’s just chance that Brooke finds him funny.”
“No, it’s not.”
“Yeah, it is. He is just himself and he gets her smiling, no magic involved.”
“Well, is it that way with me?” He asked, looking at me, studying my face, poor Jake. I saw him get excited.
“No, you had to use your skills to convince me, but you didn’t have many.”
“Then why did you say yes?”
“Well, at first you were just amusing, the way you scrambled to give me reasons to date you. Then, I started thinking about your hair, then your personality and decided that I did like you. Once I did, it just kind of grew enough for me to say yes. At first I thought it would be a game, then after time went on, it wasn’t.”
“Wow, so you like me more than your other boyfriends?”
“Of course, I wouldn’t have said I love you if I didn’t. I mean I told all twenty of them that but I didn’t mean it, there wasn’t even a spark when they said it, not even a butterfly. I would have done anything to get some of those relationships to last but I knew they wouldn’t so I ended them, most of the time hurting them. But I’m mean if you didn’t notice, so I didn’t really care. I guess in a way Taio Cruz’s Break Your Heart is the song of my love life, except I’ve never had anyone not care, and I guess I never told them in advance.”
“So, do you think that will happen with us?”
“I don’t know, but as far as I can see, no. You would have to say something to really peeve me off, like insult me or my family.”
“Ok, I’ll try not to then.”
“Good job, you’re learning.” I teased him.
“Good job, Mrs. Alaverez you’re a good teacher.” He teased back.
“Well, thank you.” I thanked him, I could see that it threw him off to thank him and take his insult as a compliment.
“Come on, were dancing.”
“What? No we’re not.”
“Yes we are.” He told me, getting up and winking at Matt, who got up and then turned on the music getting Brooke to dance with him.
“I guess you guys can take a break, and dance.” I called, and everyone got up to dance, except Elle, but I knew she wouldn’t want to unless Rye was there. I just sat down, stubbornly not dancing, and then Jake pulled me up and spun me around, settling the subject.
“Jake, let me sit down.” I said, and it shocked him, he thought he had completely settled it, and so his grip loosened and I just took it as an opportunity to walk away to work on the details. Then, I felt someone’s arm wind around me and stop me, then spin me, the arm acting as a restraint, and I laughed. “Jake, let me go.” I said laughing as he pulled me closer and spun us away from everyone, no one noticed, they were having fun with themselves, laughing and chatting.
“You really are stubborn,” he whispered.
“I know, but I have walls.”
“I know. I’m going to break them you know.”
“You are?” I said, surprised at how fierce he said it, oh god, now I really feel guilty for thinking about his brother. No wonder he was so jealous of his brother. I wondered if he did this with all his girlfriends, I’m probably just another one to steal. I’m not going to think about him anymore though; I like Jake way more than him, especially thinking about that.
“Yes, or at least I’m going to try anyway.” He interrupted my thoughts with his response.
“Keep trying.” I told him as he spun me around and around. His smile faded as they turned off the music, and he walked me back, lost in his thoughts.
“Ok, everybody, good work. I’m