JACK AND ROSE: PRESENT TIME
Chapter
Thirty-Six
"So,"
Rose said, climbing into Jack's truck. "Did Tommy tell you how his date
went last night?"
"Yes, he said
it went well," Jack replied.
Jack and Rose were
on their way to meet their friends at the pier. "Do you think that Alexia
is right for him?" Rose asked.
"I
dunno...." Jack replied. "What do you think about Alexia?"
"Well...Dominique
told me that Katie told her that she was a slut."
"Oh,"
Jack said. "There goes Katie again. Rose, you know she's the biggest
gossip in school. We can't believe whatever she says."
"I know..It's
just that, well, like's she's taking the place of Tonya."
"Hey,"
Jack said. "Don't say things like that. No one will ever take the place of
Tonya. Just try to be nice to Alexia, okay?"
"Okay,"
Rose said calmly.
Once they reached
there they got out of their car and walked over to where they all were.
"Hey
guys," Rose said. "What are we gonna do tonight?"
"Hi,"
Dominique said. "We're thinking about playing some car tag tonight."
"Great,"
Rose replied. "What are the teams?"
'Car Tag' was a
game they played a lot. They took eggs and threw them at all of the other cars
if they were it. They loved the game.
"First
captain!" Dominique yelled.
"Second
captain!" Alexia said. Dominqiue looked relieved that Alexia didn't have
to be on her team.
"Ummmm....Fabri."
Dominique said.
"Okay.
Jack," Alexia said.
Tommy and Rose both
looked at eachother in suprise. Tommy's date picked Jack?
"Okay, then
Tommy and Rose are together," Fabrizio said, not really knowing what was
going on. He never knew what was going on. "Also, you guys are it."
"Uhhh
okay," Tommy said.
Rose got into
Tommy's car shocked. "How could you let that hoe go with my man!?"
Rose exclaimed.
"Rose,"
Tommy started. "How could have I stopped it?"
"I
dunno," Rose said, throwing her purse at Tommy. "You should have. Now
that slut is probably all over Jack!"
"Look Rose, I
know how much Jack loves ya, alright? Don't worry."
This calmed Rose
down a bit. She put on her seatbelt and relaxed. "Okay...do you got the
eggs?"
"Yep,"
Tommy said, taking out 2 cartons of eggs from the backseat.
"Okay,"
Rose said. "We gotta get Jack and Alexia."
Tommy raced out of
there! They were on the chase. But, it wasn't just tag anymore. It was war.
"I think Dom and Fabrizio went that way.." Tommy said pointing up a
small street.
"Hello!"
Rose said. "Who cares about that! We gotta search all of Santa Monica to
find the two that matter!"
Okay, so Rose was a
little jelous. Was that such a crime? Who knows what she could do to Jack!
"Rose,"
Tommy started. "Why do you hate Alexia so much?"
"I
dunno.." Rose said. "Hate is such a strong word. More like
despise."
"Rose, you'd
like her if you got to know her. She's really nice. A lot like Tonya."
"You're
comparing that bitch to Tonya! How dare you!"
"She's not a
bitch!"
"How could
you..." Rose couldn't believe it. "Stop this car! I'm getting
out!"
"Rose, I can't
let you walk alone on these streets."
"Stop the car,
Tommy!"
Tommy pulled over
to a small parking lot. Rose got out of the car, slamming the door behind her.
Tommy followed her.
"Tommy, get
back in the car!"
"Rose...I
can't."
So, Tommy followed
Rose for a couple of blocks until Rose decided to say something. "Why are
you doing this?"
"Because
anything could happen to you."
"Damn right it
could," a man said, coming out from the shadows.
Rose gasped as an
unknown man grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him. He covered her
mouth so she couldn't scream. Little did he know, Tommy was close behind.
Tommy came up
behind the man and grabbed his neck by both arms and pulled him away from Rose.
Rose screamed.
The attacker pushed
Tommy to the ground. Tommy tried to get up, but he couldn't something was
wrong. He finally noticed the sharp pain in his side. He had been stabbed.
The attacker went
back over to Rose, who tried to run to Tommy. He grabbed her violently by the
arm and pushed her to the ground. Rose didn't know what to do, except scream
and kick.
"Help!
Please..somebody! Help!" Rose screamed as loud as she could.
The rest went blank.