Throwing Stones at Glass Houses
Chapter 9
I woke in the middle of the night in a panic. I was crying. "Shh, Stella. It's alright," Jack sat up hugging me to him. I cried in Jack's chest trying not to wake the others. "You have a bad dream," he asked me. I shook my head trying to stop crying. "This has never happened before," I mumbled into his chest. "I'll be back in one second okay," Jack said getting up. I nodded my head laying back down. I wiped off the tears from under my eyes along with some of my make up. Jack came back and sat on the bed with my pill bottles in his hand. "I think these side effects are pretty strong on you," he said reading over the label, "I'll call the doctor later." "Jack I can't fall back to sleep," I said a couple of minutes later. "Well try," he laughed a bit shifting. "But, I can't," I said sitting up. "Would you two shut up," Jordan said looking at us, half awake. "Sorry Jordan," I said looking at him. "Yeah, yeah," he said putting his head back on the pillow. "Come on," Jack said pulling me back down. Within minutes Jack was sound asleep again lightly snoring. I laid there for almost an hour before I finally fell asleep again.
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It's almost a month since I have started hanging out with Jack's friends. Since one of them is always with me I haven't really had to deal with Alex. The guys have been treating me like part of the group. "Kellin, stop," I said trying to push his hands away. "Not until you say I'm hotter than the sun," he said continuing to try and tickle me. I layed on the floor cracking up hysterically. "Okay okay, I give up," I said pushing his hand away. "Say it," he said getting his hands ready to tickle me if I was lying. I crossed my fingers behind my back, "You're hotter than the sun," I said. "Yeah I know," he said smirking at me. I pulled my hands out from behind my back and showed him my crossed fingers. "That was mean," he said pushing me back onto the floor. I grabbed onto his neck scared of hitting my head on the ground. Kellin fell on top of me laughing in the process. "You're crushing me," I laughed. "Sorry," Kellin said rolling onto the floor next to me. "You're an amazing friend," I said to Kellin hugging him. "So I've been told," he said standing up and walking out of the room. "The response I was looking for was thanks," I shouted back to him. "Yeah sure," he said laughing. I sat up using my elbows to keep me up. My phone rang from underneath me. I looked at my phone. It was a text from Vic. I haven't seen him since that day I met him but we talk almost every day. ----I opened the message and read it:
"Hola mi amor."
I smiled and answered back:
"¿Cómo estás?"
About 5 minutes later he answered back:
"You're catching on fast :P... Do you want to maybe come over today?"
I sat there thinking for a while unsure of how to respond:
"Sure, I'm already at Zack's house. I'll be there in a minute."
I sat there thinking whether or not I made the right choice. "What's on your mind," Jordan said sitting down next to me along with Cameron. Cameron messed with my hair a bit. "Nothing," I said putting my head into Jordan's chest. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me onto his lap. "You tired," he asked kissing the top of my head. I nodded. "But I'm going to hang out with a guy I met," I said sitting up. "What guy," Cameron said suddenly becoming interested. "His names Vic," I said shifting in Jordan's lap. I stood up, "And I'm going to his house now," I said walking to the door. "Stella, where are you going," Jack said walking up to me. "I'm going to my friend Vic's house," I said heading towards the door once more. "Oh. Remember to be careful. Don't let him do anything you're not comfortable with," Jack said letting me finally go. "Okay bye Jack. Love you. Bye guys love you all too," I said heading to the door again. "Wait Stella," Kellin said flying down the steps. He pulled me into a tight hug. "Remember if things don't work out between you two, you got my cell number," he said winking. I hit him playfully, laughing. "Bye guys," I said walking out the front door.
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It's almost a month since I have started hanging out with Jack's friends. Since one of them is always with me I haven't really had to deal with Alex. The guys have been treating me like part of the group. "Kellin, stop," I said trying to push his hands away. "Not until you say I'm hotter than the sun," he said continuing to try and tickle me. I layed on the floor cracking up hysterically. "Okay okay, I give up," I said pushing his hand away. "Say it," he said getting his hands ready to tickle me if I was lying. I crossed my fingers behind my back, "You're hotter than the sun," I said. "Yeah I know," he said smirking at me. I pulled my hands out from behind my back and showed him my crossed fingers. "That was mean," he said pushing me back onto the floor. I grabbed onto his neck scared of hitting my head on the ground. Kellin fell on top of me laughing in the process. "You're crushing me," I laughed. "Sorry," Kellin said rolling onto the floor next to me. "You're an amazing friend," I said to Kellin hugging him. "So I've been told," he said standing up and walking out of the room. "The response I was looking for was thanks," I shouted back to him. "Yeah sure," he said laughing. I sat up using my elbows to keep me up. My phone rang from underneath me. I looked at my phone. It was a text from Vic. I haven't seen him since that day I met him but we talk almost every day. ----I opened the message and read it:
"Hola mi amor."
I smiled and answered back:
"¿Cómo estás?"
About 5 minutes later he answered back:
"You're catching on fast :P... Do you want to maybe come over today?"
I sat there thinking for a while unsure of how to respond:
"Sure, I'm already at Zack's house. I'll be there in a minute."
I sat there thinking whether or not I made the right choice. "What's on your mind," Jordan said sitting down next to me along with Cameron. Cameron messed with my hair a bit. "Nothing," I said putting my head into Jordan's chest. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me onto his lap. "You tired," he asked kissing the top of my head. I nodded. "But I'm going to hang out with a guy I met," I said sitting up. "What guy," Cameron said suddenly becoming interested. "His names Vic," I said shifting in Jordan's lap. I stood up, "And I'm going to his house now," I said walking to the door. "Stella, where are you going," Jack said walking up to me. "I'm going to my friend Vic's house," I said heading towards the door once more. "Oh. Remember to be careful. Don't let him do anything you're not comfortable with," Jack said letting me finally go. "Okay bye Jack. Love you. Bye guys love you all too," I said heading to the door again. "Wait Stella," Kellin said flying down the steps. He pulled me into a tight hug. "Remember if things don't work out between you two, you got my cell number," he said winking. I hit him playfully, laughing. "Bye guys," I said walking out the front door.