Girl Corrupted

I took a seat across from my mother while my heart was still pounding.

"Hi." She said faintly.
Maria, calm down.
"What?" I snapped.
"How are you?" She questioned, "I miss you."
HA! SHE MISSES ME? ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?
"I've been better." I said still having an attitude.
"Well, i wanna take you home." She proposed.
Take me home? Really? Now? I can leave?

I didn't wanna go home though.
Jesse was here, and I couldn't leave Karen.
God knows what she would do without me.
I didn't wanna leave. I wanted to stay.

"No." I replied, "i'm staying and you can't make me come with you."
"What?, I thought you wanted to leave?" She said dumbfounded.
"Well I don't now," i began, "not with you anyways. Come back some other time. You wouldn't have a problem with that right? Maybe in the next 3 years."

I got up and walked out of the visitors block.
I rethought about what I was going to say, and a big ton was lifted off of my chest.
I felt good for once.
I suddenly remembered that I was supposed to introduce Jesse to everyone in the recreational room.
I walked to his room stopping at his door.
Come on Maria. You can do it. Just knock.
I finally built up the courage to knock
I told you.

He came to the door shirtless, and oh man, my heart dropped..
You're body. Is unbelievable.
"H-i." I stuttered.
Maria! What the hell! What is with you and stuttering!?
"Hi." He said while smiling. "I'm sorry, come in, I have to get on a shirt."
He's letting me in his room? Don't fuck this up Maria.
I walked into his room trying not to look nervous, I didn't sit down I just stood.
"I like it." I said suddenly.
"Thanks." He replied, "I tried."
"You're welcome." I responded while blushing.
"By the way, the people I'm introducing you too are quite obnoxious," I remarked "if they say anything rude, just ignore it."
"Okay, If I can hold back." He giggled.
I smiled and looked at him while he put on his sky blue shirt.
We were walking out of his room when I held the door for him.
"No," he stopped while taking my hand off the door, "after you my love."
Oh my god. He just called me his love.
"Thank you." I noted.

That's what I loved about him,
he had common courtesy, not like all the other guys in the institution .

"Here it is." I said while we approached the recreational room, "the jungle."
"weeee-oooooh! weeeee-oooooh!" James teased.
Oh fuck.
"Well that's one of the assholes." I fretted.

James always did that to me since my hair was fiery red, the color of a firetruck.

We approached James and Isabella sitting together like always.
"Izzy, James this is Jesse," I introduced, "Jesse, this is Izzy and James."
"Nice to meet you." Jesse said politely.
"Look at this pretty boy." James taunted. "What you here for?"
You obnoxious piece of shit. Why are you so rude?
"James, stop being such an asshole." I sneered.
"Oh no, it's fine really," Jesse reassured. "I'm used to clowns like him."
Oh shit.
"Ignore him, he's always like that. Nice to meet you Jesse." Isabella chimed in.
Jesse smiled at Isabella while James was giving him an evil glare.
"See, I knew it was gonna be a cute boy." Isabella said while giggling.
No, just stop. He's mine.
Jesse laughed while I stood there blank-faced.

"Desiree!" I said shocked.

Desiree was another one of my good friends,
we came to the institution on the exact same day and we've pretty much been through the same stuff.

"Where have you been!?" I questioned excitedly, "I haven't seen you for like a week!"
"Probably throwing her guts up." James said in a low voice.

Desiree had an eating disorder called Bulimia.
She was probably in the watch block. It was a part of the institution where they put people who are an extreme danger to themselves.
Yeah, that's probably where she was.

I smacked James in the back of his head, i was getting tired of his smart remarks.
"Oh, Jesse," I began, "this is Desiree, one of my other good friends, and Desiree this is Jesse, he just came here."
"Hi." Desiree said weakly .
"Hello Desiree." Jesse replied.
"So are you guys like a couple or something?" Desiree blurted out.
Oh Desiree, why? WHY?
"Oh no, he's just a friend." I said embarrassed.

Jesse looked disappointed, like he wanted me to say yes, but he eventually laughed.
"Yeah, what she said." Jesse replied

I looked back and saw Karen entering the recreational room.
"Karen!" I yelled, "over here!"

She came walking towards us slowly.

"You never came back." She said.
"I know, I know I'm sorry." I said feeling bad.
"DESIREE!!" Karen exclaimed changing the subject really quick.

Karen jumped on top of Desiree giving her a really big hug.
"I missed you!" Karen said.
"I missed you too! We have a lot of catching up to do." Desiree replied.

Letting them have their conversation, I exited the recreational room while Jesse followed.
"Wait!" He exclaimed, "stop walking so fast!"
"I'm sorry," I said while giggling.
"Does James always say stuff like that to you?" He questioned.
"Yeah," I began, "all the time, I'm used to it though."
"He shouldn't say stuff like that to girls, it's rude." He vowed.
"I know, but that's James for you. Rude and obnoxious." I responded.

Jesse moved in closer to me, not caring who saw.
He ran his fingers through my hair and he kissed me.
Woah.
The sensation of his soft lips touching mine was soothing.

At that point my whole perspective on 'love' had changed......