CHAPTER EIGHT Kris

"They're in the same room , breathing the same oxygen... Jesus....someone please wake me up from this nightmare....", Jace whispered as soon as we both got into Jenny's room.

Jenny was standing at the dressing table adjacent to were Carlos was sitting. They were staring at each other in a way that was meant to be threatening.

"Chill... ",I patted his chest with the back of my hand and shrugged my lips. "It's already been a minute and I don't smell words of torment between them. No more cold war...it's been resolved...",I smiled at Jace and he shrugged his eyebrows in disagreement.

Just then, it all began.

"Is that your teddybear?",Carlos asked gesturing at the stuffed toy on the bed.

"Why? Do you have a problem with it?",

"No...I was just--",then he paused. "As a matter of fact Yes...I have a problem with it. Don't you think you're too old for teddybears?", He asked with a smirk while clinging to the teddy bear.

"And yet am not the one clinging to it...",Jenny winked at him and he got annoyed knowing his plan backfired. He threw it on the wardrobe smashing it against the wooden door.

"Let me make one thing clear to you Mister....",Jenny walked to where Carlos was and pointed her finger at him. A mannerism we learnt he was so against and hated with a pure kind of hate.

"Mind your own business okay....I only let you into the room because my Kristin insisted....otherwise, I'd let you get caught for gatecrushing into this party...",

"Yeah right....",Carlos raised an eyebrow and sat on Jenny's dressing table.

From the look on his face you'd tell he was suffocating.

I turned to Jace and looked at his face while resting my hand on his shoulder.

"You were saying?",he grinned while gesturing at Jenny and Carlos.

"You're right. Someone wake me from this nightmare...", I agreed causing him to cut a laugh.

He walked to the door and slightly opened it to check if it was clear and we could leave. If we were in luck, we'd leave before someone loses an arm.

"By the way....I like your sheets. Grey's just the colour....",Carlos smiled genuinely while looking at Jenny who was busy typing something in her phone. Who was she texting?? Richie?

As soon as she heard him, she pretended to rest the phone down on the table and looked at him. He saw through her trick and decided to keep his cool. After he noticed he was being ignored, he rolled his eyes and played with a plastic poohgame ball that was on the table.

"Did you say something?", Jenny asked giving him the best death glare. He smiled and looked up the ceiling then back at her.

"No...I didn't say anything....",he lied. She smiled and gazed back at her phone.

"Just as I thought....", she mumbled and shrugged her lips while fixing her hat.

"Cost is clear guys," Jace whispered to us although his head was still peeping outside the door. He gestured with his hand for us to creep towards the door and we did. One by one, cautiously we crept outside the room.

I turned around to check on Jenny who remained in the room.

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah....am waiting for Linda...she said I'll find her here and I can hand her the keys....",she explained. I smiled and gave her a hug. I knew for a fact that asides from Linda, she was nervous of coming out.

I could understand. She was attending a real highschool for the first time in forever and we all do have those back-to-school jitters. I totally got her.

"Okay...well....if you need me just alert me okay....is Richie around??", I asked tightening the ear piece I had hid beneath my hair.

"Yeah. Both Richie and Roman are here...as civilians....", She replied, still looking a bit bothered.

"Then don't worry.... we'll be fine...",I hugged her again and she hugged me back.

"Thanks Kris. I'll just quickly wait for Linda and I'll catch up with you as soon as we get done...",

"Okay...",I pecked her cheek and headed for the door. I took a few steps down the hallway to check on her. She locked the room and stood outside the door, waiting for Linda I assumed.

"You worry so much about her...", Jace's voice sure gave me a quiver and I almost jumped off my feet.

"I sure do...",I agreed while turning to him. I know for a fact that spending so much time with Jenny caused me to neglect my duties as a girlfriend and keeping the secret because harder than it seemed. To make it easier for everyone, I told Jace the truth and he promised to keep it.

"She'll be okay....I know for a fact",he kissed the back of my hand and dragged me toward the party. I looked back one more time and after I was convinced, I turned around and kept my eyes on the party ahead.