Bo squirmed hard, still holding the book in his hands, before yelling out to Luke. "You dump me in there an' i'll tell Jenni ya love her an' I'll tell Uncle Jesse you keep skippin' class to go look in the windows of the classes she's in!"
"Oh I dunno...only this..." He reached into Luke's backpack and pulled out his notebook, opening it to a page where Jenni's name was written over and over.
But Jenni this time didn't turn around, she just kept on jogging down the road until she rounded a corner and disappeared from site. Little 11 year old Bo jogged after Luke, calling to him. "Luke! Wait up!"
Jenni shook her head. "Obviously not good enough..." She looked up, hearing a noise and picked up her books. "Your cousin's waiting for you....i'll see you tomorrow..." With that, she quickly headed off down the road.
Jenni walked with him, keeping her head down as she shook her head, sinking down onto the grass. "I...Coach wants me to...to do this thing...and...I tried to do it over an' over...and she just...yelled at me and...I just quit...I can't do it..."
Jenni paused outside his door with a small smile as she thought back on their school days...how she had always kept one eye on him but never done anything about it. They had been such good friends in school, he had always supported her through a lot...
Jenni bit her lip softly, letting him gently touch her hair before standing up, taking his hand and holding it gently before saying softly. "Get some rest..." She then leaned down and gently kissed his cheek, still holding his hand.
She smiled more, biting her lip before saying... "Maybe this'll help..." She reached up and pulled her hair out of her hair tie, letting the long red hair flow down to the middle of her back.