Mall,
slightly confused. It appears he is searching for a particular store, as he has
a white slip of paper in his hands with something scrawled on it. V has
probably made him her personal wedding assistant, as he looks to be totally out
of his league.
As our eyes lock, I gnaw the inside of my cheek nervously because he
has stopped in the middle of the mall, and is looking at me... angrily.
I stop walking, and turn to see if he is giving serious stink eye to
someone other than me. But sadly I am the one he is glaring at, as there is no
one but a little old lady behind me, window browsing.
I don't know what to do as I feel freakin’ awkward, so I give him a
small wave.
Jasper looks at me, well it seems like he is looking through me, as
he totally disregards me and my wave, and turns his back on me, walking away.
My mouth drops open. Did he just ignore me? I know he saw me, so I
guess the answer to that would be a big fat yes! And to make matters worse, he
couldn't even stand to walk past me, so he turned in the opposite direction and
walked away.
There are a thousand emotions running havoc inside of me, but there
is one that stands out from the rest, and that is complete hopelessness.
I am completely and hopelessly still in love with Jasper White.
Chapter 11
Fork You
W alking up the stairs
to V’s, I hear a hysterical scream and I rush inside without knocking, afraid
she is being murdered, or quite possibly, she is the one doing the murdering.
I finally see her, over the wedding clutter, sitting on the couch,
her head between her legs, screaming. I frantically drop my bag by the door and
run to her side, afraid something terrible has happened.
“V. What's wrong?” I ask, lightly shaking her arm.
When her screaming continues, I shake her harder. “Veronica Dolly
Donovan, talk to me!”
That gets her attention because I know she hates her middle name.
Gradually her screams transform into tiny squeaks, then finally into heavy
breathing.
After a few minutes of catching her breath, she looks up at me with
racoon eyes. “He cancelled,” she sniffs, wiping her nose on the back of her
sleeve.
I plonk onto the seat, stunned. “Who cancelled?”
As I inspect her dishevelled appearance, my heart drops and then I
see red. “Oh my God! Lucas cancelled?! Mother of all that’s Holy! V, are you
serious? I am going to murder that jackass!”
V holds onto my arm as I leap up, ready for heads to roll.
“No, don't stop me!” I snap, shrugging out of her grip to find
Lucas, rip off his arms and beat him to death with them.
“Ava, it's not Lucas who cancelled.” V looks at me with big sad
eyes, biting her lip.
My eyes widen in alarm and I take a deep breath. How could I have
jumped to that conclusion? Lucas would never do that to my best friend.
I only know of one person who would cancel, especially after the way
he totally dissed me yesterday.
“Jasper, “I whisper.
“Jasper? Why the hell would Jasper cancel?”
V suddenly understands my thoughts. ”Oh please Ava. This has nothing
to do with you and Jasper behaving like fifth graders. I am sick to death of
hearing you talk about one another. Stop talking about each other, and start
talking to each other!”
Her comment stuns me. Jasper has been talking about me? Has it been
bad? Does he hate me as much as I think he does? A flicker of hope sparks
inside of me. What if he misses me?
I need to know.
I am about to grill her, but she holds up a finger to silence me.
“No. You are not going there right now. We can deal with Jasper and
Ava the soap opera another day.”
I playfully poke my tongue out at her. “Okay fine. How about you
clarify what the hell you are talking about then.” I cross my arms over my
chest and slump onto the couch next to her.
Giving her my full attention, she throws her hands up in the air,
emphasising her fury. “The caterers Ava-they cancelled on me! Like a week
before the wedding. How can they do that? That's
slightly confused. It appears he is searching for a particular store, as he has
a white slip of paper in his hands with something scrawled on it. V has
probably made him her personal wedding assistant, as he looks to be totally out
of his league.
As our eyes lock, I gnaw the inside of my cheek nervously because he
has stopped in the middle of the mall, and is looking at me... angrily.
I stop walking, and turn to see if he is giving serious stink eye to
someone other than me. But sadly I am the one he is glaring at, as there is no
one but a little old lady behind me, window browsing.
I don't know what to do as I feel freakin’ awkward, so I give him a
small wave.
Jasper looks at me, well it seems like he is looking through me, as
he totally disregards me and my wave, and turns his back on me, walking away.
My mouth drops open. Did he just ignore me? I know he saw me, so I
guess the answer to that would be a big fat yes! And to make matters worse, he
couldn't even stand to walk past me, so he turned in the opposite direction and
walked away.
There are a thousand emotions running havoc inside of me, but there
is one that stands out from the rest, and that is complete hopelessness.
I am completely and hopelessly still in love with Jasper White.
Chapter 11
Fork You
W alking up the stairs
to V’s, I hear a hysterical scream and I rush inside without knocking, afraid
she is being murdered, or quite possibly, she is the one doing the murdering.
I finally see her, over the wedding clutter, sitting on the couch,
her head between her legs, screaming. I frantically drop my bag by the door and
run to her side, afraid something terrible has happened.
“V. What's wrong?” I ask, lightly shaking her arm.
When her screaming continues, I shake her harder. “Veronica Dolly
Donovan, talk to me!”
That gets her attention because I know she hates her middle name.
Gradually her screams transform into tiny squeaks, then finally into heavy
breathing.
After a few minutes of catching her breath, she looks up at me with
racoon eyes. “He cancelled,” she sniffs, wiping her nose on the back of her
sleeve.
I plonk onto the seat, stunned. “Who cancelled?”
As I inspect her dishevelled appearance, my heart drops and then I
see red. “Oh my God! Lucas cancelled?! Mother of all that’s Holy! V, are you
serious? I am going to murder that jackass!”
V holds onto my arm as I leap up, ready for heads to roll.
“No, don't stop me!” I snap, shrugging out of her grip to find
Lucas, rip off his arms and beat him to death with them.
“Ava, it's not Lucas who cancelled.” V looks at me with big sad
eyes, biting her lip.
My eyes widen in alarm and I take a deep breath. How could I have
jumped to that conclusion? Lucas would never do that to my best friend.
I only know of one person who would cancel, especially after the way
he totally dissed me yesterday.
“Jasper, “I whisper.
“Jasper? Why the hell would Jasper cancel?”
V suddenly understands my thoughts. ”Oh please Ava. This has nothing
to do with you and Jasper behaving like fifth graders. I am sick to death of
hearing you talk about one another. Stop talking about each other, and start
talking to each other!”
Her comment stuns me. Jasper has been talking about me? Has it been
bad? Does he hate me as much as I think he does? A flicker of hope sparks
inside of me. What if he misses me?
I need to know.
I am about to grill her, but she holds up a finger to silence me.
“No. You are not going there right now. We can deal with Jasper and
Ava the soap opera another day.”
I playfully poke my tongue out at her. “Okay fine. How about you
clarify what the hell you are talking about then.” I cross my arms over my
chest and slump onto the couch next to her.
Giving her my full attention, she throws her hands up in the air,
emphasising her fury. “The caterers Ava-they cancelled on me! Like a week
before the wedding. How can they do that? That's
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