Chapter 14
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"When the time is perfectly right. I don't want to rush your daughter into dating me. I also want it to be on her terms and not just mine."
My mother nodded. "Do I have to worry about grandkids?"
I spat my juice out. That question was way too much.
Jevan chuckled politely and I thought I would burst from embarrassment. I knew she would do this.
"Well Mrs. Wright, that's a both yes and no answer. Right now, you don't have to worry but in the future, you definitely do."
My eyes popped and butterflies formed in my stomach. I drank the remainder of my juice to bypass the cloud nine feeling I was on.
Kids with Jevan Hollen? Real life kids?
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"I deeply apologise for my mother's behaviour," I said as I walked him to his car when it was all said and over and it was time for him to leave.
"Why? She's a very nice lady. It was fun."
"It was embarrassing," I corrected.
"No. It wasn't. And there's nothing to be embarrassed about. She's just being a mom. She got something in common with my mother. Moms are like that."
"Okay."
We hugged each other... And that's when it happened. A silence between us as our hearts adjusted and started beating at the same pace. It was indescribable and I knew he felt it too.
He titled my head upwards to his face.
"I can't fight this anymore. I really want to give it some more time."
"What is it?" I asked, hoping he would ask the question I'm dying to answer now.
"Would you be my girlfriend?"
"YES! I mean, yes. Yes."
He hoist me up with surprising strength and we twirled around together.
Then our lips collided with a passionate kiss.
I was officially the girlfriend of Jevan Hollen.
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The next morning at school, I was in the best of moods. My smile never flattened. That was until I walked right into Brooke and saw several police officers taking Jevan into the principal's office.
"What? What's going on!?" I asked. Brooke and her friends walked away.
Sophia ran towards me.
"Blossom, there you are! I've been looking all over for you," she panted.
"What's going on? Why is Jevan with those police officers?"
"The whole school is buzzing. Brooke lied on Jevan. She told the cops that Jevan assaulted her in the parking lot yesterday."
"What! That's not what happened. She assaulted him!"
"Be prepared to tell them exactly that because they'll want to talk to you as well. This is serious. He could even get expelled for this."
"No!" I screamed. I was crying now.
Jevan's POV
I sat across from the headmistress with two police officers on my right. She heaved an exhausting sigh as if she was lacking sleep for days.
"Jevan. This is serious. There are children saying that there was a confrontation between you and Brooke yesterday and that you put your hands on her in the parking lot."
"Mrs. Tisdale, Brooke is crazy."
"Did you or did you not put your hands on her?" an officer cut in.
"Yes! But not in an abusive form whatsoever. She jumped onto my car and I removed her from it. Simple!" I was getting frustrated already.
"How did you remove her? Was it more like a grab or a shove?" the other officer asked.
"I gently removed her," I answered.
"Oh come on. Someone is on your car.. Being gentle would be the last thing on your mind. What kind of car do you drive?" the first officer asked again.
"Look, can I call my dad?" I directed to Mrs. Tisdale.
"Who's your father?" The cop asked again.
"His father is Evan Hollen," Mrs. Tisdale answered.
"Evan Hollen? So you're Jevan Hollen?" they asked in unison as their heads darted in my direction.
"Yes," I answered.
"Oh. Well.. I'm sure this was all a misunderstanding and I do believe you, Mr. Hollen. You see, we just have to ask these questions because it's protocol. I'm sure you can understand that we're just officers of the law doing our jobs. We meant to no harm."
"Yes, we meant no harm. And someone had captured the scene on their cell phone. We saw the whole thing. We were just trying to match your side of the story. We apologise for any discomfort and for making you miss your classes. You're free to leave, young man."
Mrs. Tisdale had the 'I cannot believe you officers, trying to interrogate an innocent student' look on her face.
I peeled myself off the chair and walked out of the principal's office. The halls were emptied as I made my way to my class, thinking why Brooke would go to such a measure to destroy my name and reputation before my very eyes and the others around me.
Didn't she think about my family? My mom, my dad, my brother and my sister?
Just by hearing that their son and big brother was arrested would devastate them.
And I can't believe those silly cops were stretching this out and making it into something it wasn't in the first place. For Christ sake, they already had the proof - the video. So why?
Were they in Brooke's parents' pockets?
Well too bad. My father's name is worth more than Brooke's parents life savings combined. They must not know that.
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Blossom's POV
I couldn't concentrate in my classes. The teachers had ushered us from the halls this morning since everyone wanted to know what was happening to Jevan.
And the fact that I wasn't call to tell what actually happened was making me restless. I had no idea if they arrested my boyfriend or if he would be expelled from the school.
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As the bell rang, ending the day, I recalled I had cheer practice in the gymnasium. I didn't change into my cheer uniform because I wasn't in the mood to even do so.
