Knowing Jude의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

 Later on at night, I'm in my room, done with my homework and texting my bestie, Jennifer. "Jo?" I hear mum's voice shout from the kitchen. "Aren't you supposed to do the dishes tonight?" I put my phone away, cursing. "What? No, it's Maria's turn tonight," I scream right back.  We are not lunatics, communicating across our expansive house just requires a little bit more effort. "You didn't do them yesterday," Maria's voice joins the clatter.  I leave my room, already guessing how this will end. I go down the hall and through the living room to the kitchen.  "Sam did it for me last night," I say when I get there.  "You didn't do it, that's what matters," Maria says, turning to face me with a self satisfied smirk. She tosses her long dyed hair back, as if challenging me to say something.  

   That evening, I find myself in detention, a place I've never been before. Simon trudges in behind me, clearly not as put off as I am. Which doesn't surprise me, because he isn't new to this.  That morning, after getting into English class, I settled in my seat peacefully, retrieving a novel that I was in the middle of so I could get a little reading before Mrs Rutherford started the lesson. Simon took the seat behind me, while Jen settled in the one beside me. Minutes later, Mrs Rutherford started the class. As soon as she instructed us to open a certain page on our textbooks, though, I noticed that she was in a foul mood. Given the snicker that came from behind me, so did Simon. Ford, as most of the students called her, was, mostly, an okay teacher. But, she dealt ruthlessly with students who crossed her. That fine morning, she gave us an exercise to do, then sat back at her desk, her sharp eye

Simon leans towards me during lunch, awkwardly scratching his eyebrow.    "Lilly's home?" he asks, keeping his voice low.    I hold back a smile. I know he doesn't want anyone else at the table to hear him, because they would make fun of him. He has had the biggest crush ever on my elder sister for years.    "Who told you that?" I ask, humoring him.    "Trey told me she said hi," he replies, now touching his frames.    "He lied."   He actually looks crestfallen for a second, and I feel awful. I pinch his cheek lightly to show I'm joking.    "Just kidding, buddy, yeah she said hi," I say, though I'm pretty certain Trey was lying to him. "Yeah, she came home yesterday. Want to see her?"   He flushes and I chuckle.    I lean in further towards him and sigh. "Come on

The first thing I notice when I get to the hallway where my locker is situated early Friday morning is Jude, laughing at something Cole is saying and banging his hand on his locker.  I narrow my eyes, my hand folded around my hankie, two other stuffed in my jeans pockets.  I'm about to ruin somebody's jovial morning mood.  I march over to the two. I've just gotten there when my nose tickles on the insides, and I feel it coming. I raise my handkerchief to my nostrils.  "Aaacho!" I sigh in relief as I wipe my nose. The two boys are no longer making noise, instead staring at me. I put my hand down and glare at Jude.  "Oh shit," he mumbles.  Nice word choice.  "Nothing will happen, I promise," I taunt, imitating his voice from yesterday after he had handed me the swe

By Monday, I hope that Jude has somehow forgotten all about my Saturday night adventure, because he most probably has other things to focus on. Like, you know, how he's popular and interacts with a lot of people, all the girls paying attention to him, his focus on football, maintaining those god-like looks... But no, he is doing none of those as the current smirk he is sending my way confirms.I flush but try to hide it, immensely glad that he can't approach me at the moment.Today a different girl is holding him hostage at his locker, her hand pressed against his chest, and her body to his. She is whispering something to his ear, but his eyes are stuck on me as I move to my locker. Why can't my locker be at the other end of the school?I'm too busy getting distracted by those piercing blue eyes that I'm no longer watching where I'm stepping until I collide into someone and I yelp, my head whirling around.I hear a familiar rumble as strong a