All Chapters of Knowing Jude: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

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41. All We Do is Talk

In the morning, I’m woken by knocks on my door. Heavy fast ones, that indicate that whoever is out there has been trying to rouse me for a while now. My heartbeat accelerates even before my mother’s voice breaks through the barrier. “Avery?” I shoot up from bed immediately. My mother never calls me Avery. It’s always Jo, and rarely Ava, but Avery? Synonymous to trouble. I reach for my phone, fumble, push it from the edge of the cabin and catch it just before it acquires its first series of cracks after one short week in my ownership. Fingers shaking, I unlock it. Ten o’clock. “Do not tell me she’s also not here!” My mother’s raised voice cracks like a whip and it has me hurrying to the door. “Coming!” I call, tur

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42. What Happens When You're Attracted to Someone

Monday morning, walking through the school front doors feels like walking into hell. News have a way of getting around, and my incidence on Saturday night sure did. A couple of extra ears beyond the door in the hallway when Jude and Nicki came along took care of that. As if things aren’t bad enough, I see Cole walking purposely towards me. It’s the first time I’m seeing him after he acted all cool and unaffected after our friends walked in on us on Saturday night and I really don’t know what to say to him. If anything, I don’t want to be seen talking to him. The rumour mill in this school has the uncanny ability of spinning and twisting each little detail every possible way. I clutch onto my bag and walk faster. Any contact with Cole would not be a good idea, especially not before I’ve gotten a chance to clear things up with Nicki. I speed walk but then I hear running steps and a

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43. Sexy and I Know It

I don’t know what’s worse, the deputy principal pulling me out of class to check my locker, the fact that this is all due to a tip off from my own parents, or the fact that it’s my favourite teacher — Ms. Fernandez — looking through my locker, the disappointment on her face unhidden. Then the next worst possible thing that can happen does. The bell for lunch rings and the hallway floods with students. And here I am, flanked by two teachers checking my locker for drugs. The embarrassment I could be feeling right now is buried beneath shades and shades of anger. The only thing I can think about is how I’m going to make this right and watch Maria writhe in this same murk she has me grovelling in. My parents have shown a complete loss of trust in me. I thought I felt alone before, but not to this extent. I’m completely alone and

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44. Don't Tell Simon

"I finally managed to get an appointment with Julia, Saturday morning at ten, so cancel any plans you might have," my mother says on the evening of the Thursday that marks the end of one week since school closed. I'm passing through the kitchen to the back when she says this, so I stop in my tracks. "Julia?""Julia," she expounds. "Doctor Ings, ring a bell?"My insides freeze because the only Doctor Julia Ings I know around is a gynaecologist. "Why?" I whisper, feeling the anger that has been a constant feeling in my radar awaken.One week later, Jude still hasn't found anything incriminating on Maria. Not surprising since she has been quite the golden daughter of late, running errands, not staying out later than six in the evening, and putting the library in the house to use for the first time since we were in lower primary school. She's being extra cautious, and the longer she keeps up the good girl act the longer I continue to suffer.Comi

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45. I'm Getting Big, Baby

"I, my dear, am not going to get caught," Simon claims. "It's eight, Jo. Maybe you should get back, the later you stay away the worse it becomes."I crawl towards his head and show him Jude's text. "I think Jude saw me arrive here."Simon shakes his head. "You go to see him and word gets to your parents, talk about shit hitting the fan.""It already has, and remember I don't care? He might even give me a ride home. Besides, we need to look over our strategy.""Yeah, yeah, yeah, excuses to go see lover boy. No one is stopping you, dear. Go ahead."I clobber him in the back of his head."How long is it taking Isaac to get those snacks anyway?" he complains, sitting up.I wonder too...I climb from the bed, texting Jude back.Me: Are you home?Jude: Are you coming?Me: Do you want me to come?A loud sigh breaks the silence, warm breath hitting the back of my neck, bringing my attention to Simon's blatan

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46. Strip and Join Me

I walk into the house like I’m walking on a tight rope. A very thin tight rope placed miles and miles above ground, and one misstep will mean the sure death of me. I close the front door softly behind me and scan the living room. It’s not empty. Dad is sitting on his favourite arm chair watching prime time news. That’s my luck, it runs out fast. Wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I still try to push it a little further though. Heart racing, mind a little jumbled — this from the little near kiss experience in Jude’s car. Well, to some extent, I think. Some part of me was sure he was going for it. I’m sure I didn’t imagine it, he even looked at my lips and— “Jo? Is that you?” I must have jumped ten feet high because Mum’s voice comes out of the blue. Or maybe it’s because I was

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47. Kissing Jude

“I was five. I was in her room, she was in the bathroom. Started snooping on the drawers. Jared had mentioned once that dad had a gun, but none of us had ever really seen it and I was…” he shrugs. “Curious. “Of particular interest to me was the bottom drawer because it was always locked, you know? And I had looked in the others before. Just mum’s jewelry and stuff. On this day however, when I pulled on the handle there was no resistance. So I opened the drawer, checking to make sure mum didn’t bust me. And there it was, black and shiny just like in the movies.” He pauses to pour himself another glass of wine. “I felt so cool, and excited, to hold it in my hands. Started pulling moves like actors, pretending I was shooting at some villain.” He stops to take a sip of his wine. He ends up downing the entire glass. Pouring yet ano

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48. In Lust

"Oh my God. Oh my God.""What?" I turn to Trey, puzzled at his sudden panicky outburst. I follow his gaze. "Oh, there's--"Trey pulls me backwards, bringing me around a corner and pressing against the wall. I try to pry my arm from his hold."Hold still!" he whispers frantically."What's wrong with you? That was Jade, right?"He nods, curls bobbing."Are you avoiding her?" I ask, trying to look around the corner. I see Jade, now walking in the opposite direction."It's complicated."I turn back to my brother. "Complicated?"Trey huffs, lets go of my arm, and walks off in the direction we just came from. We are at the mall, shopping for Trey's new cleats. I only came along because afterwards we’ll head to a football game happening some thirty minutes away."Trey?" I insist, prodding his side.He looks over his shoulder, then slows down."I kissed her," he says."What? You ki

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49. Bad Boys Don't Give a Fuck

The first day back to school, — the last first day back to high school — I’m woken up by a warm body landing on mine, almost suffocating me. “Wake up gorgeous,” a soft whisper in my ear, lips brushing the shell of my ear. “Simon, are you tired of your balls?” I ask groggily, face still hidden in my pillow. “What? No, I’ve hardly put them to use.” “Seems to me like you want to lose them.” I feel a wetness on my temple, his lips. “Empty threats.” I reach back to claw at him but he jumps away fast. He takes my duvet with him. “Wake up, time to go and meet your prince charming.” I groan and turn onto my back. I guess from the light coming through my curtains it’s indeed time to get up for school. Simon is standing beside my bed,

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50. Kiss Me

49. Kiss Me “So what, you’re really not going to talk to me now?” I jump and turn with my heart in my mouth to find Jude leaning against the pillar behind me. I put my hand on my chest, trying to calm my heart. “You scared me!” “Sorry.” I take a deep breath and look around. Some students walk past us to the front of the school. The school is otherwise empty, since we had stayed behind. “What are you doing here?” I ask Jude. He shrugs. “Waiting for you.” “Me?” I ask, a little surprised. “Yes.” He jingles some keys in his hand. “Want a ride?” “I… Uh… Actually I’m not going home.” “Yeah?” “I promised Nicki I&r

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