Searching for Love, Found Wealth

We successfully helped Chloe calm down. She was just asked to do better on her dancing or she’ll be removed.

She hadn’t been removed yet. Still, according to her, she had to be amongst the top five and that was hard as they’re many other good dancers.

Sheena began reciting what she made her recite when she felt her twin was better than her. It made Chloe laugh. I laughed too.

Sheena also shared that was had been angry cos her sister said the money for their snacks got missing.

She said the worst part was the Jennifer didn’t show remorse. She always had pocket money but Sheena didn’t.

The three of us were having bad days then. Today wasn’t our day.

Our told them a little of Jasper and I ‘s convo and how he had said Reuben was shy to apologize.

“I knew it, the first girl that was rumored to be Reuben’s crush back at grade eight was an Afro-American. He was into those type of girls” Chloe snapped her fingers.

“Did he confirm the crush?” I enquired.

Chloe shook her head, “No, Jacob kinda did though. He was like “nothing is wrong with having a crush”. Reuben never really confirmed anything”.

I was really envious at Chloe. She had of a chance to grow up with some of her classmates. That explained her bond with them.

Joey and his members were old students at the school. Reuben and his cousins. Nancy, Chris and few other students. They’d been friends since their grade seven.

“But the Afro-American girl was said to have liked a senior boy then. Another Afro-American named Charles” Sheena winked at me.

Charles James? Why was I not surprised?

“I can’t remember Reuben and Charles being so friendly either” Chloe said absentmindedly.

I rolled my eyes. They’d be opposite. Reuben sees the devil in Cara. Charles doesn’t.

And Reuben could be a happy pill. Charles would just talk on really random things. Not like I should compare them.

“She was the same girl that was rumored to be Charles lover. He had left his graduation to see a girl and everyone assumed it was her. Someone said the girl was Afro-American according to Charles’ picture of her” Chloe added.

I rolled my eyes again. I was the on picture, Charles explained picture. The lazy humans should stop raising rumors. I didn’t bother explain to Chloe either.

“Where’s Cara though?” it was an attempt to change the topic.

Sheena waved the topic away, surely not interested. She gave me the that look asked, “Why are you suddenly interested in her?”.

“Cara? Probably crying to her aunt to ban Jane from our universe” she chuckled.

I smiled at her. Jane was not around so it’s very possible that’s what Cara is doing.

Like confirming my suspicions, Chris came to us with a placard. It had “JUSTICE FOR JANE”.

“The only girl mad enough to fight back Cara. She’s being suspended soon. She’d have been expelled if not it was Cara that started being abusive”.

Chloe slammed her hands on the desk and sprung up.

“Oh yeah, she called Jane dirty first. If her bastard aunt can agree to that. Why not agree that Jane should be set free?”.

She had a point.

“The suspension is for Jane fighting” Chris started but Chloe shut him up with a “Nah, even I would have fought Chloe if she treated me any less than human”.

“Jane didn’t fight Chloe. Jane beat her up” I said absentmindedly but the girls began laughing. I joined them later.

“Either ways, help me spread this around. Justice for our hero Jane who didn’t spare the puny Cara a word” Chris dumped three placards on Chloe and left.

“Jane is gone. She better look for another school. These are all hopeless” Sheena threw hers away when Chloe gave her.

I felt bad for Jane. Standing up to jerks was now a crime cos the jerks had powerful families.

“Cara’s brother had fought before. But everybody sided the person he fought with due to fear of his aunt. No matter where this placard goes. Jane would still be the offender” Sheena added.

“No, in that case, Cara’s brother was right to have fought. We call him Big Duke. Big Duke was being bullied by some rich seniors to join tennis club. He wanted football club and that’s what started the fight” Chloe revolted.

She explained that Big Duke was less of a jerk than Cara.

The topic of Cara was becoming unbearable. Only sad and heartbreaking news that’ll make you wanna tear her and her family to shreds. I regretted big time that I brought the topic up.

“Hey, tell me about Charles James’ friends!” I interrupted Chloe. Another topic had flashed my head.

Sheena shook her head to me but Chloe looked excited.

Earlier, when I had told Sheena I knew Charles James, she warned me never to tell Chloe about him as she had been totally crushing on him when he was their senior.

I took a chance anyway. Enough of Cara, for my poor ear’s sake.

“Oh, he’s a cool senior of ours. If you’re in our school when he was here, he’d have totally fallen for you” Chloe smiled.

My eyes twitched.

“And why’s that?” Sheena asked what I wanted to ask.

“He once said he liked girls with thick hair, half pink lips, moles under their eyes and…” she paused and looked at me.

“Jeez, it looked like he was describing you” Chloe began laughing. Sheena looked stunned to.

“He said all that?” I blinked. She nodded whilst laughing.

Okay, so his ideal girl is someone that looked like me… or me?

The thing confused me.

And my moles were barely viable. Only my mom, and then Charles, were able to find them on my face. They usually hid with the numerous pimples and black dots on my face.

“Charles said that long ago though. His preference might have changed. Like it was almost four years now” Sheena recovered.

“Is he dating anyone now too though?” she asked me directly.

“Would she know?” Chloe had stopped laughing.

Sheena realized herself and just shrugged.

Chloe suspected. “Do you know Charles?” she too asked me directly.

So I decided to just let the cat outta the bag. This way I’d get more information about how Charles lived in high school.

I knew he was troublesome before he left Cornfest that year. Now, he’s all tolerant and all, I’d like to know what changed.