Recap:
I looked at her felt really bad about what I was putting her through. I know that Natasha craved for a family. Now I was giving her a fake one and after a year would take it away from her. I knew she had become attached to my family as if it were her own. How could I be so selfish? For the first time I found myself contemplating on the consequences of my decision. I looked at Natasha once more, maybe I should call this whole thing off?
Jude’s P. O. V
I don’t know when I drifted off to sleep but when I woke up it was really dark outside. I got up and saw that Natasha was up already. I could hear her humming in the kitchen and I smiled. I guess she was in a better mood. I freshened up and contemplated what to do for the rest of the evening. I thought of going to the movies. I decided to ask Natasha if she was up for it.
As it turns out Natasha had decided to bake.
“Why are you baking?”
“It calms me down”
“Oh. Ok. Do you want to go for a movie tonight?”
“umm I don’t know. Why don’t you ask Stephanie?”
“Well I am asking you. Do you want to go or not?”
“That depends on which movie we will be watching.”
“I don’t know, I haven’t decided yet.”
“Hmm how about the exorcist? They are playing it as part of a special cult movies festival.”
“No! Not the exorcist.”
“Well why not?”
“I don’t like horror movies.”
“Aw what’s the matter are you scared?”
“I AM NOT SCARED”
“You so are!”
“I am not!”
“Yes you are.”
“You are impossible! Fine we will go for the damn movie.”
“Yayyyy! Ok this chocolate cake is almost done. Book the tickets online.”
“Yeah because everyone is as crazy as you and we won’t get tickets when we get there because everybody is dying to watch this movie.”
“Yes”
Oh she was so infuriating. I was never going to admit that this movie scared the bejeezus out of me every time I watched it. This by the way was only once because after I saw it I was seeing ghosts everywhere. I thought that when I went near my bed someone would come out from under it and grab me. My imagination worked over time. No one knew but I slept with my lights on for 6 months till I was convinced I wasn’t being haunted. Call me a wuss but hey have you seen that movie? There isn’t one person who has watched it and hasn’t been scared. I wasn’t about to tell Natasha though. She wouldn’t let me forget it. Besides I had been a teenager when I had seen the movie. It would hardly scare me now right? I couldn’t have been more wrong.
“Jude!”
“Hold on I am booking the tickets.”
“Ok but the cake is ready and it smells yummy.”
“Yeah I bet it is, be there in a minute or two.”
“Alright”
I smiled and thought of what an easy chemistry we shared. The next year shouldn’t be so bad but that depends on how things went with Stephanie and I. If I do decide to get back with her its going to be really difficult. I shrugged the thought off. I quickly booked the tickets and went into the kitchen. There sitting right in the middle of the kitchen was a chocolate cake. It had glazed icing and well looked like it had been just bought from a bakery.
“Hey I didn’t know you were a professional baker”
“Thank you, my mom taught me.”
I saw the soft look on her face and smiled, “She’d be really proud of you”
She nodded and began slicing the cake. She put a huge slice in front of me and cut another one for herself.
“How long before we have to leave for the movie?”
“Two hours. Its at 10 p. m.”
“Ok well do you want to eat dinner.”
“Not really I am not hungry after eating this cake” I said taking another slice.
“Eat all you want but keep one slice of it aside.”
“Nats its really delicious. Of course I will keep a slice for you! Do you really think I could eat all of this on my own?”
“Well at the rate you are going yes” she said smiling sweetly. I stuck my tongue out at her and she giggled.
“Besides I didn’t want it for myself. I just promised Wade I would keep some for him.’
“Wh-what? How on earth does he know you are baking a cake?”
“Well he called while you were asleep and I told him.”
“Oh and when is he coming to eat this cake?”
“Tomorrow”
“Hmm well I don’t know Nats, I really liked it. Not my fault that he wasn’t here to eat it.”
“Jude! You cant eat the whole cake!”
“Well watch me.”
I knew I was being kiddish but she baked the cake in my house. So its mine by all rights. If Wade wanted to eat a cake he could buy one.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Well you were the one who said ‘watch me!'”
“Oh you are so immature?”
“I am immature? Look at yourself, you’re the one who is eating almost a pound of cake because you don’t want to share! Besides you will be sick you know. Too much of chocolate isn’t good.”
I just went on eating stubbornly. To tell the truth I had started feeling a little squeamish. It took me another 20 minutes but I had finished the cake. Natasha had already gone and changed into a pair of denim shorts and a green t shirt. I stared at her legs. They were really long. She caught me staring and muttered, “Pervert”
“I wasn’t perving on you”
“Yes you were”
“I wasn’t, I was just wondering how someone could have so thin legs. The last time I had seen such skinny legs were Olive Oyle’s legs, Popeye’s girlfriend.”
“Wh-what? I don’t have skinny legs!”
She was right, she didn’t have skinny legs they were perfect. But I wasn’t about to let her know that.
I changed quickly and we were on our way to the movies. We went straight up to the screens as we had already bought our tickets.
“Popcorn” squealed Natasha. “Jude I want popcorn”
“Yeah Natasha we will take it during the break”
“No I want it now!”
“Alright alright! Just keep your voice down”
Jeesh, this girl could be loud when she wanted to annoy me. I went and bought a popcorn and soda for her and bought a chicken sandwich and a soda for myself. We went in and sat down in our seats. I looked round o see that a lot of people had turned up for the movie.
I jumped during a horrifying scene and Natasha would giggle. It made me question her sanity. Who giggled during a horror scene? Then the most terrifying scene of all when the possessed girl comes down the stairs crawling backwards. I couldn’t help it I screamed out loud and hid my face in my hands. Natasha started laughing till tears ran from her eyes. Soon it was time for the break. The lights came on.
“So you are scared!”
“Yeah ok sue me. You are insane. Who laughs at those scenes?”
“I was laughing at you. I am terrified too!”
“Then why would you want to watch a horror movie?”
She shrugged and said, “I love spooky movies.”
I gave her look that said, ‘you are certifiably insane.’
I was in a dilemma, I really needed to pee but I was scared to go to the toilets. A ot of ghosts creep up on you when you are peeing. You’d think they could at least respect your privacy? I hated horror movies and I cursed the moment I had seen horror movies where ghosts crept up behind you in toilets.
“What’s the matter?”
“Nothing”
“Well you are really pale and you are sweating.”
“Well if you must really know I need to pee”
“So go!”
“I am scared” I muttered.
“What?”
“I am feeling scared!”
Natasha broke into a fit of giggles while I glared at her. Finally she regained her composure to speak.
“we-well I would’ve accompanied you but it’s the boy’s bathroom!” she busted into laughter again. I glared at her as she composed herself again. She took a deep breath and said, “Ok how about you call me on my phone and I talk to you while you uh finish your business.”
I nodded and rushed down. To my dismay the movie was starting up again and there was almost no one out there. I went to the deserted bathroom and dialed Natasha.
“Hello” she said thoroughly enjoying herself.
“Just keep talking”
“what do you want me to say?” she whispered.
“Don’t whisper its spooky!”
“Well the movie has started Jude, I cant talk.”
I pulled the flush and hurried out. Ok I am almost done, I went to wash my hands when Natasha whispered, “Jude don’t look behind but here is a woman standing behind you.”
I felt goosebumps on my arm, I was standing in front of the mirror for god’s sake! “You are really mean”
She just laughed and said, “I know”
I hurried outside where there were two girls standing and looked at me weirdly. I just hurried back to my seat.
“I hate you Nats”
“You know you love me.”