marissa
The characters stories:
Jacob's story: Well, I'm 15 and i have no point in my life i don't have parents( they died in a terrible crash) so i live with my aunt who is never home and no one likes me and i don't think any one ever will.............
Lillie's story:I'm 15 years old, and i love school, i have straight A's but my family is horrible! My parents beat me every day and i am not allowed to hang out with my friends!!! I hate them!!!!
chapter 1
Jacob:
It is a new year at woodland high, and I am not thrilled! I hate people. They always hate me and I don't like homework even though I never do it. But, I hope that this year I will meet someone that doesn't hate me. I am gonna wear these new shoes that I got but I don't have very much money so that is big deal. I hope every thing works out.
When I got to school nobody liked my shoes, but I loved them and nobody would stop laughing at them!! I was mad!! But then I realized that this one girl wasn't laughing or smiling. I was confused she came over to me and stood up for me and told them to stop laughing that there is not reason to be. she was really pretty too and I asked her what her name was and she said " I'm sorry I have to go I'm gonna be late for history". But I realized that was my next class so I walked with her to history. We talked on the way about random stuff and I asked her her name, she said "Lillie" and I said "Thats a pretty name" and she said "thanks" as she smiled.
When Jacob got home, he didn't think about his Aunt telling him that he hadn't cleaned his room and wouldn't be able to do anything but read when it was done, all he could think of was the fact that he had met someone he really truly cared about and that he thought cared about him! He was so excited that he went straight upstairs, called her number that he had gotten while they were in history class and asked her if she wanted to study with him the next day after school for their big history test coming up....she said yes and they talked with each other the whole day at school and when they got to Jacob's house.....he asked Lillie if her room was clean at her house and she told him, not wondering why he had asked such an odd question, yes because if it wasn't clean she would be in deep trouble when she got home!! He told her about how his Aunt took everything away from him if his room wasn't constantly spotless and vacuumed to a tee. She wanted to tell him what would happen to her but she knew that it was a bad idea since he might try to help her....but, she deeply trusted him, so, so she told him....my foster parents would beat me with a belt if my room wasn't constantly clean without a crumb in site....he looked at her dazed and confused for a moment and then asked her....are you okay with what they do to you?.....she said no but there was nothing she could do about it until she was 18 yrs. old and was able to move out of their house. He didn't say another word about it again because he knew it was a sore subject for her....he didn't want to hurt her with words when she was already being hurt with other things. They got done studying and started watching T.V. when suddenly his phone started ringing.....he answered and it was his Aunt saying that his room better be clean...bla bla bla bla bla bla....and he hung up the phone and told Lillie that it was just his Aunt. She told him she would leave so he wouldn't get in trouble because of he told her that his Aunt didn't even care...so they sat and talked and talked and talked having a deep conversation, falling more and more in love with each other....eventually Lillie said she had to go so they packed her stuff and they went to the door...she didn't live that far away from him so she could walk. He told her he thought she was an amazing, strong, and very brave woman. She said thank you and, suddenly, without even realizing what she was doing.....she kissed him and stood there...kissing him, for at least 2 minutes. She told him good bye then they both turned away and smiled nonchalantly.
chapter 2
As soon as she got home there was a tornado in town and Jacob was so scared because the tornado was really close and he had no shelter because he didn't have a basement or anywhere to hide from it so he ran as fast as he could to Lillie's house because she had told him where she lived before they kissed.. and so he ran as fast as a speeding bullet to her house and they had shelter there but the tornado was going on until like 8 o clock in the morning and it was only 6 o clock pm so while they were scared and in a shelter they cuddled up and prayed and they fell asleep cuddled next to each other and next thing they new the tornado was done and Jacob went home and told his aunt and she hugged him and she said" i am so glad nothing happened to u, i don't no what i would do!!" and he was amazed.......because, for the first time since he ever met his Aunt......he saw that she really, truly cared! The next day, he went to see Lillie and told her what had happened with his Aunt and she was just as amazed as he was! He asked if her foster parents had been worried about her and she said that they had died because of them not being in the shelter......he felt horrible for even asking but she told him it was alright and there was no way he could have known. So, he wanted to make it up to her and make sure she did NOT have to move to another foster home so he went to the agency and asked if she could live with his Aunt and him and they told him that was fine as long as his Aunt signed the release form for her to move in with them....so he went, asked his Aunt if she thought it was a good idea and she said she had no problem taking care of the poor girl.....you know, she felt pretty sorry about the whole foster parents dying in the tornado thing. So it was set....Lillie moved in and they got to hang out with each other like boyfriend and girlfriend everyday. They even started DATING!! Everyone at school was talking about it.....they thought it was cute but they didn't understand for awhile how they had become friends or anything so they had to explain it to almost everyone at school that they had been hanging out and told them ALMOST everything....except one little detail......THE KISS!! Everyone wanted to know if they had been together before the tornado or after and they always said....."We were together before we even met.....but we didn't know it......it was hidden deep in our hearts for a long time.....but then, destiny took its course...". Everyone thought that it was amazing how perfect for each other they were and now, they were kind of popular because everyone knew that they were going out and they were the ONLY ones in the school with dates to the dance! Everyone thought that the first people with dates to the dance was going to be The Quarterback of the Football team and The head Cheerleader...a.k.a....Johnny Prema and Anna Spalding. But, it ended up being Lillie and Jacob..they were probably the most popular kids at school all because of love!
Chapter 3
The next day Lillie and Jacob decided to go to a party that they had been invited to(all because of their new found popularity) because, well, they had nothing better to do. So, they got there and they didn't realize how bad it was....the party, i mean........there was beer and "inappropriate things" going on that made them wish that they had never gone to the party. It made them wish that they had stayed home and watched the T.V. special on Cow's eating disorders. But, it was too late......the saddest thing was that they had never been so liked before by so many people, and they didn't want to lose it because of one party.....so, they decided to join the "fun". They ended up drinking and drunk...so everyone told them to relax and sit down on the couch and wait until the party was over....but, did they listen....no. They went upstairs while Jacob used the bathroom.(The alcohol went through him really fast!)Eventually they ended up in a bedroom, laying there next to each other, staring into each others' dilated eyes. And the next part, well, let's just say that the list of things that had made them not want to stay at the party.....had been completely and exceedingly more done by them. They went from most popular kids in school to most laughed at kids with the worst reputations in school! They had ruined their lives all to stay popular, not knowing that in the process they would ruin what they had tried to uphold.....
Chapter 4
The next day they went to school was the worst day of their lives.....they were ridiculed and insulted the whole day. They knew that they would never have a chance of a better life in this place. Luckily,(and I mean once in a lifetime L-U-C-K-Y!)Jacob's Aunt got a promotion that forced them to move from Dallas, Texas to Bloomington, Illinois...so there life of torture was officialy over!(at least that's what they thought) When they got to Bloomington it was really late and storming...Lillie as so scared of storms so Jacob held her close the whole car ride. When they finally found their address it was morning and they were really tired so they went up to bed and fell asleep for about 12 hours and woke up to the awkward smell of smoke and oil...it didn't seem very good to them so they slowly went down the stairs with Jacob in the front and Lillie in the back, but, before Lillie could catch up to Jacob she heard a loud noise and saw Jacob running back up the stairs. He looked so scared and so shocked! She ran up with him as he grabbed her hand and they ran to his bedroom, went into the room hidden in the closet and climbed up into its ceiling. After they had finally gotten into the hiding spot she asked him what was wrong he told her that he saw his Aunt shot by a man in a black outfit. Suddenly they heard noise in his bedroom right next to them. Luckily, they weren't seen and the man left only a few moments after they had gone in to the "Panic Room". When they got out they saw that everything valuable was stolen from them. They called 911 right away and the police took just minutes to get there. They hadn't gone downstairs because they didn't want to see his Aunt laying on the floor. They went down after they had taken her body away in a bag and they asked if she was ok because they didn't know she was dead. They found out and much to Lillie's surprise...he started to cry. She didn't know what else to do so she got down on her knees with him and started to cry with him. She didn't know his Aunt very well but knowing she was gone hurt her on the inside deep down too. After it was all said and done they asked the police what would happen to them. They said that when they found her Will they would decide what to do.
They found her Will hidden under her bedroom floor boards. It stated that everything she had went to her wonderful nephew Jacob. He almost started to cry again but stopped himself when he heard the policeman say that she had saved up money for him for when he wanted to go to collefe...and then some. She had saved him 500, 000 dollars! He asked what would happen to the house...they told him that it was his and whoever he chose to live with him. Of course, that meant Lillie and because of the money...they decided to buy a couple puppies. Luckily, he got to keep the house at such a young age because of the date that his Aunt stated the state had decided he was legal to receive the Will's statements and such....
After they had gotten settled in their new and improved home(don't worry it was the same one...they just renovated it)...they decided to go out on a walk with their puppies...but just as they opened the door....
to be continued....
