Chapter 1

“So open up your morning light
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive
And see the peace in every eye"

            Well, Nicky was gone. One of Jessica’s best friends was gone. She wasn’t coming back either. Her tragic accident took a huge toll on not only Jessica’s, but also all of her friends’ lives. NOW Jessica was moving away to some state she had only been to once. New Jersey was defiantly a ways away from North Carolina…..that was for sure. Even though Nicky’s death had happened months before she was scheduled to move, Jessica was not ready. North Carolina was her home and her number 1 best friend was being left behind as well. It was beginning to become too much for her. Luckily, it was the summer time and her number 1, Emily, could come along with the family to New Jersey. This made things a little easier for Jessica because she knew she wouldn’t be so alone. Ironically, Jessica had taken Nicky’s death as a life realization. She could not keep letting people push her dreams and ideas down. If she wanted something, she had to go for it. Also, she realized that she had to love hard. Good relationships are hard to come by and Jessica promised herself that she would never let her friends forget how much she cared.

            It was last day of sophomore year for Jessica at her school. When she got to the band room to meet all her friends, there were balloons, cake, and a whole lot of teary-eyed people. Jessica was then engulfed by all her friends and she began to cry with them. Some of these people she had known since Kindergarten. Then, her friend Rebecca took her hand and said, “Ok, crying is over. Let’s try to be positive about this Jess. I know I’m gonna miss you like crazy! But you cannot let this become a negative thing for you. Be positive, be happy, and make the best of this ok. New experiences can be fun and I promise we will come visit.”

            Jessica grabbed Rebecca and bear hugged her friend. That was exactly what she needed to hear at that moment. So, after the food, hugs, and kisses Jessica and Emily piled into her mother’s car and began the long drive to New Jersey. Emily had spent the night before at Jessica’s old house one last time before they left so all her things were there for the summer. The drive to New Jersey was LONG. Although, it was fun because both girls took turns driving. Jessica’s mom actually fell asleep while Jessica was driving, which made Jessica feel more comfortable knowing her mom was content.      

            When they all arrived in New Jersey, it was early in the morning. Jessica’s dad was already there and her brother was already playing soccer in the yard. It also looked like they all had a lot of unpacking to do considering the size of the U-Haul her father had driven up there. Jessica, Emily, and her mom stepped out of the car. Jessica just stood and took a moment to take in the beauty of the morning. It was quiet and calm. That was something she was not used to and it was nice. Her house was beautiful and she looked over at Emily, who was falling asleep on the car, and ran over to her. “Emilyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Noooooo Sleeeping!!” she giggled. Emily hit Jessica on the arm. “Owww!” she said. “Leave me alone crazy woman!” Emily whined. The both laughed and walked into the house to get a nap in before the loooooonnnnnngggg day of unpacking they had to do.

            As Jessica stepped through the front door, she looked up at the sky. It looked like it was going to rain and she LOVED the rain. To her, it meant that something unforgettable was about to happen…

Hey guys! This is my first story so go easy! I know its a little slow, but this will definatly pick up! I really hope you like it. Show me some love soon and I'll post more! Thanks soooo much! =D

-Jess

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She will be My angel!

Jess

Chapter 2

“Every time I see your face
My heart smiles
Every time it feels so good
It hurts sometimes”

            That evening it began to rain. Jessica and Emily still had to bring in stuff from the U-haul in that weather along with the rest of the family. The rain soaked through the girls clothes and made them sometimes slip on the hard-wood floors. Finally, after many obtained bruises and cuts, the furniture was all in the house. Now, they had to put it in the right place. The good thing was that Jessica’s bed was already in her room and made. Everything else just had to be put in its place. So, at midnight, Emily and Jessica began unpacking her things while eating pizza. Jessica picked up the first box and opened it. She began to neatly place its contents onto her floor in piles and decided to go through what she wanted to keep. As she rummaged through the seemingly endless box, she came across old pictures of her, Emily, and Nicky. She carefully picked up the pictures and placed them on her new dresser. “These are defiantly going into a frame ASAP,” she thought. Then Jessica took her place back on the floor and continued to search and divide. Just as she was beginning to finish up, she found the one item that she had been looking for the most. She reached deep into the gigantic box and all the way at the bottom was a worn, navy blue, Five-Star spiral notebook. This book contained all the poems, short stories, love songs…you name it, it was in there. Everything dated and kept. She looked over at the iHome clock which read 3 AM, and then looked over at her bed to see Emily sound asleep on top of it. “I swear that child never can get enough sleep,” she whispered and laughed to herself. She walked over and took a blanket from her bed-side chair, which she laid on top of her best friend. Jessica walked over to the other side of the room to her window and sat in its seat. She gazed out into the rainy night and felt calm. She ran her hand across the worn cover of her notebook. There were a lot of memories in that thing that she wasn’t really sure if she was ready to face yet. She decided to open it to a random page and read whatever showed up. “Ok, it’s now or never…” she sighed. She opened her journal to one of her best pieces. She remember writing in when she liked her best friend Ryan and it was a production of all the emotions that she had kept inside for so long. She smiled to herself and began to read her favorite part of the writing…

He watches her from the door. She sits in the window seat alone and watches the storm. He is careful not to make a sound because he wants to take in her beauty for as long as he can. There is something about her that is so luring to him. He cannot seem to stay away. Every thing about her is perfect in his eyes, even the things she hates about herself. He gazes over her figure and looks at her face, so calm and deep in thought. He wishes he could show her how much he loved her all in that moment.

Unknowingly, he sighs and her trance is broken. She slowly turns around to see the only and first boy she’d ever loved. She felt as though her heart would burst and she suddenly felt the blood rushing to her cheeks…Her desire for him to hold her, just to hold her and then maybe time and space would stop just for that moment..

            After she had finished the passage she placed the journal in its new space. The lockable drawer would do the trick for her. Before she got up to place the journal in its new home, she looked out into the rain once more. Then she was surprised at the sight she saw; someone else in their window as well. She sat very still and she new the lights in her room were dim enough that he could only see a shadow in the through her window. She studied the boy she saw through the rain. He was sitting at his window too, with what Jessica could make out as a guitar in his hands. “Wow…he is GORGEOUS!” Jessica thought and smiled to herself. She was taken aback at the quick reaction she had to this stranger in the window. She forgot all about the journal and laid it on the window seat opposite of her. She wasn’t worried about that anymore. “Emily has seen this stuff plenty of times,” she thought, “and anyway, I’ll put it up in the morning…or later today I mean.” She sat and watched him for a good chuck of time. She watched as he would strum his guitar and sing a few words, then he would write them down in a notebook of his own. Of course, the show was over when another boy, that seemed like his older brother, came into the room and began to attack the younger one with pillows and going nuts. Jessica felt that that was her cue to leave. So, she decided to go to bed for the night. She went to her dresser and pulled out her Victoria’s Secret night shirt, along with her hair brush and began to head to her bathroom.

            Once inside and changed, Jessica began to brush her hair. It was tangled from the rain and humidness of the outdoors; which gave her a painful experience at first, but once the tangles were out, she was good. Jessica found herself thinking about the boy in the window as she slowly ran the brush through her long brown hair. She thought about his features and what she could make out about him through the rain and his window. He had curly hair, which was something she LOVED about guys, and it seemed to fall into his eyes as he played his guitar. “Mmmmm now THAT is sexy,” she dreamed and smiled to herself. He also had the perfect sized muscles and they were obvious when he played. Jessica found her self smiling inside and out at the thoughts of him. “I hope he’ll sing to me one day,” she whispered before she braided her hair into one long braid and took her place in the bed next to Emily. Once comfortable, she turned out the light and smiled as she drifted to sleep. Later, she was going to meet these neighbors of hers…especially the boy in the window.

Hey Everyone!! Thank you soo much for the love and here is the 2nd Chapter! Im really proud of this one...beginnings can be so hard to write because is difficult to figure out exactly where to start. I feel alot better about this one! Show me some love and I will most likely have chapter 3 out by tomarrow at the latest. Maybe even tonite...who knows???????? =D

-Jess

Ps- The journal entry is something I really have written. That's definatly not the whole thing, just bits and pieces, but I really wrote that. xD----------Because Im that awesome!(LOL) =D

Chapter 3

 “No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected what you did to my heart”

            “I’ll be seeing you, in all the old familiar places…” the movie "The Notebook" sang as Jessica awoke. Her room looked much more put together than she had left it the night before and she looked over to find Emily dressed in a t-shirt and soffee’s sitting beside her on the bed. “Uhhh!” Jessica groaned and rolled over in her bed. She felt like she had been hit by a bus. “Wow, I slept hard huh Ems?” she yawned.

            “HECK YEA!” Emily exclaimed. “And long too! I thought you were NEVER gonna get up.” Jessica laughed and then found enough strength to throw her pillow at her best friend; which then turned into a massive pillow fight between the two girls. Jessica was getting ready to annihilate Emily with her pillow when all of a sudden there was a knock at her door. “COME IN!” the girls yelled at the same time and broke into fits of laughter. Jessica’s mom came in and smiled at the girls. “Well good afternoon sleepy head.”

            “Afternoon?” Jessica asked, “WOW! What time is it exactly?”

            “Umm two thirty I believe Jess,” Emily said plainly.

            “Oh…” Jessica sighed and looked at her mother. “Sorry mom, I fell asleep really late last night and I was tired.”

            “Its ok dear I understand,” her mom replied. “We’ve had quite week. Although I came up to tell you that we have been invited next door for dinner so you need to get up and start getting ready. We’re heading over there around five and I know it takes you FOREVER to get ready.” Her mom laughed and rolled her eyes while Jessica just shook her head.

            “I DO NOT!” Jessica exclaimed. “Yeah ya do.” Emily laughed. Then Jessica hit Emily with the pillow one last time before running off into the bathroom to shower.

            After a good bath and cleaning, Jessica looked at her closet. A majority of her clothes were already on the hangers along with her wonderful collection of jeans. Out of the corner of her eye, Jessica looked at Emily, who was rummaging through her things to figure out what to wear. Finally, after deep deliberation from the both of them, the girls decided what they were wearing. Now, they each did their hair. Emily’s long hair was something that Jessica always enjoyed doing and so with moderate begging Emily cooperated to let Jessica have her way. Of course, it was long, shiny, and sleek when she was done; soon after Jessica began to do her own hair, which eventually ended up in a wavy side ponytail. Jessica was the one who wore make-up usually so she did Emily’s as well as hers and then they were ready to go. They walked down stairs to find Jessica’s mom, dad, younger sister, and brother looking decent. “Well don’t you all look niiiiiiccceeeee,” Jessica’s mom smiled and said in her mock-country accent. Jessica laughed and rolled her eyes playfully at her mother. She and Emily grabbed their purses and slipped into their shoes, then followed their family out the door. It was no longer raining and they were all just going next door, so they decided to walk to the house.       

            The walk was extremely short, but on the way there, Jessica could not help but think about the events from that early morning/night. She smiled to herself and began to get anxious to see the boy in the window up close. “Will he like me? Would he be a nice person? Will I even like him?” she wondered silently. As soon as they all reached the door, Jessica snapped out of the trance. She watched as her mother knocked on the door three times and all of a sudden, a stampede tried to trample the door down. Or at least that’s what it sounded like to Jessica and Emily. As the girls tried to stifle their giggles, there was an argument going on behind the closed door. “I’LL OPEN IT! NO, I WANT TO OPEN IT! YOU CAN’T OPEN IT I WANT TO! OMG THEIR HERE!” Then there was a little boy who shouted, “WHO’S HERE! HEY JOE ARE THESE THE GIRLS YOU WERE WATCHING YESTURDAY?”

            That was it, the girls burst out in laughter and Jessica’s younger brother began to OOOOOoooo along with her sister. Her parents were laughing too….that was a good sign. Finally, a woman’s voice was heard saying, “I will open the door because I am the mother, I make the rules and allllll of you are asking for it. Now go set the table Frankie.”

            Finally, after what seemed like eternity, the door was opened by the woman. She smiled as if nothing had happened and said, “Hi there! You must be the new neighbors! I’m Mrs. Jonas and I must ask you all to please excuse my boys. They are…a mess and apparently they are excited to have you all here.” Everyone smiled as if on cue and Jessica’s brother was still snickering. Jessica pinched his arm hard, “Owwww!” he whispered. He glared at Jessica and she met his gazed and mouthed, “shut up.” Mrs. Jonas led the family into the house and led us to the living room.

            “Well,” she began, “James, Madison, if you guys want to go meet Frankie he’s out back playing soccer with Kevin.”

            “OK!” both of Jessica’s younger siblings squealed. They were defiantly what you would call soccer-holics. As Jessica watched them leave she glanced over at Emily who seemed to have a longing look in her eye. “Go on Emily,” I giggled. “ WHAAT?” she asked, sarcastically astounded. “You can go play soccer,” I laughed, “I’ll be ok.”

            “Yeah, go on Emily if you want to go play soccer with them you should!” Jessica’s mom smiled. “Yeah Em, maybe you can give the kids some pointers.” Jessica’s dad said and laughed. Emily looked at everyone and smiled her one million-wat smile and ran outside after the others. Then Mrs. Jonas turned to Jessica. “So my dear,” she grinned, “you can go look around if you want. I made the boys help me clean the house so you can go wherever. You can go upstairs to the extra room if you want, I’m sure Nick and Joe will welcome you…” she smiled and rolled her eyes, “actually I’m sure of it.” Jessica smiled and hesitated for a moment. Then she decided to go on and explore with an approving look from her parents. Then she heard the adults begin to talk as she left. She walked into the front hall and looked at all the pictures along the staircase. As she looked, she could hear someone singing up stairs and playing the guitar. Her heart began to beat a million miles a minute and she braced herself to walk up the stairs. The singing was amazing and she didn’t want it to stop. When she reached the top of the stairs, she took one last deep breath and continued to follow the noise. She reached the room where the sound was coming from a peered in just enough so only she could see, and then… there he was! They boy from the window! Jessica just stared at him for a moment. She took in his dark curly hair and long eyelashes. His freckled cheeks and the way his fingers gracefully strummed his guitar. She felt all the blood rush to her face and began to turn read almost instantly.

            After what seemed like years, she finally gathered up enough strength to make herself go in. She quietly walked into the room and she was so quiet, she managed to take a seat on the couch opposite of him without him noticing. She sat right into the corner of the couch and watched him. Suddenly he noticed her presence. He slowly looked up and his deep brown eyes met with her blue/green ones. “OMG! God, is this love at first sight? Its either that or my heart is doing a serious workout routine…” Jessica thought to herself. He gazed at her for a moment and then smiled. “Hi, I’m Nick…”

            “Jonas” she finished. “I’m sorry” she jumped, “I just know who you are now that I look at you. I’ve seen you on TV and what not. Not to be rude.” She gave him a nervous smile and he returned with a sweet one. “So,” Jessica began hesitantly, “I umm…heard you singing and I had to come up. It sounds amazing.” “GOSH I KNO I AM RED AS EVER!” Jessica thought.

            Nick smiled to himself and looked at her again, “You really think so?” He seemed hesitant, which was the last thing Jessica thought he would be. “Yeah,” she answered softly. “Umm…do you mind singing it for me?” she blushed ten times brighter. “Sure, come sit over here,” he said and patted the spot on the couch next to him. He strummed his guitar and Jessica finally managed to make her way over to the couch. Then he looked at her one last time and began to sing.

            As he sang, he kept looking her in the eyes and Jessica was stuck. His eyed were amazing and she couldn’t stop looking. At that moment, it seemed as if there was no one else in the world. When the song ended, Jessica breathed from the first time in what seemed like hours. “Wow,” she breathed, “That was amazing Nick, really, it was.” He was looking at her. It seemed as though he didn’t catch a word she said. He just was staring into her eyes. “You are beautiful,” he whispered. Jessica’s heart was doing back-flips. They seemed to be getting closer when all of a sudden, Joe walked in.

            “NICK! What girl are u serenading now?” he laughed. Then he tripped on  the corner on the couch. Jessica laughed and fell back on the couch she was sitting on. “HEY NEW GIRL! THAT’S NOT FUNNY!” he laughed and then began to tickle Jessica. “Stooooooopppppp!!!” she squealed. Jessica’s laughter got even louder as Nick joined in. After they finally all got a breather Joe said, “Mom *gasp* said *gasp* that dinner is *gasp* ready.” He looked over at Jessica and said, “I think we are gonna be great friends!” Jessica laughed and nodded. “Yes Joe, you are truly…one of a kind.”

            “Thank you, Thank you, no applause!” he replied dramatically. Nick pulled Jessica up off the couch and said, “Ya know, I think my brother is right. We are gonna get really close.” Jessica slowly rose her hand to the one curl in his face and twirled it back into place. She swore he heard his breath catch in his throat, little to her surprise it had; then she looked him in the eyes, smiled, and said, “I think we will too

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