Princess of the Sun
Chapter 4
And the morning follows as it normally would for me. I pressed play on the stereo and let a mix of all my favorite songs blast through the sound system. It was the only way I would be able to function correctly.
I danced wildly all through my room and back and forth between the closet and bathroom. Singing and sliding across the tile. My own private show for myself. This was like my morning exercise and a way for me to release and I definitely needed it after all the past events that had happened.
A whole week there and I had done a fabulous job of avoiding any contact with almost everyone. I took all meals either in my room or after everyone else. I ran into to Joe once or twice but he brushed me off like the rude jerk he is.
I was in the middle of brushing my hair and singing obnoxiously loud lyrics from Hawk Nelsons song Bring em Out when my music suddenly went off.
I rushed out of my bathroom and saw Joe exiting my room shaking his head.
"Hey! What did you do that for?" I shouted to him. He had already made it out of my room and was walking down the hall.
"Um excuse me! You just walked in my room without permission and turned off my music. Then you walk out and dont say anything." I yelled after him.
He stopped and turned around slightly. "Just like you were listening in on my conversation without permission. I dont see a difference." He said and then continued walking to his destinantion.
"JERK!" I yelled as I slammed my door shut.
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"Jocie. Can I ask you something?" Jocie and I were out in the stables. I was sitting ona stackof hay watching her brush one of the horses.
"Sure hun." She said as she looked back at me.
"Would you happen to know if Joe is giving me a hard time because he wants me to go home?" I asked a little unsure if I should have asked that.
"Well.. No I don't know. I hadn't thought of it like that. You might be on to something." She laughed.
"You know what's funny? When I was a little girl I used to pretend that I was a princess. I wanted to be one so bad. Now here I am forced to be one and all I want is to just die" I chuckled.
"It's ironic." I added thinking back to when I was younger.
"And you know what sucks even more?"
"hmm?"
"I called my parents the other day and told them everything and they still wont let me come home. I would just go home but it's like im in the financial postition to even attempt to live on my own." I pouted.
"Wow! That blows." She said taking a step back. "Have you ever thought about comfronting Joe? It might make things a little bit less tense between the two of you." She half way suggested
"You mean apologize?" I asked her.
" I mean you did ease drop on him." She smiled.
"Ok but he yelled at me." I tried to justify.
"Which wouldn't have happened if you hadn't of been listening in on a private conversation."
"Yea.... Your right."
"Always." She joked.
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I had been two days and I was trying to find some way to comfront Joe. He must have thought I was a complete nut because everytime I approached him and opened my mouth to say something nothing ever came out and i would just end up walking away or he would impatient and walk off.
I had made an attempt at least four times now completely missing that third times the charm thing.
It was close to midnight everyone was sleep except for them. They were standing outside in front of my room, just like they did almost everynight.
I crept to my balcony quietly just to watch them. As usual Joe had her wraped in his arms and they were staring off at something. He started to look up in my direction so I ducked hoping that he didn't see me.
Slowly I crawled back into my room doing my best to be quiet. Within a matter of minutes Joe was in my room wearing anger on his face.
"Do you need something?" I asked as he let himself in.
"Yea. I need you to get something straight." He said angrily.
"And that is what?"
"Stop watching me and my girlfriend. I mean what is with you? Are you waiting to see something good so you can blackmail me? That is what you Americans do right. try to find things on other people so you canuse them to your advantage."
"Ok. Wow. You make it really hard for me to be nice you." I said still in shock at what he had just said to me.
"Whatever. Just stay out of my way ok." he said as he walked to the door.
"Hey Joe." I called after him. He turned slightly as he reached a hand for the door.
It was now or never.
"Im sorry... For listening in on you and your girlfriend." His eyes lightened and all at the sane time he found something so rude to say.
"You should be." And with that he disappeared out the door.
Jerk
