13 Crowns

Chapter 16: Wake up

I was going into senior year. It was my first class.
"Hello, class, we have a new classmate." The teacher announced.
"Hi, I'm Rowan!" She announced.
She looked familiar; We awkwardly locked eyes.
"Rowan, you will be sitting next to Ember." The teacher explained.
While walking by my desk, she slammed on each one.
"Jerrica, Wake up! This isn't real." She explained.
She proceeded to grab my hand then slapped my face with it. I woke up handcuffed to the headboard of the hotel bed. Everyone then looked at me. The room fell silent.
"How did that work?" Rowan questioned, breaking the silence.
The only thing I could do was shrug. Then it went back to an awkward silence.
"I know this shit's kinky to some people, but I am uncomfortable. Can someone get me out of these?" I asked.
The majority of the group left, leaving Camden, Emily, Ezra, Jarred, and I. Jarred unlocked me from the cuffs.
"With all due respect, that was the dumbest shit you have ever done." Jarred scolded.
"I know," I responded.
"I know, it's been less than two weeks of you know about any of this. I know it's crazy but next time, talk to us."
"Okay."
"Ezra and Emily need to talk to you." Jarred explained, leaving with Camden.
"I'm sorry, Jerrica," Emily said, breaking the silence.
"For what?" I asked.
"It was a dumb joke and a little bit of jealousy,"
"What did you do?"
"Don't overreact."
"Emily, what the fuck did you do?"
"I made Rowan erase the relationship you had and implant false memories."
"Get out."
Ezra, who was silent, got up as Emily left.
"Hi." He said.
"Hey," I answered.
"You love me." He poked.
"Shut up."
I playfully punched him. He picked me up and kissed me.
"Let's go," Ezra said.
We headed to the car. He put his arms around me. I turned around and kissed him.
"I missed you," I said.
"I missed you too." He said, kissing my forehead.
I was thinking about how fast I was falling in love with him. It was the only thing that was normal in the past eleven days.We made it into the lobby.I put the key on the desk, and Ezra handed me the keys.We saw Camden in the hall.
"Hey Camden, can you take Emily?" I asked.
"Yeah, sure." He continued. "Are you guys good?"
"Yep."
Ezra put his hands around my waist. We then headed to my car.
"How are you feeling?" Reese questioned.
She had a bag with her. Reese has the power to control animals.Stephan, on the other hand, was a quiet kid who could control plants.We were all like a group of misfit orphans.
"Okay," I responded.
"Are you feeling okay?" Ezra whispered to me as we headed into the car.
"I couldn't be better," I responded by kissing him.
We drove from Tijuana beaches on our third day of driving. We reached the hotel after another twelve hours. We checked into a small family hotel. We were on our own until dinner at eight.Emily walked up to me.
"Hey, I'm sorry." She said.
"It's whatever...we have bigger issues," I responded.
"True."
"Do you want to go to the mall with Ezra and me?"
"Yeah, sure!"
We then left to find Jarred, who was, of course, with Camden. We met them in the lobby of the hotel.
"Sup nerds!" I said.
"What do you want?" Jarred said.
"Can I get clothes?"
"Sure, the card is in our room."
He handed me the key to their room.We headed up there, of course, racing up to the second floor. We got into his room.Ezra grabbed Jarred's wallet, and I sat on the bed with Emily.We were watching some television show.
"Okay, let's go," Ezra said.
We finally made it to the car once again. We made it to Santa Fe Place Mall. We went into Rue twenty-one; I grabbed some clothes and went to go try them on.When I was done, both of them were gone.I went to look at shoes when I felt hands around me. I screamed, jumping forward.
"Babe, calm down. It's just me." Ezra said, kissing my cheek.
I turned and hugged him. We paid for my new clothes and continued to shop. We all finally got to the parking lot. We tried our best to ignore it.
"Jerrica Halloway, come with us!" They said in unison.
We decide to ignore it. Suddenly our car sped up, and it suddenly flipped.
"Jerrica, are you okay!" I heard Ezra scream.
I sprung awake. I had no feeling in my leg. I began to cry. Ezra grabbed my hand.
"It's going to be okay." He said, trying to calm me down.
"Are you okay, Emily?" I asked Emily.
"I'm okay." She responded.
"Okay, good."
Being in peril flames started to come from my hands. We were all forcefully pulled out of the car. I was extremely weak and so was Ezra and Emily. The feeling of loss fell over me. I took the flames from my hands and punched them into the ground under the boy holding me. This gave me time with the help of adrenaline to blast everyone that was in the parking lot. This gave Ezra and I time for us to get inside.
"I don't want to do this anymore." I cried.
"I know." He wrapped his hands around me.
"We need help. Call Jarred." I explained.
"I know but we need to be safe."
He then put his forehead against mine. Everything went completely white. We were suddenly in front of the hotel. Like clockwork I passed out from the sudden crash of adrenaline.I woke up in another room once again. I heard knocks, and then the door slowly opened.
"Hey, How are you feeling?" Ezra questioned.
"I'm okay, I just need to heal my legs." I continued. "Huh!"
"What?"
"A couple days ago I would think I was on drugs. If I said that kinda stuff." I began to cry. "I don't want to fight anymore."
He came to sit next to me to comfort me. He proceeded to kiss my head. He looked like he wanted to say something. I then attempted to grab his forearm.
"No you don't." He said as he got up.
"You're not telling me something." I responded.
I attempted to get up. I then fell again onto the bed. I placed the growing flames onto my leg. I got up once again then I saw him on one knee. I covered my face in shock.
"I know all of this is crazy but this is the only thing that seems right, Jerrica Halloway will you marry me?" He said.
I shook my head yes. He kissed me and then picked me up and spun me. We fell on my bed and then took it all the way. I don't regret any of it.