The Girl Next Door

Chapter 20

Jesy had gone to bed with worry for Leigh-Anne floating through her mind last night.

After Leigh's mother had brought them to the area they both lived the woman had told her to go straight home and to not worry about her daughter. She had questioned Jesy a bit on what was going on but Jesy did not tell her a thing.

Jesy had gone to bed and decided to download music to cheer herself up. She'd actually gotten a bunch of sad songs instead of uplifting ones. She had used the headphones that Ms. Marigold had brought with her new I-pad to listen. Music was so beautiful when it was close to the ear. Jesy found her love. She had cried so much last night listening as just the notes played by the background instruments highlighted her emotions better than words could.

She had not been looking at Leigh like she usually did though. The other girl's curtains were drawn by her mother so Jesy had been left to only guess what was happening with the sad girl.

She was up now and it was later than the usual time she rose. Her I-pad said that it was six-thirty.

The girl sat straight after staring at the ceiling and wondering how Leigh-Anne was doing then looked out the window.

The curtains were open and Leigh-Anne was up writing something in her little book of poems.

Jesy could not help but smile. She's alright. She moved close to her own window and waved. "Hey Bucky! Good morning! How are you doing?"

Leigh-Anne looked up and waved. She did not look too happy. "I'm alright." She sounded far away so she got up and got onto the stool. "Sorry about yesterday Jes. I saw you crying." She pouted shortly then traced her finger in the window sill. "I don't like seeing you cry at all." She looked up again, still looking way too tired and lacklustre to be the Leigh-Anne that Jesy knew.

Jesy wanted her to be her hyperactive, fretful worried self again. "It's okay. You were just acting on your emotions. It's normal. I was acting on mine too . . . I didn't like what you were saying one bit." She mumbled the last sentence and felt her cheeks heat. She had cried hard before but this time it had burned and had been accompanied by fear and apprehension. Both of those things, mixed with her sadness made for a horrible ache in the chest. It was like a disease. It made her feel sick.

Leigh felt sad for Jesy. At least that meant that she loved her right? "I didn't mean it. I mean, I did in that moment but now I don't feel that way."

"What happens when you feel that way again Bucks?" Jesy sounded a little paranoid. Like that Jade bitch. I want her to burn in hell for the rest of her existence and then go to hell when she dies.

Leigh-Anne shook her head. "Don't worry about it alright? I'll . . . be fine." She sighed and continued to quietly rub her finger at her window sill.

Jesy did not believe that. She frowned at the thought of what those girls were doing. "Don't worry Bucks. I'm gonna make sure that they don't have any more info on you okay? I'm working on it. I'll fix it all." She grinned. Today she was going to get that blonde to invite her over so she could get rid of everything Perrie and Jade had on Leigh. That was, if Perrie actually had the info. If the blonde did not then Jesy would need to find another way to go about doing this. She was not sure how she would do it but she did believe strongly in the saying 'When there's a will there's a way'.

Leigh looked lost momentarily. "You don't need to do anything. I'm sure they'll forget about all of it eventually." She put the side of her head in her palm while her shoulder was propped in the window sill. "Who am I kidding? They're going to hold that over me until I graduate and maybe till after."

"Exactly. But don't worry. Jesy's got your back." Jesy just wanted to help. Once again, Leigh had done so much for her. This was the least she could do. I'm sure the blonde will be happy about it too. I mean, she hates this bullying shit right? I'd be doing her a favour.