Chasing Shadows……Chapter Nine

“Gab! What the hell?!” Emily says to Gabrielle now in anger.

“It’s that asshole Jared!” Gabrielle says to her now pointing at the drivers set.

Emily looks and indeed does see Jared sitting in the drivers set, hitting his head up against the steering wheel from being caught.

“Oh wonderful” Emily now mutters.

“Well come on, we’re going to be late, just suck it up and deal with it” she says now grabbing Gabrielle by the arm and pulling her over to the car.

“He better be just driving us to, well wherever were going!” Gabrielle mutters to Emily as they walk up to Shannon.

“Hey girls” Shannon says now opening the car door to let them in.

“Hi Shannon, Hi Tomo” Emily says to Shannon and Tomo, who just popped his head out the door for a minute. “Hi!” Tomo says now sliding over to let the girls in.

Gabrielle meanwhile has said nothing besides a fast “Hi” to Shannon and Tomo.

She says absolutely nothing to Jared, who’s keeping his head as low as possible.

Once the girls are in the car, Shannon shuts the door and then hops in the front set.

“Um, Jared’s just dropping us off, then he has to go do stuff. Right bro?” Shannon says to the girls nodding his head to Jared.

“Yeah” Jared mutters now starting up the car and then driving off.

“Oh hey Jared, didn’t see you there” Emily lies to Jared as they now go around the corner.

She hoping maybe she can kinda make Jared feel a little better.

“Hi Emily, Hi Gabrielle” Jared says, hoping Gabrielle says hello to him back.

But she doesn’t.

Emily has to hit her on the arm for her to say, “Hello” in a very deep pissed off voice.

“Oh god here we go” Emily says to herself shaking her head.

After a few minutes of driving, the silence begins to get to Emily.

“So, where are we going?” she asks.

“Oh, a little café across town” Shannon says.

“Yeah, we went there the first day we got here, it’s really nice” Tomo then adds in.

“Oh cool” Emily says smiling.

Gabrielle meanwhile, is still silent.

Jared is as well.

About twenty minutes later the car pulls up to a small café that says “Top Town Café” in green letters on a yellow sign.

“Oh this looks nice” Emily says now getting out.

“Yeah it is, food great here too” Tomo says getting out as well.

When everyone is out, Emily says to Jared, “Are you sure you can’t just stop in for a bite or something?” Gabrielle, who was just about to enter the café, hears Emily and almost does a full 360degree head spin to look at her as if she lost her mind. “Um, nah can’t, maybe next time” Jared says looking at Gabrielle.

“Oh ok then, see ya” Emily now says waving and walking away from him.

“Bye!” Jared then yells to the group, and Gabrielle just ignores him and walks into the café as if she never heard him.

Tomo just gives him a weak smile and a wave and then he heads in.

“Told you it was a bad idea driving us” Shannon says to Jared as Emily walks in, leaving the brothers alone.

“I know, but, you know, I thought I could maybe…” Jared begins to say.

“And that’s it, you thought” Shannon says cutting him off.

“Whatever, maybe you can still work on her” Jared then says.

“Dude! Do you still really want us to make her like you?! She hates you! That was just plan as day! Don’t you think your losing a already lost battle?!” Shannon says shaking his head.

“I don’t know Shan, she did like me before I opened my big stupid mouth. Maybe she can like me again” Jared says, still holding on to hope.

Shannon shakes his head again.

“Whatever man, I still say it’s a already lost battle. I’ll call you when we’re about to leave ok?” Shannon then says.

“Ok, see you” Jared says.

“Bye”

Then Jared drives off while Shannon goes into the café, hopefully to make Gabrielle like Jared again and maybe she could go out with him or something.

Yeah right.