Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
"Oh shoot! Jacky Im sorry, I forgot to tell you. I have to go get Miss Lai's dry cleaning." she looked apologetically at her new friend.
"What?! What are you, her maid now? Well, I'll see about that!" he pulled a little note pad on the pocket of his slacks and began to scribble something down.
"What are you doing?" she asked as she got up from her seat and leaned over his hands.
He was quick to hide it as he put up a finger and wagged it at her "Uh uh, its not for you to see. Its my own personal notes."
She smiled and shrugged her shoulders "Suit yourself. Im gonna have to take a raincheck on the lunch."
"You're loss." he smiled as he walked off.
The dry cleaning place was further than she expected. It took more than half of her lunch time. Annie ended up returning to the office with an empty stomach since she didn't have time to get any food. She got back ten minutes before 1 and decided to raid the snack machine in the office's kitchen. She shook her change purse for money as she bought a bag of cheetos and two snickers, her favorite.
She reached down the opening of the machine to get her snackes when Jacky's voice screeched from behind her "What's this??!!" he walked over to her with a shocked face "Do you know how much fat is in this?" he yanked the cheetos from her hands "And this??" he pointed to the snickers and was gonna take them too but Annie pulled them behind her back. "I mean how fat are we going to get??"
She looked offended as she glanced at herself from her foot to her chest. There was not an inch of fat on her, what was he talking about? "There are 20 grams of fat and I love to eat them." she pulled the cheetos bag that he began to open back into the safety of her hands. He got a hold of one cheeto and was chomping on it.
"Well its not good for you." he said but smiled as he motioned her to follow him "Come on, I have half of an uneaten sandwich. You want it?"
She nodded her head eagerly "Im starving. Thanks, Jacky." they walked over to his desk and he handed her a brown bag, she riped it open and pulled out a wrapped sandwich. When she unwrapped it, there was a strange odor that came from it. "What is it?" she wrinkled her nose.
"Liverwurst." she dropped the sandwich to the ground like it was scalding hot "Hey!" he bent over to pick it up "Its good for the skin, see?" he leaned in close to her face to show her his flawless skin.
"Well it smells like dog food." she said with disgust. "I'll just have my snacks." Annie began to return to her desk when he stopped her again.
When she turned to face him, he looked around carefully as he leaned in to her "Annie, do you need help?" he seemed so secretive.
She gave him a puzzled look "Besides mental help..." she joked.
"No..no...I mean, you need a dietician?"
"A what?!" she's never even heard of the word.
"You know, the person that helps you with diets and stuff. I've seen you snacking all day today. Its not healthy for you." he said almost with concern. He was bored most of the day and he had nothing else to do but study the people.
She laughed, that was ridiculous. According to doctors, she was underweight compared to the people her height. Its a fact that she wears thick clothes everyday, but surely she didn't look fat?? "That's absurd!"
He covered his mouth with a delicate hand "Oh my gosh, she's delirious." his voice was melodramatic.
She laughed harder as she held onto her stomach "Stop, I can't laugh anymore."
"You want to go to my shrink?" he asked with exaggerated concern.
She was laughing hysterically at his comment when her boss walked in from her lunch "Ahem!" The two stopped and turned to Miss Lai, who tapped at her watch "This is business hour!" she warned.
Annie nodded apologetically as her boss returned to her office, the door shutting tight. "Yeah, go back to your cage." Jacky muttered sarcastically.
Annie muffled a laugh "Oh, you're too much. Thanks for the laughs, Jacky." she shook her head, still thinking about his comments.
He crossed his arms and arched his neck "I wasn't kidding. Hmph!" he spun around and walked back to the kitchen to toss the dirty sandwich.
For the rest of the day, every so often, Jacky would come over to ask what she was doing. Annie began to wonder if he even had any work to do. His desk was empty and he was always writing in that little notebook of his. She found it almost odd, but made a mental note to ask him once she got to know him better. She figured it wouldn't be long, with his open personality, it was easy to talk to him.
By the end of the day, she was excited to start her new architectural classes. It was every Tuesday and Thursdays. She would have to take an exam and the course was for 6 months. She finally saved enough money and was determined to make this dream come true. She bentd herself under her desk to reach for her purse that she threw too deep under her desk. "Annie!" his high pitched voice startled her as she jumped and bumped her head under the table.
"Ow!" she cried out, touching her head as she pushed herself from under the desk. Rubbing the sore bump as she looked up at Jacky, her hair falling all over her face.
"Oh my gosh, don't you ever comb your hair??" he waved his hand when she opened her mouth about to defend herself "Nevermind, you going to dinner?"
"No, I can't, I have classes." she quickly told him about her plan.
"Well, good for you!" he patted her on the arm "Hey, you got chapstick or lipstick?"
She smiled as she dug into her her purse for her strawberry chapstick. "Your lips dry?" she found it and handed it to him.
"Oh no, got a special dinner date tonight." a twinkle in his eye as he said it.
"Then why did you ask me to dinner?" she looked confused.
He rolled his eyes and let out a exasperated sigh "I didn't ASK you to dinner, I asked if you were going to dinner."
She laughed as she nodded "Boyfriend?" she teased.
"I don't think thats any of your business!" he said with hostile defense. "Gosh, Annie, you're sure straightforward for a person that I just met for the second day."
She dropped her jaw "You asked me if I was a virgin on the first day we met!!!" she exclaimed. Her comment was so loud that a few of the late workers glanced at her oddly. She blushed lightly and lowered her head.
He giggled "Well, you don't have to announce it to the world, Miss I've Never Touched a Man...." he glanced at his watch, ignoring her evil glare "Im gonna be late." he waved goodbye as he rushed to the elevator.
Annie packed up the rest of her stuff and left the office a few minutes after five. She made it to her class on time, the teacher was a very well know architect. She was so interested in the class, that even when it ended at 10pm, she was the last to leave the room. She chatted with the teacher for a few minutes before leaving for her home.
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Jacky decided to bother Tia when he called her and she told him that Johnny wasn't home. She was dressed in star print pajamas when she opened the door. She had a spoonful of icecream in her mouth. Tia didn't seem to notice his depressed face as she returned to her comfortable couch "Close the door." she mumbled through bites.
Suddenly, she heard a thump and spun around, he was sprawled out on the ground. When she realized he was just exaggerating, she sat down. He looked up and gave her a glare "What if I really fainted? Would you just sit there?!"
She laughed "If you fainted, I'd call the police to take the dirty gay guy out of my apartment."
"Women are evil." he got up and closed the door. He slumped on the couch next to Tia "OHHH!" he groaned.
She furrowed her eyebrows "Stop it! You sound like a cat in heat! My neighbors will complain."
"OHHHHHHH!!!!" he groaned even louder.
She dropped her icecream on the table and crossed her legs on the couch while she turned to him. Giving him her full attention "Now what?" she knew he just wanted to talk.
"Help me, Tia. Im dying." he said dramatically.
"That's all?" she asked nochalantly as she reached for the phone "I'll call the mortuary. You like white daisies don't you?"
"White roses." she laughed at his response "I can't go back Tia, they'll drive me crazy. If it wasn't for the new girl, I would die."
Her eyes widened with interest "Ohh...nothing like a beautiful new girl to keep your manlihood alive huh?" she reached for her ice cream again, but he yanked it out of her hand. He took a spoonful and shoved it in his mouth.
He swallowed it whole and winced in pain as the brain-freeze took over. After the pain was gone, he sighed with relief "That felt soooo good."
Tia took her ice cream back as she gave him a funny look "You're strange, you know that?"
"Actually, she's not very pretty." Tia arched her eyebrows, surprised that he would befriend someone not good looking. He was always after the pretty girls although she's never seen him mistreat a not so attractive girl. "But she's the first person that wanted to talk to me. Then again, maybe its because no one would talk to her?"
"Well, she must not be that bad if she wants to talk to a gay guy?" she offered.
He looked thoughtful "That's true."
She smiled at her friend "Does Jacky have a little crush?"
He laughed "After two days? I call that infactuation. But I have to admit, she's quite cute when she gets mad." he found himself trying to get her upset, Annie's cheeks blazed so adorably when she was mad.
Tia laughed as she pointed at him "I think you're in love!!" she teased.
He hit her playfully on the arm "That's ridiculous, Im gay." he joked.
She bounced from her seat as she shook her head vehemently "Nope! I've known you most of my life and Im positive you are in love!" she began to chant "Jacky's in love...Jacky's in love..." suddenly she stopped and turned to him "What's her name?"
He snickered "Hmph! Like Im gonna tell you. And for the last time, I am NOT in love with anyone."
She shrugged her shoulders and reached for her melting icecream and returned it to the freezer. They chatted about stuff for the rest of the night but every once in a while he would mention the 'girl' and it made Tia start chanting again. He rolled his eyes as he took the couch pillows and jammed it to the side of his head to block out the annoying chant.