Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Her relationship with Jacky was progressing, he became her best friend in no time. They were able to talk to each other about anything and everything. He seemed to be more nosy lately, she had no idea why. But then again, Jacky was Jacky. Although queer at times, he was still a good friend that she could rely on.
It was close to lunch time when she checked the calendar for any appointments that she had coming up. She gasp when she found out the next day, she was to get her braces out. It was a good thing she asked for the day off already. She was smiling with relief because the day had finally came. Four dreadful years of being a metal mouth, it was horrifying for her at first because the pain was unbearable. Soon, she was so use to it that it barely bothered her.
"Ready for lunch?" Jacky's voice broke into her thoughts.
"Yeah." she picked up her purse and turned to him. Noticing that he seemed a little more down than usual. "What's wrong?"
He glanced at her, was he that easy to read? "Oh nothing, I got in a fight with my boyfriend."
She laughed "Over that one other guy you told me about?"
Jacky's face blanked over "What are you talking about?"
"The one you met at the bar?" she remembered he told her about the guy that flirted with him in the bar the other night.
He rolled his eyes "That was sooo yesterday!" he said as they entered the elevator. "No, I think he's cheating on me."
"How do you figure that? I mean, you're so cute!" she tried to bring up his self esteem.
"I know! That's what I don't understand. But lately, he comes home later and his shirt smells like cheap Este Lauder." he sighed.
"Well, don't worry too much about it. Hey, Im getting my braces off tomorrow." she tried to change the subject.
His eyes were dazing off again "Hmm." he answered without thinking. "What do you suppose is wrong with me?" he asked. They walked down the street to the cafe shop where they had their first lunch.
Annie shrugged her shoulders "I don't know, Jacky."
Suddenly, he pulled at one guy that walked by "What's wrong with me?" he asked the stranger.
The guy looked surprised as he pulled away from Jacky "Crazy." he mumbled as he walked on his way.
Annie shook her head as she reached to pull at Jacky's arm "Come on Missy, you're scaring people." she scolded.
He pulled away from her grasp and straighted his collar shirt "Don't do that, they might think we're together!" he whispered loudly as he looked around to see if anyone was paying attention.
"I doubt they'll think we're together." she said knowingly as they entered the deli. After they ordered, she saw Jacky gazing at the waiter. She laughed as she tapped the table to get his attention "Jacky!" she yelled after he didn't blink. "What is wrong with you?"
"Nothing, Im perfect." he said it confidently. Suddenly his face lit up "Hey, you want a boyfriend? I know a straight guy that would be perfect for you."
She laughed "I thought you said you don't talk to straight guys because you don't want to turn them gay with your charms?"
He shook his head "Well, he's the only straight guy that I know. So do you or don't you?" he seemed eager to play matchmaker.
Annie pulled away the annoying strand of hair that was tickling her forehead. "I told you, Im going to die an old maid."
"And I said, not if Im around. Come on it'll be fun. Well, if you want, you guys can start talking on the phone and stuff."
She looked reluctant "I don't know Jacky, I have the worse luck when it comes to men. I mean, does your friend mind that I look like this?" she pointed at her face and clothes.
"Oh, he's blind. He wouldn't care."
"Jacky!! That's horrible!" she couldn't believe what she was hearing. Suddenly he started laughing, she raised her eyebrows "That was a mean thing to joke about."
He put his elbows on the table and rested his chin on his palms "Well, to be honest, he doesn't care about what women look like. He goes for that wholesome girl personality."
Annie nodded slowly "Well, let me sleep on it."
Jacky dropped his elbows "After you sleep on it, he'll already be taken, I told him to save a thought for my special friend."
She giggled "Im your special friend? Since when?"
"Since you agreed to let me do a makeover for you." the food came and he quickly devoured it.
She put up her hands "Wait a minute. Im gonna let you do a what?"
He swallowed the mouthful of food "Do you need a hearing aide now, grandma??" it was a nickname he often referred to her as. She wore glasses that slipped to the middle of her nose and her clothes were flowered prints, they were bigger than they should be.
She flinched at his remark, she hated being called a 'grandma'. She actually went through high school being called just that. It was almost a traumatizing time for her, but because it was Jacky, she would let the remark slide. She once got upset at Tia for calling her that. Althought lately, she found it quite annoying.
"As I was saying, you promised to let me do a makeover. Not alot of people have the pleasure of Jacky's magical hands." he winked at her with a mysterious aura.
She leered at him "I never promised you any such!"
"Sure you did, it was a week ago, when we were eating dinner and you said "If I don't get a boyfriend in a week, then I'll let you give me a makeover." Your exact words!"
"I did?" she wrinkled her forehead "I don't remember anything." She remembered, they had a few glass of wine, but surely she wasn't drunk enough to not remember such an important conversation.
"Well, Im holding you up on your words." he finished.
"You didn't even give me a chance to find a boyfriend." she argued, there was no way she was letting him change her looks. She was comfortable with herself.
He dropped his sandwich on the plate "Okay. How about this? We go to a club and if you can't get a guy then I get to change you."
She looked thoughtful for a minute before replying "Alright, deal." she wasn't too confident about snatching a guy but she figured there would be drunken idiots there that would hit on anyone that looked like girls. Being that she went to a club one time with Tia. Suddenly she remembered, she wanted to introduce him to her friend. Tia would have a kick out of Jacky. "Hey, you've got to meet my friend."
"Is she a girl?" he arched his eyebrows suspiciously.
She nodded "Yeah, she's great, her name is..."
He cut her off "No, Im not interested. Girls are so...how would you say..." he waved his fork in the air "competative. If I met your friend, she might start comparing herself to me and stuff. I just don't want to hurt anyone's feelings."
"But she's not like that." her smile still visible.
He shook his head "NO!" he stomped his foot on the ground, throwing a tantrum "I don't want to! Don't make me!"
She laughed as she held up her hands "Alright alright." she was about to eat her sandwich when she stopped and looked up at him "Hey, Im a girl." remember his comment earlier.
"Yeah right!" he snickered as he continued with his salad. "You are no girl. You're a grandma." he laughed at his joke while she snarled at him.
They returned to work after lunch, her work seemed to pile up again. She sighed as she began working, at least it was Thursday. Which means her class was that night, she was quick at being the top students of the class. Some of the other classmates would often ask her for help. The people were fairly friendly to her and it was the main reason why she enjoyed the class alot.
The next day, she came in a little later to work because of her dentist appointment. Her braces were taken off, she immediatly felt lighter. The dentist gave her a good cleaning before she left. Her mouth seemed more free and not like it was tied together.
Jacky immediately spotted her strolling in around 1pm. He rushed over to her, he was wondering if she was sick or something "Where'd you go?"
She turned around "I told you yesterday." she was casual as she sat down at her seat and started to type away.
"You did?" he put his arms on his hips "Don't pull a Jacky on me, I invented it." he thought she was teasing him.
Annie laughed "I would never try to pull a fast one on you."
"Wait a minute!" he put up his hands to freeze her "What's this?" he leaned in closer to her face, using his fingers he pried her mouth open. He gasp and covered his mouth "You got them off!" he exclaimed.
Annie looked around embarrassed by his outburst "I told you yesterday." she said through clenched teeth.
"You did not!!" he claimed. "Hey, that's not fair. No cheating!! You can't clean yourself up like that."
She immediately understood what he meant. "Well, you never said that I couldn't make myself presentable when we go to the club."
"Why you sneaky little...OHH!!" he yelled angrily before returning to his desk. She laughed to herself as she got back to work.