Further interruptions

You were about halfway through the exam paper given out for the sake of revision when Jess at the side of you finally managed to speak up again. Her voice was quiet but she wasn’t the only one talking in the room, some people opting to avoid the work and the teacher not caring enough to intervene given how late in the term it was.

“Sarah can make her own decisions” Jess stated randomly with no mention of anything else.

“Okay? I’ve never said she couldn’t” you replied quizzically.

You could only assume Jess had been weighing up ways to get what she wanted off her chest and had somehow stumbled and blurted out that. She was however surprisingly on the mark with her statement now that Sarah was becoming more comfortable with her kink around you and leaving some of the more important decisions for her life up to you.

“I’m just saying. Just because she’s your sister, doesn’t mean you can treat her like shit” she responded, touching a nerve with how accusatory she was sounding.

You were still in class and couldn’t let your anger fully bubble to the surface but you still couldn’t let that stand, calming yourself just enough not to make a scene while the lesson continued.

“Look, I think you have the wrong picture here. Yes, Sarah is my sister and yes, we get into arguments like every pair of siblings but if you think that she doesn’t mean anything to me then you are sorely mistaken. Now, if you want to keep throwing vague insults in my direction, I’d prefer it if they weren’t just made-up bullshit” you sneered, turning to face her as you spoke to see her eyes widen before turning back to your work.

Another longer period of silence followed after you had said your piece but that still didn’t seem to be enough to stop Jess from trying again, speaking up when you were just about to return to the paper in front of you.

“Well how am I supposed to know if they’re made up if Sarah isn’t talking to me?” she replied, directing her anger towards you when she had nowhere else to place it.

Her outburst wasn’t heard by the rest of the class but you could still tell she was arguing with you because she wanted answers to Sarah’s behaviour. You weren’t supposed to know about the confession yesterday and while the girl seemed to be doing everything she could to make you hate her, part of you saw her from a new outside perspective.

One where she had most likely been avoided by Sarah after putting her feelings out there and had no idea on what to do next. And one where it seemed the only person closest to Sarah that was willing to listen to her, happened to be the one she hated the most.

Your own anger was still there at what she had said earlier but you allowed a moment to pass before you said anything further, calming yourself enough to act more rationally than you would have otherwise.

“Sarah hasn’t mentioned anything to me if something has gone on and if something has happened, I’m not gonna pry information out of her and I’m almost certainly going to take her side over yours no matter what happens” you responded, your answer seemingly acceptable enough to Jess as you had noticed she had stopped scowling at you some point while you were talking.

You turned back to your work once again and what you had said didn’t give Jess any more questions to ask, her eyes no longer poking holes into the side of your head and you even heard the sounds of her pen working on the mock exam paper to the side of you.

After that, the rest of the lesson went by without a hitch and no more conversation was had between you and Jess. She wasn’t in your next class so you were on your own until the end of the day rolled around, letting you go over your plans more times than you likely needed. You had mentioned calling Emma later but you were hoping to catch up with her before you left for the gym. You scanned your surroundings as everyone filed out of the classroom door, deciding it best to head outside where you were more likely to spot one another.

You only had to wait a few minutes where you were leaning against one of the outer walls before you spotted her with your friends in tow, still out of earshot but you could see her making a gesture to say she would catch up with them once she spotted you waiting around for her.

“Shouldn’t you be rushing off to start ‘working’?” she asked, the air quotes making sure you knew her concern was less than genuine. That and the smile on her face.

“Well my boss has been known to be a bit of a **** driver but I’m sure I’ll get to see a whole new side of her if we play our cards right” you joked back, Emma’s smile growing as she huddled up at the side of you.

“What’s up?” she asked, wanting to know the actual reason you had stayed behind.

“I said I’d call you but I was thinking we could get together once I’m back. Just the two of us you know. Both Mom and Grace are likely to be a bit drunk so I think it will be a bit easier to sneak away once they are both out for the night” you replied, knowing how easy it was for Mom to get drunk after she had reminded you last weekend.

“Any reason in particular for sneaking around or…” Emma said, leaving her question open-ended.

“...There is something I wanna discuss but to be honest, I just wanted to spend some time with just the two of us. That seems to be getting harder to do these past couple of days and even when we go away, I don’t think Grace is gonna let us have much time unsupervised” you answered honestly, finding it hard to believe you had spent more time with your other subjects when Emma should have been put first.

“Sure! Just make sure it’s not too late or you're gonna interrupt my dreams” Emma teased, pushing her back off the wall to start making her way back towards your friend group.

“I’m sure Grace will tell you when we’re back but I’ll still give you a call” you ended, getting a nod from Emma before she started getting out of earshot.

With that conversation sorted, it felt like the rest of your day was finally all planned out and all that was left was to make sure you made it to where you needed to be on time, taking a quick look at your phone to check if you were on schedule before making actual steps towards your next destination.