He pulls his laptop from the heap of clothes in the corner of his room, and then flopping down onto the bed, he opens up the computer. Clicking on the Internet icon, Google automatically loads as his home page. He types 'Curses' and clicks the search button.
He is working his way methodically through the links, when he hears the door open downstairs. He calls, "I hope you brought dinner."
" I did. Chinese."
Jayden grunts as he moves the laptop aside and gets up off the bed. He is sick of Chinese, but he is hungry, so he goes downstairs to the kitchen anyway.
In the kitchen, he looks at Kieran for a moment, taking in his dark mood. "I take it things didn't go as you planned."
" She was not at school today, and I stayed there all day in case she would come. After school, I even walked all the way to her house. Nothing."
" Maybe she decided to take the day off."
Kieran sighs frustrated. "I said she was not at home."
Shocked Jayden glances up from the brown paper bag and stops searching its contents to see what Kieran bought. "You knocked at her door?"
" I did. I do not know what is wrong with me. I need to see her."
Amused Jayden wonders, "If she had opened the door, what would you have said?" Kieran shrugs, while Jayden continues, "You should really learn to be patient, brother."
Not sure if he should mention it, Jayden takes a container from the bag and walks toward the lounge. He says casually over his shoulder, "I saw her today."
Kieran stops dead in his tracks. "What?"
Jayden turns toward him and he smiles. "I said, I saw her today."
" When? How? Did you speak to her?"
" Today. I walked past her. No."
Kieran takes a container from the bag and then following Jayden into the lounge, he sits down on the chair. "I don't understand."
Jayden smiles amused. "She probably just took the day off. She didn't know of your plans, you know."
" I know. What does she look like?"
Jayden starts, "She is, um." He almost says beautiful, but considers after their agreement it is probably not such a good idea. He finishes his sentence, "Pretty."
Kieran frowns deeply as he puts a fork full of food in his mouth.
Jayden leans back onto the couch. "This couch stinks. When are we going to get a new one?"
Distracted Kieran says, "Whenever you want."
Jayden flips through the same three channels and irritated Kieran insists, "Just choose one, will you?"
Jayden looks back at Kieran, his eyes intense as he looks at him. "Hey, are you jealous?"