Backdated Log; Can You Unravel My Latest Mistake?
Who: Jen and Josie
Where: Jen’s house and Josie’s house
When: April 1, 2019
What: It’s a trick but I’m the fool
Status: Complete
Josie didn’t even know whether she was going to the right place. She held out the piece of paper in front of her and took a look at the address Bree had given to her. After checking to make sure the address was right, she raced up to the front door, took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell.
Jen sat up in bed at the sound of the doorbell. She slowly swung her feet onto the floor and carefully made her way downstairs. Her body had felt worse at the beginning of the week. This was an improvement. She looked through the peep hole, expecting to just ignore whoever was on the other side of the door and go back to bed. But when she saw Josie standing on her porch she quickly pulled the door open. “What’re you doing here?” She asked. Seeing the look on Josie’s face she tried to change her tone. “I - you...Josie, what are you doing here?”
Josie grinned upon seeing Jen at the doorway, her nervousness completely forgotten. Jen looked tired. but Josie was just glad to be able to see her. “I came to find you,” she said, shrugging. She took a step towards Jen. “I missed you.”
Jen tugged her loose sweat shirt back up onto her shoulder. “It’s been like, four days, Jo.” She said as she stepped back when Josie stepped forward, unconsciously closing the door some.
“Exactly. Four days is a very long time,” Josie replied. She blinked in confusion at Jen’s actions, but shrugged it off. Jen probably had her reasons. “Are you feeling unwell or something? You look unwell,” she asked, frowning.
“I’m fine.” Jen replied. “But it’s good to know I don’t look well. If I’d known you were coming I would’ve dressed up just for you.” She once again tugged her sweat shirt back up onto her shoulder. It was old and too big. She couldn’t remember a time when she didn’t have it. She liked to think it was her mother’s. “I’m sick. You’re right. I’ll have a note on Monday.”
“It’s okay, you look really pretty like this too. You should have told me earlier that you were sick so I could bring some soup over for you,” Josie said, grinning. She suddenly realised that she had never once been to Jen’s house, but Jen had been to hers several times.“ Can I come in?” she asked, curious.
Jen hesitated. Her father wasn’t home. But what if he came home while Josie was over. “Yeah.” She finally relented. “But you can’t stay. I’m sorry. I don’t- I don’t want you to get sick.” She took Josie’s hand as she tugged her inside, leading her quickly upstairs to her room.
“Yay! Nice house by the way,” Josie commented on whatever she could see of the living room as they walked quickly by it. She grinned when she saw Jen’s room. It was so neat, and the only thing that was out of place was the messy sheets. Josie settled down on the bed. “Finally I get to see your room.”
“Mhmm.” Jen said, wrapping her arms around herself as she looked carefully around her room. “I’m sorry it’s so...if I’d known you were coming I promise things would’ve been way more put together.” Jen felt frazzled and on edge as she walked over to her bedside table and picked up the various bottles of pain killers, sliding them into a drawer, out of sight. “You really should go.” Jen said. “I can come tonight, okay. But you should go.”
Josie’s eyes followed Jen’s hands as she pushed the bottles away. She frowned in worry. “I’ll make sure you get nice and warm soup. What exactly are you down with?” she asked, taking a step towards Jen and placing her hand on her arm in a comforting manner.
Jen flinched stepping away. “Josie, just - I’m sore. Maybe it’s the flu. I’ll have a note on Monday so don’t worry, okay. I’ll eat your soup it’ll be great but, please, you have to go. I’ll come see you tonight but you have to go now.”
There was a flicker of hurt in Josie’s eyes as Jen moved away, but Josie looked away, avoiding
Jen’s gaze. She let her arm fall back to her side. “I’m not entirely convinced by your argument, but fine. I’ll... go now then,” she said, moving slowly towards the door. “Rest well, Jen.”
Jen slowly sat down on her bed as she watched Josie exit her room, slipping under the covers when she heard Josie close the door behind her. Later that evening she texted her as she walked up her street.
Hey. I’m here. I’m sorry if I’m waking you but I said I’d come...
Josie immediately sat up on her couch and reached for her phone on the coffee table. She had been waiting for the text and whatever was showing on the tv screen failed to distract her.
Parents are asleep, just come in through the front door.
After reading Josie’s reply Jen slid her phone into the pocket and headed up the front steps. She opened the front door, closing it softly behind her and headed up the steps to Josie’s room. The light from the tv in the living room caught her attention and she froze on the steps, not sure who it was.
Josie stood up to make herself visible.“Hey Jen,” she said with a tired smile. “You rest on the couch while I go heat up the soup okay?”
Jen came cautiously down the stairs. “Jo, about...earlier. I didn’t mean to upset you.” She said as she moved to stand in front of Josie. “I was just..surprised to see you and...I’m sorry, okay? I know I’m...saying that a lot. It was nice to see you, really. You just have to tell me, you can’t...surprise me like that.”
Josie nodded. “You don’t need to apologise. I just wanted to see you. And I want you to feel better, so make sure you finish all the soup okay?” she said, kissing Jen on the cheek and making her way towards the kitchen. She turned on the stove and let the soup boil for a while more, before pouring it carefully into a bowl.
Jen hesitated in doorway of the kitchen, watching Josie move about. She stepped forward and moved to carefully wrap her arms around Josie from behind. She pulled her as close as she could, ignoring her body’s protest at the added pressure. “You’re being really great.” She said softly before leaning down and pressing her lips softly to Josie’s neck.
Josie put down the soup ladle and leaned back gently into Jen. She couldn’t help but smile. This was definitely worth the staying up and the cooking of the soup (Josie had refused to let her mom help) “Well, that’s what I do,” Josie replied with a grin on her face.
Jen smiled against the skin beneath her lips. “Yeah” She mumbled. “I guess that’s true.” She pulled back to rest her chin on Josie’s shoulder. She was relieved that they seemed to be moving forward, forgetting about the mess that was that afternoon. “Are you going to have some, too?”
Josie shook her head slightly. “Nope, all for you. I’ll help you finish it if you can’t. It’s good for your health, so drink up, missy,” she said, kissing the top of Jen’s forehead and nudging her out of the kitchen.
Jen rolled her eyes and made her way carefully to the living room. She sat down on the couch and brought her bowl of soup up to her mouth so she could blow on it. Jen’s focus was on her spoon as she stirred the hot liquid when she asked, “In the classes we share, did I miss a lot?”
Josie leaned her head back against the couch. “No, not much, mostly giving back assignments and stuff. Oh, we have a new essay assignment for English, but it’s quite easy to complete,” she said, shrugging. “So, how does the soup taste?”
Jen nodded, relieved that it didn’t seem like she’d missed anything. “It’s really good.” Jen said honestly. “It’s a great...breakfast.” She smiled.
Josie grinned, eyes lighting up. “I’m glad you like it,” she said. “Are you....coming back to school anytime soon?” she asked.
“Yeah, yes,” Jen nodded. “I’ll be there on Monday.” She shifted a little, she hadn’t thought that Josie would ask that. She sighed looking down at her bowl. “I didn’t mean to worry you. I just... really wasn’t feeling well.”
“It’s okay, rest more if you need to. I could always tutor you in the classes we take together. Your health comes first,” Josie said, placing her hand on Jen’s reassuringly.
Jen tried not to flinch. She really did. She just wasn’t sure if she’d succeeded. She leaned forward, gently setting her mostly empty bowl of soup on the coffee table. “You still have my hoodie here, right?” She asked. She didn’t think she’d gotten it back. “You should wear it on Monday.” She laughed lightly at the idea as she leaned forward, tilting her head into Josie’s neck. “Please stop worrying about me.” She said softly before kissing the soft skin beneath her lips. “I really do feel better.”
Josie smiled, kissing the top of Jen’s head. She had been incredibly lonely in school without Jen, and it was nice to finally be with her girlfriend. “But I’m Josie Hall. I worry about things that matter to me, it’s what I do,” she said, “And yeah, I’ll wear it on Monday. For you.”
“That would make me feel much better.” Jen let out a breath, gently pushing forward until she was resting gingerly on top of Josie. She reached between them to tug her sweatshirt down before wrapping both of her arms around Josie. “If I get sick again, I’ll tell you,okay. But you have to let me know before you just show up.”
Josie nodded. “Good, you better. I was worried sick you know, you didn’t give me details in your text replies,” she said, caressing Jen’s hair.
“I’m sure you wanted to know all about my headache.” The half-lies were easy to tell. Jen had long ago convinced herself it was for the best. Josie’s fingers running through her hair relaxed Jen and she felt her eyes close. “I’m sorry.”
Josie gently massaged Jen’s scalp. “Feeling better?”
“Yes. Thanks to you and your perfect soup.” Jen let out a breath. “But I should probably go soon so your parents don’t wake with an extra person at the breakfast table.”
Josie’s smile fell, but she put it back into place. “You need sleep so you can be with me on Monday,” she said, placing a firm kiss on Jen’s lips.
Jen smiled into the kiss. “No fair.”She said as she sat up some but then leaned down to press their lips back together. “You can’t tell me to go to sleep, then kiss me and actually expect me to want to sleep.”
Josie smirked, shaking her head. She continued the kiss, pressing their lips against each other for quite a while, before pulling away. “Now you should go sleep,” she said.
“You’re mean to me.” Jen said playfully. “You are a mean girlfriend.” She leaned down for one more quick kiss before sitting up. She grabbed her bowl and took it into the kitchen, quietly rinsing it out before loading it into the dishwasher.
“Ahh, you should have let me do that,” Josie said, shaking her head. She moved behind Jen and hugged her from the behind.
Jen turned in Josie’s arms so that she was facing her. She reached out, gently cupping Josie’s face, tilting it up so that she could lean down to kiss her. “Are you trying to take care of me or something?” She asked softly.
“I’ve always tried to do that. It’s what I do,” Josie replied, reaching out her hand to caress Jen’s hair.
Jen let her eyes slowly roam Josie’s face. “I suppose I can let you do that.” She whispered “Just a little. Either way, putting my bowl in the sink is definitely something I can take care of.” She smiled and leaned down to kiss Josie again. Finally pulling back she reached for Josie’s hand and headed towards her front door. “I have stuff to catch up on. So I’ll probably be busy this weekend. But I will see you at school, okay?”
Josie nodded, holding the door open and leaning against the door frame as she waved to Jen. Only 3 more days, right?
Where: Jen’s house and Josie’s house
When: April 1, 2019
What: It’s a trick but I’m the fool
Status: Complete
Josie didn’t even know whether she was going to the right place. She held out the piece of paper in front of her and took a look at the address Bree had given to her. After checking to make sure the address was right, she raced up to the front door, took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell.
Jen sat up in bed at the sound of the doorbell. She slowly swung her feet onto the floor and carefully made her way downstairs. Her body had felt worse at the beginning of the week. This was an improvement. She looked through the peep hole, expecting to just ignore whoever was on the other side of the door and go back to bed. But when she saw Josie standing on her porch she quickly pulled the door open. “What’re you doing here?” She asked. Seeing the look on Josie’s face she tried to change her tone. “I - you...Josie, what are you doing here?”
Josie grinned upon seeing Jen at the doorway, her nervousness completely forgotten. Jen looked tired. but Josie was just glad to be able to see her. “I came to find you,” she said, shrugging. She took a step towards Jen. “I missed you.”
Jen tugged her loose sweat shirt back up onto her shoulder. “It’s been like, four days, Jo.” She said as she stepped back when Josie stepped forward, unconsciously closing the door some.
“Exactly. Four days is a very long time,” Josie replied. She blinked in confusion at Jen’s actions, but shrugged it off. Jen probably had her reasons. “Are you feeling unwell or something? You look unwell,” she asked, frowning.
“I’m fine.” Jen replied. “But it’s good to know I don’t look well. If I’d known you were coming I would’ve dressed up just for you.” She once again tugged her sweat shirt back up onto her shoulder. It was old and too big. She couldn’t remember a time when she didn’t have it. She liked to think it was her mother’s. “I’m sick. You’re right. I’ll have a note on Monday.”
“It’s okay, you look really pretty like this too. You should have told me earlier that you were sick so I could bring some soup over for you,” Josie said, grinning. She suddenly realised that she had never once been to Jen’s house, but Jen had been to hers several times.“ Can I come in?” she asked, curious.
Jen hesitated. Her father wasn’t home. But what if he came home while Josie was over. “Yeah.” She finally relented. “But you can’t stay. I’m sorry. I don’t- I don’t want you to get sick.” She took Josie’s hand as she tugged her inside, leading her quickly upstairs to her room.
“Yay! Nice house by the way,” Josie commented on whatever she could see of the living room as they walked quickly by it. She grinned when she saw Jen’s room. It was so neat, and the only thing that was out of place was the messy sheets. Josie settled down on the bed. “Finally I get to see your room.”
“Mhmm.” Jen said, wrapping her arms around herself as she looked carefully around her room. “I’m sorry it’s so...if I’d known you were coming I promise things would’ve been way more put together.” Jen felt frazzled and on edge as she walked over to her bedside table and picked up the various bottles of pain killers, sliding them into a drawer, out of sight. “You really should go.” Jen said. “I can come tonight, okay. But you should go.”
Josie’s eyes followed Jen’s hands as she pushed the bottles away. She frowned in worry. “I’ll make sure you get nice and warm soup. What exactly are you down with?” she asked, taking a step towards Jen and placing her hand on her arm in a comforting manner.
Jen flinched stepping away. “Josie, just - I’m sore. Maybe it’s the flu. I’ll have a note on Monday so don’t worry, okay. I’ll eat your soup it’ll be great but, please, you have to go. I’ll come see you tonight but you have to go now.”
There was a flicker of hurt in Josie’s eyes as Jen moved away, but Josie looked away, avoiding
Jen’s gaze. She let her arm fall back to her side. “I’m not entirely convinced by your argument, but fine. I’ll... go now then,” she said, moving slowly towards the door. “Rest well, Jen.”
Jen slowly sat down on her bed as she watched Josie exit her room, slipping under the covers when she heard Josie close the door behind her. Later that evening she texted her as she walked up her street.
Hey. I’m here. I’m sorry if I’m waking you but I said I’d come...
Josie immediately sat up on her couch and reached for her phone on the coffee table. She had been waiting for the text and whatever was showing on the tv screen failed to distract her.
Parents are asleep, just come in through the front door.
After reading Josie’s reply Jen slid her phone into the pocket and headed up the front steps. She opened the front door, closing it softly behind her and headed up the steps to Josie’s room. The light from the tv in the living room caught her attention and she froze on the steps, not sure who it was.
Josie stood up to make herself visible.“Hey Jen,” she said with a tired smile. “You rest on the couch while I go heat up the soup okay?”
Jen came cautiously down the stairs. “Jo, about...earlier. I didn’t mean to upset you.” She said as she moved to stand in front of Josie. “I was just..surprised to see you and...I’m sorry, okay? I know I’m...saying that a lot. It was nice to see you, really. You just have to tell me, you can’t...surprise me like that.”
Josie nodded. “You don’t need to apologise. I just wanted to see you. And I want you to feel better, so make sure you finish all the soup okay?” she said, kissing Jen on the cheek and making her way towards the kitchen. She turned on the stove and let the soup boil for a while more, before pouring it carefully into a bowl.
Jen hesitated in doorway of the kitchen, watching Josie move about. She stepped forward and moved to carefully wrap her arms around Josie from behind. She pulled her as close as she could, ignoring her body’s protest at the added pressure. “You’re being really great.” She said softly before leaning down and pressing her lips softly to Josie’s neck.
Josie put down the soup ladle and leaned back gently into Jen. She couldn’t help but smile. This was definitely worth the staying up and the cooking of the soup (Josie had refused to let her mom help) “Well, that’s what I do,” Josie replied with a grin on her face.
Jen smiled against the skin beneath her lips. “Yeah” She mumbled. “I guess that’s true.” She pulled back to rest her chin on Josie’s shoulder. She was relieved that they seemed to be moving forward, forgetting about the mess that was that afternoon. “Are you going to have some, too?”
Josie shook her head slightly. “Nope, all for you. I’ll help you finish it if you can’t. It’s good for your health, so drink up, missy,” she said, kissing the top of Jen’s forehead and nudging her out of the kitchen.
Jen rolled her eyes and made her way carefully to the living room. She sat down on the couch and brought her bowl of soup up to her mouth so she could blow on it. Jen’s focus was on her spoon as she stirred the hot liquid when she asked, “In the classes we share, did I miss a lot?”
Josie leaned her head back against the couch. “No, not much, mostly giving back assignments and stuff. Oh, we have a new essay assignment for English, but it’s quite easy to complete,” she said, shrugging. “So, how does the soup taste?”
Jen nodded, relieved that it didn’t seem like she’d missed anything. “It’s really good.” Jen said honestly. “It’s a great...breakfast.” She smiled.
Josie grinned, eyes lighting up. “I’m glad you like it,” she said. “Are you....coming back to school anytime soon?” she asked.
“Yeah, yes,” Jen nodded. “I’ll be there on Monday.” She shifted a little, she hadn’t thought that Josie would ask that. She sighed looking down at her bowl. “I didn’t mean to worry you. I just... really wasn’t feeling well.”
“It’s okay, rest more if you need to. I could always tutor you in the classes we take together. Your health comes first,” Josie said, placing her hand on Jen’s reassuringly.
Jen tried not to flinch. She really did. She just wasn’t sure if she’d succeeded. She leaned forward, gently setting her mostly empty bowl of soup on the coffee table. “You still have my hoodie here, right?” She asked. She didn’t think she’d gotten it back. “You should wear it on Monday.” She laughed lightly at the idea as she leaned forward, tilting her head into Josie’s neck. “Please stop worrying about me.” She said softly before kissing the soft skin beneath her lips. “I really do feel better.”
Josie smiled, kissing the top of Jen’s head. She had been incredibly lonely in school without Jen, and it was nice to finally be with her girlfriend. “But I’m Josie Hall. I worry about things that matter to me, it’s what I do,” she said, “And yeah, I’ll wear it on Monday. For you.”
“That would make me feel much better.” Jen let out a breath, gently pushing forward until she was resting gingerly on top of Josie. She reached between them to tug her sweatshirt down before wrapping both of her arms around Josie. “If I get sick again, I’ll tell you,okay. But you have to let me know before you just show up.”
Josie nodded. “Good, you better. I was worried sick you know, you didn’t give me details in your text replies,” she said, caressing Jen’s hair.
“I’m sure you wanted to know all about my headache.” The half-lies were easy to tell. Jen had long ago convinced herself it was for the best. Josie’s fingers running through her hair relaxed Jen and she felt her eyes close. “I’m sorry.”
Josie gently massaged Jen’s scalp. “Feeling better?”
“Yes. Thanks to you and your perfect soup.” Jen let out a breath. “But I should probably go soon so your parents don’t wake with an extra person at the breakfast table.”
Josie’s smile fell, but she put it back into place. “You need sleep so you can be with me on Monday,” she said, placing a firm kiss on Jen’s lips.
Jen smiled into the kiss. “No fair.”She said as she sat up some but then leaned down to press their lips back together. “You can’t tell me to go to sleep, then kiss me and actually expect me to want to sleep.”
Josie smirked, shaking her head. She continued the kiss, pressing their lips against each other for quite a while, before pulling away. “Now you should go sleep,” she said.
“You’re mean to me.” Jen said playfully. “You are a mean girlfriend.” She leaned down for one more quick kiss before sitting up. She grabbed her bowl and took it into the kitchen, quietly rinsing it out before loading it into the dishwasher.
“Ahh, you should have let me do that,” Josie said, shaking her head. She moved behind Jen and hugged her from the behind.
Jen turned in Josie’s arms so that she was facing her. She reached out, gently cupping Josie’s face, tilting it up so that she could lean down to kiss her. “Are you trying to take care of me or something?” She asked softly.
“I’ve always tried to do that. It’s what I do,” Josie replied, reaching out her hand to caress Jen’s hair.
Jen let her eyes slowly roam Josie’s face. “I suppose I can let you do that.” She whispered “Just a little. Either way, putting my bowl in the sink is definitely something I can take care of.” She smiled and leaned down to kiss Josie again. Finally pulling back she reached for Josie’s hand and headed towards her front door. “I have stuff to catch up on. So I’ll probably be busy this weekend. But I will see you at school, okay?”
Josie nodded, holding the door open and leaning against the door frame as she waved to Jen. Only 3 more days, right?