27After a few weeks Alexa was feeling at home, she made good friends with Nina, Fabian, Mara, Amber, Mick and even Patricia. Jerome and Alffie played practical pranks on her, sometimes she even pranked back and that cause Jerome to occasionally flirt with her, which she found annoying.
At dinner Alffie and Jerome started yet another food fight. Alexa was just watching and dodging pieces of food with her napkin, until Jerome thought (that's right he was thinking) it would be fun if he through a ball of smashed potatoes at Alexa. "You are so dead." she said with pure anger in her voice. Alexa stood up and everyone stopped throwing food and looked at Jerome to Alexa. They knew Jerome was goner.
Alexa walked towards Jerome, but he was saved by Victor, who came in. "Alexa Venn, phone call." he said. Alexa turned from Jerome to Victor, he saw the look on her face an said. "I-I'll be in my office." and he walked away. Alexa walked out of the dinning room and toward the phone.
After Jerome finished cleaning up the food fight, he went to living room, were he heard Alexa talking on the phone. "Yeah, I understand. Goodbye." she hung up the phone and walked out of Anubis house. Caring less, Jerome sat on his favorite chair and shifted the TV on.
Later that afternoon, Jerome was outside planning his next big, new prank, when he heard someone crying. Being as curious as he was, he went to find out who it was. He was surprised to see that it was Alexa, she sitting down at the grass sobbing, he was behind her, so she didn't see him. Without thinking he went behind her and asked. "What's wrong?"
In shock Alexa jumped to her feet and turned around, she looked angry for a minute, then turned and sobbed on Jerome's shoulder. Surprised, that he never saw this side of her before, he put an arm around her and asked again. "What's wrong?"
It took a moment for her to talk. "M-my boyfriend b-b-broked up with m-me." she said in between sobs. Jerome figured that he boyfriend was the one who called.
"Then he must have been an idiot!" Jerome said in his own amazement, Alexa dug her head from him shoulder and looked at him. 'Since when have I been so truly gentle, with anyone?' he asked himself. "I think I know of a way to help you be happy again."
"How do you plan on doing that?" she asked him, she wiped the last tear from her face. Jerome grabbed her hand in his and pulled her towards campus's lake. Before she any idea of what he was going to do or protest, he jumped into the lake, and since he was holding her hand, she feel in as well.
"How does jumping into a lake and getting my clothe wet, suppose to make me happy?" She asked while throwing water at him.
"First, my clothe were already wet from you tears and second, are you thinking about your idiot ex-boyfriend?" he asked her.
"No," she smiled, seeing the logic of his plan, and hugged him. "Thank you for the help."
"You are very welcome." he said hugging her back.
Seeing as they were already wet, they swam for a bit. After a while, they decided to go back to Anubis house. Jerome leaded her his wet jacket, seeing as she was wearing a white blouse.
They went back to house laughing, when to got back, all eyes were on the two laughing and dripping wet teenagers. Before anyone could explain or ask any questions, Alexa climbed up the stairs, and when she reached the top and no one could she her, she trooped Jerome's jacket on his head. "If you tell anyone about what happened today, you are so dead." she said to him with both kindness and harshness in her voice.
At dinner everyone was quiet, they kept looking at Jerome to Alexa, who were sitting at opposite ends of the table, trying to get some answers.
Alexa kept shaking her head at Jerome, until he said. "They are going to find out one way or the other."
"Fine, but if you tell a lie…" she didn't have to continue, she walked up to him and sat on the corner of the table, facing him, daring him to tell a lie.
Jerome told them everything, everyone stood in shock, with their mouth's open. Alexa was pleased he told the truth and patted him on the back. "Isn't telling the truth good." she teased him and turned to walk to her room.
"I do all that and all I get is a pat on the back?" he asked her.
"I hugged you on the lake and patted you on the back, don't push your luck." And with that said, she walked out the door.