Miss Miller had had it. Jeanette had been gone for nearly two hours, and Miss Miller was sure that Jeanette was doing everything but call off her relationship with her boyfriend.
"Well, that's it!" Miss Miller snapped. "I'm going after her..." Miss Miller got up from her chair in the living room, grabbed her car keys, and went out to look for Jeanette.
Brittany and Eleanor stuck around at home, not really sure what to think about the present situation. What exactly was Jeanette doing at the moment? Well, she was running down the sidewalk, hold onto Simon's hand for dear life, as they escape from Rod's house. Rod wasn't willing to let Jeanette break up with him, if anyone in a relationship with Rod does the breaking up, he will do it, not the girl he's seeing, and he's not ready to let go of Jeanette. Pretty soon, Rod came screeching down the road in his convertible, after the nerd making off with his girl. Simon was constantly looking over his shoulder, not only to make sure Jeanette was keeping up with him, but to see how much Rod was gaining up on them. Because of this, Simon tripped over a risen spot on a crumbling block of cement on the sidewalk.
"Simon!" Jeanette stopped to run back to Simon, but when she saw Rod was on their tail, she made a tough decision.
If she stopped, Rod would hurt Simon for trying to help Jeanette escape. If she kept running, he would only concentrate on trying to catch her since she's the one he wants. Jeanette sniffed, as she watched Simon struggle to stand, but she had to run if she wanted him to be spared by Rod. Jeanette took off, so Rod pushed the pedal to the metal, and continued to chase Jeanette. Rod was so determined not to let Jeanette leave him, the closer he gained on her, the more tense he grew. Rod sped up, and cut right in front of Jeanette, driving up on the sidewalk, causing Jeanette to run right into the car. Jeanette fell back, allowing Rod to seize the moment, and jump out to grab Jeanette, but no sooner did he have his hands on Jeanette, when he heard a shattering sound that made his skin crawl. He looked around, and saw the hole in his windshield, and a relatively good-sized rock on the other side of the car, with broken glass shattered around it. Both Rod's jaw, and Jeanette dropped.
"What the fuck!" He cried "What the fuck!!!"
Another rock through the windshield, as Simon ran closer to the scene.
"Dude, this car cost a fortune!!!" Rod screamed, clearly showing his car is more important to him, than Jeanette.
Without hesitation, Simon jumped behind the wheel, and prepared to drive off, knowing Rod would try to stop him.
"Don't even think about it!" Rod said, grabbing the wheel, just as Simon switched gears, and pressed the gas pedal, unwittingly throwing the car into reverse, sending the car straight across the road, to the other side of the street, before Simon put it into drive, and sped off, with Rod hanging on for a wild ride. Rod worked his way into the car, and tried to force Simon out of the driver's seat. "You nerdy bastard!"
"You really should be wearing your seat belt!" Simon said, sarcastically, as Rod finally pushed him out of the driver's seat.
Rod grabbed the wheel, but Simon grabbed it again as well, and the two of them fought for control of the wheel. Simon happened to glance up, and saw they were heading straight for the end of the street, where a large building sat.
"Let go!" Rod screamed.
"You sure?" Simon asked.
"Yes!!!" Rod screamed.
"Okay!" Simon said, before he gulped, and jumped out of the speeding vehicle.
Rod watched Simon fly by, before looking ahead, and crashing into the side of the building in front of him, which sent him flying forward, smashing his head into the brick wall, and tumbling him to the sidewalk. A wreck like that should leave Rod hospitalized for a few weeks at the least, as the airbag finally deployed, after he had crashed. Simon lied on the sidewalk in a daze, after his life-threatening stunt. So dazed was he, that he didn't realize that he broke his arm, from landing on top of it, when he hit the sidewalk. Jeanette ran up to Simon, lying on the sidewalk, and knelt down in front of him.
"Simon?" Jeanette said. "Simon?!"
"Huh?" Simon groaned, as he turned his head to look at Jeanette.
"Oh my God, Simon..." Jeanette said, still in shock, "are you alright?!"
"I'm... not... sure..." Simon groaned.
The next thing Simon remembers is waking up in his own bed, with his arm in a sling.
"What didn't I tell ya?" Alvin said, by his bedside.
"Huh?" Simon responded, not know what his older brother was talking about.
Alvin didn't respond, he just smiled, and walked out of the room, moments later, he was met with a familiar face in the doorway. Wrinkled knee-socks, a purple mini-skirt, a blue turtle neck sweater, on a beautiful young girl with brown hair, pulled back into a bun, and sparkling green eyes.
"Jeanette..." Simon said.
"Hi, Simon..." Jeanette said, in tears, as she walked over to Simon's bedside.
Simon happily sighed. "You're almost back..."
"What?" Jeanette asked.
"Under the pillow..." Simon said.
Jeanette looked at Simon with a puzzled face, but reached under the pillow, and pulled out what used to be her broken glasses. They used to be broken, but thanks to a special, adhesive glue Simon formulated, Jeanette's glasses were repaired to the point that the breaking point had completely disappeared. Jeanette popped her contacts out of her eyes, and placed her glasses back on her face. Simon smiled. There was Jeanette. The Jeanette who was gorgeous just the way she was, she was back.
"Oh, Simon..." Jeanette said, as more tears spilled from her eyes, "you... you saved my life!"
Simon nodded.
Jeanette sighed. "I don't know what I had gotten myself into, I don't know what in the world I was thinking..."
"It was my fault, Jeanette..." Simon moaned, "if only I had known that your invitation to the dance was asking me out, I would've gladly accepted..."
"You would?" Jeanette asked.
Simon nodded.
"But... I thought..." Jeanette began.
"You were very subtle, Jeanette..." Simon interrupted, "so subtle that... that I was too blind... and too stupid to see..."
"You're not blind, or stupid, Simon..." Jeanette said, placing her hands on the bed.
"Jeanette?" Simon asked.
"Yes, Simon?" Jeanette responded.
"I'm sorry I gave you the wrong message," Simon told her, "I never wanted you to think I didn't like you... because truth be told, I loved you..."
Jeanette's tear-flooded eyes widened.
"I not only loved you..." Simon continued, "I still love you." Simon let a tear out as well. "I knew you were too good for that idiot, but you were so happy with him, I couldn't..."
"Don't even mention him, Simon!" Jeanette said. "I was the blind, and stupid one to not see what he had done to me... I thought I was making myself happy, by making him happy, but I was really dancing as he pulled the strings... and I got un-necessarily defensive whenever my sisters talked about him..." Jeanette began crying even more... "an I betrayed you as a best friend when I thought you were trying to pry into my personal life."
"Forget about it, Jeanette." Simon said, letting more tears escape his eyes.
"And look what you did..." Jeanette said, choking up, "you risked your own life to save me..."
Simon nodded. He used his free hand to wipe away Jeanette's tears with the hankerchief he wrapped her glasses in.
"Simon?" Jeanette asked.
"Yes, Jeanette?" Simon responded.
"Do you really love me?" She asked.
"I not only love you," Simon told her, "I love you the way you really are... I don't want to see you drop your glasses for contacts, I don't want to see you change your hairstyle, or your clothes, because that's not this real you... this is the real you, and the real you is the one I love."
Jeanette cried even harder. Simon easily scooted over, so Jeanette could sit next to him on his bed, which Jeanette didn't hesitate to do. Jeanette easily wrapped her arms around Simon, while he wrapped her free one around her.
"I love you, Simon!" Jeanette said, through her tears.
Simon suddenly thought back to when Alvin told him that he would win Jeanette back if he rescued her from a life-threatening situation. Rod wasn't going to let Jeanette go, and was homicidal about it... Simon risked his life to save Jeanette... and here she was, back to the way she was, and wanting to be with him. "He was right..." Simon silently whispered to himself. Simon snuggled Jeanette dearly, letting her know that he would never mistreat her.
Jeanette looked into Simon's eyes, while Simon slowly pulled Jeanette in, closer to him, and let their lips meet for a passionate kiss. Somehow, kissing Simon was much more, authentically pleasuring, as opposed to kissing Rod. Jeanette caressed Simon, while he ran his free fingers through what little hair wasn't pulled into Jeanette's bun. Jeanette continued to let the tears fall from her eyes, a couple of them landing on their lips as they kissed, Simon actually had to admit that Jeanette's tears tasted delicious.
"Jeanette?" Simon asked.
"Yeah?" Jeanette responded.
"You're the most special, wonderful girl in the entire world." Simon told her, meaning every word of it.
Jeanette smiled, so tenderly, before she continued to kiss Simon.
Weeks later, Jeanette walked downstairs in a beautiful purple dress, but still with her brown hair in a bun, and her lovely green eyes behind her lavendar glasses.
"You look gorgeous, darling." Miss Miller said.
"Thanks," Jeanette blushed, "Brittany helped a little."
The doorbell rang.
"There he is!" Jeanette squealed.
"Have fun, dear." Miss Miller said, before she bent over to kiss her daughter, before she let her answer the door.
Jeanette opened the door, and was met with Simon, in a navy blue suit, and with his arm no longer in a sling.
"Are you ready to go?" Simon asked his new girlfriend.
"Born ready!" Jeanette squealed in response to her new boyfriend.
Shortly later, Simon and Jeanette were in the same spot, overlooking the city lights, Rod had taken her to. Jeanette much preferred looking over the city with Simon, in his modest, yet senisble little car, as opposed to being with Rod, in his pricey convertible.
"It's such a beautiful night tonight..." Jeanette said.
"Not as beautiful as the girl I'm spending it with." Simon said, with a smile, making Jeanette blush.
The end.