My Cousin's Ex

Chapter 4

Jace's POV
Her blood was creating a pool around us. Her eyes started fluttering.

"Don't do that."

"Jace please don't let me die!"

"I'm working on it!"

She was shaking like she was hyperthermic.

There's no point in trying to get her to relax.

"Do you know what happened?"

"Yeah. W-we got into a argument. He was saying all this shit. Did you know he cheated?"

"I-I did. I was trying to find a way to tell you. Every time I went to talk to you, he was there."

"Y-you did?"

"Yeah. I found out about everything. Now is definitely not the time to tell you."

"B-but I'm pretty sure I'm dying. Please just tell me."

"Claire no."

When the EMTs came I was told to back away.

"Hey! Come back!"

"I can't. I'm sorry."

"Let him come with me! I'm scared!"

"I'm sorry. I can't go."

                              Evelyne's POV
I was screaming in pain all the way to the hospital. The last thing I remember is, being sedated. I woke up and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Thank god!"

I looked and saw my older brother.

"Hey Brad."

"How do you feel?"

"Like shit. How long was I out?"

"Couple hours. What that hell happened?"

"Me and Bryce were arguing. He just blurted out that he cheated. He told me he got tired of me. He chased me around his house with a knife. His cousins got him off me."

"His cousins?"

"Yeah. Jace and Harvey. Harvey called the cops. Jace kept me calm. Sorta."

I was in the hospital for a few weeks. Nobody checked on me when I got home. Teachers just showed up. They didn't care how I was. They just wanted to teach me shit, then leave. I was starting to get depressed. I went downstairs to get a soda bottle from the fridge. I looked on the counter and saw a vase filled with flowers.

"Um. Where the hell did these come from?"

"Some guy dropped them off."

"Did he say what his name was?"

"I think he was it was "Jace" or something."

"Oh! He's one of Bryce's cousins!"

"So he's a good guy?"

"As far as I know, yeah. I haven't really talked to him really. I've had small conversations with him."

Maybe I chose the wrong guy.

I picked up the vase and walked up to my room.

At least these are pretty.

Does he know I love roses and daisies or did he just guess?

Probably a coincidence.

I put the vase down on my desk.

Is there a card in here?

I started examining the flowers.

Maybe he thought I'd be awake when he was here?

Maybe he'll stop by again tomorrow or something.

Damn.

Bryce never got me flowers.

Hmm.

I really think I DID pick the wrong person.

I found myself having night terrors. Nobody knows this but, I took Jace's sweater home. I washed my blood off of it. I put it on. I felt..safe.

Wait.

That's fucking weird.

My ex's cousin's sweater makes me feel safe?!

What...

The...

Flying...

FUCK?!

I started smelling it.

Okay..

I'm going WAY to far with this!

I was up for a few more hours. I was overthinking everything.

I mean...

He seems sweet.

I should give this back to him.

I was stuck in my head until 2 am.