"Mom, where are you?" I paused as I switched the phone to my right ear.
"Please call me back. I'm just...." I paused again as I nibbled on my thumbnail. I stayed silent for a second as my mind raced with the memory of me screaming at her. I left with Maddox and I was so pissed off at her that I didn't even say goodbye.
She's doing this to get back at me.
"I'm worried Ma. I'm sorry about the things I said to yo-"
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I looked down at my phone with a frown. Pressing one, I sent my mom the voicemail as I lift myself up from sitting on the porch. This is the third voicemail I've sent already. I started to pace back and forth as I chewed on my bottom lip.
"Why can't you see that he wants nothing to do with you anymore? "
"You're only hurting yourself. Why can't you see that I'm here for you."
"He didn't fix you.....he broke you even more"
"He ruined you."
I exhaled loudly, puffing out my cheeks as my steps became quicker. Laying a hand against my forehead, I search the ground as if something would magically appear and solve my problems.
"You were never invisible to me."
I let out a strangled sound as I stopped walking. Clutching my arms around myself, I drew in a foggy breath.
"Give him up" I whispered to myself.
"That way he did to me."
"No" I said, answering myself. I shake my head.
"I can't give him up because he's only hurting too right? I mean he has to be, some of it had to be real" I say as I began a conversation with myself.
"He's with McKenzie because he's only hurt, he'll leave her after he begins to feel better" I lied to myself.
"Pssst"
I quickly turn around and squinted my eyes, trying to see past the dark. A dark figure appears leaning against the lamp post in the distance, watching me. My eyes widen as I take a step back, closer to the house wall. The dark figure turned into three shadows as they began to walk towards me.
"Remember me?" I hear the shadow say, once it was a few feet away. I shook my head as I made my hands into a fist, eyeing the other two.
"Let me help." I hear before seeing the shadow step under the streetlamp.
The first thing my eyes land on is the scar that laid at the edge of his forehead, running to his temple. Lowering down, I see a phoenix tattoo on his neck. He gives me a small smirk as my jaw fell open.
"Fenix!" I shouted as I hurriedly made my way off the porch. His smile widens as he opens his arms before I ran into him, he held me tightly against his hard chest. I inhaled his scent, making me instantly relax.
"I know I've been away for a while but believe me when I say, the last time I saw you" He paused as I squeezed him tighter.
"I don't remember you talking to yourself."
I let out a small chuckle as we pulled away from each other. My smile instantly dissolved as my vision settled on the two other shadows behind Fenix. Looking behind him, he waves them forward.
"They're with me." He says firmly. Looking back over at Fenix, I couldn't help but let a smile creep itself back onto my face as I drowned into his bright emerald green eyes.
"When did you get out?" I asked, seeing him look me up and down.
"Few weeks ago" He says, shrugging.
"And it took you this long to find me?" I asked him in disbelief as I socked his chest. He chuckled, shaking his head as he ran a hand through his messy black hair.
"Still impatient I see"
I rolled my eyes as I focused on the two guys on either side of him. Both of them had their heads tilted back and were staring at me with interest and curiosity.
"Twins?" I asked as I stared at their identical features. They nodded at the same time, not bothering to answer me vocally. I continued to eye their black, spiked hair. The one on the left had blue eyes, the other one green. Both of them had tattoos.
And lots of them.
Their dark colored T-shirts tightly wrapped around their bodies, like a second skin.
"How old are you guys?" I asked curiously as I took in their built body frame. They stood mute, not answering me. I slightly shook my head, waiting for them to answer.
"19" Fenix says, answering for them.
Standing besides me, he drapes an arm around my shoulders as he glances at them. I instinctively snuggled closer against him as his body warmth enveloped around me.
"Babes, why are you out here all alone in the cold?" He asked as he traced my cheekbones softly. I closed my eyes, sinking into his touch.
"My mom has the keys to the house and she's not here." I whispered. I felt him retrieve his hand away from me. I open my eyes, missing his touch as I see him staring down at me with an emotion I couldn't pin point.
"She still hurt you?" He asked, tensely. I stared at him, being engrossed by his eyes that I missed for so long.
"No, not anymore." I whispered, staring him in the eye as I shook my head. He clenched his jaw as he gave me a quick nod. He turns us around and eyes the guys behind him.
"Jennifer, this is Grayson........... Grayson, this is Jennifer" He says introducing me to the guy on the left. We eye each other up and down, not making a sign of acknowledgement. Fenix slightly turns me to the right as he points to the other twin.
"Jennifer, this is Blaze.............Blaze, Jennifer" He says, nodding his head to me as he introduced me to the right twin. The twin barely gave me a short nod, almost unnoticeable if I didn't pay much attention. I slowly extend my hand out to him.
He eyes my hand and then returns his hard gaze back up at me, giving me another short nod. A sudden urge to smirk creased at the corner of my lips. Rolling my lips inside my mouth, I nodded as I retrieved my hand back.
"You should be in bed right now sweet stuff" Fenix says, snuggling against me. A shiver runs down my spine as he leans over and places his icy cheek against one of my own. I smile as I push him away.
"You missed me?" I asked, wiggling myself out of his embrace.
"All five years in juvie, sunshine" He says winking, stuffing his hands in his front pockets. I stared at him in awe, noticing how he towered over me now.
I pat his head as he blew me a kiss.
"Dumbass. Who goes and robs 2 grocery stories at the age of 14 and in one fucking day" I asked. He shrugs and gives me a lazy grin.
"Anything for the ones I love" He said, caressing my cheek. I rolled my eyes and smacked his hand away.
I continued to stare up at him with a sad smile on my face as I remembered the faint memory of the last time we spoke.
-Flashback-
"Jennifer, I did something bad." He said ashamed as he looked down. I shook my head.
"What did you do?" I asked him quietly. He shook his head, dropping the black plastic bag at my feet.
"I didn't want to do it Jennifer, I swear." Young Fenix said, looking close to tears. I knelt down to the plastic bag and began opening it.
"I just wanted my mom and dad to stop arguing about the money" He says, looking away from me.
My eyes widen as I see dollars crinkled and bundles of cash tied around with rubber bands. I quickly looked up at him and see him biting his bottom lip as a tear rolled down his cheek. He continually fidgeted with his finger nails.
"I did it for them Jennifer"
"How many places did you rob?" I asked panicking as I stood up. He looks away from me as he counts in his head, mouthing names.
"Two"
"Two!?" I shouted dumbfounded. He nods as he looks between me and the bag.
"Who the hell helped you?" I whisperedly shouted as I walked closer to him. He scans my face, thinking about what to tell me. Looking away from me, he sighs as he opens his mouth to answer.
"Two boys I met at a park." He says tiredly, as he sat down in front of me.
"Two boys you met at a freaking park!?" I shouted confused. He nodded ashamed as he looked up at me, pulling his legs against his chest.
"Derek and Charlie"
"Who are they? Do I know them?" I asked confused, seeing him shake his head. I bit the inside of my lip as I thought about the situation.
"I'm going to jail" He whimpered. I focused back on him, continually shaking my head.
"Derek said he heard someone inside the store call the police and give them our description."
"No you're not. People go to jail when they do something bad on purpose." I said, trying to reassure him. He shook his head, lowering his gaze on the bag.
"It doesn't matter if I did it on purpose or not, or who I did it for"
"I did it."
I stared at him worriedly as I nibbled on my thumb nail. I started to pace back and forth as fear settled in the pit of my stomach of losing my best friend.
"It's okay. I'll even tell the cops you didn't mean it. You were just trying to help your family." I say, looking at him as he lifted himself off the floor. He walks over to me and reaches his hands out. He caressed my cheekbones as his expression sadden ten times more.
"Jennifer, I'm sorry" He whimpers as his eyes got clouded with tears. I shake my head as I reached up holding onto his wrists. He leans in pressing a soft kiss against my forehead. I sighed heavily as I let my head drop.
"You can't leave me, it's your birthday tomorrow" I said quietly.
He was going to be 14 and I had a surprise birthday present for him. He's supposed to be here and throw it to my face that he's older than me by a year.
He pulled back as he frowned. We stared at each other in silence as I waited for him to tell me something that would brighten up the mood.
"They're probably looking for me" He whispers.
"Why? They don't know where you are." I asked, reaching out to hold him against me. He lets me hug him as I start crying into his shirt.
"I have to go Jennifer. Just-" I paused as he pulled away from me.
"Don't get another best friend to replace me" He says, slightly punching my shoulder. I smiled at him past my tears in my eyes as I rubbed the spot he punched.
"I promise" I whispered.
"I won't be gone for long. I'll come get you" He promised as he picked up the plastic bag. He sent me a sad smile before turning away and unlocking the warehouse.
Little did I know, that the cops would find him soon after and that I wouldn't be able to see him again for the next five years.
---End of Flashback---
I slide inside the back of his BMW. Grayson slides in besides me and Blaze silently seats himself in the Passengers side. A lazy smile rested on my face as the feeling of emptiness and hollowness disappeared.
"Babes, you hongry?" He asked as he switched the gear into Drive.
"It's pronounced Hungry." I corrected him. He narrowed his eyes at me through the rear view mirror.
"No" I say, shaking my head. He leans his head back onto the headrest and stares at me.
"You look hungry" He said, his eyes changing into an emotion I recognized by experience.
Worry.
"Yeah." I paused, distractedly looking out the tinted window.
"I could go for a burger." I lied, returning my attention back to him with a smile. He winked at me as he leaned forward, gripping the steering wheel.
"Got it babes" He says as he presses the gas pedal.
Sup cuties
Hope you had a good day and with my special chapter, made it even better ;) I know you have questions like, "Wait, was she involved romantically with Fenix?"
The answer is No.
BUT I will tell you this much, you know what they say, "The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love."
Okay, I shouldn't of had said that, that made no sense.
Anyways, let me just say this.
"Expect the unexpected from the least person you expect it from." - Maddox