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Chapter 16
To say I was in shock was an understatement.
I was bewildered. I was frozen. I was not moving or breathing. My eyes were glued to my phone's screen.
He saw me.
Evan saw me.
He just said he saw me.
Those phrases kept playing inside my head over and over again. Not to mention... the questions:
How?
When?
Where?
Was he being serious or was it all a joke?
Was he at the party?
"We're miles away, Jules" his words echoed through my head. I didn't need to be bright to know Evan was lying, whether he was lying about the fact of us being miles away or the fact that he'd saw me I didn't know but I was going to find out.
Me: What do you mean you saw me?
I sent the message. My heart was menacing to jump out of my chest as I waited.
Him: ;)
Really? That was all he would say? A freaking winking face? I was almost dying of an heart attack here and he just sent me a winky face. Evan could be a jerk sometimes.
Me: Evan, what the hell..? What do you mean you saw me?
Him: Because I did.
Me: What? How? When?
Him: How? With my eyes, when? Tonight ;)
Me: You were at the party?
Him: Maybe.
Me: Maybe? Evan you're confusing me.
I sent that message with shaky fingers. It was then I realized I wasn't feeling so well. My stomach felt funny and it wasn't a nice sensation, believe me. The next thing that happened was the last thing I was expecting. Hell, I wasn't expecting it at all. I didn't know if it was because I had skipped dinner that night, or because I drank a cup of beer or because all the emotions I'd been through in the last couple hours.
My sight became blurred and my hands cold and sweaty. I felt sick but then my knees gave up as my eyes rolled to the back of my head.
I, Julie Ann Jones, passed out in the middle of my town's square.
***
"She's dead,"
"No, she's not," I was being dragged out of unconsciousness slowly. I could hear two male voices around me, they sounded worried.
"How much alcohol did you give her?"
"What? I didn't-"
"Oh come on, Shane, look at her," I could feel eyes on me for a moment which made me feel kind of awkward "she's totally wasted,"
"No, she didn't drink,"
"Are you sure?"
"Hum, no?"
What happened...
I wondered inside my head. I was lying on my back on a very soft surface: a bed. Something poked my cheek.
"I think she's dead, man," it was then I recognized that voice: Jordan's voice.
"She's not dead, she's breathing, you idiot," Shane sounded closer to me this time. The bed dipped in a spot next to me and I knew Shane was sitting there. Opening my eyes slowly, I met the worried face of Shane. It was the first time I'd seen him looking so vulnerable. I opened my mouth to say something but then a sharp pain at the back of my head made me moan in pain.
"Ow," I exclaimed wincing.
"Don't move," Shane demanded holding my hand.
"What the hell happened?" I asked with a sleepy voice. My head was throbbing painfully.
"You passed out," Shane said staring at me.
"I did?" God, my head hurt so much "My head..."
"You hit your head when you fell," Shane gave me a sympathetic smile.
"I-"
"Yeah, Shane didn't catch you on time. Smooth, bro, really smooth," Jordan shook his head disapprovingly at Shane.
"I tried, alright? But everything happened so fast. Besides, she didn't even tell me she was feeling sick," Shane retorted.
"Guys,"
"She's really skinny, how hard can it be to catch her?" Jordan folded his arms across his chest.
"By the time I turned around she was already falling,"
"Guys,"
"Oh really?" Jordan narrowed his eyes at Shane.
"Guys!" I shouted getting their attention. They both snapped their head towards me.
"What?"
"Could you please be quiet? My head is going to explode," I pleaded. They smiled apogetically at me "Thank you, what time is it?" I lost notion of time but by the sunlight streaming through the window I knew it was the morning already.
"7:25," Jordan said after glancing at his watch "Do you want anything? We can take you to the hospital if you want,"
"No," I sat up rubbing my throbbing forehead "Mom is on duty, she'll freak out if she sees me there,"
"Jules," I was surprised by Shane's soft voice. It wasn't everyday he called me by my name. He usually used my last name "I really think we should take you. I mean, you hit your head pretty bad,"
"Yeah, because your shining knight in armor couldn't catch you," Jordan chimed in. Shane gave him a annoyed look.
"Dude, just drop it,"
"This is your fault, I haven't slept at all because of this," Jordan stated and yawned.
"You mean, you didn't get laid because of this," Shane shot back. I rolled my eyes.
"Stop," I ordered swinging my feet out of bed. My stomach roared and I smiled shyly at the two big guys in front of me "I'm hungry,"
"Yeah, that's pretty obvious," Jordan chuckled "I'll get the maid to prepare something for you," he walked out of the room.
"Can I use the bathroom?" I asked nervously. Shane nodded and gestured me a half-opened door next to the drawers.
After taking a shower, eating yummy food and changing into Jordan's clothes I could fairly say I was as good as new. I honestly didn't know why I passed out but I would deal with that later. Right now, I was staring at my phone. It was a good thing Shane had been considered enough to pick it up when I blacked out. I really couldn't afford another phone. My phone had obviously ran out of battery so I was waiting patiently for it to charge. Ok, maybe not so patiently but I was trying. I was sitting in Jordan's living room. I must admit he had a beautiful house. It was modern. You know, like that type of house with unusual shaped chairs and leather furniture. There were psychedelic paintings all over the walls. This house was truly bright.
"How are you feeling?" Jordan asked as he dropped himself on the couch across mine.
"Good,"
"That's good,"
"Yeah," I wasn't really in the mood to talk to Jordan. He'd acted like a jerk last night. he and Shane were horrible to Melissa. Oh, that reminded of the fact that she probably hated me right now.
"Listen," Jordan started awkwardly "Shane told me you're Laura's best friend,"
"Yeah, I am," I said proudly.
"Why is she avoiding me?" for a moment, I saw a glint of sadness in his eyes.
"What do you mean?" I played the fool.
"You know what I mean, you're her friend. Girls always tell each other that stuff,"
"Hum, why do you want to know? I mean, you obviously don't care about her. You were hitting on anything with boobs last night," I said bitterly.
"I just want to know. I'm curious, that's all," he shrugged his shoulders carelessly.
"You’re just curious?" I rose both eyebrows at him "That's all?" I pressed staring at him. Jordan shifted uncomfortable on the couch.
"I just don't get her,"
"And that's obviously eating you from the insides," I commented amused "You've never been avoided before, have you?"
"No," I chuckled "it's not funny," he glared at me.
"What happened between you two that night?" I had to ask. Mostly because I was curious as hell but also because I seriously needed to achieve some of the goals in my task list "did you two..." I trailed off awkwardly. Jordan's eyes widened as he realized what I was referring to.
"What? No!"
"Oh thank God!" I let out a sigh of relief. Lau was still virgin, what a relief!
"Why would you think..." he trailed off scowling at me "did she tell you we-" I shook my head before he could finish that sentence "she doesn't remember, does she?" Jordan's tone grew sadder.
"No, she doesn't,"
"She thinks we had sex? That's why she's been avoiding me?"
"Not exactly,"
"Then what is it?"
"Well, she wasn't sure about what happened that night,"
"She was drunk. I would never take advantage of a drunken girl. I may be a jerk sometimes," I cocked an eyebrow at him "well, most of the times, but I would never go that low. Besides, she's-" he stopped talking abruptly as if he was going to say something he shouldn't.
"She's what?"
"Never mind," we heard footsteps and then Shane was joining us.
"What's up?" he greeted falling backwards on the couch I was sitting until he was lying over it. His head was resting on my lap. I glared at him and he gave me a innocent smile. His hair was wet and he smelled of honey shampoo and soap. He'd probably just taken a shower "What were you guys talking about?" he asked curiously.
"Get off my lap," I tried pushing his head off but he wouldn't cooperate. I was still mad at him about last night.
"Why so violent, babe?" he purred whilst his hand was going up to caress my cheek. I slapped his hand away.
"Get off or I will stick my fingers in your eyes," I menaced. Jordan snickered.
"Hey, I saved you last night, remember? I don't deserve this treatment," he narrowed his eyes at me. I faked a smile.
"Of course, you don't deserve this treatment," I leaned down as if I were to kiss his forehead. He closed his eyes and I took the opportunity to push him off the couch "You deserve worse,"
"Sh*t!" Shane exclaimed as he landed on his stomach on the floor. Jordan burst out laughing.
"You are something, girl," Jordan gave me a thumb up.
"Considering the fact that you let me fall last night, I think we're even," I said to a very annoyed Shane. He was already standing in front of me massing his stomach.
"You are evil," he said aiming his index to me.
We spent the rest of the morning chatting and commenting about the party. I barely spoke to Shane but Jordan was another story. The guy was awesome at telling funny stories and jokes. My stomach hurt from laughing so much. Even though, they both acted like complete jerks the day before I couldn't help feeling guilty for judging them before getting to know them. They were not as bad as they wanted people to think they were. It was like I was seeing their true selves.
Was Mom right?
Was the player/jerk attitude just a mask for them?
It made sense. They were probably using it as shield against the world. I mean, if you're a player you don't get attached to anyone so you won't get hurt. God, I felt like I was thinking this too much. Shane fell asleep on my lap, yeah, I know, I had no idea how he managed to crawl back to me again. Jordan was yawning and said he was going to take a nap. I sighed as I realized I couldn't move. I had a very snoring Shane on my lap. So, I extended my hand towards my phone and smiled when I noticed it was full charged.
The first thing I saw when I turned it on where the several emails I had from wattpad. I scrolled down to look for one particular username. My stomach did a back flip when I found the mail I was looking for.
"DarkPoet_001 sent you a message"
I clicked the message opened
"I saw you by accident"
Quickly, I started typing a reply.
Me: You there?
Him: Yeah.
Me: So, what was all that about?
Him: What?
Me: Don't play the fool. You said you saw me last night.
Him: Yeah.
Me: How?
Him: With my eyes?
Me: Evan, be serious.
Him: What do you want me to say?
Me: I want you to be honest with me.
Him: I'm being honest.
Me: Then tell me where you live.
Him: Jules...
Me: I swear to God, that if you leave again and ignore my question I will never speak to you again.
I was tired of him being so secretive. I was tired of being kept in the dark. Evan was all I could think of, he was the first thing I thought about when I woke up. That wasn't a good sign, was it?
Him: I told you we live miles away.
Me: That's bullsh*t! How can you say that when you told me you saw me last night?
Him: It was an accident. Believe me; I wasn't planning to see you.
Me: What's that supposed to mean?
Him: Why are you getting so upset about this?
Me: You keep confusing me. It's not fair. I feel like you enjoy playing with my feelings.
Him: Feelings? What feelings?
My breath was caught inside my lungs. I shouldn't have said that.
Me: Never mind. Just answer my question.
Him: Jules, I'm not good. I'm not someone you want to get involved with so drop it.
Me: You live here, don't you? You've been living in my town all this time and never said anything.
Him: I can't tell you, Jules. I'm sorry.
Me: Why can't you tell me?
Him: I just can't.
Me: So you're willing to lose me just because you can't tell me where you live.
Him: Yes.
That stung. Tears sprung to my eyes but I held them back.
Me: Wow... now I see how much you care for me.
Him: I never said I cared about you.
That was it. I felt he just stabbed my heart deeply. A tear escaped my left eye and rolled down my cheek until it fell off my chin. Why did it hurt so much? I put my phone away and closed my eyes.
I never said I cared about you.
Those hurtful words kept replaying inside my head. My lower lip quivered as tears streamed down my face. Then I felt a soft warm hand cupping my cheek. I opened my eyes slowly, my sight was blurred but I could still see the handsome face of the Antichips. Shane was sitting up, I didn't even notice when he got off my lap. He looked into my eyes and wiped some of tears away. We didn't say anything. We simply stared into each other's eyes until he pulled me to him and hugged me tightly.
I never expected his arms to be so warm.
I never expected to be hugged by Shane Mason but the most unexpected fact was...
that it felt so good.
x M W L x
A/N: No cliffhanger but sad ending, huh? I'm sick so I'm not going to offer any colorful fruits and vegetables today. Buuuut! I made a facebook group for all those fans who want to share ideas, pictures, comments and stuff.. Also for those who want to steal my awesome vegetables ;)
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