Disclaimer: I don't own Bridge to Terabithia and A Walk To Remember. I'll just be borrowing their characters for a while for this story.
Jesse Aarons punched and kicked everything that was in his way.
"Why do you have to be so fucking unfair!"
Tears were now on his eyes. He tried so hard not to cry, but the pain was unbearable.
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"Jess… I've got something to tell you…" Jamie started. A little confused whether she should tell him or not. But he deserved to know. He had every right to know.
"What is it?" Jess asked her. He was gently trembling, although he hid it. Was she going to break up with him?
"Jess, please don't be mad at me." Jamie said. She started to cry now. Jess immediately rushed to her and enveloped her into a hug.
"I'm so sorry Jess. I didn't want to keep it from you. I just don't want to hurt you…" She sobbed in his neck, her words muffled.
"What is it baby? You can tell me anything. I can never hate you, and you know that." Jess assured her.
Jamie hesitated for a moment, but broke away gently from his hug.
Avoiding his look, she finally told him.
"I have leukemia."
Jess couldn't believe what he heard.
"You're joking, right?" He said, smiling as he thought it was only a joke.
"Jess…"
"You're lying, right?" He was desperate now.
"I'm sorry…"
"You're fucking lying!"
With that, he ran away.
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"FUCK!" He said as he punched the wall real hard.
It hurt. But what's hurting him the most was the pain in his heart.
"Of all the people, why does it have to be her?! ANSWER ME!" He shouted. Life was unfair to him from the start, but how could it invade the most of him? Even including the girl he loved the most?
He punched the wall harder. As his hand dropped on his side, blood dripped from it. The emotional pain was much more powerful than the throbbing pain he was feeling from his hand. He couldn't be selfish. Jamie's life is much more important to think about rather than his own right now.
Jamie Sullivan.
The sweetest seventeen-year old he had ever met in his entire life. How could God give her something like that? Was she being punished for something? Certainly not. Jamie never committed any crime, not a single sin. Jess believed that she was sinless. Of all the people you'd suspect to be committing countless sins each day, Jamie would be excluded from them. He couldn't blame her for hiding it from him, because if she did, he wouldn't want to fall in love and stay with her out of pity. That would be the most selfish thing a guy could do.
Jess' tired body fell on his bed. He was so tired. Too exhausted to think about anything. Tears still streamed from his eyes, until he fell asleep.
"Aarons! Can you please pay attention? You're grades are hitting the dumpster!" Mrs. Myers scolded Jess.
I fell asleep again, he thought.
"Sorry Mrs. Myers." He apologized to her. Mrs. Myers just raised an eyebrow and continued with her discussion. He was fortunate enough to be not given detention.
English class went on for thirty more minutes until the bell finally rang. Students rushed out to the hall. They were so hungry from all the running they did earlier that morning. Jess was too, but he disregarded it.
He went outside, looking for a place where he could be by himself.
It was very hot that day. The heat was scorching. His skin felt sticky, but it didn't matter for him one bit. The day was painfully beautiful. He should have been enjoying this day with her, instead, they were avoiding each other. Jess couldn't bear looking at her. It was too painful.
He sniffled. His tears near to catching up with his breath.
Just then, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Are you okay?"
Jess' chin was touching his chest as he cried. A few moments later, he lifted his face to see who it was.
Maybe she'd be his only hope.
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