Hey guys! It's Kayla here again with another chapter! I promise this one is longer! At least I think it is… I don't know! I write all my stories on my phone! Ok off topic. I'm just going to get on with the story.
Regret
Kim's Point of View
I watched as Jack walked in holding hands with his girlfriend, Alyssa, smiling and laughing. I remember when that was me.
I tried waving at him, but he just walked right past me and to his locker. A tear slipped out, and I quickly wiped it away with my sleeve. God, I messed everything up.
I felt a hand on my shoulder as I looked up at the person. Grace. She gave me a sympathetic look. "Are you okay?"
"No I'm not" was what I wanted to say, but I didn't want Grace to know that. I wanted her to think I got over this, and I'm not some heartbroken crying girl every time I see him. But I am, and nothing can really fix that but Jack. Jack is already happy and moved on where I still haven't. I didn't want to show that. I didn't want to be seen as weak.
"What? Me? Yeah I'm totally fine. I mean, why wouldn't I be?" I lied
"Kim, I know you, and I know you're still not over Jack," Grace stated.
"What makes you say that?" I asked.
"The way you look at him."
"I don't look at him in any way," I stated.
"Kim, don't lie to me. I know you better than that. I know you still love him. Why can't you just admit it?"
I sighed before closing my locker door. "Because maybe I don't want to admit that I made a huge mistake by breaking up with him," I said before walking away to my next class.
I need to get over this. It's like whenever I see him, that day flashes in my head again. That day when I made the mistake I regret most of all.
Flashback:
I walked into the mall courtyard with Jack close behind me. I can't believe he did that to me. Luckily, nobody was there besides us.
"I can't believe you!" I exclaimed.
"Kim, you have to believe me. I did not kiss Lindsay! She kissed me!"
I turned around to face him. "Why should I believe you?" I asked while crossing my arms.
He sighed before stepping towards me. "Kim, you're the only girl I want to date. You're the only one I love."
I looked at him uncrossing my arms. "How do I know that?! I just saw you kiss another girl! How can I even be near you?!"
A look of pain flashed before his eyes. "Kim-"
I cut him off. "If you aren't fully committed in this relationship, then maybe this isn't meant to be."
I felt a tear fall. I love him so much, but it just hurts. It hurts to be around him when I can't even trust him anymore.
"Kim you don't mean that," he whispered with a tear falling down his cheeks.
Seeing his so sad made me made me almost forgive him. Almost. I couldn't give in to him. Don't give in, Kim.
"Relationships are supposed to be full of trust."
Another tear fell as I stared straight at my feet and whispered the last part. "I just don't think I can even trust you anymore."
"Kim-"
I looked back up at him and cut him off once again. "I'm sorry."
He left without saying another word.
Flashback end.
That was two months ago and the last time I've ever talked to him. It's like a stab in the gut every time I see him now. I heard Lindsay and her friends about a month ago talking about how she tried to confront him about her feelings and how he could leave me, but he just kept walking away so she kissed him. He was telling the truth the whole time, and I didn't believe him. I just feel so stupid. I should've put more faith in him. That's the one thing I regret.
I walked into class to see Alyssa sitting on Jack's lap and kissing. There's the stab in the gut again. I went to the seat farthest away from them and dropped my books on the desk. I sighed before shifting in my seat to try and face away from them. This was going to be a long class.
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I sighed before walking to my last class, geography. I somehow could manage the whole Jack and Alyssa thing without bursting out into tears. I'm just glad that after this, I'd get to go home far away from the both of them.
I walked around the corner when I saw Alyssa and Brody talking. I hid behind the wall, so they couldn't see me.
"When will you tell him?" Brody asked.
"Soon I promise babe," she replied.
Babe? What?
"But I need to be with you now. I want to kiss you and hold you. Seeing Jack do that just makes me feel like you like him more than me."
I mentally hit myself in realization. Alyssa is cheating on Jack! I can't believe it! Jack is going to be heartbroken!
Alyssa responded, "No no no, that's not it. I like you Brody, not him. I just need more time. I promise I'll break up with him by next week."
"Well good because I think I'd go crazy if I couldn't show the world how much I love you any longer."
I heard her giggle, and I peeked around the corner to see them kissing. I quickly walked past them when they weren't looking. Oh. My. God.
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I closed my locker to find Jack making his way to the front door.
"Jack!" I called out before jogging over to him to get his attention.
He turned around clearly surprised to see it was me calling him.
"Umm, can I talk to you for a second? It's kind of important."
He looked hesitant before slowly nodding his head. "Umm sure."
I grabbed his hand feeling the old sparks once again (Focus Kim!) and pulled him into an empty hallway.
He leaned against the wall before awkwardly scratching the back of his neck. "So umm…what's up?"
"Well, you might not believe me when I say this, but earlier today… I saw… umm Alyssa kissing Brody."
He quickly got off up from the wall. "What?"
"She said she was going to break up with you next week," I stated.
"I can't believe it," he said while shaking his head.
"I know."
"No, I can't believe you would just make up all these lies about my girlfriend!" he exclaimed clearly angry at me.
Okay, that's not what I was expecting.
"Alyssa would never do that to me! Are you jealous or something? Do you just want to ruin my life?"
I can't believe he just said that. I felt tears sting my eyes, but I didn't let them fall. "I'm not lying," I whispered.
"You dumped me, Kim! You need to get over that! I did! Alyssa and I are happy! We don't need you ruining our relationship!"
I saw behind him that Alyssa and Brody kissing over by the corner. "Umm Jack?"
"I thought you were better than that. I just can't believe you would stoop that low!"
"Jack," I said louder.
Will he ever listen to me?
He shook his head once again. "I just don't know what to do with you anymore. You're the one who broke up with me, so I moved on and found Alyssa. But when I finally become happy, you're trying to break us up! Well, Kim I just have to say-"
I cut him off by exclaiming, "Jack!"
"What?!"
I pointed to Alyssa and Brody.
He turned around with a shocked look on his face.
He faced me, and all I could see is hurt and betrayal in his eyes but his face stayed emotionless. "I have to go now," He whispered before walking past me.
What just happened?
Next day…
I grabbed my books for language arts and sighed. Another long day of school. I shut my locker, and to my surprise, Jack was there leaning on the locker next to mine.
"So you can say 'I told you so," he announced.
"What?" I asked.
"You were trying to tell me the truth, and I said all those mean things to you. You didn't deserve that."
"Jack it's fine," I said.
It's true. I wasn't mad at him. I was just glad he was talking to me again.
That's when he got off the locker and took a step towards to me looking straight into my eyes. "No it's not. You were being honest with me, and I didn't believe you, so I'm sorry."
"I forgive you. I mean I get it. I would probably do the same thing in your position."
He smiled at me. "You know I lied."
"Lied about what?" I asked.
"About Alyssa and me."
He leaned back onto the locker while shaking his head. "We weren't happy. We started growing apart a few weeks ago. I guess I thought the only way to move on from you was to date another girl, but that obviously didn't work out. It turns out I still wasn't over you."
He still likes me? An awkward silence came over us before I decided to break it. "So kind of weird having the shoe on the other foot, huh?"
He laughed. "Yeah pretty ironic."
I smiled at him before stating, "Look Jack I'm really sorry. I should've believed you too. I should've put more trust in you as my boyfriend. I should've put more trust in you as my best friend."
He nodded. "I forgive you too. I guess we're even."
I laughed. "I guess we are."
It felt good to have Jack back, but I still had one more question on my mind. "So umm if you don't mind me asking, what actually happened with you and Alyssa anyway?"
He sighed. "Well I confronted her about it, and she said she was sorry and that he really loved Brody, so I forgave her. I mean, I guess it doesn't matter anyways. If she's happy, then I shouldn't ruin that for her."
I smiled at him. Still the same old Jack who puts others before himself. "That was really big of you."
"I guess you could say that."
He sighed before getting off the locker once again. "Look Kim, I don't like how things have been between us since all the drama crap happened. I miss being your friend and being near you. Most importantly, I miss you. Do you think we could just start over? You know before all this happened?"
I bit my lip. "I'd like that."
He got off of the locker and held out his hand. I was confused by his gesture but quickly knew what he meant once he said the next words. "Hi, I'm Jack."
I gently took ahold of his hand. "Hi I'm Kim."
And finally done! Gosh, that was long! I hope that was good enough for you guys! I tried writing a longer chapter. If you want me to make this a two-shot, then leave it in the reviews, and I might consider it. Oh and I read the reviews and I saw the one that said, "gay wade." Dude, that's just plain old rude. Well that rhymed, but seriously if you don't like my story then don't read it. Sorry I just needed to get that out. I'll try and update next week. If you have any ideas, leave it in the reviews or PM me! See you next week!
Kayla
