Jade's P.O.V.
I've been home from the hospital for a week now. The doctor gave me the 'okay' to attend school tomorrow. I don't want to go for many reasons. One, softball. As if that's not reason enough, everyone will be staring and asking stupid questions. Not like there's a person at Douglas county High School who doesn't know what happened. Two, Nick Davis. In the past week, I have gotten twelve missed calls and about twenty texts. I really don't want to talk to him or see him. There's only so much Nick Davis a person can handle in their life.
Jade capped her pen and set her journal aside. She picked up her phone and texted Madison to come over. She desperately needed someone to talk to and Bailyn had softball. Just thinking of her team made her inside ache with loss and her head spin.
A few minutes later, Jade heard Madison's motorcycle pull up her driveway. A few moments later he walked in her room and sat next to her on her window ceil.
"I really need something to get my mind off everything," Jade said, sitting up.
Madison gave her a knowing look and said, "And by 'something' I assume you mean something dangerous, reckless and stupid?"
Jade smile and nodded her head.
"Well, your options are sky diving, cliff jumping, or riding my motorcycle fast down a dirt road." Jade thought over her options and chose cliff jumping.
Madison's P.O.V.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't such a great idea taking Jade cliff jumping, but she needed something to make her smile. She's really lost right now.
Jade walked over to him with an excited smile on her face. The sun was shining and there wasn't he slightest bit of wind. She was in the bikini she wore that summer they vacationed to Hawaii for surfing. She was still beautiful as ever, scars and all. Her scars started at the base of her neck and the longest one continued halfway down her humerus bone. Watching his eyes Jade looked over to her shoulder as well.
"The doctor said they won't ever go away completely. So you're stuck with me looking like this." Jade said cracking a smile.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Madison replied wrapping her in a hug.
"Thanks for everything, Madison. You've been here for me no matter what every day since we met. I love you." It tore at Madison's heart to know that Jade meant she loved his as a friend, and she'll probably only love him that way. Unless he made his feelings clear. But not now, not today. Someday.
Jade's P.O.V.
There was nothing Jade loved more than the feeling of adrenaline. Okay, there was one thing, but she wasn't going to think about that, not today. Spending the day with Madison was just what she needed before she went back to school. He wrapped his hand over hers, and they jumped off the cliff together. It was five seconds of adrenaline. Where you could just enjoy free-falling into cold water, not caring about anything. Then, when you surface again, you can swim back and climb the rocks again and have those five seconds all over again.
Okay, so what they were doing wasn't exactly legal, but neither Jade of Madison cared. After they had their fill of reckless jumping, they spread out their towels and ate lunch. "I am so not ready to start school. Between seeing the field every day and my team…" Jade stopped, sighing. "Jade, it's all going to be okay soon. You have to give up something you love, but you can gain something too. Maybe you'll take an interest in photography or acting." Madison tried to reassure Jade but she wasn't in the mood to look at the glass half full.