Hey guys! Well here's chapter 5! Hope you enjoy it :)
Billy has been coming to visit Jenny after school for a week straight. He would try to lift her spirits up by telling her whats going on in school, how Brandon did a prank on their English teacher that resulted her soaking wet in water and him detention afterschool for 3 days, how they found out that Lisa, a girl in their class apparently has a crush on Adam and Brandon won't stop teasing him about it.
Jenny started to go to school again after a week of absence. The stares and the whispers were unbearable. But then came the sorry looks, the 'I'm sorry for your lost' talk and some other crap. She hated it, she doesn't need their condolences, she doesn't need their 'sorry', all she need is the reason. The reason behind Roz's actions. Why? Why did she do it? She's been raking her brains out to try and figure out why she did what she did, but she couldn't think of anything. So she just pushed it aside.
She met up with her friends at their normal table during lunch time. Jenny sat down and started to eat when Ally arrived with her twin. Then Billy showed up followed by Brandon. They were quiet for a few minutes. Jenny could see that their friends didn't know what to say or how to react so Jenny decided to help them. "Ok guys you don't have to walk on eggshells with me. I don't want to talk about it but that doesn't mean that I want anything to change. God that's the last thing I want right now. I just want to fell normal again, please?" Brandon was the first to respond to that, "Well I can do normal. Did you hear about the Adam's new girlfriend?" Brand said before smirking at his friend. Adam smacked the back of Brandon's head, "She's not my girlfriend you knucklehead!" Adam said annoyed. Brandon had been bugging him about that girl for a week now, it's getting boring. Jenny just smiled, grateful that her friends understood that she needs this, and that they got her back. They continued with their day as they normally do, and for now, Jenny tried her best to ignore everything else that has gone wrong with her life.
Jenny looked at her mother who was sitting on the couch in the living room watching some soap opera. She's getting better now. Before, she would cry every time she thinks no one was watching, she would just stare at nothing and everything for as long as she could. Jenny caught her mom sobbing at Roz's picture once when she came back from school, Sandy must've not realised the time had went by. Now she started to smile again, and she doesn't lock herself in her room as much.
Her dad on the other hand, was never the same since. He still goes to work every day, but other than that and during dinner time, Jenny never sees her dad anymore. He would either spends his time in his home office or he would go out to the bar a few blocks from their house. He doesn't drink himself senseless or anything, he just couldn't be in the house for too long. It just hurts too much. He would come home late and only be up and about when Jenny is already off to school. He couldn't even look at his daughter in the eyes for too long because it'll just reminds him of the daughter that he lost, the daughter he swore to protect from any harm when she was born. He couldn't even keep his promise. He failed.
Jenny finally had locked down on her routine again, after a few months. It still felt weird to walk pass the bathroom but she managed, they all did. Nobody used that bathroom anymore. It has been cleaned and everything, but no one was strong enough to go in there. Jenny doesn't push Billy away that much either. She started to let him in more and she's actually glad that she decided to do that. Billy doesn't push her too much but he also didn't let her keep everything in. she wouldn't say that she's happy again because that's still too far from the truth but at least now she doesn't cry every time she thought of her sister.
Sadly, the normalcy that she had been feeling didn't last long. 6 months after Roslyn's death, Tom had a heart attack and he later died in the hospital. Doctors didn't say what the cause of the heart attack was but Jenny knew. It was Broken Heart Syndrome. Her dad just couldn't stand the fact that his daughter was gone and he was still alive, and his heart couldn't take it anymore so it just stopped. Jenny was lost. She didn't understand how all of this could happen to her, to her family?
5 years later...
JJ was walking to her locker when she heard, "Jenny!" She rolled her eyes and turned around to face the owner of the voice. She didn't need to run around to figure out who it was. Only one person still calls her Jenny from time to time, and that's Billy. Well technically its Will now, apparently both of them ditched their childhood nicknames when they started high school. "What do you want Billy?" JJ asked rhetorically giving him a sharp look. Will grinned, knowing that JJ didn't like him calling her Jenny when they're in school, heck she doesn't really like him calling her Jenny anytime, just as much as he doesn't like to be called Billy anymore.
"Easy there, I'm just kidding. I was wondering if we're still on to meet after school? Brandon was asking me and I didn't know what to tell him." "Yeah it's still on. I have to stop by the house first to grab some stuff. Is that okay?" Will smirked, "Sure it's fine. I am your eternal driver and butler, aren't I?" JJ smacked his shoulder playfully, "Oh shut up. You like following me around, just admit it." "Never." Will simply said. JJ just shook her head before heading to class.
After they made the short stop at JJ's house, they headed to Roz's Diner where Brandon was already waiting. After her dad died, her mom decided to open a diner to distract her from all the pain and sorrow. Tom's pension money that they receive every month is enough for them to get by but the extra income doesn't hurt. This way her mom can busy herself with the diner and she could use this place to hang out with her friends.
They saw Brandon sitting at one of the booths at the corner so they walked over there after greeting Sandy. "Took you long enough." Brandon teased. "Hey don't look at me, blame the girl" Will pointed out. "Gosh it wasn't even that long Brandon. And you could've just drop me off at the house and I could've just walked if you wanted to be here so quickly. It's not that far anyway." JJ defended herself. Will laughed at JJ who suddenly became defensive "C'mon Jayje, y'know I was just messing with you. I would wait forever for yah" Will drawled. Even after more than 10 years of living in Pennsylvania, he could still retain the southern accent. He can thank his dad for that.
Brandon just stared at the both of them, "tell me why aren't you guys together again? I mean you guys already live your life like a couple. Will picks you up every morning for school and drops you off when school was over, you guys are always together except for night time and I'm pretty sure even that has some exceptions. You guys even fight like an old married couple" Brandon said exasperated.
"Dating Will is like dating my own brother if I had one. It's just weird." JJ laughed. Will snickered, agreeing with her. "Hey did you guys heard? Ally and Adam got a baby brother!" JJ exclaimed before pulling out her phone to show them the pictures Ally sent to her. Their family had to move to LA two years ago because their dad got a job offer there, but they still try their best to keep in contact with each other. "No way, the baby's here already?" Brandon said excitedly. "Yeah apparently he didn't wanna wait any longer." JJ told them. "Wow he is tiny." Will said amazed at the picture that JJ showed them. "he's premature so they have to keep him in the hospital for a few more weeks so he could grow properly before taking him home." JJ explained.
Just then they her JJ's mom calling them out, "You kids want some blueberry pie? Some just got out of the oven so it's still hot and fresh. And I think there's still some vanilla ice cream left in the freezer as well." Sandy asked knowing well enough that her daughter and her friends love her pie. They would get it every time they come here if she had any. "We would love some mom, thanks!" "Yeah thanks mom!" the boys followed. Sandy just rolled her eyes and laughed at their cheeky antiques.
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