Chapter: Seven No One's Gonna Take Me Alive
"No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive"
"Miss Stewart, are you prepared to read your poem?" Ms Meno asked the next day in class.
"I am. Ms Meno." I said, rising from my chair. I stood before the class. I hadn't gotten a chance to talk to Jake the day before, so I guess I was just going to have to spill it. I swear, as Hannah Montana on stage, I can do anything, but here, in my classroom, with Jake's eyes (along with everyone else's) piercing through me... well it's an understatement to say I was nervous. "Okay, here it goes. It's called, I Miss You:
I miss you,
I miss your smile,
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now,
You're still here somehow,
My heart won't let you go,
And I need you to know,
I miss you."
I sat down in my seat, and everyone clapped like they had for all the other kids. Jake surprised me with what he did next. He smiled at me. SMILED! I loved Jake's smile. He hadn't smiled around me in a very long time. Slowly, everything was getting back to normal. I knew I had Lily to talk to about girl things, Oliver to be a great friend, and maybe, soon, I'd have Jake back as my boyfriend.
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"Can I sit here?" Jake asked me and Lily at lunch.
"You know you don't have to ask." I said as Jake sat down across from Lily and me. Lily eyed me and I eyed her back.
"So, Jake, how have things been? We haven't really talked in a while." Lily chimed in. "How's your show? Are you starting any movies? How's your sister?"
As much as I love her, Lily was annoying me, and I just wanted to talk to Jake. What I did next, I'm not proud of, but it needed to be done. I made it look like I was stretching and I knocked Lily's soda over spilling it on the floor. "Oh, Lily! I'm so sorry."
She took the hint. "Oh, it's fine Miles. I'll just go get another one." She left me and Jake alone.
"Miley"
"Jake"
We spoke at the same time. "You go first," He said.
"Okay." I sighed. "I need to be honest with you. I didn't go to help take care of a sick relative. I went to a treatment center for people who are struggling with things. There were people who drink and lie and smoke and are just depressed. I was there because I had been cutting myself." He looked deep into my eyes. "I needed help, and that's why I broke up with you. I needed to sort out my own crap before I dragged you into it. In some way, I guess, it was my own crazy way of protecting you. I'm sorry, Jake. I never wanted to hurt you..." I was interrupted by Jake's lips on mine. I had a feeling right then that everything would be okay.
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Soundtrack:
Knights Of Cydonia by Muse
I Miss You by Hannah Montana
A/N: It was a little short and I'm sorry to disappoint. I know it's been forever since I updated. Alright, I think in one or two chapters I could be done, but I don't know. I have a few tricks up my sleeve... reviews are nice as always. Thanks!