"I missed you..." I said to myself as I was driving the streets of Detroit. Mike was right. Detroit is empty, City of ghosts. Only ruins remained. My memories started going up when I was driving by 12th street, where my favorite bookstore was, but now? There's nothing. Now there's some Rosa Park Boulevard. After that, my eyes started filling up as I turned for 8 mile road. My home.I was thinking... Will people there know me? Will they remember that small blonde who was always playing outside her house with a soccer ball? Or they remember me as a little hooligan who was running the streets with a few black friends and some punks from Salem's lot? Maybe they don't remember me at all. Who knows?"Hell-o?" My voice trembled as I answered my phone. I cough and repeated again. "Hello?""Jess? Are you ok?" Hannah sounded worried."I'm fine just... You know... I haven't been here for so long... Everything is different..." I said with tears in my eye
“Thank you for coming…” John said weakly when we broke our hug.“Always…” I said as I smiled weakly, caressing his strong shoulder."I am sorry about the other day I-""You weren't yourself." I Interrupted him. He didn't say anything back, he just adjusted his posture, as well as I.I stood beside him as people came to voice their condolence. Each and every one of them looked at me first, gave hand and a small weak smile, and then repeated their gesture when they looked at John. They probably think we are still together. Perhaps, they are asking themselves do we have babies. Well, if John wasn't an idiot, by now, we would have two or three small babies running around our big front yard in our suburban neighborhood. Why are you even thinking about this?“What's wrong?” John whispered so people won't hear us. He is probably thinking about why I'm shaking my head. Oh my if he knew I was thinking about us married.
"Hello?" I said weakly as my phone rang.Just to make things clear, John said he loves me. He wants me to admit I love him back.But what should I say?On the one side, John was my first love, my first everything. I gave him all I had. He was my entire life. But he ruined all that with his cheating. Above all that, I had a best time with him. We were perfect together. From kinder garden, throughout high school, until college, we had just one fight. And that was because of that waitress he hooked up with. I couldn't convince myself to move on, to stop loving him.Mike on the other hand, in this year since we are together, he lied to me so many times! Those lies were huge! If I knew he was married, I wouldn't start with him, not in a million years! I can't lie, Mike is the type of a guy every girl would kill to have. Classy, macho, gentleman, smart, sexy, you would be taken care of for the rest of your life, and he has everything. I love t
*JOHN'S P.O.V.*She is going to be ok right?!” I asked one small nurse who was cleaning me from Mike's claws.“Don't worry about her, she is in the safest hands.” That small nurse smiled widely to me, making me feel brave.After that selfish, stupid jerk burst into miss. Franklin's house, I thought he will knock the shit out of me. Unfortunately, he didn't. He could, but I have muscles too!Anyway, I think Jessica was too soft and too weak to watch us fight so she fainted. Oh Jessica… My Jessica…While I waited for that nurse to come clean the rest of my wounds, I remembered that time when I first saw her.I met her outside my house, she was perfect as my best toy I had that times! She was wearing pure white dress with small flowers on it. She was always in those ponytails on both sides, with messy yet classy blond, long hair. Gorgeous. I think we were 5, maybe 6 years
“John?” I said weakly as I woke up.I can't remember anything. How did I get here? Where the hell is Mike and why is John here? Does Hannah know I am here? “I am here baby.” John said weakly, hugging me tightly. I got dizzy and weak, but I didn't want to break this hug. I hate to admit this, but I do have feelings for him.“John…” I wanted to ask him something.“I don't know where Mike is and I already called Hannah.” John said getting a little upset in mention of Mike. We broke our hug and I lay down again, sadly.“I wanted to ask you something else.” I said nervously. He looked at me and my body froze. His face looks so wounded, all covered up in bandages and strapping.“You know you can ask me everything.” John said calmly.“Why are you here?” I asked nervously. “You know…” He said looking away. I tried to catch his eyes but he kept looking away. I sighed deeply and I closed my eyes.“You love me.” I said barely audible after few moment
“Jess?” I heard Hannah's voice. After half an hour I finally got some sleep and now she's waking me up.“Humm?” I said still half-sleeping as I turned myself on the other side of my comfy bed. “Someone is here to see you.” Hannah said quietly. I rubbed my eyes and I stretched like never before! I felt a little pain in the area where my wound is but I wanted to stretch so badly!“What time is it?” I said strongly after stretching. “Morning, 6 am.” Hannah said quietly as she shook me gently.“What?” I said as I sat up in my bed. The second I sat up, I saw a strong man in suit standing in front of me. Until I could see clearly, all I saw is big silhouette standing with arms crossed on its chest and his perfect muscular body. Of course, Armani black suit and perfectly white shirt, white as his shiny teeth. I couldn't see if he's mad or happy to see me, all I felt was he's here to lecture me. I know that because that is how m
Two weeks passed since Mike and I broke up. It's been hard but I made through few Latin classes without crying inside.John and I didn't talk since that day he drove me home from Detroit. Maybe he don't miss me at all…It is Sunday morning and I am laying on my bed, thinking about my daddy's offer. Thinking about how will Hannah accept it and react.Oh, I will miss her... *Flashback*“Baby girl?” I heard a familiar voice calling me from the hall.“I'm in the room, daddy!” I yelled back, lifting myself from the bed. I was still recovering from Mike's words. After he left, I was still crying until I realized it is meant to be this way. We would never work out; we were from too different world.I know, if this is some movie, we would live happily ever after, regardless of our age difference, his ex wife, child and his behavior. But this is real world. Were you can experience real conseq
“Mike knows?” Hannah asked me after I told her the whole story about me leaving and why.“No. I think. I don't care.” I said too quickly.“Jessica, please. You can't lie.” Hannah rolled her eyes and I sighed.“Why didn't you tell him? He has a right to know…” George said wanting to be part of our conversation.“Right to know?” Hannah looked at George angrily and he backed off.“Sorry. I just…” George started explaining but I interrupted him.“It's fine George. He will know when I won't be on Latin class next week.” I said quietly.“Do you miss him?” Hannah asked calmly. I sighed deeply and I stayed quiet for a while.“No. I don't miss him, I miss how he made me feel sometimes…” I said quietly…“Yea, when he didn’t lie.” Hannah rolled her eyes. I nodded and looked the other way.“What about that other guy, umm, John?” George asked.“I didn't heard from him since he left me her