escape | jade west

look back [2]

Y/N's pov:

The first day of school was worse than I thought. The classes were draining, I kept getting lost. I didn't even meet new people...besides Jade's friends. But I don't think they are gonna want to be friends with me, my emotionless face came off pretty rude.

"How was your first day, sweetheart?" my mom said while making dinner.

"Great." I said sarcastically as I plopped onto the living room couch.

Absolutely fucking great.

"What happened?"

My mom can always sense my sarcasm. There was no point in me trying to play it off like everything was ok, but I didn't wanna tell her the whole truth.

"Classes were tiring, as usual. I was just stressed to meet new teachers. That's pretty much it."

"You look more...upset than tired. Was anyone being rude to you? Did anyone upset you?" my mom worried.

"No, no one was being rude, but I saw...."

I hesitated. I didn't want to tell her about Jade. I didn't want her to remember how hurt I was when Jade ended things. I didn't want to worry her.

"Jade." I finally said with a sigh.

*one year ago*

It was my 17th birthday. I spent the whole day with Jade. She was the only person I wanted to be with. She always made me feel so loved. No one could make me feel the way she did.

I thought the day would be fun, and it was, but the whole time it looked like Jade wanted to say something. It looked like it was stuck on the tip of her tongue. I didn't question it. We were standing outside on the empty road. It was getting late, so Jade was about to go home.

"I need to tell you something." Jade muttered with a sad tone to her voice.

"What's up?"

The words that escaped her mouth scared me. I wasn't sure if I was prepared to hear whatever she had to say.

"We just can't be together. I'm sorry..."

I felt my heart drop. I couldn't believe my ears. Did I hear that ok? No, no, no.... This couldn't be happening. We were so happy together.

"I- uh.." I was struggling to find the right words.

"With my dad around, it's really hard to be with a girl. And I think.. I think I'm in love with someone else. Beck."

Without another word, Jade stormed off, leaving me speechless. I fell to the ground and started sobbing into my palms. My heart was shattered to billions of pieces.

*now*

My mom froze as soon as she heard the name. She pulled me into a long, tight hug. I needed it, but I didn't wanna admit it.

"Mom, I'll be fine. The break up was over a year ago. I'm completely over her now."

She patted me on the back and let go. I grabbed my backpack from the floor and made my way to my room. I turned on some music to clear my mind. However, it wasn't helping. I kept thinking of the day Jade broke up with me. I knew I shouldn't look back into the past, but I couldn't help it. Jade's words kept replaying in my head.

I decided to go eat dinner and spend the rest of the day chatting with my mom. When it got late, I went straight to sleep. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Hi baes! I know this chapter isn't that long, but I just wanted to introduce some of the backstory so everything can (hopefully) make more sense. Another thing I forgot to mention in the beginning of the last chapter: everyone in the story is 17-18 years old (Jade and Y/N are both 18) so if there's any maturity, know that they aren't complete minors (I don't wanna sexualize anyone, but I don't want the story to be too boring).