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Chapter 8

Now you could think that I was being dramatic, over-exaggerating even, but I felt physically sick. Mixed feelings of guilt and disgust washed over me.
The words escaped my mouth without another thought.
"You dick. Stay the fuck away from me. I mean it, never again."
Jack tried to find the words to explain, but I already knew the only explanation.
He lied.
The thought filled my head, swarming my brain with that image of the two of them that had left me feeling filled with anger only 2 days ago.
I left the park where just 20 minutes ago, everything had been so different, but now all I could think about was getting out of there. Away from him.
Jess followed me almost instantly, I didn't even need to turn around to know she was there.
I turned briefly, to see Jack's face crumbling as I drew further from him, and Charlie's expression showing his confusion of the events which has occurred in the past half an hour. Apologetically, I glanced at Charlie who smiled his usual smile, with a hint of sympathy hidden behind his eyes. Why sympathy? I questioned myself before realising that he felt sorry for me. Felt sorry for what Jack had done to me. And that was when the tears started to fall.
Jess caught up with me when I was halfway through sobbing, a parallel to how Jack had made me feel only days before. When I finally calmed, we sat on a bank outside my old house and spoke about everything.
"Scar?"
"Mmm?"
"You know he isn't worth it anymore? Not even one little bit. It's pointless."
"I know. Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt though,"
"I know but, take my advice, move on."
I sighed, coming to terms with the reality of my situation. "But what if no one else wants me? Plus I am not ready to cry over Jack again."
"SCARLETT YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE ANOTHER GUY, PLUS THERE'S HENRY"
Henry. His name caused alarm bells to ring in my ears.
"I need to message him,"
"Who Jack? Hell no bitch, delete his number, right give me your phone and I'll..."
"Jessie! I meant bloody Henry calm yourself," I sighed, it was difficult being best friends with Jess at times. Still if I didn't have her, who would listen to me cry and feed me Ben and Jerrys? I laughed to myself.
"What you bloody physco?" Jess woke me from my daydream of ice cream.
"Ummm, can we get some Ben and Jerrys on the way home due to my dreadful heartbreak?" I produced my best puppy dog eyes and eventually Jessie caved. "Fine. But you're buying." I wiped fake tears from my eyes. God I'm good at acting. "Please diddy could you pay for the ice cream as I am too emotional to pay and it could be your present to me to cheer me up?" I smiled my cheesiest smile as Jess tried her hardest to keep a straight face.
"Oh for goodness sake fine! But you owe me." I giggled as she winked.
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The rest of the evening went pretty quickly. Unsurprisingly, I was staying at Jess'. School had been over for 8 days and since then we hadn't spent longer than a day apart. Around 2 in the morning Jess fell asleep, normally she'd stay up longer but we'd told her mum about the Jack incident and were provided with 3 bottles of cider each. "To numb the pain." Jenny winked before going back down to the house. That's what I love about going to Jess', they have a summer house, which is basically another house, with heating and electricity and all the rooms of another house. So we always stay up there, as if we have a house to ourselves. Perfect for parties I always tell Jess but she isn't having any of it. One day I'll get through to her.
My phone lit up distracting me from my party planning in Jess' summer house.
Henry: hey beautiful ;) x
Me: you're in Spain with Milly? You're in Spain? Why didn't you say anything?
Henry: how do you know?
Me: Jack told me but why does it matter?
Henry: I'm sorry it doesn't. It's just none of his business.
Me: well it's not mine either is it?
Henry: of course it is girl
Even though I was meant to be angry, the nickname and the fact he seemed to care made me smile.
Me: well look it's fine I guess :)
Henry: no it isn't, I should've told you. Basically it was booked from 6 months ago when we were happy and it was non refundable so we're here and to be honest this was holiday the decider of us. :/
Me: oh so you guys might stay together? :(
Henry: haha aw girl, no you twat did you not read closely enough 'was the decider' it's over between us Scar, I want to be with you."
My heart began to thump as the butterflies emerged from my chest.