Just a dream ~ Jetra

Keep trying..

Jesse had been feeling a lot better now than he had the previous months. He was thankful for his younger sisters and Nell for this cause. Nell and him met during their time with the old builders. He, his sisters, Petra, Lukas, and Ivor fell in the games by Harper's doing but they managed to beat the old builders and save Harper and the trapped contestants from the games. However, he still felt horrible, felt envy of Jack for taking his beloved Petra away. But he has seen that Petra has been acting.. different lately..

He hardly see her hanging out with Jack. She just sat there, staring at him. This only wanted to avoid her more but this side of her was.. different.. did something happened between her and Jack? He started to get worried..

He didn't wanted to hurt her.. he wanted to protect her..

Even if she doesn't feel the same way with him as he does with her..

He's starting to slowly grow back to his old self, Nell and his sisters making sure of it. Nell was like everything to the brunette.. she helped him take her mind off the auburn warrior, helping him cheer up and look at the brighter side of things. Jesse was thankful to have Nell around and he hung out with her as much as he can in his free time from running BeaconTown. He was glad to have a friend like her around but he missed his best friend.. even though he's avoiding her, he was worried about her..

He wanted to make sure she was okay..

It's been a couple weeks ever since Petra found out about how her best friend felt about her.. the same day where he saw him having fun and hanging out with Nell at the beach they used to always go to.. it broke her heart seeing her best friend, whom she has feelings for going out with someone else.

She kept thinking and thinking of a way to communicate with the brunette. She thought it was as easy as going up to him and talking to him but.. the outcome was very different from what she had expected.. all her plans were erased like an eraser..

She wonders how long he's gonna stay like this towards her.. she's been avoiding Jack for a while, focusing all her attention on Jesse.. even from a distance, she couldn't help but just stare at Jesse when he's around. There were times he caught her staring at him, a chilling eye contact happened for a brief second before either her or Jesse just walks away. She tried talking to him once more but she's too scared to comfort the brunette..

But at the same time, she's irritated for how she acts around Jesse. She wanted to know how she felt.. she wonders why she was so scared of him.. it's very difficult to communicate with him..

A simple 'Jesse' is not easy for her to say anymore.. she felt muted, silenced.. she knew she needed help so she tried to talk to Jess or Nikki but she even felt silenced around them. She did managed to get a few words out, despite the fact that she was still muted around Jesse, guilt and sadness washing over.. she felt like she was drowning, drowning in an ocean of regret and sorrow..

She didn't wanted to lose the person who mattered to her the most.. she wanted him back, just him.. eventually, she couldn't hold it in anymore.. she went to the same beach they used to always hang out and sat there staring at the sunset as she listened to the ocean waves and birds chirping around her.. tears fell down her eyes..

"I miss the times I was with Jesse.. the times we would go on adventures together.. the times we talked all day.. the times where we joke around..", she started sobbing as she remembered the good times, lowering her head and hugging her knees  was tightly as she could muster. "E-Everything...! I m-miss everything about him...! It h-hurts so m-much..!!"

"Petra?..", she heard a familiar voice called. "What's wrong?.. who hurt you?.."

She felt her entire body froze in place. She couldn't breathe nor blink.. she felt her voice disappeared and her throat felt as dry as a desert.. how was I gonna explain this?..

I felt a warm pair of arms around me.. I was too scared to look at the young brunette in front of me.. I couldn't even bring the words out.. I felt a little better as I felt him stroking my auburn locks.. wasn't he mad at me?.. why's he acting so different?..

Author's note: sorry for the very short chapter, guys I promise in the next one, it'll be longer ^^