Heyyy guys! Okay, I know you guys were probably expecting a real update for the last chapter, and I'm sorry if I disappointed you. I knew it had been a while and I knew that idea would take less time to write compared to what I have planned for this chapter. I really hope you guys enjoyed it though, I had a lot of fun writing it (and trying to not give it away to my friend, Kat!). Also, I'm really hoping you guys enjoy this one because I can already tell I'm gonna have a blast writing it. This idea has literally been locked in my head since day one. Not kidding. But I knew I had to wait until the right time for it to shine!
By the way, I'm sorry if I offend y'all at all with my plans for Teresa. I really liked her in the first book, kinda hated her in the second, and then in the last, she slowly started to gain my.. trust? again. But like my friend hates her for ever having anything to do with Thomas and that fits the story sooo XD
Disclaimer: I'm too emotionally unstable to write something so amazing like James Dashner did with The Maze Runner.
I can't believe I was so stupid.
I'm not even pretty. I'm not even nice. I'm not even funny. I should've been able to tell that something was going on.
"Jackson? Jaaackson?" I wandered around an italian resturant that I was meeting Jackson at for dinner. It had been raining earlier that afternoon, so the ground was wet and the air was cool.
I checked one more time to see if Jackson had been to the resturant when I hadn't seen. Nope. This was odd, he was never late, not to something like this. Recently he had been a few minutes late when we went on small dates or just hung out, but what was there to worry about?
Stepping back outside, I noticed it was starting to drizzle a bit. Great. Exactly what I needed, messed up hair and wet clothes. I went a little farther than where I had normally been searching and found an alley way. It was dark and raining, what could possibly go wrong in an alley?
I hesitated. I mean, I can handle the wet hair and dress, but, uhm, I've seen movies where all the bad stuff happens in an alley. Just like this one. Normally at night. Just like now. But I decided to just make a deal with myself: if he wasn't there, I could go home and call him. If he was then.. Well it depends on his excuse. And how cute he looks.
As I walked, I tried to make as little noise as possible in fear that something would hear me and attack.
"Geez," I whispered to myself. "Why is this so long?"
Turns out there was a door at the back, probably lead to a bar or secret meeting place for wizards. It was locked, so I ignored it for the time being, just hearing glass clank together and laughter. To the right was a little staircase that lead to another hall. I made my way through that one, it being pretty short. It was dark and slightly misty, and there was no ceiling, and the rain was coming down a bit harder.
There was a single bench. Uhm. Why? What was the point of al this stupid walking, to find a bench sitting in a stupid alley? That's when I noticed two figures on the bench, two moving figures.
My eyes started adjusting to the darkness and I realized that they were making out. Ew, I would've said. I would have left, made no big deal about it.
Except it was my boyfriend.
My boyfriend, who is suppose to be on a date with me, is kissing another girl! And if things couldn't go any worse, the girl was none other than Teresa Agnes.
I wanted to run away, get as far away from that cheater as I could. But instead, I was frozen in place. I wasn't even breathing, just letting tears build up until I finally let out a sob. Jackson jumped and spun around to face me. He froze, worry coating his face, but only for a moment before he put on his pokerface. That's how Jackson was, smooth, quick thinking, and apperently good at hiding dirty secrets like this.
Biting my lip, a couple tears slid out as I stared at Jackson's face, trying to piece this together in another way so I could convince myself he was cheating. But the proof was right infront of me, along with the bitch to complete it.
"O-Oliva," He started. "I thought our date was at 6:30, not 6....?" Oh please, I should've snapped at him, you damn well knew what time it was, mister 'perfect'. I wanted to scream and cry and strangle him, but I was at a loss of words. I glanced at Teresa, and she had a sickening smirk planted on her face.
Jackson started to speak again, and I directed my eyes back at him to see he was now standing up.
"She's trying to learn for her boyfriend, and she snagged me on the way to meet you. I'm sorry, Liv. You know me, always trying to be nice, help others out. And if she just wanted to make her boyfriend happy, how could I say no?" Like I would believe an excuse like that! If Jackson was loyal, he would have told Teresa no, no matter what.
I stared at him hard, wishing I could shoot laser out of them. Instead, I settled for a few words.
"You're not sorry, you lying bastard. A true, loyal man would have said no. You thought I was stupid enough to fall for that excuse, too, huh? News flash, buddy, I'm not a dog! Though one would be much better than you, since they're more trust worthy.. and more adorable!" And on that note, I spun on my heel and walked away, going in a straight line even through the rain puddles just to look confident. On the inside, though, I was crying and dying.
I looked at myself in the mirror and saw a broken girl. Messy hair that was curled, a pretty dress that was riding up, tear streaks with bits of mascara and eyeliner. Was I really worth this little? Not enough to sastify, so people go for an addition? I couldn't help but feel the urge to cut again.
So I did.
I'm useless! Slash! I'm ugly! Slash! I'm selfish! Slash! I'm worth nothing, nobody will ever love me. Slash! Slash!
After a while of crying into my pillow, Kat came to my house. Thankfully, I had on longsleeves and had already washed my wrist. She helped me clean up my face and brushed out my hair to calm me down while she listened intently to what happened.
Then she proposed a crazy idea. Why would I want to do THAT when I'm a mess and very sensitive?
OKAY HI! That was actually not what I was talking about, the thing where I had that idea when I first started writing this. But I did enjoy writing this chapter, even though it was kinda sad. What did y'all think? And btw, yes you might be confused on the last two sentences, I dunno if you are or not, but you'll find out what THAT means in the next chapter. I mean it doesn't need to be a secret but like.. cliffhangers are cool and cruel.
I'm gonna write the next chapter VERY SOON. Like, possibly tonight, probably tomorrow if I remember. KAT YOU BETTER REMIND ME! Okay so yeah, I'll talk to you guys again soon, and tell me what you thought of this chapter, kay? Buh-bye!!
