*Flashback to 2 Months Ago*
Paige's POV
"Brooke, give me my phone back now!" I laughed as my best friend ran away from me, holding me phone captive.
"No! Not until you text him!"
"Brooke, seriously! I'm not going to text him, I doubt he even wants to talk to me. He probably doesn't even know who I am."
"I guess I'll just have to do it for you." she sing-songed.
"Fine, I'll do it!" I said as she walked towards me. I snatched my phone out of her hand and ran away as fast as I could. "Paige! You're so annoying." Brooke laughed.
"Whatever, let's just go before any texts get sent that shouldn't." Brooke and I headed out the front door and hopped into the car, myself driving.
"Let me drive!" Brooke said to me.
"No way I'm letting you drive my car! I don't trust you that much." I laughed.
"Bitch." Brooke retorted. She then changed the subject back to what she was always on my case about. "Ya know, you're gonna have to talk to him sometime." she told me.
"No I won't. We're graduating in less than a year anyway, so it doesn't really matter."
"Doesn't really matter?! You've had a crush on him since like, 3rd grade! It totally matters." Brooke replied as we drove down the street. We were headed to our friend James' house for a party. We came to a stoplight and the light was green, so I continued to drive. All of a sudden a car ran the red light, coming at us from the right side, the passenger's side. The last thing I remember before waking up in the hospital was the sound of Brooke's and my own screams.
*Current Day*
Paige's POV
As I'm walking through the hallways at school, people stare at me. They give me looks of pity and sadness and no one knows what to say to me. I wish they would all just stop. Stop staring, stop pitying me, stop whispering about me after I walk past. I also wish I hadn't pushed everyone away after the accident, but that's what I do. I push people away. I just wish someone would've cared enough about me to pull me back.
Jack's POV
I see her walk down the hallway every day, by herself. She looks so sad and lonely, so desperate for someone to just talk to her like a normal person. Not talk to her like a child in fear of saying the wrong thing. I understand, people don't want to be insensitive to her loss, but she doesn't need people walking on eggshells around her. She can still carry on a normal conversation. At least I think she can, I've haven't really tried to talk to her since the accident. You would think she was an alien by the way people look at her. Even her supposed best friends and teachers don't know how to interact with her anymore. I started walking down the hallway, towards her. "Hey!" I said when I got close enough to her. She turned around to face me with a confused look on her face. "Um, hi." I said nervously.
"Hi."
"Um, I just, I see you sit by yourself everyday at lunch, so um, I was wondering if maybe you wanted to sit with my friends and I today? I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to. I just thought, um, yeah. If you want to." Dammit. I sound like an idiot. She surprised me by slightly smiling and chuckling.
"Are you sure you want some girl who you barely even know anymore with tons of emotional baggage sitting with you at lunch? I mean if you do, them I'm your girl, but you might want to think twice before you put the offer out there." She's a lot feistier than I remember.
"Every girl at my lunch table has emotional baggage. You'll fit right in." I said back to her, trying to joke around. She looked at me like I was crazy, but I was again surprised when she smiled at me again. It was a small smile, but that's more than anyone has seen from her the past few months.
"If you're sure, then I guess I'll sit with you. But you have to promise me one thing."
"And what might that be?"
"Stop looking at me like that. My best friend died. You pitying me isn't going to make her come back."
"Um, yeah. Okay. Sorry." I said while scratching the back of my neck. She is just full of surprises.
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So here's the first chapter! I know it pretty much sucks, but I was trying to set the scene for the rest of the story and give you an insight into their personalities. Basically, everyone just sees Paige as the girl who lost her best friend, and nothing more than that. She's depressed and lonely and everyone treats her differently because they don't want to say the wrong thing. Which is why Jack is so nervous around her, but he knows that she needs a friend so he's trying to reach out to her. Paige is actually really feisty and sarcastic and funny but no one sees that in her personality anymore because she has pushed everyone away since Brooke died. She knows she pushed everyone away, so she kinda feels guilty for that, but she wants people to try and be friends with her because it's a two way street and she doesn't feel like she should have to be the one to reconnect all her old friendships. Sorry that was super long just trying to explain some things!! Thanks for reading (:
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Someone / Jack Gilinsky
Fanfiction"If you look close enough to the world around you, you might find someone like you. Someone trying to find their way. Someone trying to find their self. Sometimes it seems like you are the only one in the world who's struggling, who's frustrated, un...
