Tragic Harmony

Chapter Thirty

A few days later we all piled into the car and drove to New York City. We arrived a few days before New Year’s Eve and decided to go shop around a little bit. That night Jenni arrived and the band all came to hang out with us on New Year’s Eve before they had to go practice for their New Year’s Eve show.

“Hey guys, how was your Christmas?” I asked when the boys all showed up

“Amazing!!” Jack, Finn, and Noah chorused.  “we got you a present!” Jack yelled

“I got you guys something too!”

“Here you go”

I opened the present it was a t-shirt with my face on and across it, it said Fighter. I just looked up and a tear ran down my face.

“Thank you guys so much, I really appreciate this!”

“Yay! I’m really glad I thought u would be upset.” Noah told me

“Here are your guy’s presents.”

They all opened them I got jack a goody basket with a bunch of chocolate and candy, I got Finn a poster with Taylor Lautner on it, and I got Noah a new black beanie.

“Jason I left yours in the car will you walk down with me to get it?”

“… yeah I guess.”

“Thanks.”

We got down to the car without saying a word to each other he just kept his head down the whole time. Then I couldn’t take it anymore.

 “Jason? What’s wrong? I thought things were better between us?”

 He then motioned to a bench.

“Can we sit?”

“Sure.”

We sat down and there was a moment of silence.

“I got you another present…” He said quietly. Something was off about Jason. He didn’t have his usual confidence.

“Really? Thanks” I said with a small Smile.

He handed me the small box and I unwrapped it slowly my mind racing a mile a minute. I opened the small box and there was a heart diamond locket.

“Is… is this real?” I stared at the locket in complete awe.

“Yeah…”

“Jason… you really didn’t need to.” I said handing him the box feeling guilty.

He pushed it back at me. “At least open it before you say no.”

I opened the locket; I covered my mouth and looked up at him.

“How…?” I whispered.

“I saw you and your mom front row…” I gaped at him.

In the locket was me and my mom dancing and singing at the concert. Then suddenly things started to make since. That’s why he always questioned why I didn’t like their band.

“How did you take this?” I asked still slightly confused.

“I had someone else take it… when I was young my mom ditched and I never got a relationship with a mom that I see so many othere people have. I was stuck at home with an alcoholic dad who would rather be at a bar than at home playing baseball or spending time  with their son. Whenever I see someone so happy with a parent I take a picture and tweet it or on an advertisement. I never got a chance to use that picture though and then I saw you at school and it would just be weird. I thought you still had your mother and I guess what im trying to say is that I was jealous. I didn’t know. Im so sorry.”

 “… I’m so sorry about your mom, Jason, I really am.” I scooted closer and put my head on his shoulder as he dropped his head in his hands and rocked back and forth on the bench.

“After I got that picture all I wanted was what I thought you had, but I didn’t know how to get it. Im sorry for being so Bipolar with you and treating you like shit…I just…I cant-“

“Shh… it’s okay I forgive you. You just wanted what You thought I still had.” I said placing my hand on his back.

Suddenly he looked up and I saw that glow in his eyes. “Ali at that party I made a mistake. I saw you leave with Luke and I was mad….Hell! I am still mad! I kissed that girl and I regret it…..Maybe if I had just been patient I wouldn’t be having this problem.”

“Promblem?”

“You’re with Luke and…….I really like you Ali… and I don’t mean just as friends…”

I looked down at my lap then back up again to see Luke walking away.

“Luke wait!” I screamed running after him. “It’s not what you think!”

I chased him all the way back to the room. We got inside and he finally stopped walking away and sat with the rest of the band.

“Luke can we go out in the hall and talk?” I asked looking around at the other boys.

“Ali you need to listen to all of us here for a minute ok?” Luke said motioning to everyone.

“Okay.”

“Ali… Jason is in love with you. We all knew it before you somehow but he is, he has been since the concert. I bet he told you what went down with him and his mom and dad, right?” Noah said

“Yeah but I don’t-“

“Ali, as much as I like you I know that’s this is a  lie, Ali you’re in love with Jason, and we all know that as well. You think you like me and can just push your feelings for Jason away but I want you to be happy that’s all I ever wanted. Ali you live with my family we are like brother and sister. I don’t want anything to change between us, except for the whole making out thing but anyway, I want you to go after Jason.”

“Luke?” I said not believeing this.

“Go on you know you want to.” Luke said wiggling his eyebrows.

Luke smiled and stood up and I did the same and we hugged.

“Thank you, Luke.” I whispered into his ear

“You’re welcome.”

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So once again i wanna thank Cierra for helping me with this story. She wrote this chapter and did a fantastic job. What do you guys think about Jasons confession? Crazy right? Its nice to see that he has a human side. :) Thanks for reading lovies! 

-Ashy