FLASHBACKS ➳ JACK GILINSKY

CHAPTER FOUR - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

Hello, guys! Here's chapter 4!! You guys have been asking for more updates, but like I said, I will only update once a week. I get that it's a long time, but please understand that it's the end of the school year. I really need to focus on my grades. But, I will update more frequently when all of my testing is over, and especially when summer comes (-:

The song for this chapter is on the side, and I really like Boyce Avenue's version, because his voice is so smooth and soft. It's filled with passion, and that really adds to the story. This is how I want him to sing it to her. And the picture will be her outfit for the scene in the flashback.

"this is making me cry omg its so goooddddd i love this book" - erinwooddd

"This is my favorite book your such an amazing writer" - soso_aldraidi

FOUR

"Don't worry it's nothing bad," Adam chuckled, as he saw our confused and scared faces.

Then what could it possibly be? I questioned myself. "We decided to give both of you a second chance," Blake said like he read my thoughts. Wait. A second chance? Am I dreaming? "Yes, a second chance," he chuckled. "This isn't a dream." How is he doing that?

I gaped at the four judges, who were all smiling wide at Jack and I. I didn't speak, but only continued to gape, trying to wrap my head around this miracle. It seemed like Jack was doing the same thing. His mouth opened and closed, like a fish as he tried to speak, but came out with nothing.

Finally, he figured out what to say, but just ended up saying, "What?"

Jennifer's smile widened if that was even possible. "We see how talented the both of you are, and realized almost immediately that letting the both of you go, would be a complete waste."

I could feel every emotion in my body lift off. I could feel a sensation of relief fill my whole body because I didn't want to return to my life. I desperately wanted so bad to create a new life, with the one thing I love that didn't have the ability to hurt me. I just wanted to live through music, because frankly, I didn't want to nor can I live any other way.

"But," Simon started, and I felt myself sweating so much that it might create a water fountain. "You guys are going to continue as a group." And then, I could feel a huge weight on me again, because now, I was supposed to be working with the person that I love. But, this was different, because he did have the ability to hurt me, all over again, and maybe even worse than before.

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"What do you want?" I snapped into my phone.

"Woah there Ellie. Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?" I recognized the voice immediately because his voice was one that I had grown accustomed to and think about all day.