The Wires Case [ h.s ]

chapter 27

"I can feel you slip away
Like I knew you would"

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Brooke Wires

"I guess I'll see you for the project." I say as I walk backwards, staring at his side profile.

He doesn't say anything, just stares at the floor and I know that's my cue to leave.

Why isn't he saying anything though? Why is he not fighting back?

I stare at him one last time, realizing it's best if he doesn't.

I couldn't handle it. I barely couldn't handle the look on his eyes when I said that I don't like him.

Before he can see the frustration in my eyes, I turn around and start walking towards the parking lot of the university leaving him and my feelings behind.

Because in fact, I am a terrible person, but not the one for Harry.

I run my hands under them, removing any possible sight of human emotion I have left in me.

It's how it has to be. I repeat myself.

Yeah, it is how it has to be, not how I want it to be.

It's—as he pointed out, so easy to say it, but yet is so fucking hard to do it.

I move away from the thousands of thoughts involving Harry when I get to Jack's car. I need to snap out of it, I just have to.

I put on back that stupid facade I had to carry since fucking April—even though nowadays is getting way more harder to do it—and I go back to the ruthless and clod personality I need to have in my life.

"Hi." I say.

"Hey," Jack says as I stop in front of him. His dark brown hair flowing with the wind and his blue eyes looking in mine, making me wish they were green. He senses something is not okay because he asks, "You good?"

I've never had some care for me the way Jack does.

I look around, watching some nosy ass people stare at me like always , and also stare at Jack. He doesn't attend here—they know that, but they haven't seen us together since Sienna's party (and that didn't go as planned) so I know tomorrow it will be a fucking gossip.

People need to mind their own fucking business.

Yet, it's what I need right now. I need people to look.

I turn to look at him, his brows up as he watched me look around and not answer him.

I move closer to him, and my hands move to the back of his neck as I pull him towards me. Our lips join in the most simple kiss—the only one I'm willing to give him before I'm moving away.

I gather myself before saying "Let's go," I take my hands off his neck and I walk towards the passenger side of his car, touching my lips still feeling him on them but wishing it was someone else.

I'm always wishing for someone else.

Something inside of me prays that Harry didn't see what I just did, but the other one knows it's best if he did. I get in his car, taking out my phone and my earphones as he gets in too.

Jack stares at me for a solid minute without doing anything.

"What?" I ask him.

He shakes his head, "Nothing, just...nevermind." He says.