My One Sided Love Story

Chapter Twenty

Jack's POV

I close the closet door on Shady, hiding her from sight. I had no idea that my dad would be coming home today. "Don't come out, no matter what you hear, no matter what happens," I say after I close the door.

I hear the creaking of the stairs getting louder, signaling that he's closer to the top. Fear drenched me, my hands swearing and shaking, my bottom lip quivering.

"Jack!!" My dad bellows from outside the door. He shoves it open, a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other.

"Boy, I called your phone an hour ago, telling you to get me beer so I would have some when I got home, WHY DIDNT YOU FUCKING PICK UP?!?" He yells, my flinching at how loud he's being.

"Dad, I'm sorry, my phone died, but I have some here for you." I say, my eyes squinting toward the mini-fridge. My dad motions for me to get the beer, and I walk toward the mini-fridge, opening it and taking out a 6 pack of beer, his favorite brand.

I hand it to him, shrinking back away from him. His hand goes up in the air, it seining down and hitting my cheek with enough force to knock me off my feet. I stumble back, clutching my feet.

I hear Shady gasp and grind her teeth, trying not to open the closet door. "That was for not answering the phone." he says, chugging the open beer in his hand.

"You have an ashtray?" He asks me, swaying to the side. I shake my head, gulping when his face goes red with anger. "Then I'll just have to use you as one." my eyes widen and I stumble backwards, trying to get away from him.

I hear a crash and I look around wildly, seeing the closet door open and Shady is out. I watch stupidly as she steps in front of me and my dad, her hand sin fists at her sides. "Get. Away. From. Him." She growls, punching my dad in the face, then kneeing him in the crotch.

"Shady, stop. You are just making it worse." I spit as she kicks him in the side since he's on the floor. She is about to kick him again when I stumble forward and grab her, pulling her away from him.

"SHADY!! GET OUT!!" I yell.

She reads away from me, her face flushed red and confusion sets over her beautiful features. "What, wh-" I cut her off.

"I knew he was coming back soon, and this would have happened one way or another. You just made it worse. I am going to suffer because of this, he's going to make me pay, I know it. It's over, get the fuck out of my house. I never want to see you again." I spit at her, my fear and anger being unleashed.

I see hurt cross over her face, her hands going slack. She rocks on the balls of her feet before walking silently out of the room. She stops at the door way as if to say something. "GET OUT!" I yell, causing her to jump and scramble out of the house.

Right after she slams the front door closed, I feel immediate regret. All that she's been through crashes over me, her words from a while ago swim to memory.

"One reason I don't want another relationship is that I don't want to get hurt. If someone were to break it off and I was actually attached, I would probably kill myself."

"Shit," I mutter under my breathe before storming out of the house.

Where would she go?

My mind thinks of places that would be secluded and mean something to her.

The lake.

I jump in my truck and speed away, trying to get to her before it's too late.

Shady's POV

I park my motorcycle in the clearing, hopping off and walking to the edge of the water, trying to hurry. Jack will probably be here any second, I've got to just do it.

I pull a gun from my purse, and load it, clicking it back before pressing it to my temple.

Jack's POV

"No, no, no no NO!" I scream as I see her standing in front of the waters edge, a gun pulled to her temple, her fingers at the trigger.

I start to sprint, but I'm too late. I see her mouth, "I love you." before she pulls the trigger.

There is a deafening boom, and her body crumpled to the ground, the gun falling and blood seeping from the side of her head.

Tears spill from my eyes as I crumble to her side, my hands shaking as I lift her head to see the gaping wound, her eyes still open, her lips slightly parted, and blood staining her hair and clothes.

I start screaming, my voice going out after an hour, my hands soaked in her blood, my face stained with tears.

This is my fault.

The thought pumps over and over in my head, my thought replaying her death, each time causing me to choke up and shake, my body tensing and sobbing loudly.

With shaking hands, I read her note that was crumpled into her other hand.

Dear Jack and everyone else, It is none of your faults. I would have done this in my own time, but Jack breaking up with me made me realize how worthless I really am. I love all of you, and I'm sorry that Jack now doesn't have a daughter or son, I'm sorry to Linda and John, who now don't have an early grandkid, I'm sorry to Taylor, who believed I was better, I'm sorry to Forest who now doesn't have anyone to play Slender with, and I'm sorry to Destiny, who now doesn't have anyone to understand her the way I always will.

I'm sorry for being such a fucked up teenager, I'm sorry for all the trouble I have caused in your lives. And Leloni, I'm sorry I didn't share all of Forest's secrets with you.

But, most of all, I'm sorry for all the pain I will have caused the people I love the most. I'm sorry to Jack, who know isn't going to have a daughter or son.

I loved all of you so much, and I hope I don't do too much damage, I hope I don't do as much damage as I have already done. Goodbye lovelies, see you when I see you.