8 Possibilities (Magcon Story)

Chapter 25

•Chapter 25•

Morgan's POV

After Matt and I had that really awkward conversation, I ran out of the house. I really don't know where to go. All I know is that I see a Taco Bell open and we all know how good Taco Bell is.

I walk in and order and find a seat to sit in which isn't very hard, considering there are only a few people here.

As I'm sitting in my chair, eating the food I ordered, Jack walks through the Taco Bell door. He spots me, walks over to me, and sits in the chair across from me.

"Morgan-" Jack says pulling the chair out to sit down on.

I shake my head, "Jack, what're you doing here?"

"I'm here to talk to you." He says stating the obvious.

"Jack, you don't need to do this."

"Do what?" He asks with a smile.

"Do this." I say pointing to me then him, "comfort me when you're Matt's friend."

"Morgan, Matt is my friend, but so are you." He says looking into my eyes.

"I am?" I ask.

"Well I think so, unless.. you know," he says looking around.

My eyes turn into a glare and I crack a smile, "what?"

"You know," he says sitting up straighter, "I'm to cool for you."

My jaw drops and I throw a fry at him.

He laughs, "I'm kidding."

"You better be." I say smirking.

It was quiet as he watched me eat.

"Do you want something?" I ask.

"No." He says, "I'm okay."

"Okay." I nod, "Jack?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask you something?" I ask.

"Sure." He nods.

"Why are you here?"

"To make sure you're okay."

"I'm serious." I say.

"Me too."

"Jack, seriously." I say.

"What do you mean?" He asks frowning his eyebrows.

"Well you don't exactly seem like the kind of guy follow a girl to Taco Bell just to make sure she's okay." I state.

"Well in my defense, you're not the hardest to track."

I chuckle, "so I've been told." I pause, "but why did you come?"

"Am I not aloud to come chill with you?" He asks.

"Well, it's just that my brothers friends don't usually "chill" with me." I say using air quotations.

"Well I am," he says shrugging.

"Well, you're the first."

He leans back in his chair, "does that make me unusual?"

"No," I pause, "it just means that you're different from what I thought you were."

"And what did you think I was?" He smirks.

I ignore his questions and ask my own, "why did you hold my hand?" I pause and look down, "back at the house."

He looks into my eyes but doesn't say anything.

One of the workers comes over to our table.

"We are closing in 5 minutes so please exit right away." She says.

Jack and I both nod.

"Thank you." She smiles.

Jack and I stand up and push our chairs in.

"Need a ride?" He asks.

"Hmm?" I ask caught off guard.

"I have my jeep. Do you want me to drive you back?" He replies.

I shake my head politely, "thanks, but I think I'm going to walk."

He looks at me upset.

"What?" I chuckle, "scared I'm not going to come home?"

He looks at me realizing that he's serious.

I stop my goofing around, "I'll be home by 11."

He nods, "Morgan, if you ever need to talk, you know I'm here."

"I know, Jack."

He nods and turns around but stops and turns back to me, "because you're my friend too."

I smile and he smiles back at me.

It's nice to know that I have someone here for me. I was betrayed by my best friend and my brother. It's not a good feeling to have everyone you've ever trusted go behind your back and hurt you.

I gather my things from my table and empty my tray in the trash. I walk out of the restaurant and start walking just to clear my mind, but I can't stop thinking about Jack. Why would he want to comfort me? I completely freaked out at my brother and best friend right in front of him. He probably thinks I'm delusional.

As I'm walking I can feel someone watching me, and I can see someone shadow behind me. When I walk faster, so do they. When I slow down, so do they. Whoever this is, they're creeping me out so I quickly make a left turn and stand by the fence that guides the sidewalk. Not much longer this person makes the same turn. I step out in front of them and I know who it is.

"Bennett." I gulp deeply.

"Surprise, surprise Morgan." He says smirking evilly.

This is not good.