Virgin Mary

65/Jack Fray.

Josephine

"I thought you died! We all thought you just died." I push his chest.

"I didn't die." he shakes his head. His brown hair is a mess, he has a white hoodie on and light blue jeans, his regular outfits. His face is clean shaved like always too, he looks the exact same.

"Clearly!" I yell.

"Tell me what happened." I say and he shakes his head.

"No, Jo. I have to go."

"Jack." I say.

I know it has something to do with Hero, I know it does. I just need him to tell me.

"Jo, it's late. Go home." he says and begins walking away.

"No Jack, what happened?" I ask. I can't say straight up I know Hero has something to do with it but I need to know.

"Jo." He turns around. "Last time I saw you, your boyfriend knocked me out cold and you both ran when the cops were called. Why do you think I should even talk to you?" he questions.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry that happened just I heard so many things you did and said and I just honestly want to know what happened to you. All your friends are worried." I nod slowly.

"Do you need a ride home?" he questions.

"No, no! Can you tell me why you disappeared?" I question.

"I didn't." he spits. "I'm leaving." he says and bolts out of the store.

I stand there confused and dumbfounded. What did Hero do? Did Hero really do anything because he's clearly still close if he is here, this store is ten minutes away from the apartment and about thirty from the frat house. So he's clearly still in the area.

I then just decide to go back home, I didn't buy anything but I am starving. We have leftovers from last night which I'll just eat since I couldn't enjoy my dinner at his fathers house.

I walk into the apartment and Hero is sitting on the couch tapping his fingers on the arm rest. He's watching something, don't know what it is.

"Hi." he says.

"Jack's alive." I say and throw my purse on the counter and he stands up. "What?"

"I saw him at the store and he like ran from me, he wouldn't talk to me." I say.

"So he's around here?" he questions and grabs his keys off the counter. "You're fucking kidding me." he laughs.

"Hero." I say.

"So he was around you? He talk to you? He say anything?" Hero asks.

"No, what? What are you hiding from me about him. You have to tell me." I say.

"No." Hero says. "No, I mean no it's nothing I'm not hiding anything but I'll be back." he says.

"Hero!" I yell and he busts out of the apartment.

I hop into the shower and change into sweatpants and a oversized t-shirt. I just lay on the couch and read, for hours, and hours and hours until it's three am and the door opens. I open my eyes quickly as I was dozing off. "Why aren't you asleep?" he asks.

"I didn't want to sleep till I knew you were home now tell me what you did." I spit and sit up.

He goes to wash his hands, "I met up with Morgan and Felix to tell them he's alive." he says.

"No you haven't, you haven't even talked to them Hero."

"You don't know jack shit." he spits and wipes his hand on the towel and there's blood. "Your knuckles are bleeding again?" I stand up and walk towards him. "Yeah, they've been bleeding all day since dinner."