MY FOREVER

chapter 24

THEME SONG • 'Those Eyes' By New West

"Cause all of the small, things that you do,

Are what remind me why I fell for you. 

And when were apart,

And I'm missing you,

I close my eyes and all I see is you,

And the small things you do..."

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THIRD PERSON'S POV

DAY ONE

While Mia laid in bed, she seemed emotionless. Her face was scrunched slightly, she wasn't moving, just on her side, looking outside. She was staring out the window, watching the world go on with what seemed like without her. A lady, sitting down on the bench across the street, chatting away with laughter and joy on the phone, as her dog ran around the gated park that the girls lived opposite.

There was a little boy, swinging on the swings, kicking his knees back and fourth, trying to show his dad how strong he was, even though his father was pushing him higher. Mia could imagine the giggles that would be coming from the pair.

There were two birds on the tree that was in view of her window. They were flying around a nest, following each other as melodic sounds flowed through the air from their twerps and tweets. They looked like they were building the next, building their home, for their future together, whatever that means for a bird.

And lastly, right at the bottom of her eyesight, she sees an elderly couple walking along the path that her apartment building sits across. They were holding hands, whispering sweet nothings into each others ears, as they looked at each other with endless love and adoration.

That's all it took, as the heartbroken and sick girl ran to the bathroom and made herself throw up for the third time that day...

When Jackson showed up to practice Sunday morning, he wasn't himself. Even the people who weren't friends with him, or didn't spend any time with him, could tell. If the ghost-like dark underlies caused by his sleepless night, or his puffy face from tears that had fallen couldn't tell you anything, then him ignoring anyone, or letting out his anger on his practice plays, and not having the energy to lift his head two seconds later gave it away.

Jackson stayed at his parents house last night. He texted and called Mia several times, all to which went unanswered, which not only made him sad, but worried for his girl.

Because he didn't get in until late, he used his key and snuck up to his old bedroom while the rest of the house was quiet, everyone sleeping. He sent his mom a text that he was there, so she wouldn't have woken up worried by a noise.

All Jackson did that night was stare up at the ceiling, while tears full of emotion streamed down his face. 

He was sad. Sad that he had broken the girl he liked so, so much. He was angry, angry at Cynthia because she kissed him, and angry at himself that he had put himself anywhere close to a situation like that, let alone ever have been involved with her at all. he regretted, Everything that happened that night. He shouldn't have gone out, all he wanted was Mia, to be with her, and yet he did everything wrong, and fucked everything up. And he was worried. He was scared that Mia would be so heartbroken that she would never hear his explanation, never give him another chance. He was scared that she might even treat her self the way she did before they even met, which was bad. And very, very scary.