Devils Star | h.s

Chapter 24

I apologise for not being active and posting in a little while. But, since today is my 18th birthday what better way to celebrate than to post a chapter?!

Enjoy Devils..

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"Hey, A."

When I opened the door, the last person I ever expected to be standing there, was indeed now standing there.

Jax, my ex, who had no clue about my living situation was now standing in front of me.

"How did you get up here?" I finally managed to say.

"I told the receptionist that I was your boyfriend—"

"But you're not." I was quick to correct his mistake.

He crossed his arms over his chest, and I couldn't help but notice the difference between him and Harry. How muscular Harry's arms truly were compared to my ex. "We should talk about that."

Just as I was about to open my mouth to decline his offer I was soon stopped when the sound of Harry's bedroom door closing echoed through the apartment.

"What was that sound?" Jackson asked, his face holding a look of suspicion. "Are you with someone? How are you living in an expensive penthouse anyway?"

I couldn't answer his questions because the only thing on my mind was to get him as far away from this apartment as possible. I jumped into action when I heard Harry's boot-covered feet making their way towards us and pushed Jackson into the elevator and out of the building.

As much as I didn't want to talk to Jackson, having him almost find out about who I live with made me suppress that discomfort as I now stand with Jackson in a coffee shop.

"You probably didn't expect me to show up." was that an understatement. "I thought a lot about you and me, Aurora. About what we had and I think we made a mistake."

"The last time I remember, you were the one breaking up with me."

"I just wanted to take a break. Our relationship wasn't at its best. You were barely communicating with me, Aurora. It was me that was the only one trying."

"You mean you were trying by having sex with me?" I almost wanted to roll my eyes at his makeshift blame.

"I don't know what changed you but in the beginning you weren't like that. I felt as though you had made the effort to try and make this work." he said, ignoring my last question. "But then you continued to distance yourself from me."

I felt my brows furrow slightly, what was he talking about? I had never changed while we were together. Or at least I didn't think I had. My mom had encouraged me to get together with Jackson, so I tried. And I continued to try till the end.

"Try to see things from my perspective, Ora." Jackson continued to speak, "I was always the one approaching you. I made sure we went on dates. And again, I was the only one keeping our relationship afloat."

I was dumfound by his words. Nothing Jackson was saying felt right to me. It was true that he was the only one taking the initiative in most things, but I had always tried my best to be as good of a girlfriend as humanly possible.

I watched football with him, I took care of his dog when he couldn't. I always made sure a smile was printed on my face when he was around, even when I didn't feel like smiling. And I definitely never distanced myself from him.