Torn Hearts

2. 'Why, Jayden?'

"Fallon... Don't you think you said way too much?" Felix asked Fallon, who's eyes we're still glossy.

"No, I don't. I told him the truth from the very start till now." Fallon defended herself.

"But- It hurt him. From the past 7 years, this was the first time I saw him trying so hard to hold back his tears." Felix said, feeling bad.

"Tears-" Fallon stopped as she chuckled. "He can cry too? I thought only those who have a heart can cry." Fallon said, unaware of Jayden's actual condition.

"Fallon-" Fallon cut Felix off. "No more talking about him, Felix. I don't want to even hear his name right now." Fallon expressed. "That shameless jerk." She cursed under her breathe.

Felix sighed. "Okay, but please don't be rude when you meet him next." He said.

***

It's 2am. A bike is being ridden as fast as it can. The young boy sitting on the bike with a helmet, Jayden, doesn't know here he's headed to.

After more half and hour, he stopped and removed his helmet. He shook his head to set his hair, and placed the helmet in front of the bike. He stabled the bike and got off from it.

Looking here and there, he realized it's a completely unfamiliar place. He sighed, as he kept on walking, tossing the keys in his pocket.

"I don't when know what to do anymore..." He whispered, putting his hand in his pockets, sighing.

"Bro, yo-"

"Woah!" Jayden shouted, taken aback by the sudden voice.

"You- Since when are you here?" Jayden asked, scared he might've seen his 'depressed' state.

"Since you've been playing with your life on the line. I've told you a thousand times to stop this scary bike riding." The other one said.

"Mind your own business. I didn't ask for your opinion." Jayden said, going back to his cold mode, as he started to walk, followed by Felix, as he sighed. "Dude, stop pretending already."

"Sure." Jayden said, not wanting anymore arguments. "Are you okay?" Felix asked, as Jayden stopped in his tracks.

"Why would you even ask that?" Jayden asked, trying his best to sound as if he didn't understand him.

"You're pretending again. I know what she said can't be swallowed easily. It hurt me, whom she didn't even say that to. It must've hurt you way much more." Felix said, understanding Jayden's state.

"It didn't hurt me one bit. Why should I care if I ever hurt her or not? I told her to stay away from me. That's all her fault." Jayden said coldly, trying his best to convince Falix about it all.

"As I didn't see you holding back your tears so hard?" Felix taunted. "You were hallucinating again. Nothing else. This is me and it isn't my fault that none of you realized it before." Jayden said.

"Jayden. We know you're pretending about it all. But we get really annoyed at some points, you know." Felix said. "Than don't bear it. I didn't tell you to." Jayden said, getting on his bike and wearing his helmet again.

"Jayden-" Jayden cut Felix off. "Now don't follow me." Jayden said, driving off, faster this time.

"I wish we could go back to the old days. Right, Orin?" Felix said, looking up at the sky sadly.

***
It's the next day and the three of them are in the college.

Felix and Fallon entered the class and saw Jayden sitting at a place, which was not the usual ones, on which they used to sit.