Old Hallways, New Hearts

Punches and Disappointment

Jordyns POV

2 Weeks After that Night
1 Week Before Christmas

"Fuck Jordyn! Slow down!"

"Shut the fuck up!" I say pounding.

"Ok you know what, I'm your best friend but I'm not your punching bag." Jason says dropping the pads and leaving the ring.

"Oh come on! I'm sorry!" I yell but he's already out the gym. "Fuck." I take off the boxing gloves and sit on the edge of the ring to drink my water.

"You really shouldn't abuse your partners." I hear a female voice and look up to see a red head in gym clothes coming in.

I roll my eyes. "Yeah or I should just get a new partner." I say and she laughs.

"Maybe you should. I'm free." She says getting in the ring and picking up the pads.

"You fight?" I ask getting back in.

She shakes her head. "No but I have brothers." She says and holds the pads up. I smirk and tap the glove. "Oh come on I saw you, you can hit harder then that." She says bored.

I punch harder and her other hand hits the back of my head. "Ow!" I yell.

She laughs. "Stop trying to take it easy on me." She says and I shrug. I hit harder. "There you go." We continue that until we hear the door close.

We turn to see Jason. "What's going on here? I leave to give you a minute to cool down and you replace me with a hot red head." He says with his hands on his hips.

We laugh. "She's a better pad worker. She doesn't run from my punches." I joke.

"Whatever. I'm Jason and you are?" He asks and I realize I don't know her name.

"Jade." She says shaking his hand and then smiling at me.

"Oh I'm Jordyn." I say shaking her hand.

"Well it's nice to meet you both. I'm here every day so I'll see you later?" She says and I nod. "GoodBye." She says and walks out and Jason eyes me weirdly.

"What?" I say and get out of the ring to grab my duffel bag.

"What about Selene?" He asks and I sigh.

I give him a bored look. "Jason we've talked about this."

"Yeah i know. You're butthurt because her parents are assholes and won't approve of you dating their daughter because they think shes engaged to a rich and successful white man and you're a semi successful black Italian woman. Yeah I got that."

"It's not just that Jase. She asked for time to talk to them. It's been two weeks and I haven't heard anything from her. We literally work in the same building and don't see each other." I complain and we walk out the gym to his truck.

"I mean you broke up with her, Jordyn. She probably thinks you want nothing to do with her."

"She's going to go over their house on Christmas and play happy couple with that asshole. And I don't think I can deal with that Jason."

"Who's to say she hasn't talked to her parents already? Have you talked to her best friend?" He asks and I look at him. Zarina.

"Can you drop me off at the house? I need to go somewhere." I say and nods and we drive to the house. I get out and go straight to my car. "I'll text you."

I drive to Selenes house and I park to see her car isn't there but Zarinas is. Where is she? I shake that thought out and go upstairs and knock on the door of the apartment I haven't been to in two weeks.

The locks click and the door opens revealing Zarina in her jeans and a white turtleneck and white boots with her locs in a half up and down style. "Jordyn." She says surprised. "It's about time you came."

I shake my head. "I didn't come for Selene. I came for you Zarina."

She narrows her eyes at me and if looks could kill. "What the fuck?! She's my best friend Jordyn! You really are an asshole I don't know what she's sees in you!"

"What? No Zarina not like that. I'm just here to get some info." I clarify.

"Info on what?" She crosses her arms.

"Has she talked to her parents about the engagement or lack thereof?" I ask with pleading eyes.

She sighs. "No. Not yet. She's going to talk to them this weekend." She says and that's the worse news ever.

"She's still going?" She nods. "With him?"

She gives me a sympathetic look and I nod knowingly. "Jordyn you have to understand, they're the only family she has. She's grown up wanting their approval on everything. And when they finally did on Michael, it meant a lot to her."

"And that'll never happen with me." I say.

"They don't even like me and I'm straight. Kinda. But she wants to be with you Jordyn."

I shake my head. "I can't Zarina. And I won't especially if she's going to place how with the guy." I say. "Can you not tell her I was here?" I suggest.

"Jordyn. Seriously?"

"Please." I beg and she reluctantly agrees with a nod and I leave. I get in my car and I leave seeing her car pull-up behind me to park at her apartment. She's in a black trench coat and black turtleneck and jeans with black heeled boots. Her hair is flowing in the air as she walks. She's so beautiful. I miss her so much. This sucks.

I get to my apartment and walk in. "Jase!" I call out and he doesn't come out. I plop on the couch and turn on the tv when I hear his door open. I turn and my eyes go wide at the sight. "What the fuck?"

"Hey Jordyn." Jade waves shyly while holding her shoes in one hand.

I wave back awkwardly. "How?" I ask Jason.

"She slid her number in my hand when we shook hands and I called her when you left to talk to Selene." He says.

Jade nods. "Yeah you should forgive her and take her back." She adds.

I eye her confused and at Jason. "You guys were talking about me while you." I gesture between them and cringed.

"No! Just before. She clearly doesn't have feelings for the guy anymore. Why are you being such a," Jason nudges her shoulder to stop talking.

"An asshole?" She nods and I sigh. "Because I want to be with her but not if I have to worry about every holiday my girlfriend is spending it with her ex fiancé because she's afraid to disappoint her family who are actual assholes who will not even approve of us so if I was to ask her to marry me she'd want her family there and they wouldn't come. It's just too much." I say sitting back on the couch.

"I'm sorry that you're going through this but have hope she wants to be with you and will talk to them when the time is right." Jade says and Jadon nods.

"Yeah, thanks."

"Ok I'm going to go. I had a great time. Call me?" Jason nods smiling and she kisses his cheek and then leaves.

He hops on the couch and nudges me. "I think I'm in love Jordyn."

I snap my eyes to him. "What?! Jason, no. You just think she's interesting, don't love bomb her or yourself. Get to know her." I say seriously.

He wiggles his eyebrows. "Oh I got to know her."

I flick his forehead. "Like take her on a date dude. No sex. Get to know her." I say sternly.

"Yeah you right. But she's right too. This weekend might be what you two need." He states and goes to his room.

I open my phone and go to our messages.

Selene❤️: I would really like to talk. I miss you Jordyn.

I sigh at the message and contemplate replying but decide not to. I can't do it.