Pumped-Up Kicks 2

4.1

Runaway- Ed Sheeran

Leave me- Imagine Dragons

Alone Together- Fall Out Boy

I Caught Myself- Paramore

Hey There Delilah- Plain White T's

disclaimer: theres a common (kinda) trend with the songs

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Logan (poor kid)
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When Telly left us at Chick-Fil-A I ran like hell after her because I had no way to get home and I needed to talk her out of this dumbass idea. She didn't say anything to me. Telly couldn't even look at me and I knew that any second now she was going to explode and start cry hysterically.

"Telly?" I finally asked her when she pulled her suitcase out and started shoving clothes in it.

"Not now Logan I just need to get out of here." She shook her head and folded and refolded pairs of shorts and jeans and other things. "Jase wanted a decision and this was it. I need to go away like I said I would. And plus it would be better for you as Jess now that I'm out of the picture. It's not like you care anyway." She started crying and her breathing was ragged. Her mascara smudged underneath her eyes but she continued to jam clothes into the overstuffed suitcase.

"Telly. Stop. Stop it's going to be okay." I took her hands making her stop. She looked at me with wild grey eyes. "You don't have to do this."

"Yes I do. I can't stay here any longer because I only cause trouble. Don't you get that?" She tried taking deep breaths but it only seemed to make the tears flow faster. "I ruin everything. I always ruin everything. Logan, even if we could, we can't be together because I'd end up ruining your life and I don't wanna do that anymore."

"Telly. That's bullshit. Do you even hear yourself?" She nodded and I watched her bite her lip. "I can't stand to see you walk away from me. You can't just leave me here to burn in a living hell. I can't do this without you."

"Logan you need to let me go."

"I'll never let you go. I told you that I love you. And I am never going to leave you. So if you go I go."

"Logan you can't do that."

"Why not? You heard Jase. He wants both of us gone so I should just come with you. We can start over completely."

"But you would hurt Jessa even more. You love her Logan." An impromptu hiccup passed through her quivering lips.

I threw my hands in my hair and tugged at the roots. God she was so stupid but so was I. "I am going to say this one more time. Listen very carefully. Jessa and I couldn't ever happen. I have no interest in her. That's because I am completely and hopelessly in love with you and nothing is going to change that."

"But you're drunk."

"You think that alcohol stuns the way I feel about you? No it doesn't. I am always going to feel the same way about you no matter what happens." I cupped the sides of her soft face but she shook her head dismissing my confession. "I'm coming with you."

"I don't even want to leave." She whispered to herself quietly as if I wasn't here.

"Okay. We don't have to leave either. Maybe everyone else should." I smiled down at her, pathetically trying to lighten the suddenly heavy mood. "You don't have to listen to everything Jase says regardless if its bullshit or the cold hard truth. Jason Wills is nothing more than a 12 year old transgender trapped in a dumbasses body."

"Don't say that about him." She had stopped crying by now, but her beautiful grey eyes still glistened.

"Oh forgive me. I forgot you hold him near and dear to your heart." I rolled my eyes. "But can you say the same for him?"

Telly's cheeks blazed a dangerous deep shade of red. "I want to."

"But you can't. If he held you as close to his heart as you do him, then would he really want to send you away. Do you think he would hate me as much as he does. But then again, everyone hates me so that's nothing new." I shrugged.

"That's not true." She shook her head and took a deep breath trying to completely pull herself together.

"Everyone except for you."

"Yes everyone except for me and obviously, Jess."

"You really can't forget about her for one second." I chuckled and poked her still red nose.

"Not if you can't." She crossed her arms over her chest instantly switching into defense mode. "Logan I seriously don't want to talk about her right now and I know that's terribly selfish of me. I mean she's in a hospital bed, injured and drugged and in probably extreme pain and I'm asking for your undivided attention... That-That's crazy." She smiled and shook her head at herself. "That was so stupid for me to say. Why am I so dumb?"

"You aren't dumb. In fact you are extremely smart. In most cases. And you're brave. You stood up to Jase when he was pissed and you took it upon yourself to leave this starless city when you didn't do anything."

"Once again bullshit." Telly rolled her eyes and turned back to shove more and more clothes into yet another suitcase.

"Wait. Just let me try to get this out. Look I know things are really hard and confusing for you right now. You are brave and selfless enough to take on all of the world's problems and you are willing to get piled underneath all of that. I mean, you are leaving your home of 17 years. There is 17 years worth of memories that you have made here in Seattle with all of your friends and family and you are packing your bags up just because some half blind douche bag told you to go away because he is upset at me."

"What are you trying to say Logan?" Her voice cracked and although she tried to hide it, she was completely and utterly terrified of what I was really saying.

"I'm saying that you shouldn't let him dictate every little thing you do. And that we don't have to go to Manhattan if you don't want to."

"Maybe Jase is right Logan. Maybe us being out of the way would be a lot better for everyone. And that everyone includes the both of us. Manhattan is a hell of a ways away from here and maybe that's what we need. A change."

"Do you want that?" She nodded reluctantly. "Well then, I guess I should start packing my bags huh?"

"We should leave Friday."

"Friday." And then I stopped looking into her grey eyes because I knew that I couldn't bring myself to leave poor Jessa here alone without what happened to me and without any explanation as to why. And if I did tell her the truth then we would fight again, and this time it will be much worse.

(boys are dumb, girls are dumb everyones dumb :(, but nonetheless I had blessed you with this very shitty chapter im sorry. im just sad rn. bye kids. xxx.)