12:08 :: jj

e l e v e n

4 years later

*hailey*

I step out of the car, smelling the fresh air.

I look around and take in the view of everything around me.

I'm finally home

the past four years I barley came to visit my hometown.

but when I did I would never miss a chance to go visit Jack and put a letter on his grave.

gilinsky? right him. he went off to la and I honestly don't know if he's staying there or coming back.

gosh, I miss him.

we facetimed here and there in between these four years. mostly the first two years and he's been doing very good.

of course he still doesn't know I came home and he can't, he won't.

he has such a great life out in la, he's starting his life and his career out there. and I don't want to be the one ruining that for him.

I'm happy he's doing great but I won't lie that I miss him and wish for him to still be here.

"mom. dad." I smile and hug them both as soon as they open the door.

"hailey, honey it's so good to see you" my mom says

"glad you're home. I missed you" my father tells me.

"I'm ganna go head to my room" I smile after closing the door behind me

I open the door to my room and it's filled with exercising equipment.

"mom? dad? where's my stuff?" I yell as I stand in the door.

"funny story" my mom laughs nervously

"enlighten me"

"your dad wanted" my dad gives my mom a look and she rephrases what she was about to say

"your dad and I wanted a room to put all the equipment and we figured why not your room"

"so where's my stuff" I sigh

"the basement" I roll my eyes and head to the basement.

well at least they have everything setup.

I sit down on my bed and grab my phone out of my carry on bag.

I play around with it for a bit before getting the nerve to call Jack. it took me a couple of try's to get myself to actually call him.

but when I did it wasn't Jack who picked up.

"hello?" a girls voice says through the other line

"hi, is uh. is Jack there by any chance" I question

"he is but he's in the bedroom sleeping. may I ask who's speaking?"

"just an old friend, are you his wife?"

"no" she laughs a little "not yet at least I'm his fiancé, Madison"

well then. I think I just, wow.

"oh ok" I say a little low

"would you like to leave some sort of message that I can pass on to him?"

"no thanks. bye" I say before hanging up.

+

dear jack,

I just got back from collage. my first day here since collage, sorta. haha. I came as many times as I could and wrote these letters. i didn't forget, of course not why would I? you made and still make me happy. gilinsky is doing great and I bet if you were still here you would be doing great as well. he has such an amazing voice, just like yours. if you two only worked together you guys would have a big career ahead of you. I love you. have I told you that lately because I don't think i have. but I do. I love you Jack Johnson. Jacks engaged. surprising huh? I talked to his fiancé, Madison I think her name was. I don't know maybe that's best for him. maybe this so called us wasn't going to work out. not if only my heart was in it and his wasn't. but besides that tragic or whatever my mom and dad moved my room to the basement how wonderful right? I mean then again of course they would. hey they should've done that sooner that way you wouldn't be sneaking around in the middle of the night into my room. I miss you, a lot. more then you think.

love,
Hailey

12:08

"I guess the only true love of mine was you"