Good Girls and Bad Boys

Part 25

The last day before summer!

Finally. The summer fair was today, everyone would be going of course, Jack even came back early so he could go aswell.

I had a stall selling cupcakes, to raise money for 'cancer awareness trust' which was a charity on cancer research and supporting families which had suffered from cancer and its impacts.

Sara and Ariana were doing face paints as the boys (Sam, Lou, Harry and Jack) set up a football tournament, with a few others. The winning team got tickets for a tour round a famous football stadium. Sam and Lou avoiding me at all costs. Today was the start of summer, and I was going to settle this awkwardness between us one way or another.

The day wore on, I sold out of cupcakes so I joined Sara and Ariana face painting, then counted what I had raised.

"I got $360!" I'd never raised so much before from a cupcake stand, I was pretty proud. Sara and Ariana seemed to be doing even better, loads of little kids were queuing up every minute, for all sorts of face paintings. I noticed the boys were doing well too, the tournament was still going on, they must be near the final game now. I waited patiently for any sign that they might be finished so I could go over and speak with Sam and Lou. I felt slightly nervous, in fear they might just hate me and not even have the time to hear me out. Truly, I didn't think I'd done anything, I don't understand at all what was going on.

10 minutes later they all began cheering and the opposing team not so pleased, I guess they had won. Great at least they'd be in a good mood. I walked over smiling, Lou and Sam skunked off the opposite direction to which I was walking. I ran over too them shouting their names so they couldn't ignore me.

"Oi" I said catching up to them, I stood directly infront of them so they had no where to turn. "So, what's with this? Avoiding me! Care to explain what I've done to deserve this treatment?" They shuffled their feet, and shrugged.

"I can't say Vic I'm sorry" Lou said, I could see in his eyes he was hiding something.

"So I have done something?" I wasn't letting them get away this quickly.

"No Vic you haven't" Sam said clearly. "We don't have anything against you ok?"

"Look it's complicated. It's easier if you just don't speak to us" Lou finished Sams sentence for him. I grabbed Lou's arm and looked into his eyes.

"I need to know Lou! I don't care I can't stand this awkward intense atmosphere"

"Me and Sam, and every other lad have been warned away from you ok. But us two especially, if not. Shits going to go down Vic" he pulled his arm form my grasp, pulling Sam along with him. They'd been warned away from me? What? This made no sense. Lou and Sam wouldn't take silly things like that seriously, unless it was serious. There was one answer to this mystery. Mr. Jack Stone. The only boy who speaks to me, so he hasn't been 'warned' away, he was the one giving the 'warnings' we needed serious words.

Good girls + Bad boys = high amount of complications.

I wonder if Sara and Ariana knew about this.. I walked back over, they had just finished up aswell, beginning to tidy their stall away.

"Guys can I have a word" they came over to me "you don't know about the lads being 'warned' away from me do you?" They looked away from me, shit they did.

"We wanted to tell you but they said its a secret" Ariana whispered. "But you know now so, yeah, Jack said he didn't want you being hurt so basically any lad who tried anything with you gets beaten up by Jack and his 'friends' I guess"

I was right. Jack. Why is he trying to control my life? Jealousy was clearly a bad trait of his.

"Thanks guys, I'm gonna have words with him" I winked, then set off to find Jack.

As I walked round to the gym, I saw the lads coming out of the changing rooms, bingo that's where Jack would be. I walked in, hoping no other lads would be left in there at this point, as they'd be in for a shock.

"Jack you in here? It's Vic" I shouted out, I heard the shower stop then Jack appeared round the corner with a towel around his waist. I think i just died, tanned perfect abs dripping wet, v lines, wet hair messed up. WHY JACK STONE ARE YOU SO PERFECT?! I couldn't gather my thoughts as he stood there, perfection was a understatement.

"You shouted?" He raised his eyebrow sexily, I composed myself and remembered how I was meant to be totally angry right now.

"We'll it won't be any other Jack would it, none of the other lads will speak to me.. I wonder why?" I stood with my hand on my hip staring into space sarcastically.

"Oh Vic, about that.." He ran his hands through his hair, biting his lip, stop stop stop Jack I cannot contain myself here. "I didn't want anyone to hurt you or anything I did it for the right reasons?"

"I don't care Jack you can't try and control my life or who I speak too! Lou and Sam are FRIENDS. They couldn't hurt me because I don't 'like' them in that way"

"They would your too innocent you can't handle yourself" he rolled his eyes at me.

"Who the hell do you think you are to say I can't handle myself? I've managed just fine for 16 years Jack, I don't need your 'help' now!"

"Oh stop kidding yourself, your gorgeous Vic, boys aren't aware how fragile you are. They'll just use you.. I'm trying to look after you!"

"Your not looking after me Jack your pushing me away!" I shouted. My heart pounded in my chest, he looked puzzled.

"Sorry Vic I didn't mean any harm I just. I don't know" he leant back on the wall, I leant back onto the wall I stood by. I didn't know what to do,he upset me thinking I'm some little kid who needed to be looked after, but I knew he did it for the right reasons. I walked over too himself stood up from the wall.

"Jack I know please just tell the boys it's ok and well be fine right?" I hoped, we locked eyes for a moment until he looked away.

"Vic maybe I'm not right ok, just go I'm nothing good for you. Seriously go" what the heck?

"No, why? I thought we had something I mean your good for me right? You care I care for you ok" I grabbed his hand,but he pulled away and turned his back on me. Why did he do this why.

I turned and walked out the changing rooms, and continued to walk out into the car park and went home. I cried and cried, I just lost something that was never even mine, but like they say, you don't know what you had until its gone. And he was gone. Jack made me feel safer, loved and he made me smile, I think a part of me loved him, I'd never felt this way before over anything or anyone... Maybe I was overreacting, he probably didn't care, he probably saw me as a new little challenge and turns out I'm too much hard work.

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