Chapter nineteen – my beautiful Missy Collins
Missy's POV
I stood at Jason's staring out the window. The phone at my ear was glued, I wanted to hang up and walk away but something in me told me to wait and listen. Jason frowned looking at me but I shook my head.
'Missy, please just listen...I need to talk to you and I can't wait, it needs to be now. It needs to be tonight...' he told me and I gulped thinking of an excuse. I couldn't do it, I'd end up saying something I probably didn't mean or even worse...something I did mean!
'I said everything I needed to in the letter' I told him after a minute of thinking.
'I know for a fact that's a lie...Missy please, this is driving me insane. I don't know what I'm going to do' he told me sounding so sad and desperate. My heart was wrenching with every word he spoke. My eyes started welling but I shook my head.
'I'm sorry Cory but I can't do it, it's not me. I'm not the girl' I told him pulling the phone away from my ear. I put it on the window sill and walked away. I couldn't do it. The tears started flowing down my cheeks and I opened the front door and walked outside.
I stood in the front yard thinking about it. I was so stupid! I'm an idiot! Why couldn't I see this before? There was a boy in there on the phone, pretty much making it so obvious how much he wanted to be with me. Me of all people and him of all people.
I smiled through my tears and bit my lips as I stared into the darkness realising everything I felt was real. This was no lust this was love. I loved Cory Mason and I think I always will.
'well what are you doing out here?' I spoke into the cold air. I laughed to myself and wiped the tears from my eyes. I raced inside and Jason shook his head shoving his phone in his pocket.
'what happened? What did he say?' I asked and he sighed shrugging.
'I don't know he mumbled something then hung up, what's wrong?' he asked me and I shook my head smiling again, bigger than before.
'I've been so stupid, Jason. I was so afraid of it and when it finally hit me I ran, I made an excuse and ran. I...I love him' I spoke; it sounded so weird saying it out loud.
'well what are you doing still here?' he spoke and I nodded. I grabbed my jacket heading for the front door again but Jason called out to me.
'hey Missy? Here' he told me throwing something at me. I caught it and looked down at his car keys.
'thanks' I muttered running out to the car. I quickly reversed out of his driveway and took off.
It was nearly midnight and I couldn't find him anywhere. He wasn't at his house, he was no longer at mine, Reeda had no idea where he was and I was out of options. I have no idea where he would go. I wonder if he had given up trying to convince me, I hope not. I sighed pulling into the parking lot of the park.
I stopped the car turning it off. I grabbed my phone texting Jason back, telling him I couldn't find Cory. He told me to call his phone so I sighed and decided to try it again. I dialled the number climbing out of the car.
Standing there I could hear the faint sound a song and nodded along to it waiting for Cory to answer. Like all the other times no such luck, straight to his message bank. I pushed off the car and frowned. Wait a minute...
I dialled his number again and waited, the song started again faintly and I realised that was his ringtone. I locked the car and headed towards the sound, when it stopped I dialled the number again and followed the music.
I spotted his phone in the edge of the garden beeping and ringing. I sighed hanging up on my end and picking his phone up. God, seriously Cory? Far out, now I was probably going to have to wait til morning.
