Skinny love // J.P.

Chapter 6

Joel's POV

After falling so hard for a girl, I throw it all away by sleeping with some slut. I can't even believe myself. Why on earth would I ever do that? Leah was my everything but now she's probably crying in her room because of me. I hope not. She's strong, she's probably alright and she'll move on before I know it.

I ruin everything. I never keep love around. I always throw it away.

I sit her thinking about this while Kyla is yelling at me for this. I can barely hear her over my thoughts.

"YOU BETTER HOPE SHE'LL STILL BE FRIENDS WITH YOU" was Kyla's last sentence and I looked up at her.

"She's strong, she probably could care less. She'll just act normal around me like usual" I sigh and fall back onto my bed. I hear Kyla sigh and get a little less tense.

"She told me she might like you, she really did. She might act normal on the outside, but you really hurt her and played her" Kyla says quietly before exiting my room and leaving.

I think about what Kyla said, maybe she was right. Hell, I know she was right. What have I done...

Leah's POV

How am i ever gonna act the same around Joel...is it even possible?

Tomorrow was Monday, which meant school, which meant 1st, 4th, and lunch with Joel.

I hug rascal tightly and he snuggles up to me.

I hear two light knocks on my open door and look up to see my mother standing in my doorway.

"Kyla and Jackie are here. They have A lot of pizza rolls, Japanese sodas, and horror movies. Did another boy hurt you?" My mom asked knowing that whenever I'm heartbroken my friends bring over those certain foods.

"Uh, not really. Just a stupid crush. I'm over it" I assure her, but I'm obviously lying.

She nods her head in response knowing I just don't want to talk about it. Right as she leaves Kyla and Jackie come in. They set the pizza rolls on my bed and put the multiple Japanese sodas on my bedside table. They pop in Dawn of the dead and sit down with me on my bed. Usual procedure.

"Thanks guys, but really I'm not heartbroken. It was just some stupid crush"

"Oh please don't try and lie. I can't tell by how your eyes light up and sparkle each time he hugs you or you even see him" Jackie says knowing me all to well.

"Yeah, and when he picks up up or put his arm around you how bright your smile is" Kyla adds, also knowing me to well.

"It's just, I'm to shy. He really isn't, he slept with a girl for crying out loud" I sigh and throw myself back onto my pillow.

"Skinny love is hard isn't it..." Kyla says placing her hand on mine.

"What?" I spring up in confusion

"You and Joel had skinny love" Jackie agrees.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You guys loved each other. SO MUCH. but you both were way to shy to admit it. But you guys still showed it and acted like a couple" Kyla informed me and I realized how true she was.

"I was too late..."

"What?"

"I was too slow. He was stolen from me by a girl who was faster than me" I started to tear up. I bit my tongue to stop myself from crying, I don't cry in front of people. It's not my thing.