Corner Store Girl: Janoskians: Luke and Jai Brooks Fanfiction

Chapter 29: Bad Ass Bitch

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I freeze once my feet infringe the threshold, none of them have noticed me yet, so I turn around before they do, but when I spin too quickly, it doesn't work out.

"Ouch." Anne yelps when I practically stomp on her toes by accident.

"Sorry, but shhh." I try to whisper, but with the limited size of the room, there was no way they hadn't noticed us already.

"Alex?" I turn around to see Zach on the chair at the desk that I guess is meant for an old woman; there's several pictures of the same lady in her seventies with babies and kittens: typical.

"Hi." I give him a sheepish smile and small wave, even though there's less than five feet between us while I try to ignore the pair of eyes on me belonging to Luke.

"Wha-What are you doing here?" Zach asks, clear confusion in his voice. How could he think that I wouldn't be here after all we've been through? We've known each other since elementary, and just because of one fight, he though I wouldn't come? I mean, yeah, he used to be an ass and we didn't get along perfectly while dating, but we were still together at one point and we have had some happy moments, especially in the passed few weeks.

"I-I heard what happened....I wanted to say I'm sorry." I fumble my words, the only other thing sounding through the room is silence and I feel more awkward than usual.

"Thanks, I guess." He scratches the back of his head, heightening the tension with every itch.

"Mhm. I guess I'll see you ." I sigh and turn around, making brief eye contact with Luke, and when I expect to see his eyes apologetic and sad, with some sort of indication of remorse, they're cold and mean, complimenting the scowl on his face at me.

My eyebrows press together when I think of what an ass hole he is. How dare he? He cheats on me with that piece of trash, Katherine Peterson, with me right there with him, and he gives me a dirty look?

I'm almost out the door, cursing him out in my head, but I suddenly stop myself. I'm sick and tired of being stepped on and feeling like shit, not just because of Luke, but my parents, Ray, and even Damien.

Without hesitation, I speed walk up to the boy I had last known as my boyfriend with the memory of him kissing Kat replaying over in my head and harshly connect my palm to his right check. I don't walk away like a coward or run out the room crying like some vulnerable child.

I'm done being vulnerable. I watch as he clutches his cheek, his expression shocked and mouth opened wide.

"Don't you dare ever even think about looking at me, again." My voice comes out deeper and raspier than usual as the words elicit through my gritted teeth.

I stare Luke straight into his eyes and don't back down as he sends me a glare just as harsh back to me until I hear muffled laughs and look over to see Ray with his hand in front of his mouth, his laughter obnoxious along with the neon blue of his sweater considering the occasion. At least Luke had the decency to dress in black, and I can't deny how good he looks in the black tank on his chest and dark jeans, but snap myself out of the transient trance.

I roll my eyes at Ray before walking out the room; there's no point in wasting my time with him. I don't have to see Ray Peterson again, but I had to stand my ground with Luke.

There's no avoiding him considering I'll be spending time with Jai and he's a family friend staying at my aunt's house. Once I make it down the hallway and into the room where the casket's place, I lean against the wall and let out an immense breath that I hadn't even realized I was holding in.

Anne comes following, not too far behind me, her heels click against the floor in time with her quick pace.

When she finally comes face-to-face with me, a grin pulls at her stained lips. "Although you were supposed help Zach cope a bit, that was one hell of a way to show Luke, girl."

"Show him what, exactly?" I didn't know what I did other than tell him to leave me alone, and maybe I let my frustration and anger make me do it in an irrational way, but I didn't really show him anything.

"That he just lost a bad ass bitch." I laugh at her declaration and Anne joins in a moment later, until we're both scolded by two elderly women by the casket. I get it's inappropriate to laugh here, but there's no need to be grouchy to everyone either.

I make my way to where we left Jai after agreeing to meet Anna there when she finished finding and using the bathroom, but he isn't alone anymore. As I come up behind him I hear faint yelling and see the one and only Katherine Peterson.

"You're just as bad as me if you keep this up." She says as she sits on the opposite side of the bench while facing Jai as he does the same to her.

"No, you're wrong. Shut the hell up and go." She begins to protest but I step in.

"You really should." I cross my arms over my chest as I stand in front of the two of them, my eyes burning into Katherine's. "Better catch up with your brother, I have no doubt he'd leave you here; the Lord knows I would."

I can't lie when I say I was disappointed that her feelings weren't hurt; instead, a sly smirk appears on her face and she stands up, too. Her face is inches from mine. "Funny, but I didn't come here with Ray. Luke took me actually," she takes a strand of my hair in between her fingers, momentarily playing with it, before I smack her hand away from me.

"He practically had to drag me out of bed. I was so tired because of the way he overworked me last night," her smirk grows, "and the night before, and before. You know the feeling, right?" She doesn't wait for my response before she continues her soliloquy. "Oh, right you don't. Well, maybe it's for the best, I mean you wouldn't be able to even handle how much of a man he becomes when there's a mattress under him and a condom on him."

"She the fuck up." I spit, but she just laughs.

"What? I can't talk about what I do with my boyfriend? You couldn't possibly tell me you're still hung up on Luke while you have Jai on his knees for you." She raises a mocking eyebrow and I look over to him to see his eyes already looking back at me. They're sad and I feel a hint of a plea radiating from the light brown circles. The piercing in his brow looks innocent now, maybe even a symbol of purity like a halo.

"Aw, how cute." She mocks before leaning in close to my face. I have more than half the mind to bump her skull with mine, hopefully making her pass out, but with a small girl who I recognize at Zach's cousin Mira who was just 5, I decide against it.

"He's not as perfect as you think." She spoke so low that only I could hear her, and I know she's just saying it to mess with my head. Jai was perfect, I mean I know no one is, but so far there's nothing he's done to say otherwise. She finally backs up, the smirk still on her face, and walks away with a hand on her hip.

I hate her. I hate her. I hate her. I hate her. I hater her.

Just then, Anne comes out of the funeral home.

"The morbidity is seriously killing my vibe. For the first time in weeks, I didn't sing Bubbly by Colbie Caillat while I peed. There's something really wrong. Can we please go before the damage's permanent?" She sighs heavily and a small laugh comes out of Jai whom she hadn't noticed was right behind her. I again watch her pale cheeks turn into the color of a ripe tomato while she shuts her eyes, probably silently praying he hadn't heard her although he obviously did.

"Let's go." I laugh.

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There was an issue posting this chapter idk why. I posted it earlier in the week but then I realized I didn't edit and then I tried earlier today but it was on private for some reason but here it is.