365 Days Of Grace (Sequel to Burning)

Chapter 22-Love Is Like A Rose

Chapter 22-Love Is Like A Rose

"It's been so long since I last saw you..." he trailed off and you could obviously tell that he was confused by my surprise visit.

"Yeah..." I whispered remembering the last time I saw or even heard of him.

It was the same day Maya died. All four of us were going to the mall, just having a girls day out and had plans for clubbing at night. Abby, Vicky, Maya and I spent alot of time that day in the mall, from one shop to the other. We then stopped at this café, drank something with some muffins I remember. We talked and laughed our hearts out, we were having so much fun, we couldn't stop laughing.

I remember Maya telling us that day how Hayden admitted his undying love for her, giving her a promise ring, that one day when they're both ready, they'd spend the rest of their lives together. Married. She even told us how he asked her to move in with him in his house in a way that we all couldn't help but 'aww' at, it was so romantic. Hayden has always been romantic, at least from what Maya's been telling us.

It happened so quickly, almost felt like a terrible nightmare I couldn't will myself to wake up from. She was in pain and I couldn't do anything. And since that day, revenge was on my mind twenty seven.

"I'm not gonna beat around the bush. Hayden, you disappeared after...After Maya was taken away from us-" I said quietly feeling my heart already aching.

"I needed to get away from here. Away from all them memories...I just had to run away, you know? Before I completely lost my mind" he said quietly staring blankly at the wall behind me.

"What happened, Hayden? Why her? What did you do?" I asked in a weak whisper.

"I fucked up, Grace, I fucked up bad. I lost the love of my life-and for who? Oh god...I wish I listened to her" his voice cracked as he buried his face in his palms.

"She told me they weren't good, that they were dangerous and to just stay away from them. But they were my friends ever since I can remember and I just thought she was being the typical jealous clingy girlfriend. But I should've known better, Maya's never been that jealous type of girlfriend...she's always been understanding and reasonable" he said and was cut off by a sob escaping his lips.

"Hayden..." I whispered, standing up from my seat and to the couch he was sitting on.

I sat next to him, rubbing his back in an attempt to sooth away his pain. But we both knew too damn well that that was just simply impossible. I listened, I listened as he told me in his broken voice what happened, from where everything stared. From the very beginning.

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I walked slowly into my room, feeling as dead as I could ever feel. His voice echoing throughout my head and his broken sobs threatening to escape my own lips. Vicky laid there still in the bed, I ran my fingers through my hair pulling at the roots as tears silently rolled down my cheeks.

What was I supposed to do? That was the only question on mind. I needed someone right now.

I needed Jason...

And that's what I did because the next thing I know, is me sitting on my porch waiting for him. I just picked up my phone and with no hesitation whatsoever called him up. He answered almost imidiatelly and that for some reason made my heart skip a beat.

"Grace?"

Oh, how I missed that husky warm voice of his.

"I need you, Jason, so bad" my voice cracked through the phone as I tried my best not to wake Vicky up as I was sitting on the very edge of the bed.