To Be Loved

Chapter 8

Picture of Garrett on the side ^.^

Jesse's P.O.V.

This guilt is honestly eating me up alive. I feel terrible about what I did to Lina. I know she saw Nelly and I kiss and I knew she might've been sad but I didn't say anything. She wouldn't be there in that hospital if it wasn't for me.

"JESSE!?" my mom called from down stairs. Instead of answering I went downstairs and out the front door. I already knew what she was going to ask and I'm not in the mood to deal with Ayden. He's been nagging me all night about going to see Alina in the hospital. I could take him another day, right now I need to go there alone so that I could apologize.

When I turned on my car and Heartburn by Alicia Keys blasted from the radio. Alina and I danced to that in the third grade for a competition. It was the last competition that her whole family went to before her mother died. I don't understand why but after that her dancing started getting better and better. She spent every waking minute in the studio with Ms.Trinity working harder and harder. Dancing after all was all she had to fall back on considering the fact that everyone in her home started pulling away from each other. I overhead one of her conversations with Ms. Trinity one day after dance. She was telling her Ms.T that her family doesn't eat dinner anymore and that her brother moved away. She was in tears the whole time. I felt my heart break a little as I thought about it.

Every night my family would eat dinner together and talk about what went on during the day. We were like a perfect family. Until my older sister dropped out of college and started doing drugs. My mother started having anxiety issues and my father disappeared for awhile. Alyssa was the perfect child, we would do everything together. Now we barley even talk just like Alina and her brother. The last time we heard from her she was in rehab in California.

After I parked my car I went to the gift shop to get Alina some flowers. They were all out of Azaleas so I got daises. Then I went up to the third floor and walked into Alina's room. Alina was asleep in some guy's arms and another girl was in the room with an angry look on her face. Mystery guy was awake and looked kind of startled. When the girl turned around I recognized her as Annabelle from the dance studio. As she recognized me she gave me a questioning look.

"What're you doing here Jesse?" she asked.

"I'm here to see Lina, I came to apologize." I responded. "Why'really you here Belle?"

"My boyfriend got his appendix removed." she said as she looked at the guy still in the bed. "That's Alina? What happened to her?"

"Long story, I'll tell you later-" I got cutoff by the nameless guy.

"Wait wait everybody hold up. Neither of you can just come in here like all of our relationships are okay. Belle you cheated on me, so I ended it with you a MONTH ago. And you Mr.BreakAlinasHeart why are you even here? Think you can just tear her heart to pieces and come here with flowers and make everything all goody goody between you and her? Well sir you are mistaken." He got up and walked towards me. " I suggest you leave here right now before things get ugly and I promise you that you'll leave here with a face no one will recognize." If looks could kill I'd probably be dead right now.

At this point Alina was awake and looking around the room at us with a confused face. "What's going on in here?? Belle what're you doing here? Jesse what the hell, get out!!"

"I'm here to see my boyfriend. Who you looked pretty. comfortable with a few minutes ago." she said glaring at the boy who was now looking at Alina with apologetic eyes.

"Boyfriend? Garrett you kissed me and you have a girlfriend? What the hell!? " she fussed angrily. My eyebrows scrunched up.

"She's not my freaking girlfriend!!! I broke up with her a month ago!!" he glared back at Belle.

"YOU GUYS KISSED!?" Belle and I yelled at the same time. This guy had no right to kiss Alina who the hell does he think he is?

"What does it matter? We are both single." The Guy known as Garrett argued. "Alina I'm not the type to cheat I promise you that. And I wouldn't do anything to hurt you I actually like you. A lot," he said softly to Alina who blushed and tried to hide her face. Bullshit I thought. Belle stormed out of the room and Garrett sat down next to Alina. He grabbed her cheeks and turned her face back. I can't believe they're acting like I'm not here what the hell. He whispered something in her ear which made her turn even redder.

I don't know why but I felt the sudden urge to punch this guy.

Really hard. In the face. Before he could do anything else, Alina's brother came into the room.

"Sorry to interrupt whatever is going on in here but I have to talk to my sister. Its really important." he said before he walked over to the bed and threw Alina over his shoulder then walked out of the room. She screeched for him to put her down but gave up as he walked out of the door.

"Garrett can we talk man to man I really need to get some stuff off my chest."

"Why to me?"

"I don't know, you seem like a good guy considering the fact that you really like Lina and didn't kill me when you heard my name and I'm assuming you already know everything that happened between her and-" he cut me off.

"Say no more dude. Let me punch you and I'll listen to everything you have to say."

"Okay. Anywhere but the face." he nodded and then punched me really hard in my neck. I fell to the ground and screamed in pain. I can barely breathe right now.

"Identity thief is my favorite movie and you scream like a girl twinkle toes."

After I got up off the floor I talked to Garrett about everything between Alina, Nelly and I. He was really a good listener. By the time we finished talking Alina came in the room with a huge smile on her face.

"Jesse my brother wants to talk to you. Before you go I just want to say I forgive you and good luck papa." She grinned.

I took that as my cue to leave.

Papa? What does she mean by that?

Alyssa sounds familiar right? Can anyone guess what might possibly happen next? Leave your predictions and guesses in the comments.

Thanks for reading!!!!!