I Need Him, To Forget About You

Chapter 1

~Present Day~

I walked inside my house almost falling straight onto the couch after the most exhausting day of school I've ever had. I placed my car keys on the small key holder on our living room counter. I sat on the couch and closed my eyes.

"Ugh. Five hours of endless national testing! When will school end?" I asked myself. My mom walked done the stairs with her laundry basket in her hands. Her hair was up in a messy bun and she was wearing the Tye-dye shirt I made her in 3rd grade and a pair of baggy sweat pants from 'Old Navy'.

"Hey sweetheart. How was school today? How do you think you did on your tests?" She asked me. She sat by my feet and rubbed my back like she always did when I wasn't happy.

"Ehhhhh...." I moaned. She laughed slight then stood back up and took her laundry to the laundry room. I rolled over on the couch and turned on the T.V. I started watching 'The Big Bang Theory' while waiting for my mom to come back and talk to me.

Five minutes later, I saw her walk back over to me, empty handed. She sat back down over by my feet again. I put the T.V. on mute and listened to her. 

"So, about the test-" I cut her off.

"Mom," I sat up straight and looked her in the eyes. "I know you want to know how I did on the test but I have no clue. On top of that, I really just want to rest." I lay back down. My mom stood up and smiled. 

"I understand. Well, I'll leave you alone, but what do you want for dinner tonight?" She asked. 

"Chinese!" I quickly said without even thinking. My mom knew how much I loved Chinese food. It was also Jace's favorite thing to eat... Bad memories.

"Okay sweetie." She smiled again while walking to the kitchen. She picked up the phone and called the resturarnt. 

I rolled back over and continued watching T.V. I could hear Gunner running down the stairs. He ran over to me and blocked my view of the T.V. on purpose. 

"Gunner! Please move." I yelled. 

"Oh come on Ellen. Lighten up. I'm just being a good big brother, that's all. Don't be such a stiff." He collapsed right on top of my body.

"Ow!" I screamed. Gunner laughed while I was struggling to get him off of me. He finally jumped off my back. I saw my mom hang up the phone and look over at us.

"Gunner, leave your sister alone. She's had a long day." Gunner sighed and sat by my feet like mom did.

"So, do you know what today is?" He asked while a slight smile on his face.

I shrugged. "Friday?" Gunner laughed a little.

"No... Its the one year anniversary death of Jace..." He said slowly. Immediately, my eyes filled up with tears. I really didn't want to talk about him right now. Especially today. It's just, I had completely forgotten that that was today. 

"Oh.. Yeah I know." I turned my head away from his face so he wouldn't see me cry.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah. Can we not talk about this right now please? I'm really not in the mood for this. I had such a long day today anyway, and I would really rather not be reminded of.... You know who." I explained. Gunner nodded.

"Sure little sister." He stood up and walked back upstairs. I wiped the tears off the rims of my eyes. I really wished he hadn't brought that up. I had completely forgotten about that day for months now and he has the nerve to remind me of that cold day?

Just then, I heard my phone buzz from my purse. I stood up and walked over to my purse which was on the living room counter. I grabbed my phone then sat back down. It was a text message from my best friend, Madison. 

"Hey girl. So... I know we were going to go see a movie together tonight but, Michael and I decided to go eat dinner together with his parents. I'm really sorry! Can we do it next weekend?- Madison." I sighed and texted her back. Just when I thought my night couldn't get any worse too. That was the fourth time she had told me her and her boyfriend were doing something that I wasn't invited to or may ruin my night with Madison. 

It's funny though. Madison and Michael have only been dating for five months and things are beginning to be serious between them. I guess that's kind of how me and Jace used to be. Of course, we dated for almost a year.

Somehow, Michael reminded me a little bit of Jace. They have the same hair, they are the same height and their eyes are almost the exact same color. Madison was lucky to have a boyfriend like him. It makes me wish Jace was still here with me...

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Heyy guys! So i know this chapter may seem a little boring and all but I promise that things will get better!! Please hang in there with me and be sure to comment a lot because I want to know what you guys think!!! 

~ashlow97