The Darkness Inside

4

Jared Hank. He's 16. Why is he here? He's popular. He looks at my mom and Doctor and says,"Can I talk to Grace? Alone?" My mom shoots me a he's cute but I'll be watching face.  They walk out and Jared and I are just sitting in silence. "So Grace.."

Maybe I can be just a little mean.

You can't be intimidating loser girl. You're scared of everything. Jared. And me.

"Your name's Jared right?"

"Yeah."

"So why are you here?"

"To apologize."

"For what exactly? People of your kind don't exactly notice me.."

"What do you mean?"

"Never mind that, but seriously what are you apologizing for?"

"Meredith."

"What about her?"

"She's my girlfriend and I heard that you fell down steps or something,but I know that's a lie. She put someone up to hurting you because you and your friend Kacey is it? Made her angry. So I came to apologize."

Wow. I can't believe he actually apologized.

You should be yelling at him. You need to tell him that whoever pushed you didn't do it hard enough.

"Oh well thanks for apologizing I guess."

"You seem kinda sad. Are you okay?"

If someone asks me that ONE MORE TIME!!

"Well I have 15 stitches in my head, you're here, and my best friend isn't. Soo you tell me hotshot."

Wow great job Grace. Make someone else sad. You're great at disappointing people!

"Oh, I didn't think you seemed happy to see me. But we barely know each other, so here's a crazy thought! Let's go out for coffee."

Did he really just ask me out for coffee?! What a jerk!! It was probably a stupid dare by his little jock friends.

Jared POV

Am I crazy? Did I really just ask this girl out for coffee? Oh I'm sooo gonna get bad rep for this with the team!!

"Thanks for the offer, but there are 2 problems. I don't like arrogant people and I hate coffee."

Woah. She's a feisty one.

"Well I can solve that Grace Tate. I'm not arrogant and we can go out for lunch. Screw coffee let's go get milkshakes!"

She looked at me with her head cocked and one eyebrow up with a tiny smirk on her face.

"Jared you'd actually be a likable person if you weren't such a jerk. I know your little jock friends and Meredith have put you up to this. I mean take the bet, get the girl, break her heart."

"You think I'm that shallow Grace? Why do I even care you're just loser girl. I don't know why I'd apologize to you anyways!!"

I storm out the door. What do I have to do to gain her trust. I shouldn't have called her loser girl. She's right. I am shallow. And why would someone like me get to even befriend her. She's sweet to people, and quiet. But she always has that sadness in her eyes. Even with the sadness in her eyes, she's beautiful.
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