I Still Care

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Jason's POV

It's a warm and windy day of November 2014 here in Wisdom Park of Miami, Florida. The leaves of the trees are turning yellow, orange, and some are even turning red. I could hear the cars passing on Starlite Avenue, which was just a block away. I like it here in Miami, the houses are really big, the people here are different, the weather is nice, everything here is nice, but I miss living with my sister, Jackilynn, and her daughter, in our small two story house that was in Denver, Colorado.

My name is Jason Irwin, I'm 18 and I'm the leader of the most wanted gang in the world. I have a 16-year-old sister named Jackilynn and she has a 1-year-old baby girl named Jennifer. Our parents were killed and it's all my fault. If I would've paid the money I owed the "The Eastern Gang", my parents would not have been killed. "The Eastern Gang" is the gang that is back in Denver and has been terrorizing the city ever since my gang and I showed up in Denver. Now Jackilynn, Jennifer, and I live in a mansion in Miami, Florida. The reason we moved to Miami is because I don't want anything to happen to Jacky or Jenny because I love them so much. They are all I have left and if I lose them I'll die. Even though Jacky got pregnant at the age of 15 and now has a baby girl, I still love her to death. When I was 14, I cared about every single person I knew. I still care, but I just don't show it like when I was 14. Now that I'm in a new city I feel really frustrated because I will certainly not show that I care, and I will try to keep my bad boy reputation, but I don't know how.

One hour has passed since I was at the park and now I'm heading home in my red 2014 Lamborghini Aventador because I can't handle being away from my little angels. Once I get home, I see something I really didn't want to see. There in the doorway of my house, I see Jacky talking to my ex-girlfriend.

"Jason!!" I heard Jacky squeal as I also heard footsteps running towards me.

"Hey Jackilynn," I said as I picked her up and spun her around. Once I put her down, she kissed my cheek and I kissed her forehead.

"Jase, did you go to the store?" I smiled at the nickname and remembered that she told me to go to the store to buy some medications she needed.

"Damn, I forgot. Do you still want the medications? I can go get them if you want. What is Lexie Ann doing here?" I asked hoping she would say that she didn't need them anymore. As we walked towards the doorway I received my answer from my beautiful sister.

"First of all, it's ok if you didn't get them. I don't need them anymore and I have no idea what Lexie Ann is doing here or how she found out that we lived here, but I don't want her here so please get rid of her Jason" Jacky said looking at Lexie Ann with an annoyed face.

"Of course princess. I'll tell her not to come back and to leave us alone" I said walking towards Lexie Ann.

"Lexie Ann leave," I said being clear enough.

"Umm rude much and I won't leave." Lexie Ann said being her sassy self. Now I am seriously annoyed and I will take her out by force if it's needed.

"Lexinne Annabel leave my family alone! I don't want to see you ever again got it. Now leave" I said as I walked into my house.

"Well you have no respect for girls," she said walking away.

"I do have respect for girls, but not for you" I yelled as I went in my house. Now since I'm really mad the only thing that can take my mind off things is Jennifer's beautiful baby face. So I walk to her room and see that she is sleeping so I walk over to her crib and I pick her up in my arms and sit her on my hip. Once I closed the door of her room I walk downstairs and see that Jackilynn was on the floor crying with a little puddle of blood next to her.

"J-jacky are you okay?" I said which caused her to look up at me. I expected her to answer right away, but she did not. Instead, I just stood there staring down at Jackilynn with Jennifer sitting on my hip still asleep.

"I-I'm sorry J-j-Jason. T-trust m-me I didn't mean to" she said as tears strolled down her face. What confuses me is what she means. What does she mean?

"What do you mean you're sorry Jacky? What did you do?" I said hoping she hadn't done anything wrong. Without saying nothing, Jackilynn took something from under herself and slid it across the floor to where I was standing. Once it stopped I traced the red line the object had made until I came upon the object that was at my feet. That object was covered in red liquid and then I saw it. Glass. It was a piece of glass covered in blood, Jacky's blood.

"Why Jackilynn? Why did you do that?" I ask tears forming in my eyes.

"She told me everything. She even showed me the pictures. You lied to me Jason. I know you're the leader of "The Gold Tiger" gang, but I thought you cared about others, but it seems that you actually don't." She said tears still strolling down her face.

"Jacky. Sweetheart, what do you mean she told you everything. Who are you talking about? What are you talking about?!?!?" I said knowing this wasn't going to end well.

"Lexie told me that she's not your ex girlfriend, but your ex wife and that you never told your gang that you care about people secretly." She said taking Jennifer from my arms. I clenched my fist and punched the wall knowing I would later have bruised knuckles.

"Nothing she said is true, the only thing that is true is that I haven't told the gang about my secret. Since you reminded me I'm going to tell them right now so I'll see you later. Bye Jennifer" I said as I kissed my little niece's forehead. "Bye Jackilynn," I said walking away not giving Jackilynn a hug.

Once I got to the garage, I got in my black Camaro ZL1 and drove off to the warehouse to meet up with the gang. I passed the park and think that if I should tell them or not, but I know if I tell them that will be out of my way forever. Once I'm at the warehouse, I get take a deep breath and get out my car. With hands in my black jacket's pockets I head inside the warehouse to tell the gang my secret.

"Aye boss what's so important that I had to leave my girlfriend at her brother's house," asked Logan. "Dude I was cooking for my mother when you called so I couldn't finish cooking her food," Andre said.

"Hey guys I'm sorry I asked you to come to the warehouse, but I need to talk to you guys urgently." I hope they don't have a bad reaction to this because if they do I'm not going to be happy.

"We are all ears boss so speak," Kevin said with his arms crossed across his chest and his veins popping out. "I have been hiding a secret from you guys and I think it's time to tell you guys. We've been here for almost 7 months and I think it's time to make a change." I said as I started to not want to tell them no more. "Well guys, ever since I was 14 I cared about the people I knew and since I became the leader of the gang I have been hiding the fact that I still care" great job to me I told them now what.

"Wow man that was such an amazing joke now what are you going to tell us," said Andre laughing his butt off thinking this was just a joke. Apparently everyone thinks it's a joke so now I will leave.

It has been 6 months since I talked to the gang and I have decided to make a change and to accept who I am and now to demonstrate it I will show that I care about everyone starting with my beautiful sister, Jacky and my niece, Jennifer. Since I haven't talked to Jacky in like forever, I will show her my love and care for her and Jennifer.

7 months have passed and after showing that I care everyone knows who I am and I'm happy and relieved that everyone knows me and that I still have the love of my now 17 year old sister and my 2 year old niece and yes I'm 19.

My name is Jason Irwin, I'm 19 years old and I'm not afraid to say that even though I'm leader of "The Gold Tiger,"  I still care.  

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⏰ Last updated: Apr 24, 2017 ⏰

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