Zoe's P.O.V
The rest of the car journey goes by in silence. I begin to doubt that me and Jack will ever recover from what's happened. I'm just tired now. I'm tired of everything and I just want to start clean. Start from scratch. If Jack doesn't want to patch things up with me then I guess that's it and I've had enough of trying to get him to like me again. It's time for me to get out more and be with my friends because I have missed them and I didn't realise how much until tonight. Even though the evening did come to an awkward and abrupt end.
The lights in my house are off which means my parents are gone to bed. I glance down at my watch. It's 1:00 am. I didn't realise that I'd been at Alfie's house for that long. I sigh, picking my bag up off the floor of the car.
''Well, this is me'' I say, like an idiot. Obviously this is me. Jack's been to my house plenty of times before to know this is me and also I'm the only one in the car. I mentally shut myself up as I bite down on my bottom lip.
''Yeah'' Jack replies and I swear he's smiling. For a second I think my eyes are playing games with my head but nope that's definitely a smile. My heart nearly stops as he looks down at his hands, a smile still playing on his lips.
''You're smiling'' I blurt out. I really can't seem to control my mouth right now. I'm too happy to care though. I swallow as Jack looks back up at me.
''I am, aren't I?'' He chuckles, scratching the side of his head. That beautiful, beautiful laugh. I haven't seen him laugh or smile for so long that I feel all giddy and I kind of want to scream. I just nod like an idiot. Maybe we can be friends again. I wait a couple of minutes before asking something that could either end horribly wrong and awkward or alright.
''Do... you wanna come inside?'' Jack's smile slowly fades and his eyes get a distant look in them. His eyes look over my shoulder, as if there's something horrible behind me. I should've just kept my mouth shut but it's too late now. I'm about to wave my hand infront of Jack's face but his facial expression stops me. I watch, confused, as he leans forward in his seat and his mouth opens in concentration. Jack narrows his eyes and furrows his eyebrows, one of his hands gripping the steering wheel. He's still looking over my shoulder but the distant look that his eyes held before is gone and is replaced my something else as his eyes widen. A reflection. I whip my head around immediately, to face my house.
''Ohmygod, Zoe...'' Jack's voice is hushed as I spot the dark figure come round the corner of my house and start walking quickly down the front garden, towards the road. My heart starts beating fast and my mouth opens. I can hear my own breathing as I grip the side of the door. Without thinking, I pull the handle on the car door, sticking one of my legs out.
''Zoe!'' Jack yells, grabbing my arm. The stranger, who I can see is dressed in all black clothing, stops walking and looks straight towards the car. Jack hauls me back into the car, pulling the door shut for me. I can't even speak with how scared I am. Jack starts the car in a rush and looks out my window again. The man pulls something out of his bag, a gun. Some noise comes out of my mouth. A terrified squeal of some sort. The figure is now running towards us, the gun pointing directly in my window.
''FUCK!'' Jack yells, stalling the car by mistake. I scream as a shot is fired, hitting the side of the car.
''JACK!'' I scream so loud I feel like I've hurt my throat. Another shot is fired, this one shattering the window on the back door. Jack suddenly slams his foot on the accelerator, making the car move forward quickly. I hear the bang of something hitting the boot of the car. We're immediately swallowed by the twisty country roads that have tall hedges on either side.
Straight away, the tears start pouring down my face as I slam my head back on the headrest. Jack looks terrified, his eyes wide while he's leaning forward. I scream again but I don't know why. Well I do know why. What if that person was in my house. What about my parents. Whoever that guy was, he seemed more than willing to shoot anyone that got in his way. I press my hands against my forehead, sobbing loudly.
''Zoe, it's ok'' Jack tries to calm me down, putting a hand on my elbow but still keeping his eyes on the road.
''Fuck! No it's not!'' I yell. I don't mean to yell at him but I'm just so scared.
''Shhh. Yes it is''
''What about my parents?! What if he was in there and he-'' I choke on my own words and just sob some more.
Jack shushes me again, rubbing my arm to comfort me. I try and calm myself down but it's proving very difficult.
''We could have died...'' I whisper, shutting my eyes and rubbing them with my fingertips.
''But we didn't'' Jack turns his head to look at me. I meet his eyes, breathing in and out through my nose. My chest is rising and falling at a fast pace. I look forward again, feeling slightly calmer now. The headlights are shining on the bumpy road infront of us. I try and focus on the ground outside but I'm interrupted by a sudden jolt to the right. I flinch as my hip hits off the handbreak. In the corner of my eye I can see Jack's hands turning the steering wheel really quickly.
''Ja-'' Another jolt to the left, stronger this time. I hold my breath and hang onto the handle above my head as the car start to tip over onto my side. Everything seems to be going slowly in my head but by the sharp pain in my arm and head, I can tell that things are going quite fast. My vision is blurred as my head hits off the window several times. My hand releases the handle once I realise that that arm is in severe pain. I feel as if all the air is knocked out of my body as the car is turned upside down and my body is slammed against my seatbelt. I can hear the crunching of the car metal and the hedges. I'm nearly completely knocked out when the car stops moving and the car is upside down.
'Zoe, you need to get out' I think to myself.
'Get up' that voice in my head is chanting. My head hurts but somehow I can move it. I slowly reach down with my good arm and unbuckle my seatbelt. I kind of fall awkwardly onto the roof of the car and roll onto my side. That's when I get my first look at Jack.
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