Please Stay... (A Pen Fanfic)

Part 12: Please Stay

I sit next to Jem, and rest my head on her shoulder.

"Jen, what's the matter?" She asks.

"Pat..." I stammer.

"What's wrong?" She asks, "What did he do?"

"He... Frannie... Kissed him..." She stares at me in shock.

"Who's Frannie!?" She asks, "I'll have Dan beat her up!!!"

"I will!" Dan adds.

"Pat's ex," I reply, "he told me he hated her... But I guess he lied." I start crying harder. How could this happen to me!?!? I'm done...

"Look," Jem says, "I can take you home, if you want. We can talk, and Dan can talk to Pat and tell us what happened, ok?" She puts her arm around me, and offers me half of her sandwich.

"No thanks," I say, "I'm not in the mood to eat right now." I slouch further into her.

*Timeskip To The End Of The Day*

I get on the bus, and sit next to Jem. Pat and Dan sit across from us. I cant even look at him.

"So what exactly happened?" Jem asks me.

"Well..." I start, "Frannie, Pat's ex, was apparently at school, and she shoved me into my locker. Then, her and Pat kissed, Pat opened the locker, and I ran to you."

"Why would he kiss her!?"

"I know right," I sob, "I... I thought he loved me."

"It's gonna be ok Jen." She gently puts her arm on my shoulder, and I smile a little.

Pat's POV

"It seems like Jen's been avoiding me," I tell Dan, "do you know why?" He looks over at Jem, and she nods, so he says,

"I don't know, maybe it's because of what you did earlier."

"What I did!?" I exclaim, "what did I do? I love her, and would do nothing to hurt her, I would protect her with my life, and you accuse me of doing something to make her avoid me! What could I possibly have done to her?"

"Maybe it's not what you did to her, but what you did to someone else," Dan says, and I think about how Frannie kissed me.

"So she's mad that Frannie kissed me?" I ask, "I didn't want to kiss her, she kissed me!"

"Look," Dan says, "that may be what happened, but Jen and Jem think otherwise." The bus stops, and we get off. Jen and Jem run inside, and up to Jem's room. Me and Dan go into my room.

"I don't get it," I mutter, "why does she hate me. She's the love of my life, and I ran away with her. We went all the way to the UK, and she absolutely hates me. All because of Frannie." Dan looks at me.

"I'm sure this is all just a big misunderstanding," he says, "and I'm sure you two will make up soon and everything will be fine."

"I hope so," I whisper, "I sure hope so."

Jen's POV

I think it over in my head. Everything needs to go exactly how I want in order for this to work. Pat, the one person who kept me going, is now dead to me. All because of Frannie. I sniffle, and Jem hugs me tighter.

"It's ok Jen," she tells me, "everything will be ok. Sooner or later you and Pat will make up, and everything will be back to normal. I'm sure the kiss didn't mean anything" I don't believe her. I want to, but I can't. I know that after today, everything will have changed. Everything.

*Two Hours Later*

I look down at the note. It's stained with tears and makeup. I fold it up, then write 'to whom it may concern' on the front. I go outside, and get in my car. I drive off, to the cliff.

Pat's POV

"Jem?" I ask, "Have you seen Jen? I want to talk to her."

"No, I haven't," she replies, "that's weird. She just went to the bathroom like, five minutes ago. I'll go check on her." She walks over to the bathroom, and opens the door. "Jen?" She calls out, "Jen?" She walks in, then calls me and Dan. I run in the bathroom, expecting to see Jen, passed out on the floor. Instead, there's a note. It says, 'to whom it may concern'. Jem opens it, then reads it aloud.

To whoever is reading this,
I am probably long gone by the time you see. You probably won't see me again until you are very old. Jem, tell Pat that I miss him. He kept me going, and now he is gone. Dead to me. All because of Frannie. I hate her guts. I want her dead. Jem, thank you so much for being an amazing friend. I couldn't have asked for anyone better. Dan, I hope you and Jem have a wonderful life together. Pat, I hope you and Frannie take good care of Cloud. Goodbye forever,
Jen❤

I stare at the note. I don't love Frannie, I love Jen.

"What does it mean?" Dan asks. Then, it hits me.

"Get in the car!" I yell.

Jen's POV

I step out of the car, and walk over to the edge of the cliff. I can't believe I'm actually doing this. I'm super nervous. And scared. But I have to do it. I have no other choice. My mom's dead, my brother hates me, and Pat betrayed me. I take a step closer to the edge, and peer over. I see nothing but darkness. Then, I hear my name.

"Jen!" I look back, and see Pat running towards me. "Jen, don't do this, please. I love you, I need you. I didn't kiss Frannie, she kissed me..." His voice trails off. Dan and Jem are behind him.

"Don't do it!" They exclaim, terrified.

"There's no going back," I say, "it's over now." I turn to face Pat, closing my eyes. I exhale and let myself fall backwards into the black darkness. All of a sudden, I feel a hand gripping mine. I open my eyes, and see Pat, hanging on to the cliffs edge. He pulls me up, then swings me up and over the edge. With his remaining strength, he pulls himself back up. We back away from the edge, and I collapse into his arms, crying. He hugs me tight.
"I love you," he whispers, "I love you."