breathe // jack maynard

two

"Are you coming over today? The boys are"  I heard Jack say through the speakers on my phone. I had already decided to go before he had even ringed me so I was getting dressed.

"Yeah yeah of course why wouldn't I?" I said as I chuckled lightly.

"Do you need me to come pick you up?"

"No, that's fine. I can just drive over, you're only 20 minutes away."

"You don't really have a choice. Im already outside." He said as he immediately ended the call, leaving me no time to argue

What? Now? I'm not ready!

I sighed in defeat as I quickly ran to the bathroom to get my hair brushed. I then rampaged through my closet looking for something decent & comfortable.

I picked out a black ripped jean shorts and a maroon off shoulder crop top, using a red bandana as a "belt" on my jean shorts. It's just an accessory thing that I do sometimes and Jack always found it cute which I agree obviously.

I quickly got changed into my outfit and slipped on a pair of maroon vans that Jack had gotten me for my birthday last year, though he said I had to pay him. Well, not really pay. He said he heard somewhere that if you give a loved one a pair of shoes, they would leave you. & he didn't want that to happen so he asked me to pay him a dollar so technically he didn't exactly buy me those shoes because I did pay him a dollar. He's so weird.

"You look amazing"

"Fuck Jack you scared the hell out of me"

"Woah woah easy there sweetheart. You should've known I'd be in here anyway so it's not really my fault." He argued back. It's true, I should've known.

Jack had keys to my place because I was always forget to take my keys with me, and if I do, I always end up losing it. So jack decided he needed keys just to make sure everything is alright which I am fine with. He's been my best friend for over 4 years now so it was only right anyway.

"Jack," i called out & he turned around. "Catch" i said, as I threw him an apple.

"Why? Why an apple?" He asked looking confused.

"Your immune system is so weak! You're sick all the time. An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" I said as I laughed. I knew he hated when I said things like this.

"Right right. Let's go now shall we?" He asked and I simply nodded in response.

Jack helped me with the door, I muttered a soft "thank you". Jack hated it when I say thank you to him because he always felt like he was an outsider. He felt like we have a much stronger bond, that a thank you wasn't necessary. However, he says thank you to me all the time. I don't really understand him.

He quickly ran over to his side and got in. "So I've got a date tomorrow with this girl I met on tinder." He said as he started the engine of the car and started backing up.

I brought up my eyes that were looking at my phone to now look at his beautiful eyes. "That's good, what's her name?" I asked, giving him a smile, trying to mask my sudden sadness & disappointment.

"Julie. She's really nice." He said as he quickly looked over to me with a smile on his face then back at the road, his smile never fading.

"That's good, I'm really happy for you Jack." I said as I faked a smile. He bought it, and quite honestly, I'm glad he did.

"Still haven't found anyone you're into yet?" He asked as he made a left turn

"No, not yet. I don't think I'm too cut out for relationships" I laughed. Of course, how can I be? The boy I'm in love with will never look at me the same way. I feel guilty lying to him. But I couldn't tell him either.

"I should introduce you to more people, your social circle is so small." He said as he parked the car. He got out of his seat and ran over to the other side of the car to get my door.

"Thank you" i mumbled referring to the sweet gesture. "It's not true though, I know just as many people as you do." Which is true. All of our friends know each other.

Maybe I should though. Maybe I should meet new people. Maybe I should be like Jack. Maybe that's the only way to forget about him. We have been best friends for over 4 years, and I have been in love with him for 3 of those years. Maybe it's time to move on. He will never see me the way I see him, it hurts to admit it, but it's true.
Maybe Jack is right.

A/N: can i just say i have just 3 readers right now & I genuinely feel so motivated to do better, whether you added my story to ur reading list or not (ofc I hope you really do) but I'm just so happy it's like I've been given a chance. I hope you'll all continue to stay x