New Beginnings. (Jiam AU)

Chapter 05.

Jade's POV

Lunch wasn't as boring as I expected it to be, nor was it as eventful. Things seemed awkward and tense between the girls and I after our conversation in the kitchen. We were afraid to speak- well they were afraid to talk to me, not wanting to push any of my buttons.

I was tense, and I had lost my appetite. I pushed my food around in my plate, taking a bite every now and then to seem polite. I couldn't even turn my head, afraid to come face to face with the one person that I feared. Did I fear him, or did I love him like I had told my best friends earlier?

My thoughts were a complete mess; he had come back all so suddenly. I feared Liam. He was the reason that I had to change everything after he left; my life, my choices, everything. Yet, I couldn't seem to stop loving him. He was the only person that I had ever loved, and my heart ached for five years. Five years. It had been five years since I had last seen him. Five long years where I spent night crying for him, longing for him to come back.

"-Is that right, Jade?" Niall asks, his thick accent breaking me out of my thoughts.

"What is?" I ask, trying to catch up to the conversation that everyone else seemed ever so immersed in.

"The fact that we're better than the boys because we won the X Factor," Jesy chuckles, rolling her eyes.

I can't help but suppress a small giggle, nodding. "Of course we're the best! First place is better then third, eh?"

Zayn sighs in defeat, raising his hands up. "Alright, babe. Little Mix wins this round. Wait until Harry and Louis come visit."

Perrie rolls her eyes and turns back to Leigh-Anne to continue their conversation.

I turn around, looking at Liam face to face. Was he staring at me when I had my back turned to him?

I take in a deep breath, feeling even more tense than before as I back my chair up from the table, excusing myself from the dining room.

I catch a glimpse of Liam from the corner of my eye, a flash of hurt in his expression as he watches me walk upstairs.

I needed two things: fresh air and the one person who could make me happy no matter what.

(A/N: Eh, it's sort of a filler. Sorry for not updating in a while, I had a really rough week. I apologize for it being so short, too. I'll update when I can this week, I promise.

Heads up: the next two chapters are going to be a bit interesting.

This chapter is dedicated to Sharlea and Angie, 2/3 of Brittle Mix. I love you girls so much. Shar, tell Angie to read this and that I love her, aight? I love y'all.

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