The Walmart Shoot Up - (Sequel To 'Follow You')

Chapter 11 - No Going Back

Kellin's POV

Sunday

Jinx was asleep when I woke up. She was laying there peacefully, on the mattress beside my bed, her expression light and carefree. I savored that content look; because I knew that when she woke up it would be all headaches and Tylenol. 

My head was hurting too, but I could barely feel that, as all the memories rushed back to me. 

I touched my cheek and smiled. She kissed me. So what if it was only friendly; I'd take what I could get from her. And that would have been a hard thing for her to do, so I was grateful it could happen at least once. I mean she could barely hug me, so of course if she kissed my cheek it would be something major; something that showed her words previous to the kiss were very sincere. 

You're a really nice guy Kellin. Thanks for everything. 

Her words bounced around in my head, and every time they hit my brain again, I couldn't help but smile and let a blush overtake my face. 

Somehow I managed to get up. I swung my legs over the side of my bed, shrugged my blanket off, and did it quickly. When I was standing my headache increased. I felt a little dizzy. I waited for the nausea to pass, before carefully stepping over Jinx, and walking out of the room.

I trudged down to the kitchen and checked the time on the oven. It was nearly eleven.

As my dad had promised, there was Tylenol on the table, and to my deepest annoyance, a packet of contraceptives in the form of a pill. I took the Tylenol and tossed the contraceptives back into the bathroom cabinet.

When I got back up the stairs, balancing two glasses of water and the packet of Tylenol in my arms, Jinx was just starting to wake up. She sat up and groaned. Her eyes focused in on me, and she glared. I just laughed and gave her two pills with the water. She gulped them down fast.

I set our glasses on my dresser and sat back down on my bed. "Morning." I said.

"Go away." She said as she burrowed her head into her pillow. "Did you get me to drink last night just so I would tell you what you wanted to know?"

My eyes widened. "No, of course not." I said hastily. "I would never do that. Honestly, I forgot all about what had happened that morning. And I was drunk... so of course I brought it up."

"Okay." She said, believing me. I was relieved. "But you better not be lying."

"I'm not, I promise. So, when do you have to be back home?" I asked. I hoped she would say never, because I really enjoyed having her over, but I knew that wouldn't be the case.

Jinx sighed and stretched her arms with a yawn. "Any time before five, because their flight gets back at four and the drive's about an hour long." Well, at least it wasn't to early.

"Alright." I said. "We can get you back by then."

We decided a lazy day would be the best, but I found it so hard to relax when thoughts of Justin and Jack were always in the back of my mind, shouting at me. I felt so guilty. I guess I had swept them aside without realizing it, as soon as Jinx came into view.

I felt bad, but I didn't know what to do. They didn't want to hang out with her. She didn't want to hang out with them. I didn't want to alternate between the two. And honestly, I couldn't stand the thought of leaving Jinx to sit alone. At least Justin had Jack with him.

I was worried that if I did leave Jinx, that she would feel hurt, and all the progress we made with our friendship would be out to window. Could I really go back to a month ago, where she sent me deathly glares and couldn't stop cussing at me, when she seemed to not even realize I was a human at all?

No. There was no going back.

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Sad times ahead people. Sad times ahead...