My Alpha Mate

VIII

I woke up and my first instinct was to stay home, I didn't want to go to school but I couldn't mope around the house all day. So I got up and went to the bathroom to wash my face and get ready and when I looked at my face, my eyes were red and puffy from crying last night. I really didn't want to go to school now, but I'm not going to give Alya a reason to investigate. I brushed my teeth and hoped that when I finished getting dressed, my eyes would look better but they didn't. I had to improvise, so I threw on some sunglasses. I grabbed my things and as I headed outside, I realized how cloudy it was, I was going to look like an idiot with sunglasses on, but I was already at the door hoping no one would notice. 

I walked outside and everyone was at the car. I tried not to get into any conversations, I felt all dried out from how much crying I did last night. I knew my voice would be dry.  When I got into the car Alya followed. "Why aren't you talking much? " she asked and I just shrugged. "And why are you wearing sunglasses when it's cloudy that doesn't make any sense, " she said as she pulled the sunglasses of too fast for me to stop her. Jojo and Jace had just got into the car. When she looked at me, I watched her whole mood change. "Were you crying?" she asked and I mumbled a low "Allergies. " I lied and I knew she knew it was a lie. She gave me a look that questioned what I just told her. "Why are you lying?" she asked me. "Alya I'm fine." I lied again. I wasn't fine I was falling apart.  "Jade. " Jace called my name. I didn't answer like he did to me last night. "Jade!" he boomed, causing Alya and me to flinch. I still didn't answer.  "Answer me when I'm talking to you. " he persisted. "Just like you did last night?' I retorted, leaving him silent. 

Jace's Point of View:

I should have answered her. Part of me was speechless. I wanted to be a dick and give her asshole answers but that would only make it worse. I figured my silence was better than me being an asshole, so I didn't say anything. And then she started walking away. I didn't know what I was going to say when I stopped her.  I didn't think she was going to cry. I didn't mean to make her cry. Now we're in the car, she refuses to talk to me because I picked the wrong time to try to be there for her.

 Alya walked Jade to class, I'm pretty sure she told her everything that happened, and I'm going to get an earful when she see's me. Jovante completely ignored me as well.  When I walked into class, Jade was sitting in the same spot as yesterday. The swelling on her eyes went down, but her eyes were red and the skin around them looked irritated. My beautiful girl was hurting because of me. I knew she knew I was there because we made eye contact until she tore her gaze from mine. I headed over to my seat and faced her right after I sat down. 

"Let's talk about it. " I offered. I waited for her to respond and she didn't say anything.  I guess I deserve this. Her gaze was fixed on the floor.  I just wanted to hug her but I gave her space like she asked of me.

Jade's Point of View:

I didn't feel like eating, so I sat down at the table and I waited for Alya to come to the table, but Jace got here first. "Are you going to eat?" He asked, sounding worried and I just ignored him. He growled, then slammed his hands on the table making me flinch and causing the cafeteria to grow quiet. 

"Ignore me all you want, but you need to eat!" He shouted. I got up and got a lunch. When I sat back down Alya and Jojo were there. "Thank you. " He said and I just rolled my eyes. But he was right, I haven't eaten since the day before yesterday and I was beginning to feel weak.  I began force feeding myself. I didn't really want food to be honest. The table only consisted of two voices and that was Alya and Jojo to each other. Jace sat at the table staring at his hands. "You forced me to get food, where's yours?" I finally spoke to him. He looked up at me, then looked away. "I'm not hungry." was all he said and I didn't plan on carrying out a conversation anyway. Alya and Jojo stopped talking to listen, but when they noticed that those two sentences were all they were getting, Alya groaned loudly flaying her arms over her head. "This silent treatment and barely talking is going to ruin you guys. " She said and we both just stayed quiet.

After school, I wanted to walk again. So I stopped by Jojo's car to let him know that I was walking. When I got to the car, Jojo and Alya were standing there. I could feel my stomach turn and my only thought was it could've been when I force fed myself at lunch. Then I insisted asking about Jace. "Hey, where's Jace?" I asked they both hunched their shoulders. "We were standing here waiting for you guys and we figured that you guys would be together, hopefully talking everything out. But apparently not." Alya said.

I didn't feel right. My stomach turned again and I finally realize something wasn't right. "I'm going to try to find him.. I'll be back," I said. I walked back to the school and started looking around. I walked down a hall and started trying to sense him in any way possible. Then I heard talking, then some banging noise. It peeked my interest, so I went towards it.  I came around the corner and I wished I wasn't so damn nosey. 

My heart fell to my ass and I was at a loss for words. I could feel my eyes swelling with tears and a lump forming in my throat as I looked for words. "J-Jace..." was all I could come up with. He stopped what he was doing and turned to face me. That bitch had a smug look on her face. "Jade, it isn't what it looks like.." I couldn't even stand there for another second, I ran off.

Jace's Point of View:

"Listen, Karla, I don't like You.. " she Growled. "Yes you do" she persisted. "No, I don't. I found my mate, and it isn't you. " She got mad. We stood there, going back and forth when all I wanted to do was get my things from my locker. "Listen, Jace, I'm not giving you up that easy, " she stated. "Did you ever really have me though?" I corrected. I think I set her off because before I could comprehend what was happening, I was slammed into the lockers. "So you're telling me you don't miss this?" I had no time to ask what she was talking about because once I realized it, her lips were on mine and then I heard Jade.  "J-Jace?..." I heard I pulled her off me. "Jade ... It's not what it looks like." It was a heart-wrenching moment. I watched the tears form in her eyes and I couldn't control the anger that welled up inside me. I have made her cry three times in the past forty-eight hours. I pushed Karla away from me and when I looked back to where Jade once was, she was gone. I looked at Karla.

"Oh no, did I do something wrong?" She said obviously not caring about ever it was she did. I was enraged, and part of me was scared. "Listen I don't like you, I don't want you and I never will, so stop trying hoe with me and leave me the fuck alone!" I said getting closer to her and shoving her out of my way. I needed to find Jade.

I got to the car and felt like I was going to cry. She hates me now... She'll never trust me again. I got in and so did Alya and Jojo. "Wheres Jade?" Alya asked. I stayed silent and Jojo started driving back to the pack house.

Jade's Point of View:

Part of me just knew that he was good for nothing and just a dirt bag. I can't believe he would do this. I get we were having a fallout, that's nothing new, but he didn't have to try to make comfort in the next bitch. I gave him more than enough chances to talk with me so we could fix our issues. But I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

When I thought nothing could get worse, I was wrong. I've been wrong a lot lately. 

There was a banging at my door. "Jade? Baby girl, open the door please." My dad said. I got up and open the door. Something about the way he stood there and just looked at the tears falling down my cheek made me cry hard. He wiped my face and embraced me in a much need hug, letting me cry on his shoulder.  "He stopped by to see you," he admitted. "Please don't let him in." I choked out. "Whatever you need princess."