The Pick

The Pick - Chapter Three

~CHAPTER THREE~

~*~*THE NEXT DAY*~*~

"Olivia. Olivia? Olivia!"

I woke up to the sound of someone whisper/yelling my name. 

The doctors said that the knife missed any vital organs and arteries and that he would make a full recovery. We all fell asleep in his hospital room, praying for the best.

I snapped open my eyes only to see a pair of piercing green eyes staring into my brown ones.

"Jake!? What are you doing out of bed!?" I whispered.

"Well I got bored just sitting here.... Why does my back hurt so bad, and why the heck am I ever here!?" He babbled.

"Wait.. You don't remember what happened?" I asked.

He shook his head no in response.

Great.

Braydon stirred awake besides me. 

"Wha's goin down?" He asked. Yup... definitely half asleep, "Wait... JAKE WHY ARE YOU OUT OF BED!?" 

Jake rolled his eyes. Too bad his mom saw him before he got back in bed.

"Jacob Bruckner! Why on earth were you out of bed?" His mother shouted. Looks like he's in trouble.

"I got bored watching all of you sleep, so I decided to scare Liv. And it worked! Hah!" He pumped his fist up in the air, and I shook my head. Still my Idiot 1. 

Mrs. Bruckner opened her mouth to say something but Dr. Martinsen walked in, just in time to save the day if you ask me. 

"Jake, I see you're awake. If you don't mind, may I ask you some questions?" He asked skeptically.

"Go for it, Doc"

"What do you remember from last night?"

"Well, I remember going to the bonfire with Braydon" he gestured towards Bray who was about to fall back asleep, "And I remember seeing Olivia dancing with our neighbor, Matthew. Then I saw Dale giving her a death glare and I told him to just relax and get over it, cuz, ya know, she broke up with him and all... Anyways he got all defensive and then i remember pain, then I was on the sand. I heard Olivia shouting, then a couple minutes later she checked to see if I could hear her. I said yeah but it sounded more like a dying animal or something. Then all I remember is being carried onto the ambulance then black."

"That was when you blacked out, no?" Dr. Martinsen suggested.

Jake nodded. 

"Do you remember or know what he did to you?" He questioned/

"No. But can someone tell me?"

Dr. Martinsen looked around at all of us with a raised eyebrow, everyone shook their heads - but me. He paused when he saw me and raised both eyebrows. 

"He stabbed you in the back with a knife!" I exclaimed. It was the truth and we all had to face it. 

Susan, Jake's mother, let out a smail wail or groan or a sigh, something like that. Or all of those combined.

Jake grew wide-eyed and stared at me, disbelief evident on his face.

I just simply nodded. 

"Wow." was his only word. Which was actually pretty fitting.

~*~*TWO DAYS LATER*~*~

I was walking to the nearest 7/11 to buy some eggs for my mom to make some welcome home cupcakes for Jake. He was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital this evening. Thank god. Although, he couldn't surf for another week and a half, at least we'd have him back.

I was halfway through the parking lot, lost in my train of thoughts when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I figured it might be Matthew or Braydon so I turned around saying, "Whaddya want!?" while laughing but stopped when I saw who it was.

I took a half-step back before he grabbed my arm. I was frozen, couldn't move, couldn't speak. Meanwhile he was dragging me to the alley between 7/11 and some run-down seafood resturaunt. 

"What. Do. You. Want?" I managed through clenched teeth.

"I'm sorry I stabbed him, I was drunk, I didn't know what I was doing, and it just happened."

"You shouldn't be apologising to me, Dale." I spoke, stubbornly.

"God dang it, Olivia, why won't you take me back!?"

"Because your an overrated jerk." I stated simply.

"God, that was then, I've changed!"

"It only took 37 broken hearts for you to realize that you only wanted me? Because if you want me, and wanted me, so bad, you wouldn't have made out with Miley. Not even in secret, although it wasn't very smart of you to make out with her on the beach-"

He cut me off, "I know I made a huge mistake! But god dang it Olivia, why do you have to be so freaking stubborn!?"?

"I'm not stubborn, I just don't fall for idiotic jerks like you."

He snapped I could tell.

"What will it take? I'll do anything, Olivia just please?" He sounded absolutely and completely desperate. Good.

"I know what Miley did to you. She used you. She played you. She dumped you." He visibly flinched harder every time I spoke, "Well guess what, she shot you down, and karma? It tastes so sweet. And I don't want to let that go. So don't come back for me." I started to walk off and added something as an afterthought, "Don't come back at all."

With that I left him standing there, in a daze. Because he deserved every blow I gave him. Verbal and physical. 

-Author's Note

     Hello my dear readers, I hope you're engoying this as much as I am! Haha, and yes I did use Christina Perri lyrics in this but most of them are from the song I posted! Did you get the foresighting from the music video I posted on the last chapter!?? Kudos if u did! XD hahaha(: So.... What do we think of Dale now? And did you catch the 37 broken hearts, yeah, those are all of his "one-time" relationships. I'm sorry but can you say DRAMA in this next chapter?! Oh yeah, the surprise will actually be in the next chapter!! :D I can't wait for you to discover the surprise!! HAHA!! Well... I hope you're excited too, but please please please please... if you're reading this at least give me a vote so I'm not alone out here! Thanks(:

~lexi-