Torn up. ~Flamingeos Fanfiction

Chapter 129

I woke up to hear a very familiar giggle echo inside my room, followed by a small gasp and then a whisper.

"Ariel! Mario!" I shrieked the second I realised who the noises came from. I sat up and then stared at my two best friends with a huge grin, soon afterwards feeling their arms strongly hug around me. We sat hugging for a while until they both let go and Ariel's happy expression turned to sadness. 

"Jack.. he's in England." She told me out of nowhere. I couldn't help but feel as though a brick just fell on top of my heart. I was devastated, but I know Ariel felt worse. She loved him a lot and clearly never got over him. 

I opened my mouth to say something reassuring but Ariel interrupted me and out of nowhere burst into tears.

"He didn't even tell me!" She sobbed as she rubbed her eyes, causing her mascara to smudge everywhere. "It's like our relationship meant nothing to him.."

Now tears were rolling down my eyes. Not only did my heart ache for Ariel but I could completely relate to her. Jack made me feel the same way, the second he saw Isla it was as though our relationship didn't mean a thing. He didn't tell me he was going to England too. 

"Remember.. he did loose his memory." Mario told Ariel as softly as possible, obviously trying to not anger her. 

I tried my best to bite my tongue and not inform them both that Jack got his memory back, but Ariel said the words for me. 

"He remembered everything Mario." She replied so sternly that it left Mario and I staring at her in shock. I suppose we're so used to Ariel being all playful and happy that when she does break down it seems abnormal. I moved closer to Ariel and squeezed her hand tight, rubbing it with my thumb. My tears seemed to cool down. However, Ariel's did the complete opposite. "He's such a jerk Lucy! Why did you have to introduce him to me?!" 

I didn't reply. Jack isn't a jerk. He's just changed and realised who the people he truly loves are. They clearly weren't me, nor Ariel. We were just a phase for him. I certainty was a phase that taught him a lot. I taught him to not run away from others because of a girl, to accept when someone doesn't love you back and to not fall in love too easily. I didn't want to be the girl who had to teach him those things, but unfortunately I was. 

I stayed in silence for a while, thinking, but snapped back into reality when two arms hugged around my waist and a kiss touched the side of my neck. 

"Wait.. were you crying?" Geo asked as he stared at me with concern.

I shook my head quickly, obviously lying. Geo then rolled his eyes and sat down beside me, putting his arm around my shoulders and allowing me to rest my head on his shoulder. 

"Ariel, what's happened?" He gasped the second his eyes met hers. She shyly looked up at him, obviously embarrassed. 

"I.. I.. I kind of.."

She let out a sigh and then took a deep breath, preparing herself to not cry. 

"I miss Jack."

"Oh.." Geo whispered, obviously confused. He doesn't know about Jack and Ariel. "Lucy.. you weren't crying over him too, were you?"

A rush of guilt ran through me and without thinking I blurted out: "No." 

Mario frowned at me but I pretended to not notice. Luckily Geo believed me and squeezed my shoulder as a hug. 

"You'll get out of the hospital soon." He whispered. 

I smiled and tried my best to not fall asleep when Mario and Geo began talking about school, I was so tired. But my tiredness got quickly replaced with anger when a familiar person for some reason needed my boyfriend.

It was the nurse. Looking as pretty as ever. There was something different about her. She wasn't your typical pretty girl who wore lots of makeup, had amazing, sharp brows and looked intimidating. She looked approachable as she always had bright and happy face and from what it looks like she never wears makeup. She was a different type of beautiful, the type of beautiful where she can get anyone to fall in love with her. The type of beautiful which makes me feel sick with jealousy. 

Geo patted my back, his way of saying goodbye, and then walked off to the nurse who stared at him with big eyes and a huge grin. 

"Lucy.. do you think she has a thing for Geo?"