Hurt People ❉ j.g

Part 3

-Jack Gilinsky POV-

Later that day, just as the bell rang for the end of the last period, I sighed in relief.

"You've been tensed, the whole day man." Johnson nudged me as we rushed out of Math, first to leave always.

"I don't know man." I shrugged. "I just feel bugged by that prîck, Jason."

Johnson rolled his eyes. "Used to be a dope dude though. The popularity got to him for sure, and that poor girl - "

"Simone." I stated, not knowing why I wanted to correct Johnson.

He looked at me weirdly. "Yeah...she must really love him."

I didn't respond.  Well, I didn't really care about him. I just didn't want him to hurt her - and I don't know why it irked me so much.

"Gilinsky?" Johnson called from behind me - I'd still been walking not noticing that Johnson stopped.

"Huh?"

"Parking lot exit." He pointed towards the door that ran straight through to the parking area.

I chuckled and was about to follow him when I caught a familiar figure walking towards the opposite exit.

Simone.

Kids swarmed around us now, more of them leaving classes.

"Get me at the gate, man!" I said to Johnson and followed her small frame towards her locker.

Simone was clutching her books to her chest while aggressively texting on her phone. I followed her silently, hoping not to be creepy.

She probably sensed me, as she turned and raised her brows.

"Can I help you?" She asked, not rudely but more confused. "Jack."

I held back a little. "I uh...just wanted to see if you're okay." Maybe I was surprised that she called me Jack and not Gilinsky - like everyone else.

She looked at me blankly.

"After the uh...scene with Jason." I said awkwardly. Why wasn't I smooth Jack with her - my words were muddled.

Simone looked down. "Oh. I'm fine."

"You sure?" I reached to touch her arm gently. She winced, from the contact and I realized she must be bruised.

I held my hands up. "Sorry."

Simone almost smiled but she looked passed me and back away. "You should go, Jack. Schools over for the day so why stick around." My name sounded different coming from her mouth.

I looked behind me and saw that she looked at Jason and his football goons laughing and walking down the stairs - unaware of me just yet.

"Why are you so afraid - " I began, a little annoyed by Simone's change in behavior.

"It's none of your business." She snapped and turned away. A clear message she didn't want to talk.

I was tempted to question her but didn't want to bother her. So I left to find Johnson.

I don't know what I was thinking.

-Simone POV-

"So what did Gilinsky say?" Savana Espinosa asked as we sat on curb outside my house.

After doing homework and studying for a while, Savana had taken a jog up to my house to chat and stay for dinner which had become a norm since last month.

It was weird how our friendship started out. I was super close with her cousin Matthew, until I started dating Jason but somehow I'd got into contact with Savana.

We became close. And that was kind of that.

"You saw that?" I blurted out - feeling my heart beat faster.

"Might have noticed." Savana shrugged and smiled. "Thank goodness, Jason didn't though. Don't think that would have ended okay, he was lucky to have gotten away with this mornings whole run down."

I groaned. "Is that all everyone's going to talk about now? Even Jack - " I stopped, not sure why.

Savana rose her brows

"All I mean is that Jack is the worlds biggest fuck boy, Jason may be over protective but he's not a cheater."

"Gilinsky is my cousins friend but it's like..." Savana raised her hands. "We don't know either of them anyways."

I frowned. "I think I know Jason."

"Simone." Savana gave me a look. "I don't think you do. I don't think anybody does, as a matter of fact!"

I sighed. I didn't know if it was true or not.

"Jason used to be the coolest kid, he was funny and easy going. Since last year, he's changed! I don't know what it is, but he's so moody. He fights a lot and acts like he owns you." Savana ranted. "What if there's someone - "

"Don't say that." I muttered. I wasn't even annoyed at Sav, I knew that she was a logical and realistic person. It was the one reason I trusted. Most girls were just after info on my relationship with Jason.

"I just want you to be happy." Savana bumped my shoulder. "Even if it means being brutally honest. I'd rather that than feed you lies."

"Jason has changed." I nodded. "I could never confront him though, I'm too afraid of what he'd say."

"I think you should...at some point, I mean don't you want to be happy?" She asked.

I didn't answer. But I really thought about how it would feel to be happy for once. Real happiness - not fleeting. I had it with Jason, but I know it was gone now.

Still, I stuck around.

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