two trouble makers

Chapter 10 - "Cold hard truth"

"Are you sure about this?" It's been a week since Dave and I have been "official" and Jace is still bugging me over the fact that I'm dating resident bad boy.

I say "official" because we're not the type of people to ask each other out. We're only official because that's what other people think. 

I don't think I could ever actually be official with someone again. Not after all that.

Heart break does that to you. You lose trust in people. Promises are just words and words mean nothing.

"He's a bad boy and you know that," Jace was pleading as we walked down the corridors. He still thinks of me as a little, innocent, helpless girl he needs to protect. I know he was with me throughout all my hard times but I'm over that.

Why does he feel the need to cradle me like a baby?

Because boy, was that little girl long gone.

Who does he think I am?

I'm not a little girl who needs help.

Argh

We got to our lockers and I slammed it open, facing him.

"JACE, you need to look at me and tell me if I look like a girl who can't handle herself and her own life." I stared him in the eyes, my face clouded in frustration. 

When I was done talking I reached into my bag and started putting my books into my locker. Slowly, trying to distract myself from being frustrated at Jace.

Jace was my best friend. I didn't like feeling this way about him. I was rarely ever mad at him. I loved him with all my heart and he was always there for me. 

He sighed looking down at the floor and then turning to face me.

"Look,..."

That's when my heart starting beating faster.

"I see you..."

His voice was so serious I almost held my breath.

"You're..."

At this point I just stopped breathing.

I knew what was coming.

He was going to hit me with the truth.

"Okay look..."

Ready

"You don't..."

Steady

"Just, what happened to old Tessa?"

Shoot

Boom and there's the cold hard truth. The words that Jace had been holding from me. 

It was like he took a paintball gun and aimed it straight at my heart. I could feel a large purple bruise forming making me ache from the inside.

Finding out the person you thought would be with you for life is a douchebag is one thing, but this, this was another.

Those were the few words that I never wanted to hear from Jace's mouth. Words that portray disappointment and the way he looked at me after saying those words crushed my heart.

"What happened to my Tessa?"

I brushed my hair back in frustration and sighed. I had to grit my teeth once again.

Because

It was Jace's turn to know the cold hard truth.

I'm sorry Jace

But that Tessa's gone.

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I AM SHOOK GUYS 

I wrote a story for fun in my spare time and started uploading short chapters onto wattpad because i thought to myself maybe 1 person will read it and maybe they'll enjoy it. 

That was 2 years ago.

I left this story behind 2 years ago and never came back to wattpad after that. Recently my friends starting reading wattpad again and i remembered - i wrote a story a while back, i wonder how thats going? - and i logged onto wattpad.

The amount of love and support I have received is honestly unbelievable and it warms my heart so much so see people who enjoy the story of a girl who wrote for fun. 

So many of you guys have been asking for updates and like i mentioned in the last update i can not promise anything. But because of your kind words and support I have decided to start writing again. 

I was young and too young when I started writing this so i can not guarantee that this story will steer in the same direction that I had originally intended 2 years ago. 

Honestly, I found my old story files today and I laugh back at how naive i was with my writing. 

Picking up a story 2 years later and trying to continue writing it is a hard task and I'm especially busier at school seeing as the term has just started. 

So please be patient while I do this, and your kind words, love and support will only further encourage me along this journey. 

To kickstart our journey, I've uploaded a very very short chapter. I'm sorry its so short actually. My first upload in a very long time I wish I could upload something longer but this was the most I could write in the short time I had between assignments and homework today. 

However, I feel as if this chapter is very emotional and although it is short the meaning behind it was conveyed. 

I hope you enjoyed it and think maybe it shows a hint of what my current writing style may be. I did draw a lot of inspiration from previous chapters seeing as I had to remember the plot and what was happening haha. 

So I hope you guys can look forward to my work in the future and will continue to enjoy reading it and until then. 

Love you guys so much 

xx - c