Conflicting Love (Jori)

Chapter Seven

Jade West's POV

I stay silent as the music plays while I drive, my hair gently blows from the wind of the open window. Some acoustic song plays calming me down, I bite my lip hard wanting to taste blood. I sigh stopping at the red light placing my elbow on the door of the car to hold my head. I switch the station on my radio to another letting the acoustic music fade to some screamo song. 

I really do not want to be going over to Tori's house right now, I don't even know why I agreed to help her. I don't even like her, her niceness is overused. Her perkiness is just straight out annoying and she never knows when to shut up. She was like a little puppy dog following me to my locker today, throwing questions at me when I clearly wasn't in the mood to talk. 

I was actually surprised with myself though, even though I still wasn't nice, I didn't attack her like I usually would with someone. I guess I was just too upset and exhausted to, Tori wasn't worth my effort today. 

This morning, Beck and I have officially broken up. He came to my house as usual to pick me up, our morning rides to school were pretty much the only thing we had left. Once in his car, we just were silent the whole time. When we got to the school and were parked, he just looked over at me and asked what are we doing? He asked me why we're still together? I have to admit it hurt a bit, I was angry that he could hurt me. Nobody hurts me, I'm Jade West.  

He ended it though cutting the last thread in our rope, our rope that once seemed stronger than anybody else's. The only way I let myself react though was leaving him behind in his car, making my thoughts go blank for the rest of the day. I didn't think much today, that's probably why I agreed to meeting up with Tori. I wasn't thinking. 

I guess I could just ditch meeting up with her and drive back home instead of her house, but I don't know. I guess I could use something to distract me from this morning's events. I don't even know how long Tori expects me to come over, hopefully the time will fly by quickly. 

After driving for a few minutes, I pull up into the Vega's driveway mildly remembering the time I came her to crash Trina's terrible party. Tori must have not been there that night considering the first time i've seen her was in the beginning of the week when she joined the student body of Hollywood Arts. 

I get out of my car grabbing my bag that has my script inside, I strut to the door pounding hard on it a few times. I hear Trina's annoying voice telling Tori to come and get the door, a few seconds later the door opens up with Tori standing there looking flustered. 

" What's wrong Vega? Didn't think I would show up? " I test her already knowing the answer, I walk by her into her home looking around. It looks much different from the last I was here, there's no red cups everywhere or dimmed lights now. 

" Actually, no. " Tori says closing the door, she's still in her tank top and skinny jeans she wore to school today. I sit on the couch looking around for something to catch my eye and give me something to think about. 

" Whatever, let's just get this over with so I can experience as little pain as possible. " I jeer looking over at Tori seeing her frown from my comment. She then sighs and trudges over to the couch and sits a few seats over from me, she reaches out for her script on the little coffee table in front of us. I pull mine out of my bag and turn to the first page. 

" What should we start with? " Tori questions me flipping the page over, I sigh looking over the different scenes that we're both in. 

" I don't know...let's try scene five I guess. " I suggest watching her go to the page scene five is on. She nods her head and gulps, I stand up which makes her look confused. 

" Up. " I growl which makes her raise her eyebrows slowly standing up from her comfy position on the couch. 

" Why do we need to stand? " She wonders making me sigh, she really doesn't know anything does she?

" We're not going to be sitting through the whole play. " I inform her with a tone which makes her nod her head understanding now. 

" From the top line, start. " I growl again at her which just makes her sigh and look down at her lines. She reads over the lines before looking up again looking really nervous, she doesn't look me in the eye but at the ground. 

" Ana...I don't know how we're going to escape him. He's a monster. " She says reading her lines, not bad, but defiantly needs a lot more improvement.  You can tell this is her first roller coaster. 

" Just calm down Hayley, I know we can trust him. " I reply trying my best, i've gone over the lines pretty exstensivly last night. I know my character well. 

" Why do you think we can trust him? He's a criminal. " Tori reads starting to show emotion with her part, she looks a little less nervous now that we've started. 

" He's not just a criminal..." I whisper looking away from her, I then continue with " He's kind..."

I turn around starting to take a few steps before stopping, looking emotionally at the ground taking a deep breath. I continue. " He's more of a man than any man I've met...He's gentle...He gives me some hope...he makes me feel like I am somebody..." 

I turn back slowly around to face Tori. 

"...You're falling for him..." Tori whispers back gazing at me, I look at her trying hard to continue to act like my character Ana. Tori's eyes gaze into mine making me breath a little harder, I forget my lines unable to look away from her. Her chocolate eyes pleading, some sort of peace and relaxation washes over me leaving me breathless. I could melt from the burning intensity from her eyes.

I can see the spark in her eyes coming from the light in the room, it makes me continue to gawk at how beautiful her eyes are. 

Wait what? 

" It's your line Jade. " She mumbles softly making me look away again, I sigh throwing my script on the couch feeling anger rise in me. I cross my arms and start to pace away from Tori, I have no idea what just happened. Whatever it was, I'm not happy about it. 

" Jade? " I hear her ask softly behind me, I huff before turning around and grabbing my script again. I shove it into my bag and put my bag over my shoulder, I start to walk towards the door not wanting to hear her questions about what just happened. I wouldn't be able to answer them myself. 

" Jade wait! " She yells when I open the door, I continue to walk ignoring her. I feel her hand on my shoulder stopping me which makes me turn around to glare at her, fear appears on her face when she sees my expression. 

" Don't touch me. " I growl which makes her take her hand off me quickly, I glare at her trying to strike more fear into her because that's what I do. 

" Sorry...I just want to know what's wrong. " She expressed with a look of sadness on her face, I ease up my facial expressions feeling a tiny bit bad. Which isn't like me. 

" Nothing, I have to go now. " I growl again walking out of the door, she stands there watching me leave with the same sad and curious facial expression on her face. I get into my car slamming the door turning on the screamo to drown out my thoughts as I drive away trying to forget this whole horrid day. I wasn't even there for five minutes, and things ttumbled down hill quickly.