Hurt People ❉ j.g

Part 15

-Simone POV-

"I was supposed to study tonight guys!" I exclaimed as I shut my locker with a bang.

Jack Johnson, Jack Gilinsky, Aaron Carpenter and Savanna Espinosa stood around me with their arms folded - a sign of ganging up on me. Fair, right?

Savanna scoffed. "Have you not been studying the past few days when you haven't texted or hung out with me? What is it that you've been doing?"

My eyes flickered to Jack, his dark eyes glinted in the dull lit hallway. We shared a moment of secrecy - I wasn't sure if he had shared our hang outs with Johnson. If so, Johnson gave no idea away, so I faced Savanna.

"Oh yeah, I was busy this week..." I trailed off, feeling Gilinsky smirk but I refused to look at him.

Aaron clapped his hands. "My basement at 5 sharp then?"

"YASSSS!" Johnson howled. "Simone, you have missed so much. Wait til you see our new YouTube video tonight."

Trying to push the guilt aside, I smiled. After basically forgetting my old time friends

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"What you think?" Gilinsky beamed at me, his eyes sparkled as he awaited my opinion. Did it mean that much or was I just reading too much into it?

I rested my hands on his shoulders, which looked funny since Gilinsky was much taller than me. He grinned even more, looking down on me.

"You and Johnson might just become fucking famous." I said boldly.

"Ooooh!" Gilinsky chuckled and gripped my arms.

Johnson howled. "If Simone cussed, we know the videos are more than good!"

Gilinsky chuckled. "You don't know how much it means to me..."

He trailed off. I didn't need to know more to know that Jack cared - even if he didn't say it. His actions spoke more.

"I hope you guys keep doing this." I nodded and reluctantly removed my hands from his shoulders.

"Glad you actually joined us?" Savanna walked back into Aaron's basement with him following her. They each carried snacks - Aaron holding a six pack of beers and Savanna several different chips and sweets.

"Movie time during the week?" I clapped my hands.

Gilinsky hip bumped me. "Oh yes, come on." He dragged me toward the screen Aaron had set up.

Together we laid out several cushions and blankets for the five of us. I wished it wasn't a school night so we could have stayed longer but we settled on a short movie.

Gilinsky was sprawled against my thighs, Savanna beside me with Johnson at her feet and Aaron beside Savanna. We were all so comfortable and relaxed as the movie played.

We snacked, laughed and drank a safe amount of beer so none of our parents would suspect anything when we return home later.

Gilinsky would occasionally draw random patterns on my knee - at some point I absentmindedly found my fingers tugging at his soft curls. I pulled away quickly when I noticed Savanna eye is.

He didn't stop touching my knee or my shins lightly - almost as if this was totally normal.

I wanted to scream in confusion, but I kept quiet and enjoyed the small moment between us. I don't think I'd ever felt that secretly giddy - like fifth grade all over again.