Against All Odds

Chapter 9

~Jess's POV~

I'm awake.

I'm awake!

There's a purple cast around my arm, which is signed by all the boys.

I smile at there silliness.

When I turn to see if one of them is in the chair, I only find someone I didn't want to be there.

My father.

Another one of these dreams!?

"Fuck this I'm goin back to sleep." I mumble shutting my eyes.

Maybe if I fall asleep I'll wake back up.

"She's awake!" He screams.

I grunt and look at him.

"Get out of my dream!" I yell .

He looks confused.

"Um your pretty awake right now." He laughs.

What the hell...

"Where are they." I ask starting to breathe heavy.

"The boys?" he asks, which does calm me down.

Surprisingly he seems sober.

"Y-yes." I stutter.

He nods.

He gets up from his seat and walks out the door, yelling something.

"She's awake!" He finally hollers.

I hear a bunch of footsteps.

My eyes are wide and honestly I have no idea what's going on.

Why.. My dad.. Who.. Wtf.

I'm sooo confused. So It's not a dream?

First Matt races in over to my bed.

He has the 😁 face on.

He leans down and hugs me tight.

"I was so nervous. I had to call him." Matt whispers.

So it isn't a dream.

"He actually came..." I look up at Matt.

He has the slightest smile forming when he nods.

Why did he come.. He doesn't care about me?

The rest of the boys come in. Except for Taylor.

"Where's Taylor?" I ask, starting to worry.

The boys trade glances and when I'm on the verge of tears I hear that deep country accent.

"You Mother-" Taylor's voice curses from outside my door.

He comes riding in on a wheel chair.

"This bitch got stuck on the corner." He says, hitting the sides.

I giggle. I love this boy.

He rolls over and side hugs me.

His leg is in a huge pink cast.

"Very manly" I say pointing to it.

He flexes his bicep and winks.

I laugh. Still my old cocky best friend.

That makes me think of Jack..

He's my cocky best friend.

Or atleast he used to be.

My father comes in interrupting my thoughts.

He actually has tears in his eyes.

"What? Did you run out of weed?" I ask nonchalantly.

He rubs his eyes.

"I stopped that once I realized you left. I've been sober for almost a year." He sits next to me.

For a second I don't believe him. But that look in his eyes.. It's the same one he had when he told me mom had left.

"Why didn't you look for me?." I flatly say.

He shakes his head.

"I've been checking up on things with Bart. These boys." He points around the room. "Have been the best things in your life. I didn't want to ruin it."

I look at the boys. They really were the best things in my life weren't they?

"I have a friend stopping by the house later. Leylah will be there right?" Taylor tells me.

I nod.

"Yeah she should be in soon." I say looking at the clock, 11:30p.m.

I must have been out for a while.

" I can go home?" I ask anyone who's paying attention.

My dad decides to speak.

"Yes. To your new home." He smiles.

I return the favor.

The boys file out so I can get dressed, but Matt stays behind.

"Well this is goodbye for now." My dad says.

I climb out of bed and hug him.

I haven't done this in forever. It actually feels really nice .

I mean I don't forgive him what so ever. He killed my sister for god sakes. But still. At the moment it was nice.

We separate and he walks to the doorway.

Before he leaves he turns around.

"I love you Munchy." He says, lowering his head, then walking away...

I didn't have the nerve to say it. But I think about it.

Bye daddy...

I almost cry. Munchy. He hasn't called me that since I was 4. I missed it.

"Munchy?" Matt asks smirking.

I hardly smile.

"He used to call me that when I was little." I tell him.

"Awe okay Munchy." He says chuckling.

This kid is too much.

I strip off my night gown, thingy and put on my real clothes, but carefully making sure I don't hurt my arm.

I'm wearing a green "GEEK" crop top and a black skater skirt.

I guess that's what the boys brought? Someone has good style sense.

When I'm done, I wrap my arm through Matts and he signs me out.

"I love you too." He whispers as we walk outside.

For a moment I look at him like he's crazy. Then I remember ..

Before I blacked out I had said I loved him...

Good going Jess.

Well atleast ^ that's what I wanted to think.

But honestly I do love Matthew Espinosa. I always did. And I always will.

Cam drives Matt and I home. Everyone else was already there because someone had to wait for Leylah.

When we arrive I quickly get out, excited to see my friend.

I smile and whip open the front door.

"LEYLA-"

What. The. Fuck.

AUSTIN MAHONE!?

When Taylor said a friend I thought he meant a girl.

Not a famous pop star.

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I KNOW THIS IS SHORT IM SORRY .

But my friend wanted an update before she had to go to bed soooo I'll write more tomorrow ! Love y'all 💕💙.