Back To Us (sequel to Enemies In Love)

19: Whatcha listenin to?

Great song btw☝️

Y/n POV

Bitch.

Slut.

Whore.

The words all rang through my head. It was happening again. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I knew I was breathing just fine but it felt like no air made their way to my lungs. I was hyperventilating, holding my head in my hands. My vision was blurry, I had no idea what was happening. My vision slightly cleared as tears fell out of my vision.

Mia was gone. She went out to meet a friend of hers. Shes only been gone for thirty minutes and I already need her to be here. I thought about calling Carter but then remembered he and Elijah were out with their friends and I didn't want to bother them. I tried calling Jack but he didn't pick up, it went straight t voicemail.

After that Jack, I just gave up. I didn't want to bother anyone with my problems. I didn't want their day to turn to shit because of me. I'm sure they've had enough of my problems.

I grabbed my (headphones/earbuds) and plugged them into my phone. Playing my music as loud as it could go, I leaned my head back and closed my eyes. My breathing was still a little messed up but it was starting to calm down. My tears dried and my mind cleared of all the words. All I focused on were the lyrics pushing me away from reality.

Rumours have spread around campus. Most people didn't care but the very few that did made sure to make it clear that they didn't like me.

The blond girl. I've seen her a lot more recently. I try to avoid her but thats kind of hard when she lives in the same dorm as me. Mia and Carter have tried to do something about her behaviour but I always pull them away from her. I can't have them expelled over some girl. Elijah agrees with me. He says we should ignore her and move on.

Carter says he used to go to high school with her. Her name is Ashley Barns. Apparently she wasn't the nicest in high school. She thinks shes better than everyone and went crazy when someone did something she didn't like, according to Carter.

She and her friends, Lucy and Nikki, were just like Raina except for the whole Jack thing, of course. And they weren't afraid to tell someone their opinion.

The loud music playing in my ears were blocking out any sound. I couldn't hear anything and thats how I liked it. I didn't want to be bothered, I just wanted to stay like this forever. Ignoring whatever adult responsibilities I had to take care of, staying away from everyone, and not hearing what people had to say.

I honestly didn't care anymore. I wanted to be done with this. Get out of college, get out of my mind, and get out of this world. I couldn't stand it here anymore. The people in this world are slowly killing me. I'm done hearing people talking about who I've slept with as I walk by. Calling me a whore or a slut. None of what they know is true!

There are still great people such as Jack, Mark, Carter, Mia, and many more so I want to stop bothering them. I want to leave so they don't have to hear from me again, so they don't have to hear about my problems.

In the middle of (favorite song) one side of my (headphones/earbuds) were pulled away.

"Whatcha listenin to?"

My head immediately turned at the sound of his voice. My eyes widen at the sight of Jack crouching down next to my bed with a big smile on his face. My arms immediately find their way around his shoulders. His arms wrap around me as he gets pulled down onto the bed with me as I fall back. My head is buried in the crook of his neck and the same for him.

My smile never left my face. There were giggles heard coming from Jack next to my ear. Tears threatened to spill out if happiness. I didn't bother to try and hold them back, I was still too shocked to care. My (headphones/earbuds) were long forgotten and have fallen to the floor. I could still hear the music quietly playing through them by how loud it was playing.

Neither Jack nor I move from the position we're in. We're still holding onto each other tightly. He was here. He was actually here, right in front of me and not through a screen.

Soon, we pulled away from each other and I noticed Mia standing there with a big smile on her face. She did this.

"I've missed you so much!" Jack smiled. I tackled him in another hug just because I heard his voice. And not through the phone.

"I missed you too" I mumble into his chest, pulling away afterwards.

"You have no idea how long I wanted to tell you that he was coming!" Mia squealed excitedly "Well, I only knew for sure that he was coming for a month but I saved up for this for forever!"

"Thank you so much!" I pull Mia down and hug her tightly, Jack soon joining.

Once we all pulled away, Jack looked at me, a smile slowly growing on his face.

"Is that my hoodie?" He asked.

"Uh-Yeah" I mumble "I-I still have it"

"I thought you would've burned it in a fire or something" Jack chuckled.

"No! I would never do that!"

Neither of us said anything. I stared down at my hands, thinking of what to say. Why is it so hard to think of what to talk about? I look up at Jack to see him staring at me.

"What?" I ask, a smile appearing.

"I'm just so happy I'm here" Jack smiles, pulling me into another tight hug "Its so amazing to finally hug you again" Jack chuckles.

"I missed you" I say again.

"I missed you too" Jack whispers, still holding onto me.