she's vulnerable ↠ jaddie

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I wake up to the sound of my phone vibrating suddenly indicating that I have a new text message. I usually wouldn't give this a second thought but after the events of last night I feel an urge to see what it reads. I notice that I have multiple messages from Jack that all came in at different times last night.

Jack | 11:54 PM
You should really come back to the
party before I end up doing some
fuckboy shit. It always happens.

Jack | 12:09AM
Maddie?

Jack | 12:45 AM
I guess you're not coming back

Jack | 1:02 AM
That's cool since I've just been
hooking up with random girls.

Jack | 1:45 AM
Lol cya

What the fuck? What's wrong with him. I didn't think he was like this, he has a girlfriend does he not? He's so fucked. I know I shouldn't text him back because that's giving him the attention that he wants, but I can't help it. I'm enraged.

Maddie | 9:02 AM
JACK? You have a fucking
girlfriend! I thought you were
better than that. You're
disgusting.

Jack | 9:05 AM
We broke up.

Maddie | 9:05 AM
What???

Jack | 9:07 AM
When I first texted you last night
I had just broken up with her
and I needed a distraction.

Maddie | 9:08 AM
But you said "It always happens" ??

Jack | 9:12 AM
I can't keep girls. I get bored
or they get annoyed because
I can't give them some bullshit
cliche romance that they see in
movies. So It's just easier with no
strings attached , no feelings,
no commitments.

Maddie | 9:14 AM
I guess I never thought of it that
way. Are you okay though? with
the break up?

Jack | 9:14 AM
Yeah she was a bitch anyway

Maddie | 9:15 AM
Yeah.. You could definitely say
that.

Jack | 9:18 AM
Anyways if you're done prying
and being a pain in the neck, I'll
be going now.

Maddie | 9:18 AM
Wtf? ok

Is he serious? I don't even know him and he thinks he can speak to me like that? He can get fucked. Oh yeah, he already did; multiple times.

I climb out of bed and stroll to the bathroom. My reflection confirms how I feel - exhausted. I quickly remove my makeup and strip off my clothes.

The hot water from the shower temporarily soothes the ache in my stomach from the lack of food I have consumed in that past day. I somehow can't seem to shake Jack, why is he such a jerk? Why did he give me his number? Why would he text me, out of all people, after breaking up with his girlfriend? I can't begin to fathom how his mind works.

I soon find that I am alone in the expansive infrastructure that I call my home. This is a frequent occurrence as Mackenzie is always out with her friends and my parents are basically never around.

My dad claims to always be working but as of last Summer this excuse was getting old. Mackenzie and I weren't buying his workaholic tale any longer, so we hired a private investigator. We soon learnt that he had a property on the other side of town and most of his spare time was spent there. He didn't want the responsibility of looking after us - even at ages 16 and 18. People like that shouldn't bother having children if you ask me.

Mother really is always at work, she loves us, but there is a lot more going on in her life than she leads on. I suspect that with the amount of time my dad spends away from mom, he is probably cheating on her. She tries her best to keep it together and to be here for Kenz and I, but we can see straight through her facade.

I'm left to be a sort of "mother" figure to Kenzie. I don't mind though because I love my sister dearly. It's a lot of pressure sometimes but I guess that's what comes with being an adult. I'm just learning this a bit earlier than most.

I send Mackenzie a quick text to make sure she is doing alright after last night and to ask how and when she is getting home. My stomach lets out an uncomfortable growl. Time to eat. I head to the kitchen and whip out a pre-made pancake mix. Kenzie and I practically live on these since they are easy to make before she leaves for school each morning. I grab out a decent-sized frying pan and just as I am about to turn on the stove I feel my phone vibrate.

For some reason I begin to get nervous, what if it's Jack again?

As I lift my phone from my pocket I see that it's only Mackenzie replying to the text I sent her only a few minutes ago. I should have known it would be her, why would my mind go straight to him?

Kenzie | 10:12 AM
Any chance you could pick me up? X

Maddie | 10:13 AM
Alright, where are you?

Kenzie | 10:14 AM
Still at the party, we ended up just crashing on the couches.

Sighing, I grab my keys. It's far too soon to be returning to this house.

I expect to just wait outside the house for Mackenzie, but after relentlessly texting her and even beeping my horn, it is clear that my plan is now null and void. I march into this house and begin to search the downstairs area. Events from last night flash through my mind as I try to push them away and find my sister.

"Mackenzie? Come on let's go!" I whisper-yell.

"Well I must say, I hadn't expected to be seeing you back here. Not so soon at least. Miss me?" Jack's husky voice alarms me. By the sounds of it, I woke him up. Good. I turn around to see him lurking at the top of his spiralling staircase.

"Save it. I'm here for my sister."

"Mackenzie was it?" He smirks.

"How the fuck do you know her name?" This can't be good.

"Oh, she was just one of the many girls who had her tongue down my throat last night. In fact, she's in my room right now, sweets." He winks and begins to chuckle.

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