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thirty-five

jack gilinsky.
my eyes darted open and all i could think is claudia. doctors and nurses rush into the room checking my vitals and pressing their stethoscopes up against me.

johnson and leandra stand outside the room. i watch as leandra drops her head and fiddles with her fingers. seconds later, madison and michaela walk next to jack.

i see everyone but claudia.

i had heard when she came to visit but i couldn't believe she was serious. my mind didn't want to believe she was gone.

what have i done?

moments later, the doctor walks out to speak to johnson. johnson smiles and they all celebrate. they soon walk into the room and share the news.

"the doctors said that your injuries weren't as critical as the media led on. you're going to be discharged tomorrow afternoon." he chuckles.

"yeah, where's claudia?" i ask, ignoring his news.

"s-she's gone, man."

"what do you mean gone." i ask, putting emphasis on the word gone.

"um, she found out about us. she deleted her instagram posts and flew out of the country and no one knows where she is," leandra informed.

"you've gotta be kidding me," i mumbled, taking my phone from johnson and checking her instagram.

"jack, im sorr-"

"leandra i don't want to hear it. we both messed up. i regret it," i sighed.

"that's the problem. im sorry. im sorry because i don't regret it," leandra frowned.

everyone exited the room, leaving leandra and i alone.

"what do you mean you don't regret it?"

"look, i like you. always have. i don't regret a thing and i know i hurt claudia but im not sorry for it because i want to be with you," leandra fiddled with her fingers.

"but cla-"

"yeah i know, she was my best friend but i like you. i want to be with you. can't you see? she doesn't love you anymore, she isn't even here!" she argued.

she was right.

"can we talk about this after im discharged? i need time to think." i sighed.

"yeah, sure. i gotta go, jack"

after she left, that's when thought began to flood through my head.

what if i don't regret it either?