Chasing Rainbows // Zach Herron

Chapter 24

"I - I don't" Zach tried to say as he walked up ten stairs, leaving everyone behind. He turned around, glancing at his sobbing girlfriend at the bottom of the stairs.

"I guess people don't change" Bella screamed towards Zach, making him quickly walk up the rest of the stairs. He landing on his knees towards the top.

He clenched onto his heart, feeling tears escape his eyes. "I didn't mean to" he cries out to no one. He was alone, he knew deep down that he just lost Bella. 

Jonah wrapped his arms around Bella's waist and helped her stand up. "Come on" he whispered in her ear and lead her down the steps to her his tuck. "I'll drive you home"

She nodded her head as she crawled into the passenger seat, weeping and morning over her cheating boyfriend.

"I hate him. I don't know why I went back to him" she mumbled making Jonah turned towards her. "He should've just left me in the bathtub. Jack shouldn't of convinced him to check on me." Bella kept mumbling making Jonah worried.

"Bella, you don't deserve to be dead" Jonah said resting his head on the window while driving.

"James should've just left me in the ditch" she said once again, slamming her fists into her thighs.

"He found you in a ditch?" Jonah asked carefully. Not aware of anything that had happened to the fragile girl they left in Texas.

"Brad- parties- I was drunk." Was all she could choke. "I still never consented" she whispered, staring out the window.

"I should've died when I was sixteen. It'd save me from all of this heart break" Bella said unbuckled her seatbelt. Jonah helped her out of the truck, into her bed.

He pulled the blanket over her shivering body and began to leave. "Wait. Jo?" She said softly letting her voice crack. "Yes?"

"Can you stay?"

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Zach stumbled into the bathroom. He slammed the door shut and slid his back down the door. He cried out in pain as he gasped for air.

"It's your fault" he screamed and slammed his fragile fist into the tiled floor, making them bleed. He looked down at his cut up knuckled and chuckled in pain.

"I deserve shit" he said and began to punch the floor again, leaving blood scattered around him.

He brought his bloody hands up to his face, covering his eyes. He cried and cried, he never though he could cry so much over a girl.

"I'm sorry" he choked out again before being interrupted by the loud knock. "Zach?" He heard Jacks soft voice call out for him.

"Jack, I fucked up" he said opening the door, watching Jacks eyes go wide at the sight of blood and his knuckles.

"Oh, Zach. What did you do this time?"

An/ hi I'm back and better than ever, I'm ready to start up this book again so hello. How is everyone?