•Bittersweet (Ryan Sitkowski)• COMPLETED

Confusion { 18 }

Ryan

Out of the corner of my eye, I watch as Jessica forces herself to eat. She looks like she's going to be sick at any moment. It seems like just a simple thing as eating is paining her to do. Squinting my eyebrows, I tune out what Alex is saying and try to figure out what the hell is going on. There's something wrong with Jessica. I may not like her, but damn.

Just in the past couple of weeks, she's all but turned into a skeleton. She rarely comes out of her, constantly saying she's just tired and that working at The Black Casket wears her out since she's does all the tattoos that Angelo can't get to. She uses her makeup to cover up the bruises under her eyes and the hollowness of her cheeks but it's still noticeable. Or at least to me it is.
I glance over at the animated girl I've fallen for. With a small smile, I look down at our intertwined hands. A small frown pulls at my mouth though.

How has Alex not noticed the changes in her best friend? Jessica isn't hiding it as well as she thinks she is. All of her clothes hang on her now and it's always like she has the flu or something. She'll have a blanket on for a minute then kick it off the next, sweating before reaching for it the following minute, shivering.

My face furrows. Maybe I'm just overreacting. Then again, I can't be the only person who notices how she always rubs at her chest with a pained expression before going into an intense coughing fit. Or how anytime anyone gives her a hug and wraps their arms around her, she flinches in pain as well.

I run my tongue over my teeth.

I don't understand. Like she said, it's not like I give a shit about her. I'm worried that if anything happens to her, how it will affect Alex. My eyes drift to the girl at my side. She has been through so much.

But then again.... so has Jessica.