addison // jack avery

Part 44

we're on our way to the airport which is on the way to miami. christina, tate and i are heading back to la to go to coachella with logan. it's 4am, don't ask me why we had to leave now, i have no idea, all i know is that i want to go back to sleep. 

i got on the bus and saw jack at the back of the bus with corbyn and tate. i quickly chucked my phone up into jack's bunk and continued to walk back. all of a sudden eben stood in front of me and smiled. 

e- hey addi

a- uh hi eben

e- so we don't really know each other

a- i guess not

eben attempted to start conversation and at first i was a bit skeptical but i warmed up to him. we sat down and he was telling me stories of how he met daniel, he showed me the pictures of them when they were younger and i couldn't stop laughing. 

eventually i realised that i was so tired that i could crash at any minute. eben and i finished our conversation and i head over to where jack and corbyn still were. jack looked at me like filth, i was taken back and decided to sit next to corbyn. 

a- what's wrong with jack?

i whispered, leaning into corbyn. corbyn looked at me and softened his eyes before nervously shrugging. i ignored it until i felt my eyes falling, i couldn't sleep knowing jack was mad at me and we still had two hours until miami. i got up out of corbyn's grip and sat next to jack. 

i tried to cuddle up to jack but he looked the other way, trying to avoid eye contact with me. 

a- jack?

a- jack what is going on?

he turned to me and i backed away when i saw the anger in his eyes. 

j- you wanna know what's going on addison? 

i nodded, afraid of what he was saying. he was yelling at a whisper because majority of the bus was asleep, although to me, it felt like his voice rang through my ears. 

j- i don't want to have a front row seat to you flirting with a guy who's like my older brother, come on addison

a- jack, what are you talking about?

j- you and eben

a- jack, eben just wanted to clear the air, considering he's so close with you, jack your friends matter to me. 

he rolled his eyes and adjusted his posture so that he was away from me again. he huffed in frustration and watched the tv again. i got up and sat in front of him and he still didn't look at me. 

a- hey, hey. 

i placed my hands on his cheeks and pulled his face down so his eyes met mine. he pulled my arms away and i got up, sighing. i went into the front of the bus and sat down on the seat on the table. i laid my head against the window and watched the road move beneath us. 

-time skip- 

i woke up in a sweat, my hands were trembling and i didn't know where i was. corbyn and daniel were next to me, and i had moved from the table to the couch somehow. jack was nowhere to be seen and he's the only person i wanted to be with right now. 

i grasped daniel's jacket tight, as if i was gripping onto a thought of jack and i, for happiness. i felt like my chest was tightening more and more, like someone was winding it up. i had difficulty breathing and my sight was blurred. before my eyes closed, i saw the familiar curls and eyes that i love. 

a- j-jack?

corbyn's embrace was replaced with jack's and i felt at ease. he stroked my head and my heart was slowing down to normal, my hands weren't shaking anymore and i could see clearly.