Miss Jackson✔

Chapter 20: The bitter pill I swallow

*Claire's P.O.V*

  Today, I am free. For 3 years I've been caged up taking medicine and participating in treatments that do nothing. You know, I think I might miss this place. I lost a friend here but I met my best friend here. But now I get to live with Brendon and raise my sister or daughter. Its confusing.
   "Miss Jackson," I look to the door and see Tom standing there.
  "Tom hey buddy," I smile to him. "Last day here huh," he asks.
  "Sadly yes, you wont get to see me everyday," I fake pout then smile.
  "Well these past 3 years have been something else. I knew you were never insane all of us did but we wanted to see how we could possibly make you better," he says.  Interesting.
  "You know I should be mad but I'm not, I did kind of put on the insane vibe huh," I laugh.
  "I wish you the best of luck out there Claire," he smiles. "Thank you." He leaves the room leaving me alone at my desk witha piece I'm working on.
   Brendon keeps asking about it but I'm not going to show it to him until its done. I only have the first verse done now I'm working on the pre-chorus.
   "Claire," I look over to see Sarah. I get up and grab my bag putting everything in it.  "He's here." We walk down the hall to the front and stop. Everyone looks at us.
  "Claire Jackson will be leaving us today. You have been one of the most interesting patients we've had here. I wish you the best of luck out there. Let luck come to you everywhere you go. Goodbye Miss Jackson," Sarah finishes. I smile and wave and walk out the doors.
   Its a good thing I was given actual clothing because the paparazzi was taking pictures of my every step. I make it to the car and Zack opens the door for me the jumps back in. Brendon and Taylor is not here, probably at home.
   "Is Brendon and Taylor at Brendons," I ask Zack while he drives off.
  "Yeah he said he has a surprise," he says. I laugh and look out the window. I'm ready for this. Even though I was out for 16 years on my own, I still never learned LA. But I know I'm gonna do great. Brendon is gonna be there so is Taylor. I dont know how long I was in my thoughts because we've already arrived.
  Zack and I walk to the door. He opens it and we walk inside. It is absolutely beautiful. He walk around the corner and a shit ton of people jump out yelling surprise. I see Brendon recording with Taylor by his side.
   "Welcome home Claire," Brendon smiles. Taylor runs up to me and hugs me. "Welcome home mom." I hug her back and look around. I see people I saw at the hospital and some new ones.
   "Well everyone thats the big news,"I see Brendon talking to his phone, "the Claire Jackson is living with me along with my daughter the I adopted which happens to be Claire's adoptive sister weird right. I dont want any hate for this. Now I have to get this party started talk to you all later," he presses end and turns to me.
   He plants his lips on mine. "Alright you two keep it PG...its still light out so we'll wait to party later lets get to know you Claire," Kenny I believe says.
   "Well my name is Claire Jackson I've been in a mental institution for 3 years and now in here...you can google my past I'm not saying it, but I swear on my life I will never do it again...now I want to know everyone," I say. Going down the line, people say their name. I new a few people but not most.
    "I cant believe you did all this," I say to Brendon. "Well anything for my girl," my girl. "Right, Miss Jackson will you do me the honors of being my girlfriend," he asks.
   "Miss Jackson would be honored," I smile. He grabs me by my waist and pulls me in for a kiss.
   "We'll always be partners to the end no matter what happens," he says before kissing me again.
   A few hours of talking and watching tv while some people cook goes by and now its time for the actual party. I dont know why they couldn't of did this earlier but they said its a different kind of party.
   "I hope everyone has something to swim in because this party is going to the pool," Brendon announces. Carp I dont have a swimsuit.
   "Here Claire, I knew you would react like that," Jenna comes up with a bikini. I thank her and she shows me to the bathroom. I change into it and look at myself in the mirror.
   I'm pretty much skin and bones. I have a little tan but not a lot. My eyes somehow have more color in them. I walk out and head to outside where everyone is.
   "Claire," I look up and see Brendon on the roof. He eyes my body and smiles. "Come on." I roll my eyes and make my way up to the roof of the garage thing.
   "Can you swim," he asks taking my hand.
  "Took swim lessins for 3 years," I say. He smirks then looks down. "Ready,"I nod and he take may hand again. He counts to 3 and we jump in.
   I swim back up to see everyone cheering. I swim over to taylor who is dangling her feet in the water.
   "And what's up with you," I smile making her look up to me.
   "What did you do to end up there...you said you'd tell me," Taylor looks me in the eye. I get out of the water and hold my hand out to her. She grabs it and we walk inside the house. She brings me to her bedroom and we sit on the bed.
   "Taylor what I'm going to tell you is you have to know that I would never do it again," she nods. I take a feel breath and look at her.
   "When I was 16 mom and dad kicked me out, becaus so wasnt perfect. I had nothing and was forced to live like that. When I was 18 I went to a bar for a drink. A man bought it for me and I saw what he had in his wallet. I made him bring me to his house and I killed him. I didnt feel guilty or have any regret. For 10 years I seduced men to bring me to their house and I killed them. Soon I was caught and sent to the institution. I wasn't insane I was just nasty. After 3 years of nothing Brendon came and changed it all. Now I'm here," I explain. Taylor looks a little shocked and I thought I had ruined everything but when she hugged me the thought went away.
     "Thank you for telling me...I didnt want to read an article thats from someone else's view who could say anything I wanted to know from you," she says.
   "Hey you two ok," we look at Brendon and smile.
  "Yeah were fine...I told her everything," I say making Brendon nod. He comes over and hugs me and Taylor together.
   "Look at us already a family," Taylor laughs.
  "Well come on family we have a party out there."

  Good lord what a bad chapter. Sorry for the late update, I was just really lazy.

~Katelyn