nothing personal ➳ [jax novoa]

chapter six

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CHAPTER SIX

[ THE FAKE DATE ]

           EMBER AND JAX appeared on the beach with their graduate outfits on. Ember had to admit, Jax looked pretty appealing to the eye in his black and red suit. Jax's grip tightened on Embers hand as he noticed Emma mingling with her group of friends.

''There she is,'' he said, his voice silent and tender. ''she's so beautiful.''

Ember exhales a breath of despair as she saw the way that Jax looked at Emma. Right then and there it was tremendously clear to Ember that those feelings she was developing for Jax were hopeless. She knew that he loved somebody else. She knew it was useless to like somebody who she already knew she wouldn't have a chance with.

It wasn't long until Emma spotted Jax. Emma departed from her group and sprinted towards Jax, sand getting kicked up from behind her. Ember slips her hand out of Jax's hand and steps to the side. Emma's friends were jogging right behind her. Ember looks away as Emma threw herself into Jax's arms.

''Jax! I'm so happy you're back!'' she cried out happily. ''You don't know how much I've missed you.''

Ember began to feel excluded as Emma's friends surrounded Jax. She couldn't help but think that Jax probably had forgotten about her. Ember turns and looked at Jax, her heart dropping as she watched him hug everyone. She felt sorry for herself. She never had friends back in her old school. All she had were her boyfriends. They made her feel like she was the most important person in the entire world.

They made her feel like she didn't need anybody else, but the hard thing was, once they called off the relationship, she had nobody to turn to. Her parents were always working and barely included her in their lives. The longer she watched the group of friends laugh and shove each other playfully, she felt nothing but regret. She wished she could have a group of friends back at her old school.

''I actually want you guys to meet someone,'' jax says. His eyes altered to Embers, causing Embers cheeks to redden. Jax put out his hand and Ember shyly took it. ''this is Ember,'' he introduces, pulling Ember closer to him. ''my girlfriend.''