A Story of a Transgender

Chapter Ten: Alone Together

Chapter 10

Jack was so speechless, he couldn't even talk. His ex that broke his heart just asked him if they can start over, I'm just curious to know his reply.

"What did you say?" Jack's voice went lower and more serious.

"I said... can we start over? You know, date again, give us another try."

"I know what you said," Jack rubbed his temples out of frustration and continued, "I just never thought I'd see the day when your sorry ass came crawling back to me. What the hell is this? Are you going to get me attached again and then break my heart... again?"

"No no! It's nothing like that, it's just... I've been thinking of you ever since I... left-"

She sighed deeply with a realization and continued, "left you. I'm so sorry I left you. I'm back though okay?"

"How about no okay? Bye."

Kayla started walking towards me so I knew that was major trouble. She probably wants to talk to me just to get Jack back. Bullshit, I'm not falling for that.

"Hey... Matthew how are you doing?"

"What do you want?" I say in a sarcastic tone.

"I- I didn't come and talk to you to start anything... I just wanted to talk, that's all. Please?"

"Ugh, okay. What about?"

"Jack."

"I fucking knew it. Bye." She gasped and pulled me closer to her while grabbing my wrist, giving me a bruise. She must really like Jack.

"No! Wait, hear me out please?"

"What do you have to say about Jack?"

"Listen, you're his best friend ever, so I was hoping maybe you could talk to him and... get him back for me."

"No way, dude. No! You heard him, Jack doesn't want anything to do with you, Don't you get it? You broke his heart, now how the hell do you feel about that?"

"I feel horrible! You don't have to remind me, I'm very much aware of the situation I caused, he's broken because of me..."

"Then why are you back here just to get him attached again to break his heart again, isn't one time enough?"

"No! He didn't even deserve it the first-"

I cut her off, I didn't want to hear anymore of her 'I'm so sorry' bullshit. You don't just break someone's heart and leave them. Who does that?! Oh yeah, this bitch. I continued ranting at her, I was just about done with her.

"Another thing; what gives you the absolute nerve to break his heart, but then it still isn't enough for you, you had to come back, try and win him back and then you were probably going to break his heart again, right? I cannot even belie-"

"MAT! JUST LET ME FUCKING TALK ALREADY!"

I didn't know what to do from there, I didn't think she'd actually cut me off and yell at me like that, bitch has a voice what a surprise, I couldn't wait to hear this.

"Okay, fine... you can talk now."

"God damn it, thank the fuck out of you. Okay, here's why I 'came back,' I didn't really plan on seeing any of you. I didn't think I'd see Jack or you. Any of his friends, really. I don't know the other two, but you and Jenna. I didn't even think to run into any of you. I decided that I wanted him back a little while ago and I promised to myself that if I ever saw any of you, I'd speak up and try to get Jack back in my arms once again. I've been in the silence too damn long. I wanted him back because one day was thinking about him... I was thinking about how stupid I was to break up with him and break his heart. I was thinking; just because he got drunk and smoked weed didn't mean I had to break up with him, because the only thing that mattered was he never did any of that around me. I realized that... I'm kind of okay with it now. I don't know why, it's just, the only reason I hated people who did drugs and alcohol was because a few members of my family did those things, they all changed into different people. I knew their faces, just not the person inside. I hated everyone around me turning into people I thought I once knew. It made me sick to my stomach. I know now... or when Jenna told me that Jack never did it around me, he never even knew I hated people like that, he just didn't want any of the people he dated future, present or past to know."