Artist Alexus Knightly spends day and night painting, it's all she can think about. Her parents may be rich and she may go to the most prestigious school on the upper east side but she never lets the money go to her head. She wears bright, Vintage c...
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J A C K
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Once I left my house I felt the urge to talk to Zach. I needed to apologise to him. I got into school and stuffed my books into my locker before looking for him.
I finally found him after a while leaning against his locker and listening to music. I walked up to him slowly and stood beside him.
"Hey." He says to me, taking out one of his earbuds.
"Hey." I say, my voice barely audible.
"What's wrong?" He asks.
"Why do you not hate me?" I question.
"Why would I hate you?" He looks at me laughing.
"B-because... I made you lose the something that was important to you!" I whisper-shout.
"Jack..." He starts.
"No! It's true. I took away the most important thing in your life, I-I-I, you should hate me right now. I hate me!" I cry.
"Jack, you gotta stop beating yourself up. It was an accident." He says, trying to consolidate me.
I'm about to say something when Sydnie rushes over to us.
"What's wrong?" She asks.
"Your brother still thinks it's his fault that I can't see colour anymore." Zach says, answering her question.
"Oh jack." Sydnie sighs.
"It was my fault. I should've been more careful. We could've died!" I sob.
"But we didn't die, Jack." Zach shrugs it off.
"Your mad at the world when you should be mad at me. Your rude to the girl you like because of me but your still not mad. Why?" I question.
"Because, Jack. Your my best friend, and I could never be mad at you for something that wasn't your fault. I'm mad at the world because the world took away the thing that meant the most to me. Not you. I'm rude to the girl I like because I'm scared. I'm scared that when she finds out what's wrong with me, she'll want nothing to do with me. None of that is your fault." He reasons, pulling me into a hug.
"Wow... That was beautiful... group hug!" Sydnie exclaims joining the hug.
"Wow Syd! Way to ruin the moment." I laugh, wiping away any tears that were left.
"You know you love me." She smirks making Zach and I laugh.
Just then the bell goes and I tell Sydnie to walk forward a bit so I can speak to Zach.
"Don't fall for her, she's gonna hurt you. Your gonna end up thinking so much, you'll end up breaking your own heart. Be careful who you share your weaknesses with, some people can't wait for the opportunity to use them against you." I say before leaving him in the hallway.
"It's for his own good." I whisper to myself before walking into my homeroom.
