Classy heARTbreak

CHB - SEVENTEEN

#EDITED#

*Jack's POV*

Landing on the island of my hometown feels so good after a long time. Months, even a year I haven't seen this familiar places, I missed it. I haven't check my phone yet, because I just landed.

But then I remember her. My newly founded love. I instantly smile just by a thought of her. She's always in my mind. Now that we are not close, making me just misses her more.

I literally smile when a notification popped up, because it's from her, my Oli. I don't care about what's in the text, all I care about is the text I got from her. That's all about it.

Jack: I just landed. Safe and sound.

I shove the phone to my jeans pocket and rolled my suitcase. I'm not sure where Andrew is, but he said my sister is going to fetch me. He didn't give me a specific sister, but I think I'm gonna find out when I walk out.

Looking from left to right, every car I passed, I couldn't find her until at the very end of the long line of cars I spot a familiar car. Red Honda civic with a butterfly sticker on the back side.

My sister hopped out from her car, Laura Gilinsky. She smiles widely, approaching me. How I missed her.

"Jack." She hugs me as I return the hug. We pulled away after some times. "How have you been? I haven't seen you in months."

"Yes, I'm fine." I said half mean it. I hope she didn't make fun of me for doubting myself. She would laugh at my face, literally in front of my face.

"Put your suitcase in the car. Let's the ride begin." She said happily. I chuckle and just do as I'm told. I just want to get home fast and relax.

I hop in to the passenger seat as she get behind the wheel. It's so nice not to drive and have someone driving you. Driving is tiring as for a long time straight.

She start to drive the car out of the airport. The road is not that busy, she drives with a normal pace.

I roll the window's down to have some fresh air, the feeling of hometown. This have been a long time since I really felt like home. To have much break and just being normal.

"Are you going to be here for long?" Laura ask.

"Yes." I said, breathing the air. She's getting better at driving, not that she is bad. But she's getting better and smoother. "After this one intimate concert, I'll be staying long." I explained.

Coming here means that I have to faze my situation, I'd like to call it. I know I am enduring the situation for so long. Because at that time, I just been busy with making music and concerts. But I'm grateful that I take this decision. It couldn't been better.

"Ow, ow." She speak excitedly. "Can I go to your concert. I never have been to one." She said, making me frowns. I turn to the her with a furrowed eyebrows.

"You could have asked me before." I said.

"Well I can't really go, I'm in college if you forgot." She said a bit sarcastically. She eyed me for a seconds before her eyes back to the road.

"Yea, whatever." I mumbled.

When we are on our block, my eyes wandered around the block. I couldn't help it but to check on his house which is literally just on the opposite from mine. I wonder, if he is still sulking in his house. Does he know that I'm back?

"We've never see him much. Rumored said that he is joining a group for touring. I never seen him too." Laura suddenly said. Her eyes following where my eyes is. I don't have to ask, but I get the answers. The answers that I never expected her to say. I am surprised.

I know he have talent, rapping. He likes to rap since junior high school, it shows a lot. When we were hanging out, he entertained us. Sometime me and him sung together. He rap and I sing. It was great. Good old memories.

Laura pulled up to the driveway, killed the engine. I haven't even get out of the car, I already see my mother, father and my other sister on the porch. My mother have the biggest smile on her face and I just couldn't helped, my smile matching her.

I quickly get out of the car and run to them. I'm enflug in a grup family hugs. "We missed you so much, Jack." It was my mother who spoke.

"I missed you too, Mom." I pulls away from the tight hug. I offer them a smile before hugging them one by one personally.

"Aw, Jack. I was loving your old room as my new room now." My little sister, Molly said with a face of annoyed. But I know she missed me too, just like I missed her. Now I can tell her to do things for me, again. I'm glad.

"Big brother always comes around. Don't get too carried away, Molly." I tease her, winking.

"Come insied. I know you need all the rest." My mom said, make an inviting motion with her hand. We all followed her in to the house.

To come inside to the house since my childhood, I wouldn't expect anything but a warm and homie feeling. It was, until I see specific someone that makes the tension in the room goes thick, as thick as the soil beneath us. I stop moving as soon as I recognize the person. I recognized him easily like I know my own life.

"Jack, I thought it would be really nice if I invite your best friend to welcomed you back home." My mother said softly, like she tried to make me understand, to make me accept it.

"It's okay, Mom. I'm going to my room to put the suitcase." I eyed my suitcase in hand. She nodded, I take it as my cue to leave. I know it was like a secret exchange between us.

I walk up to the stair, getting my suircase lift up in struggles. But I make it to my room, I leave the suitcase carelessly and I throw myself on the bed exhausted. It was a tiring and long flight.

A minute or two, I heard my door being opened. I sit up straight and see that it's him. He finally get here.

We stare at each other long enough until I feel uncomfortable. Then he awkwardly walk to my chair in my room. He sit on it while I sit on the bed. Silence followed. Neither one of us know what to say, it's been years since we last saw each other.

"It's good to have you back home." I looked at him.

"It's nice to see you too." I said. I think it's the right words to put in our situation.

"I heard you are going to stay here, again." He begin as I waited for him to continue. I think there is more to say in it. "Welcome back."

I keep looking at him, not uttering a words, yet. As much as I am mad to him, we used to do things together almost everyday. We joked, we do sleepovers, we partied, we got in troubled, it's always we. In the bottom of my heart, there's always a room for our friendship. It just can't be replaced even if my friends zone get wider, there's always a place for him in my life.

"Thank you." I smiles. We get up from our seats and labored in a hug. The hug for years we've left out. True friendship never dies, we always accept each other back in our lives.

♡♡♡

"Friendship is the number one to holds in life. It's always the greatest gift in live."
- lalalandecember

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