Haunting Memories • J. Hughes

The Note

Dear Jack,
I love you forever, and I know you loved me. It's hard to say good bye and justify my reason for leaving. It's hard to say that I loved this world and everything in it, because I didn't, and that's the sad truth. Nothing in this world ever made sense to me, ever loved me or even cared. You might be the one person who actually misses me or even has any recollection of my existence at all. You have plenty other people who love you and support you. I didn't. And I guess that's why I'm now only a memory. And that's all you have now memories. I left the necklace for you, incase you wanted to remember me or something like that. I guess I felt that I didn't matter, like the world was moving without me, and it didn't care. You are the one thing I will miss and the one thing I cherished in this life, but it's hard to say I love you when you don't even love yourself.
~ Tatum

Jacks POV
I was sitting in my stall after a hard fought win. The end of the season was nearing and so was the draft. Thoughts of summer and playing in the nhl were consuming my mind

"Hey Jack, you good?" I heard Trevor say.

"Yeah I'm great just excited to get home and maybe sleep" I responded

"Or he's excited to see Tatum" Cole said while raising his eyebrows up and down.

I smiled to myself "and her too" I said. Truth is I couldn't wait to see Tatum. She lived in a small apartment off campus of the university of Michigan and started freshman year as a 17 year old. Easy to say I was proud. I hadn't seen her in a while now that I think about it.

"Ready to go Jack?" I heard my friend Patty ask.

I snapped out of my thoughts "yeah let's hit it"

Tatums POV
I had tears slipping down my face as I sat at my desk staring at the note I had written. It was for Jack, the only person I loved or cared about. I hadn't seen him in a few weeks and it made me sad. My family didn't care about me, my dad left with my brother and sisters and left me with my abusive mom. I worked hard it school and got a full ride scholarship to play women's hockey and I went a year early. All the girls on the team hated me, called me ugly and a try hard. My classes were killing me and I was just so done with everything. Jack was the one thing I lived for and now he had forgotten me too because when your so posed to go first overall you start to work even harder. He had a dream that I wasn't even part of.

Jacks POV
Patty and I were driving down the highway towards my house singing along to music on full blast with the windows down. Thoughts of Tatum consumed me. I couldn't wait to see her.

Tatum POV
I sat on my bathroom floor holding the pills and the water. Tears were rolling down my cheeks as I read the note over once again. I thought about Kaileigh, we were best friends... were. That has become one of my main vocabulary words now because nothing mattered. I grabbed my phone and texted Kai.

Tati💫
I love you

She probably forgot about me but I never deleted her number after that night. The night I left we had a huge fight about how I spent too much time with Jack... who is my boyfriend.

Kai✨
Ily what's up, want to hang out??

(Ok so there's gonna be a lot of POV changes so just to clear things up (Tatum) and (Jack)

I got on the highway to get to Tatums house.

I heard my phone ring with Kai's number.

I drove towards her apartment and watched exits go by.

I kissed the note I wrote for him and put my necklace in the envelope.

I saw her exit in the distance.

I stuffed the pills in my mouth.

I started to sing to our song.

I put on our song.

I got off at her exit.

I swallowed all the water and the pills.

I thought about how good it would feel to have her in my arms.

I thought about being held in his arms.

"Love you forever Tati" I said as I hold the bracelet she gave me.

"Love you forever Jacky" I said holding the bracelet he gave me.

I pulled into a parking space in front of her building and started to walk up to her room.

I shed one last tear and then everything turned black.

(Ok so that's the first part and this is my first story so thanks to anyone that reads lol. I hope you enjoy it and I hope it's good.)