A Way To You

"Closure"

Chapter:7

"In your gaze, 

within brushed past finger tips.

 Everything stopped."

- All of these nights

The crackle of woods burning in the fire was making it look as if small fireworks are popping through the air, everyone was gathered around the campfire, roasting marshmallows and gulping bear cans. The school band was singing along the guitar and Dany was dancing on the rhythm along with them, more like a chicken dance which was hilarious enough for everyone to laugh along and applaud for him as he ended with a graceful bow. Jess was holding her stomach from cracking up so hard, she patted Dany's back and took a seat by Lily who stood up and clinked her glass trying to gain attention.

 "The night's long, so who's up for truth and dare" she shouted and the crowd cheered with her, she left to get some more beers leaving Jess alone.

Her eyes shifted to her front as she felt someone was staring at her, within a second her head turned away. If this was some kind of patience test she was on the edge of loosing it.

A bottle twirled above the ground as the circle waited excitedly for the victim, and it finally paused on Dany, who however was confident enough on himself.

 "I'll take dare, God knows what truth would you bring up to me, bring whatever you can" he challenged and as if Lily had just waited for this moment.

"Lick the ground" she smirked and Dany mouthed an I hate you to her before doing what he was dared to do. The rest of his time was spent on choking.

Liam took the lead and winged the bottle, it landed on Jess, all the eyes were on her, she placed her hands inside her jacket and sighed.

 "I'll take truth" Zac lifted his head fixing his gaze towards her until she looked towards him, he took a sip from the cold metal can without breaking his stare from her.

 "do you have feelings for Zac?" this caught her off-guard, crowd went silent as if they were waiting for her response, really anxiously. the guitar chords strummed breaking the ice.

"Say yes!" George who was playing the guitar sang, and soon the whole crowd chanted along with him.

She looked towards Zac who had a smug look on his face, he raised the glass to pay a toast but before that Jess stood up, the chords disappearing down the end.

"Is that even a question, I think everyone of you know about it,"

Every eye was now placed on her, including Zac, his stance loose, and unconfident of what might come.

"Yes I do have feelings for him". Jess initiated and now gawked at him directly. This was a type of gaze that yelled she is going to do something disastrous.

"I have feelings of hate for him, and perhaps pity too, I don't think he'll be living a good life " 

With that she raised the bottle, and sat down spinning it carelessly, as if she doesn't just said something extraordinary, she could still feel the burning stares but she couldn't care less. Right now she just have one thought that totally swamped her up. To walk away!
But she can't, she will not make herself seem fragile. Not anymore.