"Oh my god." I whispered. I put my hand over my mouth.
"What?" Jack questioned. I showed him the text.
"Shit." He sighed.
I bit my bottom lip as my eyes watered up.
"Hey, it's okay. Just call him tomorrow. If it's too hard for you, I can do it. Please don't cry." He held my face and kissed my forehead. I layed my head on his chest and tried to forget about everything for a moment. I couldn't help but feel like I was ruining the tour experience.
I woke up the next morning in silence. The bus was empty and I could hear the guys fooling around outside. I looked at my phone. 11:42am.
Before I climbed out, I felt something crunchy under the blanket. I uncovered it and discovered a bouquet of roses with a little note attached.
"Good morning. I love you. -J"
I smiled at the flowers and hopped out of the bunk. I got into my suitcase and quickly changed into some denim shorts and a white t-shirt with a red cardigan. I slipped on my red toms and put on a necklace. I took my hair out of the braid it had been in all night and let it hang loose.
As I was brushing my teeth, I noticed Jack's phone on the table. It lit up with a text.
Me being me, I wouldn't have looked at the text. I would've minded my own buisness. But me being a nosy girlfriend, I decided to open it. He had a pass code, but I've seen him do it many times before.
I clicked on the iMessage.
Lexi: For sure cutie! We'll have to meet up when you come down here. Thanks for the pic. ;)
My heart dropped. I couldn't see any messages before this one, so he must've deleted it. I hurry and deleted the message and put his phone down. I went to the bathroom and finished brushing my teeth.
I looked in the mirror at myself.
I. Am. A. Wreck.
I read the text in my mind again.
A tear rolled down my cheek and I absolutely hated myself for it. I clenched my fists as hard as I could and tried not to hit something.
At this point, I wanted nothing more but to just go home. My phone vibrated with a call from Cameron.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hey Paige..."
"Hey Cam!"
"Uh listen, I was going to tell you something last time I was on the phone with you.. Remember that?" He asked.
"Yeah I do."
"Just forget about that. It's complicated."
"Okay..." I hesitantly replied.
"On the other hand, how are you? Are you doing okay? I heard you're gonna be on tour with the Jack's."
"Yeah, I'm fine, um, listen, I've explained this so many times and I get choked up whenever I talk about it, but... Ava got killed by drunk drivers, yesterday, and uh...." I swallowed hard.
"Oh my god... Paige..."
"It's okay." Hot tears rolled down my cheek.
"And Jack might just be hitting on other girls too." I blurted. I covered my mouth once I remembered who I was talking to.
"He's what?" Cam said aggressively.
"I just.. There's so many things going on and I don't have enough mental strength for all of it." I said.
