The New Girl

Part 33

After being stuck in a day dream staring at Jack and blondie I quickly fled taking the thick wooden door outside. Cool summers breeze whipped around my exposed skin sending a shiver down me. Trust me to not bring a jacket with me. Groaning as I walked I started to wonder how my brothers were. It must of been over a year since I saw them last and the guilt weighed heavily on me. I wonder how they are? is Ryan still enjoying football and on his way to becoming a professional like he's always wanted? is Matt still with Emma and finally got the job at Raven Nightclub?. Longing to see them clawed at my stomach along with dread. I hope they haven't wasted the past year to try and find me. It's for their own good that I left, I would just ruin things like I always do. Being so caught up in my thoughts I didn't realise that I was already at the half empty canteen. The only people sat in there was a few people I recognised from try outs, some jocks making the most noise with two tables pressed together and a group of guys I had never seen before each tapping away at a laptop with big headphones on. Just thank god that Jack was too distracted by blondie to come annoy me! Already been a not so great day as it is!.

There was no que for lunch today, it must be too early for everyone to be out of lesson, so a bored looking canteen lady watched me carefully as I picked up a portion of spicy curley fries and popcorn chicken along with one of those mouthwatering pep rally cupcakes and Dr Pepers. I paid silently making sure to pay with cash so my parents didn't know what school I am enrolled in then took a seat alone at a table away from everyone else not wanting to deal with them. Now I was here alone I had enough time to actually look around. The canteen was a newly designed one with everything either being a steal grey or concrete, there was large bins dotted around to put all the rubbish in and a few paintings hung on the walls with small placks underneath saying who did them. There was one what caught my eye the most out of all of them though, it was in the middle of the rest, a swirl of black, grey and white blended together to form a wolf looking to the side as if it was staring at something. It looked so powerful and humble. "Staring at my art work, are we?" a husky voice whisper in my ear braking me out of the trance the painting put me in and groan. Great, just great.

"Go away Jack, I'm not in the mood" I huffed glaring at him sat next to me, a plate full of food in front of him. He was smirking leaning on his hand staring at me, his hazel eyes held a playful glint to them what can never mean anything good. "Now now Miss Bailey, I was only asking a question. No need to get so flustered" he said grinning. Rolling my eyes I popped a spicy curley fry into my mouth and started to chew trying to ignore his annoying presence next to me. "I wasn't getting flustered" I grumbled under my breath annoyed which only made him start laughing a full and deep chuckle. There was a peaceful silence after as we both got stuck into our food just day dreaming off. Being sat with him actually felt nice and right as if it wasn't some annoying jerk what seemed to love being confusing. Then the moment was ruined. I heard my phone vibrate in my bag and before I got the chance to check who it was Jack had beat me to it. "Jack I swear to god give it back" I shouted as he darted out his seat and towards the doors. I could see him answer it and start talking to whoever it was and panic surged through me.

Just as he got through the door I lept on him landing on top of his back knocking the phone onto the floor and it smashing. His large hands went up and gripped onto my thighs holding me on top of him so I wouldn't fall and a small growl erupted out of my chest. Okay, wtf! well thats a new one to add to the long list of the fucked up things my body does. Now I full on animal growl. "You fucking moron! Who was it!" I yelled smacking his back with clenched fists seething with anger. If I wasn't careful then we will have a toasted football star on our hands any minute. "Calm down! I don't know who it was! Some guy sounding really pissed demanding to talk to you and asking where you are okay? Now can you stop hitting me please!". I took deep breaths calming myself before I slapped both his hands making him let my thighs go so I could get off him. I glared at him as I picking my smashed and broken phone off the floor still very pissed at him and tried to put everything back together and turning it back on, but luck wasn't on my side today. After about 10 minutes of trying it wasn't working. The whole time I felt Jacks eyes watching me like a hawk. Stupid boy breaking my stupid phone!

All my emotions felt hightened as I just kept trying and trying to make it work again to no luck. "Hayley...I'm sorry...I didn't mean to break it...it's just I didn't want you to fall off my back and hurt yourself..." Jack said but I barely heard him, anger was coarsing through my veins and I just had to get away before the fire over took. I quickly made a run for it heading towards the sports field needing to run it out for a while before I did something I would regret. I heard Jack casing me until I was about half way up the field, apologising and telling me to come back but I couldn't focus on anything other than the need to burn all the anger out without actually going a blaze.

Jacks P.O.V

I watched her run off into the distance at faster than normal speed and swore to myself for being so stupid. I thought about the hint of fear in her voice when she asked me who rang her and I roughly ran my fingers through my hair. How could I be so stupid! Why the hell did I answer her phone? For the first time since I have met her we was finally getting along and had alone time away from Spencer and his gang and I fucked it up! Now what am I meant to do?. I sighed pulling my Iphone 5s out my jeans pocket and quickly messaged Max telling him to meet me at the start of the sports field needing to work off some of the anger I now feel for messing up. I took a slow walk back thinking about how great it had been before I screwed up. I've never been one to be able to sit in silence and not feel like there has to be conversation or jokes but with her it was different. I could spend a whole day just sat beside her, no words or jokes needed.

Max was there waiting when I got back. He was tapping away at his phone, probably to Charlotte his new fling, totally out of it. "Text Will saying that Hayleys gone for a run and left her stuff in the canteen for me" I grunted not waiting for a reply as we heading towards the sports block. "Woah, what have I missed here?" he said quicking his pace to meet mine as we practically jogged to the wooden door up ahead. "I'll tell you when we get to the gym, for now just please shut up and do what I told you to" I said through gritted teeth. "Yes boss!" he replied doing a sault with his index and middle finger. If I wasn't so pissed I would of shook my head at his reaction knowing how childish it was. The gym was empty apart from one other member of the football team what was silently lifting weights with his headphones in obliviously to the world around him which was perfect for me. I quickly pulled my shirt over my head and threw it to the side, took off my shoes and jeans and slipped on some shorts Max was holding ready and jumped on the tread mill to start with putting it up to full speed and running at my hardest. When the novelty of running on that wore off, I moved onto the weights seeing the other guy from the team had gone now and started pumping as hard as I could but nothing was making this anger go away.

"So wanna tell me what's got you so wound up?" Max said watching me closely. Max has always known me the best out of everyone I know since we have been friends since I can remember so he knew that it takes a lot to get me this wound up. "I've fucked up with Hayley" I grunted putting the weights down and taking a few breaths, just enjoying resting for a moment. "What happened now?" he asked fetching me some water from the dispenser and a towel to wipe some of the sweat off with. "I went to get an early lunch as I was too busy this morning to get breakfast and you know how hungry I get and she was sat there all alone staring at my painting. So I went over and teased her a bit before joining her to eat and I hear her phone go off. I thought it would be fun to answer it jokingly but things got serious quick and I end up breaking her phone. She gets really pissed and runs off so I try and apologies and follow her but she just kept running and it was like I couldn't get through to her" I said staring at the ground knowing I've really fucked up on this one. I heard Max sign before he said "Come on then let's go take it out on the punching bag"