promise | j.g

4.0 || i just need comfort

//Elena//

Dear Ms. Elena Davis,

We regret to inform you that Jack has been missing for over a month now and we have not received word from him or his base yet on his well being.

There was a bomb that was set up during an ambush and we believe that he is no longer alive. We are truly sorry for your loss. God Bless.

Sincerely, Base 4231

I was at loss for words. I couldn't breathe.

I felt like I was gonna black out any minute. All I could focus on were there words "bomb" and "no longer alive".

No. No. No. No. No.

This was not happening. I must be dreaming.

By this point I've been sobbing and shaking uncontrollably.

I slowly pulled my phone out of my back pocket and dialed the only number I could remember.

It rang a few times and she answered.

"Hey L what's up," Ally spoke with her cheery voice.

"He-hey Ally" I managed to croak out.

Once she realized I was sobbing uncontrollably, her tone immediately changed to worry and panic.

"Lena, what happened. What's wrong, talk to me.. Never mind I'll be over in 5, you sit tight."

After that she hung up, not giving me a chance to respond.

I sunk to the floor with my back against the wall and just sobbed.

I still couldn't wrap my head around the note. I felt the same way I felt that night that Jack told me he was leaving.

Like another huge part of my heart had been ripped out.

Within a matter of minutes there was continuous knocking at my door.

I had no strength whatsoever to get up, but I figured it was ally and I needed to let her in.

So I gathered up as much strength as I could and dragged my legs towards the door.

I opened it revealing Ally with 2 boxes of tissues, 3 jars of nutella and 5 Adam Sandler comedy movies, and 3 horror.

She really was the best friend I didn't deserve.

She has been there for me through thick, thin, up, down, sideways, over, under... you name it.

She looked at me with such a caring and loving look on her face and she understood that it was something bad.

I probably looked like complete crap, with my mascara all over my face and my hair messed up all over.

But I knew she didn't care because she knew, she understood that I was in pain.

Ally immediately tossed every thing on the couch, walked over to me and gave me the biggest hug.

That's when I lost it.

I couldn't stop crying. I was full out drowning myself in tears. I needed that hug for so long.

I needed comfort. She kept trying to tell me everything was gonna be okay but I knew the truth and the truth was that it was not gonna be okay at all.

Little did she know about the letter.

After what seemed like hours, I finally regained self control and managed to stop crying.

Ally saw what a fragile state I was in and was scared to ask what seemed to be the cause of my outburst in tears.

She would occasionally open and close her mouth as if she was trying to figure out what to say, knowing one wrong move and I would be full out crying once again.

After 15 minutes of silence, I decided she should know.

"J-Jack's dead." I managed to spit out with a barely audible voice.

Ally looked at me like she had just seen me murder her dog.

"Wait what...how? How do you know? When did this happened? When did you find out?"

Ally had begun to tear up.

Her and Jack had only met a few times but they got along so well and that made me so happy to know that my best friend and boyfriend got along.

I knew this hurt her too because she cared for Jack like a brother.

Out of no where I started sobbing again.

"I'm so sorry L. I'm being selfish, he's your boyfriend and I'm here crying over him too, and I shouldn't have asked so many que-

I didn't give her a chance to finish because I cut her off.

"No ally, don't apologize. I'm sorry, I know Jack meant alot to you too and I'm grateful for that, I'm just still in shock, I just need to take it one question at a time."

"Take your time," she responded with a soft voice.

"I found out a little bit before I called you. The mailman came with a letter but the last time Jack had written to me was a month ago. I figured he had just gotten caught up so I didn't pay any mind but turns out he was killed."

I managed to say without having a meltdown.

Ally looked at me with sympathy and sorrow in her eyes.

I could tell this hurt her so much as well. We both just stayed on the couch hugging and comforting each other.

I'm so glad to have Ally in my life, she is such a blessing.

I know I say this too many times but I'm not kidding when I say I don't know where I'd be without her.

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I actually cried writing this chapter btw.

I'm such a softie..

Sorry it's shorter than usual.

updating sooner to make it up to you guys.

-n.m