Stop in the Name of Love (Completed)

Chapter 26

"They'll love you," Jordan reassures me for the third time as we pack up our backpacks.

Today is Friday. In three hours I'm having dinner with his parents. All day, I've been sure I've developed an ulcer.

My dress is in his car, along with a cheap, simple pair of black heels I found for ten bucks. I have makeup in my bag, and a pain in my stomach.

Jordan and I are hanging out at the library until it's time to get ready, he's going to help me with my math assignment and I'm going to help him with his history essay revision.

His hand is wrapped around mine as we make it out to the parking lot. I feel a tug when he stops walking and I don't.

"Hey," I grab his arm, "You alright?"

He turns to me, not really looking at me as he hands me his keys, "Yeah, yeah I'm ok. Just give me a minute, I'll meet you at the car."

"Umm," I take his keys and just stand there, "Ok..."

I watch him walk off towards the front of the school, but lose him in the sea of students. I make my way to his car, seeing my dress and his clothes carefully laid out in the back seat. I unlock the car and sit in the passenger seat, turning on the radio while I wait.

I sit there reading the assigned chapters for Frankenstein, bored out of my skull waiting. When he comes back he looks pissed to high hell.

"What happened? Are you ok?" I ask, closing the book.

"I'm fine, just... A little wound. Give me a minute and I'll be fine."

I take his word on it and shut my mouth. He drives fast, gripping the wheel instead of tapping on it. We get to the library in half the normal time.

"Go on in," He says, staring straight ahead, "I'll be in soon. I need to cool down."

"What happened?"

He shakes his head, "I'll tell you later, I just... Need the night."

I nod, slowly getting out of the car. I sling my backpack over my shoulder and head for the library entrance. Glancing back, Jordan hasn't moved at all, he's just staring at nothing, looking ready to explode. I see his hand still on the steering wheel, it's bloody.

I put my head down and rush into the library. I find a seat quickly before dropping our stuff and rushing to the bathroom. I hide in a stall and try to think. My stomach growls at me desperately. Stress keeps adding on today and I didn't eat lunch, I can't tell if the pain I have is hunger or something else.

I groan as I press my head to the wall. It always worries me when Jordan gets into fights, it makes me uncomfortable, he's gotten better about it but he still slips up.

After the pain in my stomach is gone, I get up and make my way out of the bathroom. I'm surprised that Jordan hasn't come in yet. I sit at the table and wait, reading the same line of Frankenstein over and over again, trying to at least look like I'm working.

Half an hour passes before he finally shows up, sitting down with a huff.

"Everything alright?" I ask quietly, not looking up from the book.

"Yeah, I'm good now. What chapter are you on?"

"I don't even know, I don't like this book... It freaks me out," I shove it away.

"You still nervous?"

I nod, "My stomach hurts."

"Food will help, you should have eaten lunch. You'll like the restaurant, it's really nice, they have live music and everything, and the food is incredible!"