My heart was racing as we had gotten closer to my old "home". Zach was there, waiting for me. I was nervous and scared and I couldn't control my emotions. Why did I come here? For what exactly ? I was hurting too.. just as much as Zach was. "Despite my feelings for you Cindy.. I've realized that Zach loves you better than I ever could" Jacks soft voice broke the silence on the ride home. I gulped heavily as I crossed my arms in front of me and turned my head toward the window. I couldn't look at Jack. Something about him, made me feel sad for him, I felt so much empathy because underneath his aggression, he was a good guy. "What makes you say that?" I ask, my eyebrow furrowing as we get closer to home. "I can tell.. Zach needs you, without you he's not himself" Jack says. His voice was muffled and calm, I honestly didn't know how to respond to this.
"I'll always have feelings for you Cindy" Jack begins again. What? Why is he even trying to talk about this right now. "Stop Jack, this is not a good t-" I started before Jack cut me off. "Just let me tell you this now, stop trying to run away from this.. if you didn't have at least some feelings for me, you wouldn't care at all about what I have to say" Jack finished. He was right though.. I shouldn't care. He was a good at what he did. Manipulation.
We finally arrived to the mansion, I had forgot how big this place was, I held my phone in one hand and my luggage in another. "Welcome back.." Jack says sheepishly. I walked in and it was quiet and felt empty. Where was everyone?
"Where's everybody?" I asked as Jack placed the rest of my luggage on the floor next to us. "In the theater" he replied simply leading the way. I followed him, my back sweating and my hands trembling as we got closer. Zach was there... Zach was in that room, so close. I missed him. He opened the door as I stood behind him, for some reason I did not want to be seen immediately. I was too nervous.
"Cindy?" Daniel shot up from his seat and ran towards me, engulfing me into a big hug. "You look so great" he pulled away, staring me in the eyes with a wide grin plastered across his face. Little did he know that I really wasn't great, and at this moment I didn't feel great, I wanted to puke. Corbyn, Jonah and Jack all stood around me, making jokes and laughing. But where was Zach?
"Where's Zach?" I finally let out. That was the only reason I was here in the first place. "He's -he's in his room" Jonah implies. Did he even know that I was coming ? "He hasn't been in the mood to hang out or do anything lately" he finished. He had a smug look on his face as well as everyone else. "I don't even think he knows your here" Corbyn chimes in. Seriously Jack? Now really..how am I gonna approach this?
