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7 - baby's death 🥺

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why are you guys so nice to me? i literally adore each and every one of you 🥺💕
btw i'm sorry if i'm asking for too much but can we maybe get 6 votes for the next chapter?

- monday -

i avoided brandon for the rest of the week and weekend. whenever he tried to come to the flower shop i would run up to the door and lock it. the customers thought i was crazy but whatever.

i'm dressed in lazy clothes which are adidas black shorts, a red champion hoodie, my black fluffy slides, i put my hair in a messy-ish ponytail and i only put on mascara for makeup.

me, maddison, hannah, tana and riley are basically best friends. they know everything about me and i know everything about them.

it's almost the end of the school day and i'm getting ready to pack up.

- bell rings -

i walk out and someone taps my shoulder. i turn around hoping it's not brandon and it's not. phew. it's jacob. he's one of the popular guys, he has dirty blonde hair, hazel eyes and cute freckles on his nose and cheekbones.

"oh." i say turning around. "hi."

"hey cutie." he says leaning on his side on the lockers.

"what do you want jacob?" i ask rolling my eyes.

"let me take you out please." he says smiling.

"no." i reply shoving my books in my locker.

"why not?" he says getting closer. "i'm hot. you're hot. perfect match."

"thanks but i'm good." i say closing my locker.

he puts his hands on the lockers so i'm in between his arms and i'm leaving on the lockers. "jacob i said no ."

before he could say anything else he is pushed off of me and he's on the floor. i see who pushed him. BRANDON! UGH I HATE HIM!!!

"she said no!" he tells him anger in his voice.

"ugh brandon! why do you make it seem like i need you?!" i yell at him.

"i never did!" he yells at me. "i would do that to any girl. don't feel special."

i roll my eyes. "oh yeah then look at those 3 girls who are in the same position i was in? those guys are doing the same thing he was doing!" i yell at him pointing to jacob when i say 'he'

he looks around and sees the girls and then looks at me.

- at home -

i'm not working today so i decide to just relax at the beach and have some alone time.

- at the beach -

i buy some fries and a coke from mcdonald's and sit down. i feed the birds and just think. i don't even know what to think about but i do that anyway.

- 5 minutes later -

someone sits next to me so i look to see who it is. yup you guessed it.

"why won't you just leave me alone?" i say softly and take a sip of my coke.

he looks at me and then back at the view.

"i can't." he says simply. "i can't leave you alone."

"why not? it's not that hard? just go on with your life as if i never even moved here." i tell him and throw a fry to a bird.

he ignores me. "you make it seem like it's that easy." he says.

"how is it hard to forget about someone, brandon?!" i ask.

there's a small silence.

"do you want some fries?" i ask softly.

he smiles and looks in my eyes.

"i'm good." he tells me.

"how did you even find me?" i say.

"lucky guess." he replies. "hey about the other day.. i was being a dick and you didn't deserve that."

i look at him and we have eye contact for a good 3 seconds.

"you were being a dick." i start. "but everyone has those days where they just need to let their anger out."

he looks at me and then at the sky. he has an upset expression on him like he's almost about to cry. i scooch closet to him and put my hand on his shoulder.

"hey what's wrong?" i ask softly in a comforting tone.

"my sisters baby died because of low birthweight.." he says while his voice breaks.

i gasp. "brandon i'm so sorry."

"it's alright." he says.

"when did it happen?" i ask my eyes are getting watery.

"2 days after she gave birth." he cries softly.

i give him a hug. he looks like he needed one. he puts his hands around my waist and mine are around his neck.

"why didn't you tell me?"

"i was just too scared that i'll cry infront of everyone." he tells me.

"so what? fuck everyone." i say. "but you didn't need to let your anger out on me."

"i know that was a dick move to pull." he says wiping his tears.

"who else have you told?" i ask.

"just you." he says softly.

"can i visit your mom?" i ask.

he looks up and smiles. "now?"

i nod.

"sure." he says smiling.

he stands up and puts his hand out to help me get up easier even though it's not that hard to stand up. lol.