Years of goodbyes

Chapter 2

Jen's POV

We walk off to class and sit at the back and start talking cause the teacher wasn't here yet. The door opens and I look at who it is and there are 4 angry boys stalking towards us. I nudge Hailey and Clove to stop talking. They look at me and see me watching ahead of us and they follow my gaze. We all visibly gulp.

"Well we're fucked," Hailey says lowly but loud enough for us to catch.

Yeah, we truly were.

They come into the room with two off them in front and two at the back, creating a nice visible formation.

Everyone's eyes are on us by now and Jason the amazing cousin I have, note the sarcasm, yells, "Where the hell were you three, we were fucking waiting for 20 minutes!" I flinch from him yelling. Seriously what is up with people and them yelling at me. UGH.

Drake puts his hand on Jason's shoulder and I exhale a breath that I didn't know I was holding. They make some kind of communication with their eyes. Jason calms down and sits down in front of me, with Blake on his right Drake on his left and Maddox just hops onto our table and lies down on our tables resulting our books to fall to the ground. With his feet in Hailey's face, head in front of Clove's and me awkwardly situated in front of his defined abs.

I look up to see Jason, Drake and Blake smirking at us. While Maddox just winks at Clove. Clove just rolls her eyes at him. Later our Literature teacher, Ms. Verginis arrives, she has a blank impression on her face, but the minute she looks at me, she smiles as I have changed so much in the past 2 years.

I look up to see Jason mouthing, "Your dead after class!" I look at Hailey and Clove next to me and we all know what's coming next.

After then I zone out of class and try to get Maddox off our table but he keeps making small talks and distracts me. UGH. I love him but still.

"Jeez Jen do something other than trying to get good grades," Maddox states.

"Hey I'm not a nerd," I insist.

"I never said that anyway, what I'm trying to say is you need a bit of fun in your boring ass life," he says.

"I am not boring thank you very much. Don't you remember the first time we met, oh my god you were the worst biology partner. You came up to me and said 'hey nerd why don't you come over to my house so we can finish this bullshit.' I come over to your house and your mum was the first person other than Hail and Clo to see past my nerdy act," I recount in one big breath. I gasp loudly regaining my oxygen level.

After I regain consciousness I watch him stiffen at the mention of his mum.

"Oh fuck Mads I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to, " I rush out once again.

"No it's fine, " he gets off the tables and turns to the teachers and says, "I'm gonna go."

"Ugh, Why would you say that, idiot." I palm my head at my own stupidity. Then getting up and running towards the door. Someone holds onto my wrist before I run out. I turn around to see Drake with a stern look.

"Your, not an idiot also just go to him and talk about something else it might make him feel better," Drake states just when I thought he was going to stop me from going . I nod and look at my friends and cousin with an apologetic look. I run out to see him walking towards the football field.

"Mads wait I'm so sorry...I didn't mean too," I yell pleadingly. Maddox slows down and turns around.

"Jen, it's fine I already told you. I'm just going to practice some football," Maddox reassures, but his eyes say a different story.