To Love A Monster

Ch.25

Greyson pov
*A couple of hours later*
Mason texted me and told me, Dani and him are finally here and to meet him in the lunch room. I got up and looked at Jackie. Jackie was still out. She should be ok until I get back. I need to eat and get her clean clothes from Dani. I walked out of the room and to the lunch room. I seen Dani and Mason sitting at a table. I walk over to them and sit down.
"Did you go pick up her clothes like I ask? I don't want her leaving the hospital in blood." I ask.
"Yes. We pick them up. We also pick her phone up too. We thought she may want it when she wakes up." Dani said.
"Thank you." I said as I was still looking down.
"Um.... Greyson?..... I didn't want to ask but what happened?" Mason ask.
I really don't want to talk about this because I'm not sure.
" I don't know. It's probably my fault. Jackie was hurting and blaming herself about what happened to Alister. I walked off because I can't handle thinking about him. When I came back, she was lying on her bed bleeding. I shouldn't have left her alone." I said with pain in my voice.
"I'm sure it's not your fault. I don't know Jackie would hurt herself just because she misses Alister. I think there's something else going on." Dani said.
"Like what?" I ask.
"I'm not sure. I do know when Jackie hung out with Alister. I would hear them both crying from my room. When I ask about it, Alister would just say Jackie is dealing with her in demons. I know Jackie told Alister everything. Things none of us know. Yes I feel like know Alister is gone , she feels like she has no one to talk about how she feels. " Dani said.
I was so confused.
"You lost me." I said.
"What I'm saying is. Jackie lost the one person she trusted. Now she has no one to open up too. Alister opened up to Jackie so Jackie trusted him enough to open up to him too. I'm saying if you want to know what's bothering Jackie you have to open up to her too. Trust goes to ways. The way she sees it if you couldn't trust her then how is she's going to trust you." Dani said.
"Dani......... You and I both know........ If I get close to Jackie. I'll only hurt her. You know me , my whole life. I was your brother's best friend. You know I can't control me emotions. When I lose control I hurt the ones I care about. I love Jackie too much to hurt her. " I said
"I understand that Greyson. Pulling her close then pushing her away will only hurt her more. You need to grow some balls and stop being so scared of hurting everyone. Stop letting your past hold up down. Now are you going to stop acting this way? You need to actually act like you give a damn Greyson and opening up. " Dani said as she started getting angry.
Mason and I both looked shocked. Dani never actually seen Dani angry like this.
"You're right. I need to stop." I said as I was still looking down.
I got up and was about to walk off.
"Where are you going?" Dani said.
I look at her.
"I'm going to fix this. Jackie is counting on me. I can't let her go until she knows the truth. Until she knows we still care about her. I'm going to try to make things right." I said.
"Are you going to open up and tell her why you been a dick to her?" Dani ask.
I took it a deep breath.
"Yes. But not here. She wakes up and I get her home." I said.
"Good boy now go." Dani said.
I walked off and back to Jackie's hospital room.

I walk in and see Jackie was still laying there. I took in another deep breath. Here goes nothing.