Bucketing Rain
I hate it. This feeling. This feeling of seeing them together.
I leave and drop the book on my way out of the library. They were so close. And I was so far. But I saw it.
I start to sleep, how will I face him?
I don't think I would be able to anyway.
For my normal lectures I sat in a different spot, away from Jackson.
I walk and I catch a quick glance of Jackson and he catches a quick glance of me, I swiftly turn around avoiding him.
... It's hard. Doing that to him is really hard, but I can't look at him.
Maybe I am overreacting the situation, but I can't help what I feel.
But I hear footsteps behind me and I turn around to see Jackson's concerned face.
"Hey do you want to come to a movie with my friends?" He asks me, "Tonight?"
I shake my head, "I'll pass. See ya." I quickly scatter away.
Heather would probably be there.
Now that Jackson is all open, all the girls leap in thinking they have a chance, they don't give a shit if he has a girlfriend.
The next day, I look at Heather and she looks at me with a subtle unwelcome look. What?!
She definitely has her eyes on Jackson, no doubt. I'm not an idiot, I've dealt with a lot of people like her in my life.
I suddenly take a brave decision to approach her since she has no one around her.
"Oh hey! Heather, right?" I say.
"Yeah, you're Elsa." Heather wryly laughs, "Hehe I keep forgetting that you're Jackson's girlfriend."
"Yeah, I can see that. You clearly need to be reminded that Jackson is taken." I tell her.
"Oh I don't need to be reminded." She says to me, "I know he's taken. I just can't believe he's taken by you."
"Well he is. Who else is there?" I snarl.
"There has been a gap growing between you and Jackson. So who is there to fill it?" She says and laughs, "He prefers my company more than yours."
"You don't know him at all. Good luck, getting rejected." I tell her and leave.
... I trust Jackson. But why do I feel so uneasy.
I have no lectures today, so I go outside by myself. I grab my trenchcoat and umbrella and leave the dorm.
I buy an iced coffee and walk around the area, with bad possibilities playing in my mind.
I find an isolated place, with a road nearby and sit down on the bench. I turn off my phone and sit back.
The sky dims and dark clouds appear, I slowly drift off to sleep on the bench.
I feel a soft tap on my face, I immediately wake up and rain suddenly buckets down on me, and it's dark. It's raining ... and I'm not moving. Is this the situation I'm in?
I find myself in such a position but I feel so helpless to do anything ...? I can't even open up my umbrella.
I won't move. I'll just wait till the rain passes.
No ... that's no good! I can't wait for a dilemma to pass! The rain might stay!
I adruptly get up and hurry up and get back to the dorm.
... I can't stand this! I cannot let this go on!
I cannot just let the rain pour on me and I do nothing about it.
I quickly run back, the rain still pours on and I'm drenched. I finally make it to the campus, only lit by lamp posts. I take shelter and turn my back onto the brick wall.
It's settled! I will make sure Heather does not lay a finger on Jackson!
I squeeze out the water in my hair and I look to the outside wall beside me. Jackson is leaning onto the closest lamp post, which was against the exterior brick wall in the freezing cold, with his blue hoodie on.
"What were you doing idiot?" He asks me, "I was worried. It's almost midnight." His silver hair was drenched and draped slightly over his eyes.
I open up my umbrella and walk in front of him and face him, offering him the umbrella.
"How was the movie?" I ask him.
Jackson starts laughing wryly and then finally looks up to make eye contact. He tosses the umbrella away from my hands exposing us from the rain, and he grabs my wrists and turns me around ... pinning me to the wall.
"It sucked. Because I was thinking about you. You were avoiding me ... what the hell was that?!" He raises his voice.
I look up at him and his eyes looked lonely, did I cause this?
"I-I was scared ... o-okay?! I saw you with Heather, she was close to you! S-she's after you!" I shout, with my shaky voice.
"I-I see ... in that case, I'm sorry. I should've seen how you felt." He whispers in my ear, "But rest assured ... I will never leave you."
"I know. I'm just being stupid." I tell him in a quiet tone and I give him a soft smile.
"Yes, you idiot." He says and he hugs me tightly and I embrace him back.
I pull him away, Jackson looks suprised.
I finally leans towards him, and kiss him ... on the cheek. Jackson's cheeks suddenly flush with red.
Then his expression of suprise turns into happiness.
We both sit against the wall, my head resting on his shoulder.
"We're ditching the lecture tomorrow." Jackson says.
I raise an eyebrow and look up at him, "What?"
Jackson looks down at me and smiles, "We have to make up for all that lost time."
I snuggle up to him, "Sure."
And we both drift to sleep in the rain.
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