Giving Up

Jared's Point Of View 

I walked into Allan Wood Secondary School. I made my way to my locker; Laura was standing there, waiting for me; good. 

"Hey baby," I said, kissing her.

"Hey honey," She said, smiling my favourite smile at me. 

"Did I ever tell you I love you?" I said, smirking. 

Her face brightened, she was about to say something but we were rudely interrupted by my friend, James.

"No gushy stuff in the morning!" James ordered with a smirk. 

"James, must you ruin my morning with your ugly face?" I said, laughing. 

"I'll see you guys later," Laura said, just like I told her. She kissed me, and turned around and waved on both of us; I swear I saw her wink at James. 

James chuckled. 

"So are you in for the game tonight?" James asked. 

I absently nodded; still think about Laura winking to James and James laughing. 

I headed to class; Laura was so in for it. 

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After the game, I called texted Laura, saying to get to the park in five minutes.

After that I went to party. I started making out with the first girl I saw, but then I saw the girl's face. It was Anna. Laura's best friend; s**t. 

She was there when I arrived in the park, an hour late. 

"Are you okay? Where have you been?" She said. 

"Away from a s**t like you!" I bellowed. 

"What do you mean Jared?" She said, her voice quivering. 

"You know you winked at James this morning! Are you guys secretly together or something!" I said, my voice swaying. 

"No, of course not Jared! I was winking at you!" she said, her eyes full of shock, which was probably fake. 

"Do you even love me? I give so much to you and you go behind my back!" I said, taking a shaky step towards her. 

"I love you Jared! And I'm not going behind your back! You’re my only one! I swear!" Laura said. 

"Well guess what, I'm not going to let you break up with me! I'll never let you! I'll destroy your life! I'll...I’ll...kill you!" I said, closing the distance in front of us so we our feet were touching. 

"Jared, I'll never break up with you! I love you, a lot! Please don't break up with me either!" Laura said, wrapping her arms around my stiff figure. 

I thought about it for a minute. Maybe she was telling the truth. She did love me. And I love her, a lot.

I loosened and wrapped my arms around her as well. 

"Laura, do you really love me?" 

"Yes, I do!" 

"Then do me a favour. This is our senior year, so we are applying for university. Don't go to university; come with me to Brathford College." 

No one spoke. Why wasn't she saying yes? I felt a deep feeling in my stomach. What if she said no? Would she leave me?

"Laura," I said, pulling back roughly, "do you really love me?" 

Laura took a deep breath, "of course I do! And fine, I'll go to college with you."

Perfect! She was going to be with me! We could maybe even live together! I could marry her!  

I pulled her to my chest, I swear her face was wet with tears, but I ignored them. She must be so happy to be with me? I was really happy. 

Nothing was going to spoil my mood, however I didn't even think about Anna.

Author's Note

Jerry is Jared's nickname and Laura's nickname is Lilly. However I realized that it can get confusing so I'm trying to change them... if any slip through, sorry. Thanks for the amazing response :)

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[HPsGurl1]

Honestly, the nicknames aren't that difficult to figure out ... Anyways, another satisfactory chapter ... Well done! Jared's already starting to creep me out. Is that how I should be reacting???