Ch. 66 The Things You Can't Get Back

We used to hang out behind the store

and sit on the hood

of Jesse's blue Mustang

that I named Baby.

That was when I still

sort of

liked Jesse,

and he wasn't such a jerk,

and Charlotte was still alive.

We were all good friends

even though Jesse is two grades ahead of us.

Actually,

I think we were his only friends.

Jesse and I used to go outside on our breaks

and find Charlotte sitting on Baby

with a bag of burgers

and some strawberry milkshakes

from the restaurant across the street where she worked.

And the three of us would talk,

and laugh,

and have fun,

and listen to the terrible music in Jesse's car,

and be friends.

And I liked it.

Even though Jesse was rude,

and selfish,

and insensitive.

Sometimes, we would just sit on Baby

and not say a word.

We would listen to music,

the sounds of the cars passing by,

and people walking around,

and just look up at the clouds.

And it would feel like nothing in the world could possibly go wrong.

I used to look forward to those times.

I used to get happy when Jesse would mutter, 

"I need a smoke break", as he walked past me.

I used to like Jesse

because he was nice when he wanted to be.

He's not the best influence

or the best guy in the world to be friends with.

But he's Jesse.

People always have trouble understanding him

because he's so sarcastic

and self-centered,

and argumentative.

Everyone told me not to hang around him.

But I never listened because I always though

he had a good heart underneath the attitude.

But then he let me down

and proved I was wrong

and everyone else was right about him.

He might still be the Jesse

that I sat with on the hood of a car

and ate burgers with,

and sometimes, I almost miss him.

But then I remember what he did.

And I can't forgive him for that.

Author's Note

The past few chapters have really focused on Jesse. I haven't yet said why Riley is so mad at him and what he did to her but it'll come up soon. As always, thanks for reading!
--theladygraceling

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