I Can't Live Without You Now, I Can't Even Live With Myself.
Maybe We're Just Having Too Much Fun
He parks outside Jacks surprisingly large house, the sun had set, though it was still light out with a few dispersed clouds in the cool teal sky. The bittersweet glow from the sunset forced a warm, friendly, happy atmosphere, casting shadows of the large trees in Jacks front garden onto Alex's car. The conversation was pretty boring during the small journey, although Blink-182 was playing quietly on his stereo, so I was totally fine with it.
"What's with your brother?" He says quietly, cutting out the engine and slowly turning his head to face mine.
I continue staring through the windsreen, but he carries on. "Jess, is he always like that with you?" He asks with a hint of fear in his voice. No, no he isn't, he's changed and I'm fearful, not only what he might end up doing to himself, but what he could do to somebody else if he looses his temper. He's capable of things. I should know.
"Jess?" His voice still soft, interrupting my haunting thoughts.
"No, no, well, no he's just stressed out-" I begin, my voice slightly shaky. "It's just, it's nothing-" I force out a small laugh, still gazing forward.
"Okay," He mutters, flicking his hair out of his eyes and pulling his keys out of the ingition. "You ready?" He says a bit louder, unbuckling his seatbelt.
I nod quickly, grabbing my back, stepping out and almost stumbling over the curb. I then follow quickly behind Alex as he walks straight into Jacks house.
"Jacky?!" Alex shouts as we slip off our shoes, I quietly close the door behind him. I look around his hallway, old baby pictures on the wall, reflecting the sunlight that's being shone from the kitchen. "You home?" He shouts once again then turns to me, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah?" I look up to find a half naked Jack Barakat stood in his kitchen doorway, atleast I think it was, the sunlight was blinding me from my vision, so I could hardly tell. "Me and Zack were in the garden, c'mon?" He says, sipping on a small can of beer, or something, I still can't tell. "Oh, you want a beer?" He says to me with a smile as Alex walks through the kitchen, straight outside to Jacks back garden.
"Only if you put some clothes on!" I say, dropping my bag on his dining table.
"Jack Barakat doesn't like clothes!" He says, laughing, throwing a can of beer across the kitchen at me.
"Jack, no, I'm a terrible catcher!" I shout, attempting to catch the flying can that was heading straight at me.
"Nice t-shirt" I say, still laughing while walking over to the dining table. "I didn't know you like blink?" I say, well, it turns into more of a question. "Me, 'Lex and Zack are going to one of their shows, but Rian bailed, he already has plans, you should totally come with us, we have a spare ticket?!" I shout, it'd be awesome, like she's basically me but with boobs.
"Really?! Are you fucking serious, Jack?! When?! Oh my god!" She says throwing her can on the table, jumping up and down then running over up to me and throwing he arms around my neck. "Jack, you're the best!" She shouts as I stumble backwards onto the floor.
"So, you're coming then?!" I laugh, sitting up. "Or is that, er, a stupid question?"
"I'd love to!" She shouts, "You don't know how happy this makes me, Jack!" I can see tears well up in her eyes as she squeezes me one more time. She's so great.
"What're you two doing?" Ri walks in, raising his eyebrows, laughing at us as he helps himself to yet another beer. "You guys coming outside or you just sitting there all night?"
I shrug my shoulders, pulling myself up, "you might want another beer-" I suggest to Jess after helping her up to her feet, "I think it'll be a little shook up." I can't help but laugh.
"Hurry up guys." Ri sighs, throwing me another beer for Jess then walking out of my patio window.
"Yeah, I'll wait for you outside-" She smiles, walking outside quickly, her bag in hand. I stand in the centre of my kitchen, looking around, I adjust my hair and stroll out. Rian was sat on the lawn beside Alex, who was laying down, I sit beside Rian and Jess sits next to me, completing a small circle of silence. The moon's becoming visible and there's a slight chill in the air. It was still light though. Light enough. I take out a cigarette and light it up, causing a small glow of orange form around my chest and face, I inhale every inch I can.
Time to break the silence.
"What's with your brother?" He says quietly, cutting out the engine and slowly turning his head to face mine.
I continue staring through the windsreen, but he carries on. "Jess, is he always like that with you?" He asks with a hint of fear in his voice. No, no he isn't, he's changed and I'm fearful, not only what he might end up doing to himself, but what he could do to somebody else if he looses his temper. He's capable of things. I should know.
"Jess?" His voice still soft, interrupting my haunting thoughts.
"No, no, well, no he's just stressed out-" I begin, my voice slightly shaky. "It's just, it's nothing-" I force out a small laugh, still gazing forward.
"Okay," He mutters, flicking his hair out of his eyes and pulling his keys out of the ingition. "You ready?" He says a bit louder, unbuckling his seatbelt.
I nod quickly, grabbing my back, stepping out and almost stumbling over the curb. I then follow quickly behind Alex as he walks straight into Jacks house.
"Jacky?!" Alex shouts as we slip off our shoes, I quietly close the door behind him. I look around his hallway, old baby pictures on the wall, reflecting the sunlight that's being shone from the kitchen. "You home?" He shouts once again then turns to me, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah?" I look up to find a half naked Jack Barakat stood in his kitchen doorway, atleast I think it was, the sunlight was blinding me from my vision, so I could hardly tell. "Me and Zack were in the garden, c'mon?" He says, sipping on a small can of beer, or something, I still can't tell. "Oh, you want a beer?" He says to me with a smile as Alex walks through the kitchen, straight outside to Jacks back garden.
"Only if you put some clothes on!" I say, dropping my bag on his dining table.
"Jack Barakat doesn't like clothes!" He says, laughing, throwing a can of beer across the kitchen at me.
"Jack, no, I'm a terrible catcher!" I shout, attempting to catch the flying can that was heading straight at me.
Jacks POV
"Jack, no, I'm a terrible catcher!" She screams from the other side of the kitchen, I can't help but laugh at her attempt of catching it, it's only a little can."Nice t-shirt" I say, still laughing while walking over to the dining table. "I didn't know you like blink?" I say, well, it turns into more of a question. "Me, 'Lex and Zack are going to one of their shows, but Rian bailed, he already has plans, you should totally come with us, we have a spare ticket?!" I shout, it'd be awesome, like she's basically me but with boobs.
"Really?! Are you fucking serious, Jack?! When?! Oh my god!" She says throwing her can on the table, jumping up and down then running over up to me and throwing he arms around my neck. "Jack, you're the best!" She shouts as I stumble backwards onto the floor.
"So, you're coming then?!" I laugh, sitting up. "Or is that, er, a stupid question?"
"I'd love to!" She shouts, "You don't know how happy this makes me, Jack!" I can see tears well up in her eyes as she squeezes me one more time. She's so great.
"What're you two doing?" Ri walks in, raising his eyebrows, laughing at us as he helps himself to yet another beer. "You guys coming outside or you just sitting there all night?"
I shrug my shoulders, pulling myself up, "you might want another beer-" I suggest to Jess after helping her up to her feet, "I think it'll be a little shook up." I can't help but laugh.
"Hurry up guys." Ri sighs, throwing me another beer for Jess then walking out of my patio window.
"Yeah, I'll wait for you outside-" She smiles, walking outside quickly, her bag in hand. I stand in the centre of my kitchen, looking around, I adjust my hair and stroll out. Rian was sat on the lawn beside Alex, who was laying down, I sit beside Rian and Jess sits next to me, completing a small circle of silence. The moon's becoming visible and there's a slight chill in the air. It was still light though. Light enough. I take out a cigarette and light it up, causing a small glow of orange form around my chest and face, I inhale every inch I can.
Time to break the silence.
Notes
I'm going to write more into this when I get home, I just thought I'd update it a little! Shall I do another Alex POV? What do you think?hugs
3/16/13