A Love Like War

I couldn't deal with the fucking shit anymore; I needed a break. Between Brendon kissing me, and Jack, obviously, being jealous, I needed to take a breather. So, after I left dinner with Brendon, I didn't return to Jack's place. Instead, I went back home to mama and papa. I had gotten a quick shower before slipping into bed. As I drifted off to sleep, I could see my phone vibrate and light up. I checked it with squinted eyes, seeing that Jack was messaging me. I had the biggest urge to message him back, but dammit, this was my break time. I needed to leave everyone out of it -- including Jack. Therefore, I set my phone back down and went to sleep with ease; well, to a point due to the baby belly issue.

The next morning, I awoke around 8:30. Yeah, I was late for class, but I didn't give two shits at this point. I guess mama assumed that, since I wasn't up, I was sick and wanted to stay home. I dragged myself out of bed, got dressed, ate breakfast, and left the house at my own pace. I was already late, so what was the point of worrying?

By the time I walked up to the school's front entrance, it was 9:30. I walked in to see a crowd of people around a set of lockers. What the hell was going on? I waddled through the crowd, saying excuse me to anyone I pushed through. Before I knew it, I heard a loud crack that ripped through the air, and of course, I got to the front section of the scene to see what caused the crack. It was Jack's fist to Brendon's face. I gasped with widened eyes as blood splattered against the locker and all over Brendon's face. I saw Taylor beside him with the identical, shock expression. "Jack!" I yelled over all the gasps and 'woos'. My words caused Jack to turn his head, and his expression went sickly.

I ran over to kneel down to Brendon. I examined his nose; even though, I knew my stomach grow queasy with the sight of blood. I saw how he looked at me with teary eyes. Gosh, the sight broke my heart. I wrapped my arms around him to cater to his pain. "What the hell is your problem, Jack!?" I snapped. Jack stood there, with blood covered knuckles, speechless. "What the fuck made you do this to someone!?"

"H-He kissed you! He fucking kissed you at the restaurant, and I wanted to teach him a lesson?" One, he sounded like a fucking seven year old, and two, who the fuck saw us kiss and went to tell Jack? Whoever did it was dead meat when I got to them.

"I didn't kiss back, though! He did it! And, anyway, you don't punch anyone for something so harmless! You could have just yelled or somethin', not physically hurt him!"

"He deserves everything he fucking got." Jack grumbled. His words pissed me off even more. I threw Brendon to the side -- I'd apologize later -- and stood face to face to Jack.

"Really? So, when I do something wrong, you gonna hit me too?" My words were as sharp as knives, but fuck it, I didn't care. Jack gasped.

"You know I wouldn't --" I interrupted to continue interrogating him.

"What if our baby does something wrong? Will you hit them, too?"

"Alex, you know I wouldn't do that!" Jack defended himself.

"Yeah, well this," I pointed towards Brendon who was still bleeding on the floor, "doesn't let me know that, okay? You just proved that you can't even control your anger and jealousy enough to not hit a person!" I could see the tears building up in Jack's eyes. I didn't care. "You, you... you are not fit for this kid." Now, I had tears in my eyes, but they were dropping faster than rain drops. "When the baby is born, no matter if we're together or not, is going to a better family. You're not fit to be a parent right now -- we're not." I began to storm off through the crowd, but I halted my steps when I heard from behind me,

"Alex, wait! You can't do that!" Obviously, it was a heartbroken Jack. I turned with the deadliest of all glares. I clenched my fists.

"Like I fucking said in the hospital to you, Jack: my body, my choice." Turning on the ball of feet, I walked off from the crowd and down to the library where I would probably remain for the day.

Notes

hey hey this is just a filler chapter

but omg this is getting too depressing. we promise it'll get happier. i'm posting one more chapter before bed so woot ~~ <3

xoxo krys