Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Jaime's P.O.V.

My life is far too confusing at the moment. I'm happy for Vic, I really am. But I'm extremely disappointed that he never told me what was going on. Kellin had to confront me for him!

It makes me sad to think that I could be losing my best friend. I talked to Jenna about it the other day, and she told me the same thing my mom did. Give him time. But it's been way too long.

I'm scrolling through my contact list on my cell phone, and each time I pass Vic's name, I take minutes to contemplate whether I should call him or not. This event passes every day for the past weeks, month, of this ridiculous problem. It has to be resolved.

And am I the only one who's thinking about fixing it?

I put my phone down and stare at the ceiling. I just want everything to get better, for Vic, for Kellin, for Jenna, for the whole fucking population. I guess I can only help those close to me for now though.

I pick up my bass and for a second, I lose all recognition of how to play. I get those moments sometimes where I'm so lost in thought that I can't remember the simplest things. But it passes, and I play a few riffs. It's calming.

My phone starts ringing frantically. I check the caller ID, hope shooting through me. But it's just Jenna.

"Hey babe." I say as I pick it up.

"Hi!" Jenna says. She sounds happy and that's good. "How's my Jaime doing?"

I smile. "I'm good now that we're talking." Jenna laughs, and you know that moment when you just hear somebody smiling? Well, I can hear her rolling her eyes. "What's up?"

"Not much really. It's just that my mother got invited to this fancy dinner tonight, and she said she wouldn't go without me." She says.

"And that relates to me how?" I ask and there it is again. That laugh and roll of the eyes that I love so much.

"She wants me to bring you, dumbass."

"Oh." I ponder over this. "What time should I meet up with you? Or do you want me to drive you?"

Jenna sighs in relief. "Thank God you agreed to go. My mom has been bugging me constantly about meeting you, you know how moms are."

I nod. "Definitely."

"Oh, and about the driving situation, just pop by my house around 6:00. My mom knows where she's going and she offered to drive us. But really, there's no point, we are all guests." I can hear Jenna going through her closet.

"Um, so, what do I wear?" I ask. She did say 'fancy dinner'.

"Maybe a suit. Look nice." That's not a very helpful answer.

"So you don't think I look nice everyday?"

Jenna scoffs. "You look handsome all the time."

"Thank you." I say, grinning.

She laughs. "Well, I'll see you tonight. Don't be late!"

"I won't." I promise, and we hang up. I stare at the screen of my phone for a moment. I really need to call Vic.

As I'm searching through my closet for something that resembles a suit, I come up with the idea of talking to Vic before I get to Jenna's. It's on the way, and if I leave early, I'll have time to check in on him. I smile sadly, because who knows if he'll even answer the door.

I eventually settle on a suit jacket and a pair of jeans. I think it's pretty decent, and I hope Jenna's mom won't rat me out for not being extremely fancy. I glance at the clock. 4:00. I should get going if I want to stop by Vic's.

I tell my mom that I'm going for a dinner with Jenna before I start the car. It rumbles to life and I start heading in the direction of Vic's and Jenna's houses.

I turn on some music and watch the road attentively. I'm not a bad driver, but I like to be careful on the road from time to time.

I get to the intersection, a very busy intersection, and have to sit behind too many cars to count. I glance at my watch. Damn you traffic.

The light turns green and the cars sluggishly start moving along. Just as I get to the turn, the screech of tires against asphalt is all I can hear. Who's the dumb idiot trying to show off?

I guess I didn't see it coming.

I didn't see the man behind the wheel.

I didn't see the car speeding towards the turn.

I didn't see the steering wheel in my hands.

I didn't see the crunch of metal, but I could feel it.

I could feel the metal bending around me, the glass shattering in a sparkling explosion. It looked somewhat beautiful, reflecting the specks of flying red glitter around my head. It was almost magical... I wanted to admire it forever, because everything seemed to be flowing in slow motion, light breaking through the brokenness of the glass and the ghoulish metal. I was shocked by the numbness in my body as I stared at this wonder. The breaking car skidded, twisted and tumbled, and I didn't think as I tumbled around inside it, because I couldn't.

All I could think is that I'm going to be late for my date.

The world suddenly disappears...

A/N: Sorry I haven't written in a while. I was camping and I just got back a few days ago. And I apologize for how short that was. Jaime.... :(

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