Chapter 28 : Dear Jace

♡ Jessica Woods ♡

"If truth be told, you're so unlucky, Jessie." Louise stated and I frowned at her.

"Excuse me?"

"I mean, see, you're grounded for absolutely no reason. I wouldn't be complaining if you're grounded after having sex with your loved one and attending Oliver's party."

"Maybe you're lucky." I shrugged and slightly cringed when the thought of Louise having sex with Ryan in a random house appeared in my mind. "Plus you have easy-going parents."

"I have I-don't-give-a-damn-about-my- kid parents." she corrected and I rolled my eyes, staring out of the window.

A gentle breeze ruffled my blonde hair and a slow smile appeared on my face when my thoughts went back to yesterday. Eventhough my mom scolded me and grounded me for a week, I guess, it was worth the trouble.

Actually after hearing the life story of Jace, I should be either angry or disappointed at him but I knew he did regret his mistake and he was punishing himself since now as he could never blame anyone but him.

Plus, I didn't care why he shared his story to Natasha. Because I was beyond happy and felt extra special when he shared his story with me. Maybe I was the one who forced him to tell it but he said that he wouldn't open up to anyone unless he wanted to, so I guess I didn't do anything that made him edgy or uncomfortable.

Well, I think, the perfect time has come and I should do it before it was too late. It was now or never. So I have to take a risk if I wanted to get what I really craved for. I hope Jace would be coming to school today.

I didn't tell about my plan to Louise or anyone because I didn't want to be embarrassed if he didn't come to school today. So it was better to keep it as a secret for now.

The car came to halt and I thanked the God that I put on the seatbelt or else my head would've contacted with the windshield.

"What the hell Lou!" I hissed when I realized we haven't even reached the school yet.

"Finally my plan B worked out." she sighed dramatically.

"What's your plan B?" I asked flatly and she gestured to her steering wheel.

"Bringing you back to earth by stopping the car forcefully."

"We could've died Louise." I frowned and she shrugged.

"Who cares."

I rolled my eyes but she fully turned around and gave me a creepy smile. Oh-no.

"Well, well, I heard that.. Jace has a thing for you."

"What? No! Don't you know he has a girlfriend?" I gasped, averting my gaze.

"Who? Natasha?" she scoffed. "It's just a rumor, Jessie. How on earth can you not notice the soft side of Jace whenever he's around you?"

"Puhleeze.. can you start the car already?" I snorted as we all knew that he was a softie to everyone.

"Isn't it a shame that your little brother is in a relationship before you do?" she asked and I gave her a weird look as this was a worst logic.

"Obviously not. Plus they both are still in denial." I replied and she sighed. "Well, may I know why are you trying to play cupid in my life?" I asked curiously and she licked her lips with the tip of her tongue.

"Uh, well, I didn't know if it's true. But I guess it is." she cleared her throat and I frowned. What is she trying to say? "Ryan told me that Sam has got into a relationship finally." she said looking down and my breath hitched in my throat.

What's the name of the emotion I'm feeling right now?

"With-" it came out as a squeak so I cleared my throat. "With whom?"

"Josephine. A French nerd who has a huge crush on Sam just like you had." she replied. "And yesterday he met her at Oliver's party and suddenly he asked her out publicly which made everyone surprise including her. And later on they did stuffs and blah blah blah."

I turned to look at the window, fidgeting with my hands. "Err.. I'm happy for them."

"Really?" I heard Louise ask surprisingly and I glanced at her with furrowed brows. "You're over him?"

"I guess so." I mumbled and glanced at the time. "Lou we're running late, c'mon, hit the road."

She didn't respond but I heard the sound of the engine and it made me sigh in relief. No more uncomfortable questions.

"So did you both make out at hospital?" she asked out of nowhere and I choked on my own spit when I realized who she was referring to.

"Lou, what happened to you today? Jace and I are friends." Jessica, you're gonna regret these words when Louise got to know your plan. "If Alex and Samuel are committing into a relationship doesn't mean I too should have to. Got it?"

"I beg to differ." Louise rolled her eyes, turning to the direction of our school.

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Dear Jace,

I have something to say..

Roses are red;

Violets are blue;

Cheesy lines are overrated;

So let me say I love you.

Yours truly,

Jessica Woods.

I was hundred percent sure that it was the worst proposal poem ever but you couldn't expect some extraordinary and epic phrases from a girl who always watches the cheesy romantic movies and stories.

I quickly kept the sheet back on my locker when I felt someone was walking past me and when I glanced over my shoulder it was some random girl so I sighed in relief and took the sheet out again when she disappeared out of my sight.

On my first period I saw Jace walking past my class with Natasha and it was enough to push all of my unwanted thoughts away from my mind and compose myself.

Now it was third period and everyone was doing their own works while I was standing on the empty hallway as I had a free period now.

I've heard a quote which says, don't wait for the perfect moment; take the moment and make it perfect.

So according to that quote I was going to execute my plan right now on my own without anyone's help.

I swallowed the lump in my throat and when I thought about the consequences of it, it made my heart beat elevate.

Because when I hid a letter on Samuel's bag once I had a crush on him, he humiliated me infront of everyone. But I don't think Jace would do the same but I would get embarrassed if he rejected me right away too.

Though a huge part of mine said, Jace surely would accept my proposal and that's what made me go ahead with my plan. Now I was moving towards his locker holding the sheet on one hand while holding the glue stick on the other.

In a moment I stood infront of his steel locker, glancing around and when there was nobody to be seen I quickly applied the glue on the sheet and pasted it on his locker.

Then I read the sheet briefly one more time and started to get nervous about his reaction when I started to move out of this place.

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"Take it with you so you'll always have a way to look back... and remember me." said the Beast.

The ringing sound of the bell interrupted the peaceful silence and strangely without finishing the chapter of the story I was reading right now, I closed it and set it on its relevant place, ignoring the butterflies that were flying on my stomach nonstoppably.

Because for the whole forty minutes, I was rereading the same page again and again as my mind was fully focused on Jace's reaction and reply.

I grabbed my books from the table and smiled at the librarian before walking away from the library. I walked at a snail's pace as I didn't want to be the first one to present on the locker room.

When I got into there, the locker room was filled with students as usual but a specific people were formed around Jace's locker. Figured.

Holding my books tightly I slowly walked towards my locker and I saw all of the familiar faces were gathered around his locker and when I met Louise's gaze she looked utterly shocked as she mouthed at me. "Come over here. Soon."

I nodded reluctantly and approached his locker very slowly. The closer I got, the more I received surprised stares. Figured again.

But all of my attention was focused on Jace who was standing on the centre and staring at the sheet, stunned and speechless.

He's really surprised!

"Hey.." someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me back and I furrowed my brows when I saw Louise glaring at me. "What the hell is this? Why did you write something like this?" she hissed pointing to the sheet and to be frank, I didn't expect this reaction from her at all.

"Why? Didn't you like it?" I whispered and she frowned.

"So you're the one who wrote it? Oh My God, are you seriously out of your mind Jessica?" she gasped and I gave her a puzzle look. Is it that bad to ask someone out publicly with a cliche poem?

I glanced around and noticed most of the people were staring at Jace instead of me. I thought they were waiting for his reaction but they proved me wrong when everyone looked worried and confused and mainly, no one's phone has been taken out.

"Jace, she has come." Oliver muttered loud enough for me to hear, pointing at me and quickly Jace made a 90 degree turn and stared straight into my eyes. His eyes were filled with tears and his face held an unreadable expression but I could surely tell that he didn't seem to be happy.

"D-Did you write this?" his voice was barely audible as he pointed to his locker and before nodding at him, I decided to glance at the sheet which I pasted on his locker earlier.

Dear Jace,

I have something to say..

I realized you've fallen in love with me but I'm sorry I never could like a guy who has hidden so many secrets from everyone. Especially the reason of your mother's death.

Do you know why everyone leaves you? It's because your mom cursed you as you killed her while she was pregnant.

You deserve to be alone and you'll always will be!

No wonder why everyone leaves you.

Jessica Woods.

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