Jack's POV

"Boom! You owe me dinner!" Brandon cheers, pointing to Alex as he found where Alex was hiding in Call Of Duty Ghost.

"Nope, not doing it, you totally cheated!" Alex argued "You looked on my half of the screen!"

"Did not!" Brandon fights back.

I chuckle at the two and grab my phone. I look at the time and smile, thinking of Y/n. Maybe I should call her? I notice two messages I received thirty minutes ago from Y/n. Reading them, my heart breaks. I couldn't process what I was reading. I read them over and over again until I felt tears fill the brim of my eyes, daring to fall at any moment.

"Are you okay, man?" Brandon asks, setting a hand on my shoulder.

"Y-Yeah, yeah, I-I'm fine" I lie.

Brandon, Alex, and I were hanging out in Brandon's apartment. Alex wasn't being a total douche today so that was good. I was having a pretty good day with them until I looked at my phone. Just a few words ruined me.

Angel❤️
I can't do this

I'm sorry

Brandon peered over my shoulder to see what was wrong. His eyes widen immediately. Its only been a week since I left. Did I do something wrong? What could I have possibly done?

"Are you okay?" Alex speaks hesitantly.

"I'm fine" I fake a smile, turning my phone off.

Just as I set my phone down, it blows up with messages from Mia. I grab my phone from off the coffee table in front of the couch and skim over the multiple messages she managed to send me in a few seconds.

Mia
Y/n is acting really weird...do you have any idea why?

Aaaaannd she's crying

SHES CRYING WHAT DO I DO?!

SHE BROKE UP WITH YOU?! WHY?!

She said she was scared that you would turn into Noah...

what did Noah do?(did you ever end up telling Mia about Noah? If so, just ignore that message, I have terrible memory and am too lazy to go back and check...)

OMG CALL ME RIGHT NOW I NEED HELLLLLPPP

I spring up from off the couch, leaving the confused and worry males behind. Stepping outside, I call Mia as soon as the door closed. She picked up on the first ring, the first thing being heard were Y/n's quiet sobs.

"Y/n, its okay" Carter was heard.

"I-I might know why she thinks this" Elijah's small voice was heard.

"What?! Why?!" Mia quickly asks Elijah.

"H-Hey?" I speak awkwardly, making her aware that I'm on the phone.

"Hey!" Mia speaks "One second!"

"Why?!" Mia asks Elijah once again.

"Last week, when we went to the library, w-we were talking" Elijah pauses "and I-I asked her how she knew if Jack wasn't going to be like Noah-"

"What did Noah do?" Mia interrupted.

"H-He was abusive" Elijah mumbles as if he were scared to speak.

"Why would you ask her that?!" I yell.

"Elijah, come here" Mia speaks quietly. The sound of a door closing was heard.

"Why in the actual hell would you ask her that?" Mia asks sternly.

"I-I" Elijah stops "I was telling her about Abel and how he was acting different and so I asked her how she knew Jack was different so I could hopefully know that I could trust someone else after Abel" Elijah explains quickly.

"What is Abel doing?" Mia asks, somehow understanding what he had said.

"Not the point" Elijah speaks "The point is, I'm the reason Y/n broke up with Jack and I'm sorry!"

"Elijah?!" I speak, obviously mad "This is your fault?!"

"Jack, he didn't mean to, please don't blame him" Mia sighs.

Y/n's sobs were heard again along with Carter's voice. The sound of a door shutting was heard again.

"Hey Y/n" Mia sighs "Can you please speak to us?"

"Maybe we could continue this later?" Carter asks "I think its better if we give her some time to actually calm down first"

"Uh, yeah sure, I-I guess" Mia mumbles.

Y/n was the only thing on my mind. I was worried and hurt. Why would she even think of the possibility that i'd ever hurt her. I would never bring myself to ever hurt her. Even the tiniest scratch would make me feel terrible.

"Hey, sorry for wasting your time, I guess I'll call later?" Mia speaks.

"Absolutely. Please text me later and tell me if she's alright" I sigh.

"I will" Mia says then hangs up after saying bye.

I stand outside for a moment longer, trying to process everything. Would I ever get her back again? Would I even be able to talk to her again? The thought of not being able to talk to her again crushes me. I'd much rather have her as my friend with someone else than with me and her hating me. I just want her to be happy.

I unlock my phone and go to Marks contact, calling him. He answers after the first few rings, greeting me.

"Hey Jack!" Mark cheers.

"Y/n broke up with me" I rush out, finally letting the first tear fall.

"What?" Mark gasps.

"She thinks I'll be like Noah" My voice begins to shake.

"Well he was pretty bad, Jack" Mark sighs "She'll have some trouble trusting people after him"

"I-I know but-" I stop, biting my lip, attempting to stop the small waterfall.

"It just hurts knowing she thinks i'd do something like that to her. And the possibility of never talking to her again-"

"You'll talk to her again, trust me" Mark interrupts "She wouldn't lose a best friend because of trust issues, she wouldn't let that happen"

"Jeese, I'm acting like a baby" I chuckle, wiping my eyes dry.

"No you're not, you're only showing you're human and have emotions" Mark says.

"I'll talk to her" Mark speaks "I can't have my best buddies breaking up right after they got back together" He laughs slightly.

Oof, this chapter is terrible but its late and I'm tired af but can't sleep...at least I'm trying🤷‍♀️