Jackolynns Decision part13Mike

Part 13 1/2
~Mike~
I turned around the corner of the school building and stood there a moment. I listened as people started to gather around Jackie. I could hear her silent sobs and the pain that was coming off her in huge waves. It nearly about killed me to leave her there like that. But I knew if I staid longer Colleen would get a hold of me and that was the last thing I wanted at the moment. I needed to sort out my feelings and then I would go back to Jackie with the truth and set things straight. I loved her more then anything and if she wanted the truth I'd have to figure out what it is.
I took off up the slop heading away from the school. There was a place that no one knew about but me and tow other people but I highly doubted they'd go there looking for me. Memories flooded into my head of heading this way once before a long time ago. It sent pain through my head and chest. I fought against it and kept going. When I reached the open clearing I collapsed onto my knees. The pain and memories drowning me. I couldn't breath, like the air was being sucked out of me.
*Flash back*
Everything was paler as I looked up and saw the girl I thought was a goddess. Her blond and black hair blew slightly in the wind. Her smile so soft and full of emotions. I felt warmth as she took my hand and helped me up. As I stood in front of her, she wrapped her arms around my waist and smiled even bigger. Her lips moved but nothing came out. Her head snapped to the side as if she heard something, I looked as well and saw the red headed girl that cut the goddess out of my picture and replaced it with herself. It suddenly got colder and the emotion drained from the goddesses face and was replaced with anger and betrayal. She pushed me away with such force that I fell backwards. She stood over me, a glint in her eye that actually scared me. But then she disappeared.
*End of Flash Back*
I gasped for breath as I lay on the ground, someone stood over me.
"Bitter memory's coming back are they?" Colleen growled.
"They may be bitter but they mean something to me." I said standing up, not even bothering to give her a glare or a rude comeback.
"Why'd you do that to Jackie. She thought you were someone she could trust, someone that she could lean on when I wasn't there. And you had to go and tell her that we use to go out! I told you never to mention it ever again, no matter what or to who ever!"
"I didn't tell her! Do you honestly think I'd hurt her if I didn't have a reason behind it!" I was starting to get upset. "I walked away from her because I had to figure out if I was still in love with you!" I hadn't meant to say that.
"Do you." Colleen's voice was hard and had no emotion.
"I don't know… I miss what we had.. The love I felt…"
"Do you not feel that with Jackie?"
"No, what I fee for Jackie is different but just as strong."
"Then forget about the past and focus on the present like I have. No use dawdling over something that happen years ago. It's not going to be the same between me and you but for Jackie's sake the lease we could do is try to be friends…" Colleen turned around as if to leave but she didn't move.
Right there and then I knew Colleen didn't have any feelings left for me and that I did need to move on. Jackie was my only love now. I got up and stood beside Colleen.
"Jackie is waiting for us at her house." she took of at lightning speed, I had difficulty keeping up with her.
We reached Jackie's house in record time, jumping up to the second story window. No one was there in the room.
"I thought you said she was waiting for us here?" I said leaning against the window seal.
Colleen ignored me and went to the door, cracking it open a little. "No one's in the house."
She opened it all the way and went down stairs with me following close behind. The house was completely empty. Had something happen to Jackie?
"I'm going to look for her." I said making my way to the door.
"Wait… Do you smell that?" I took a minute to stop and smell the air as Colleen jumped back to the shadows.
I curled my lip back in a disgusted snarl and nodded my head, jumping back to the shadows as well. We waited there, the sounds of movement coming from outside. The door opened, Jackie and another person stood there, shocking both me and Colleen.