Love Can Change Your Life

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Jack's POV

I watched Kim run away. Slowly, all the anger and the frustration left my body. And in that moment I realized the mistake that I made. I just ruined our friendship. I felt so guilty now. I didn't mean what I said, it's just that nobody ever thought about me like a normal guy with a difficult past. But I accepted it, I built a new image, a one that everyone like… and now she tries to now the real me. Why can't she think about me like a fucking bad boy!? Why do you care? Like you said, you just ruined your friendship, so no more problem! I wish it could be so simple. The fact is, that I was scared. Scared to get close to her, close enough to show them who I really am. I mean, even I don't know who I am! But surely that's not how I should react. I ruined everything. I would run to her and apologize, but for what? I can't abandon my reputation, I would lose everything. Friends, respect ... it's probably better in this way. Everything will be back to normal, me with my friends and Kim .. Well she will have time to know some new friends.

I walked home slowly, but a part of me still wanted to run to her and apologize, ask to her to forget everything. It's better in this way, trust me. Maybe I was right. I'm Jack Brewer, and I never asked sorry to someone, and she won't be an exception.

Kim's POV

I ran towards my house and right into my room. My father wasn't at home luckily. I shut and laid on my bed. Come on Kim, recompose yourself! You never cry for someone, and Jack isn't an exception! I was right but, it's just that I couldn't. I hated cry, it makes me feel so weak. But now I felt as if someone was trying to rip out my heart. I let the tears escape from my eyes. " MAYBE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND AND BECAUSE YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT DON'T EXIST! AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I REGRET THE DAY WHEN I MET YOU!" just think at his word make me cry even more. OKAY NOW STOP IT CRAWFORD! RECOMPOSE YOUR SELF! HE'S JUST A SELFISH!I was right. Maybe he doesn't want to be my friend, but this doesn't mean that I'm not going to stop to talk with Grace, Eddie, Jerry, Milton, Kelsey or Julie. I'm Kim Crawford, and nobody and I said NOBODY, makes me cry. Not even Jack with his perfect brown eyes, his saggy brown hair, his hot body, his… STOP IT! Gosh, why does he has this effect on me! Maybe I could try to talk to him.. no.. he doesn't want me.. maybe from now I can restart everything..

It was Monday (they fought on Friday), and I was at my locker grabbing some books. I saw Grace came towards to me.

" Oh My Gosh I'm sorry for what happened with Jack! He didn't mean it, please don't make this ruin our friendship! Please! " Grace said grabbing my hands.

" First of all, trust me, my quarrel with Jack won't end our friendship. Second, he meant what he said. I thought that he wanted to be my friend but… maybe it will be better in this way. " I said smiling a bit, even if think about it make me sad. She smiled and we walked to our English class. Little did I know that Jack heard everything..

I was at my locker to put away some books. Grace and the others were waiting for me in the cafeteria. I didn't see Jack this morning. As I was about to close the locker, I noticed a picture of me with my mother. I always carry it with me, like a good luck bracelet. Just that it isn't.. you know.. a bracelet. It's one of the few things I have of her.

" Hey Kim, I was wondering if you'd like to come on a date with me tonight? " Said someone behind me. I knew this voice… Brody.

" Um.. thanks but no. I'm not interested. " I answered walking away. I mean I tried to walk away.

" Come on girl! We can have some fun at my house after… " he said smirking and grabbing my hand. What a jerk! I decided to not answer to his last comment, in fact I threw a straight kick where the sun well.. doesn't shine. He groaned in pain and I walked away smiling.

" You little bitch.." I heard him say. I turned around slowly. I hope for his sake that he hasn't said it.

" What did you just say? " I asked walking towards to him. His face paled while he stepped back to the lockers. I smirked at my effect on him.

" Umm… I..I... I didn't say an-n-yth-ing.. " he stuttered. I smirked again and then said " Good for you". I heard some giggles from a group of students. Jack was a part of that group.

Jack's POV

" Good for you " I heard Kim say. I chuckle at his comment. God, I never seen Brody so scared. She's amazing..SHE'S WHAT? Oh shut up! Kim turned towards to me smiling, but when she met my eyes, her smile frowned. I felt again that nagging sense of guilt.

" What are you laughing at?! " Brody said walking towards to me. He was red of anger and.. embarrass.

" Oh.. nothing it's just that I never thought that the strong and mighty Brody will be scared of a girl… but, I guess I was wrong " Some people started laughing. Kim including. I smiled at her. And with my big surprise, she blushed a bit. Maybe she doesn't hate me…No stop it! Things have to get back to normal, and with her it won't be possible. Brody, who meanwhile had become furious, interrupted my thoughts.

" Why don't you think at yourself?! You think that you are so cool and popular, but indeed you are nothing " He said with anger pouring out from every word. I squeezed my fists to resist the idea of hitting him. He noticed it and smirked a bit.

" Oh.. Is the little Jackie mad? Why don't you run to your daddy and cry on his arms? Oh right, 'cause he's dead and he will never come back. You are just a fucking orphan that will do the same end of his stupid and bastard father " He said smirking. And with that, I lost the control. I let the anger take control and threw it against the lockers.

"Do not you dare talk about my father, you did not know him either. You're just a jerk with no balls" (sorry for the language) I shouted against him, but he didn't shut up.

"And you're just a failure, like the rest of your family. Oh no wait, your mother is also a little street whore" Brody said. I threw an hard punch in his stomach. He put his arms around the belly in pain, but I didn't stop. I threw it on the ground, kicked him. Brody stood up slowly, then punched me in the face. I couldn't stop it, but I didn't give up. Wiping with my hand blood that came from my mouth, I walked over to him. I threw another kick in his stomach and then a punch in the nose, making it bleed. He yelped in pain. Slowly all the anger went away. I looked around and saw everyone in shook. I was about to reply when I heard a voice. Shit.

" Jackson Daniel Brewer! I thought you knew t if I saw you in a fight, you would have been suspended. But I see I was wrong. You're suspended for two weeks, starting from tomorrow " The principal Arrows said. Great, now my mother will kill me. I knew that I couldn't do anything to make him change his mind, so I just stayed there in silent.

" No Mr. Arrows, it wasn't Jack's fault. Maybe he reacted in a wrong way, but he fought him to defend me. Brody asked me if I'd like to go on a date with him and I said that I wasn't interested. So he said that if I said yes, we would have "fun" in his room for a while after the date. I said no, and he pushed me against the locker and kissed my neck. I tried to push him away but I couldn't. Then Jack came and pushed him away. Brody insulted me and Jack's family, so they started the fight. But Jack was just trying to help me. If there is someone that have to be suspended, it would be Brody, not Jack " Kim said as she walked in front of me. I was shocked. She's lying to protect me.

" Are you sure? Because if I discover that you are lying I will suspend you too " The principal said to Kim.

" I will never lying on a thing like this Mr. Arrows. " She answered confidently. He nodded and grabbed Brody's arm, bringing him towards his office, while he yelled things like "It's not true!" or "She's lying!", but the principal didn't listen to him. Everyone walked away while Kim went to the cafeteria. I gently grabbed her arm, turning her to face me.

" Why did you do it? Why did you lye for me? " I asked slowly. She looked at me in the eyes and smiled a bit.

" Because I always protect people who I care about. Especially my friends, even if you don't consider me like one of them " She answered walking away. I stayed there in completely shock. She still cares about me.

Kim's POV

I was walking out of the school, thinking at what happened today. I don't know what happened to me or why I said that things, but I guess that that's what I think. I care about him and I can't do anything to deny it. I smiled a bit. Then I saw Donna, with her hands in Jack's chest, talking with him seductively. But what surprised to me, is that he pushed her away when he saw me. He looked at me like he wanted to talk, but also like he was happy that I saved him from that slut. I kept walking out of the school, headed toward my house.

"KIM WAIT! " I heard someone said. I turned around and saw a tired Jack. He probably ran after me. Sweet " Um.. hey Jack " I said . I told him walking away.

" Wait a second Kim I want to talk" He said grabbing my hand. I felt the electricity climb up my arm.

" About what Jack? " I said facing him.

" About what I said on Friday. I swear I didn't mean it, I was just mad and scared, and I'm sorry. " Ok, that shocked me. Grace said that he never said sorry to someone. He really felt guiltily.

" I know that you are sorry, but if you were mad you could just said it. Sometimes I'm scared or mad too, but I never said that I reject the day when I met someone without think about it, because I know that it hurt " I answered watching him in the eyes.

Jack's POV

" I know you are right Kim, you always been, and I was a total jerk. It's just that what you said, scared me, because nobody never said a thing like that to me, everyone see just a bad boy, but I accepted it. " I said feeling a lump in my throat.

" Scared of what Jack? " she asked a bit annoyed.

"Alarmed by the fact that I could get back the real me, but the fact is that I don't even know who I am, and I don't know if people could like 'him'. I became the "bad guy" that everyone loves to be accepted and because I knew that showing the real me I could be hurt. But with time I accepted it, I accepted this mask, but it has buried the real me, and now it's too late to go back. No one ever thought that I wear a mask every day, until you came. And honestly, I don't know what to do. I like to talk or be near you, but at the same time it scares me a little, because next to you, I feel like the real me would come back " I answered in one breath. Her face softened a little, and she smiled a bit.

" I can't tell you what to do, it's your choice. But I'm not going to leave your side Jack, I consider you as a friend and you know this. " She replied calmly.

" What if I want to be your friend? " I asked.

" Then you have to know that I won't stop to try to know the real you. " She answered looking me in the eyes. Gosh, she's so pretty..

" How can you know that people will like the "real me"? " I asked.

" I don't know, but I do know that you aren't going to lost your friends or me. It's a risk that you have to take. But as I said, it's your choice. " She said. I looked at her in the eyes. I smiled a bit, then I walked towards to her.

" Well.. I guess that just the cowards don't take some risk, right? " I said. She smiled at me.

" I guess you're right. " She said.

" So.. am I forgiven for being a total jerk with you? " I asked hopefully.

" I think you are… but just for this time " She answered joking. I smiled and hugged her. She put her hands on my neck, and I burred my face on her hair. I smelled them. Cherry. We stayed like this for a bit, then we pulled back blushing a little. I walked her home, smiling like an idiot.

End of chapter 4!

Sorry again for the long wait, I'll try to upload faster. So.. did you liked it? I don't think that this story will be very long, but I already planned a sequel. Anyways, thanks again for the reviews! I recommend, always be yourself. Love,

Maria