One mate and a Rejection novel Chapter 5

PART 1 Chapter 5

Emerald's Pov

 

It was frustrating.

Really,it was,stepping into your own home and having the people you call your family treating you like a complete stranger with broken body parts.

They'd hand you the salt slowly and carefully as if frightened one of your fingers would come off or something.

So careful with their words,making sure to form every sentence mentally first as if expecting you to break down in tears.

Dinner has never been so awkward.

"So,Jason,how was school?"

Mom decided to start us off.

He shrugged,"

Good,I really like this college and I'm planning on moving out soon."

My eyes immediately darted to him.

"What?"

I asked,weakly.

“Well,'m nineteen,I think it's time to move out.

Plus,I've saved up a lot of money so I can afford an apartment."

“Why can't you stay a little longer? I thought you went to this college so you can stay close to us,so why move away so quickly?"

I snapped.

I don't think I can take another person being snatched out of my life.

“It's embarrassing.

I'm an adult now, should live on my own "Nineteen is barely an adult,"

I retorted.

“Emmy,are you okay?"

he asked.

"Yes,I just don't see why you have to leave us so soon,’ I said holding in the tears that pooled inside my eyes.

"It's not soon.

I've been in collage for a year now and still live here."

“Is it that bad living with us? That you just have to move away?"

“I'll be like twenty minutes away Em—"

“Then what's the point in leaving anyway? It's better here and free."

"Yeah but me and Amanda have been planning it for a couple of months now so—"

“Amanda!"

I yelled,dropping my fork and standing up,’ of course."

I ran up to my room, ignoring the puzzled expressions on my parents’ faces and the continued calling of Jason.

I flopped down on my bed,and punched it repeatedly,sobbing silently.

I didn't know what got over me.

I felt as if I'd die if another person I loved was separated from me.

I felt over— protective.

The next day at school I felt like complete and utter crap.

Lisa and John had dragged me to our school cafe in the morning and I was cursed to suffer the agony of the provided entertainment of Jasmine's and Jared's oogle show just two tables down.

I walked down the hallways of our school until I reached my locker,wishing to hide my face away from everybody.

Tap! I jumped up when I heard someone loudly tap the locker besides mine.

It was Alex from English class,leaning against the metal and smirking in a way I can only describe as cocky.

"Can I help you?"

I asked,slightly creeped.

Him and I have been in the same class for months and he's never bothered to once talk to me.

He wasn't bad looking,with blond hair and grey eyes that held a spark of something dangerous.

“So,you and Jared are over now,huh?"