I Gave It All

Claudia's POV~~

I sat down on the couch, but then decided that I wanted to lay down in privacy, so I got up and headed to my bunk. I slipped my shoes off and got in and I closed the curtains around the bunk once more. I found my phone underneath my pillow along with my headphones and I turned on some music. I layed there with my eyes closed, knowing that I wasn't going to ever get over Jake. The song I was listening to ended and I heard some muffled sobs coming from Jake's bunk. Fucking great. I made the man cry. I felt bad now. Whenever someone cried because of me, I always cried too, which is what I did. I wiped my tears away and focused on my music. Why did this have to be so difficult for the both of us? After hours of laying in my bunk and listening to music, my phone died, so I put it back under my pillow and I got up. I walked out to the lounge and it was empty. I sat down on the couch and just sat there, silent. I wiped a few fresh tears away, and then Jake walked out. I looked up at him. His face was flushed, his eyes were red from crying, and his hair was messy. He stopped and took my features in, and then he rushed over to me and stood me up, bringing me into a hug. I hugged him back and sobbed into his chest.

"I'm sorry, Jake!" I said.

"You don't need to be." He said softly.

"I acted like such a bitch. I feel terrible." I said. Jake pulled away and made me look at him.

"Claudia, it's fine. You don't need to feel terrible." He said. I smiled at him slightly.

"Alright." I said. I hugged him again and then sat back down on the couch.

"Are you okay now?" Jake asked as he sat down next to me.

"Yeah, I think I'm good. I can tell you about that dream, if you want." I said.

"That doesn't matter right now. What matters, is that we're not being stubborn and fighting." Jake said. I nodded slowly and smiled. I noticed that the bus was stopped, and that I wanted coffee.

"I'm gonna go get some coffee. I'll be right back, okay?" I asked.

"Want me to come with?" Jake asked. I smiled.

"Sure. That would be nice. Just let me put my shoes on." I said. Jake nodded and I quickly went to my bunk and slipped my shoes on, and then I went back out to Jake, who was patiently waiting for me. I smiled at him and grabbed my wallet. We both walked off the bus and walked down the street in search of a Starbucks. We found one in about five minutes and we headed inside. We walked up to the counter and we ordered, then sat down while we waited.

"It's really nice out tonight." I said while I looked out the window.

"It is. The weather really is beautiful at night." Jake said.

"Jake Pitts and Claudia Alderman!" The woman at the desk called. Jake went and got our drinks and then came back over and sat down while handing me my drink. I thanked him and took a sip.

"You wanna go, or stay?" Jake asked.

"How about we leave." I said. Jake nodded and we both took our drinks and left. We walked down the street in silence, taking in the sounds around us. We walked past a dark alley, which wasn't pleasant. It was uncomfortable. A few seconds after we passed it, we heard a female scream. Jake and I both looked at each other and we ran down the alley. Jake had a little flashlight on his key chain, so he turned that on and shined it right at a broken looking girl. She looked about sixteen, with dark green hair and makeup running down her cheeks. Jake and I rushed to pick her up. She looked like she was losing consciousness. I knelt beside her while we started to pick her up. We carried her back to the bus.

"Don't close your eyes, hun. Stay with us." I said. She looked at me and mouthed two words: thank you. She then lost all consciousness. We arrived at the bus and we set her on the couch, in the light where we got a really good look at her. She actually had light green hair, a lip piercing, makeup running down her cheeks, ripped clothes, and cuts on her wrists. She was also bleeding in various places and she had bruises along her body.

"Oh dear." I said. I looked at Jake who was on the phone, probably with the others.

"Fuck. The guys can't make it back tonight. They're all wasted. We'll have to take care of her until she wakes up. The most we can do is clean her up a bit." Jake said. I nodded. I noticed that her wrists were bleeding heavily, so I grabbed the rubbing alcohol, paper towels, and gauze. I then proceeded to take off all of the wrist bands she was wearing and I cleaned her cuts. I put the gauze on her arms and then I took a warm damp towel and ran it up and down the spaces on her arms that weren't covered, getting all the dirt off of her. I cleaned all the blood and makeup from her face gently and then let her be. I placed a water bottle on the table and wrote 'for you' on it, so if she wakes up alone, there's some water for her. I cleaned her wrist bands in the sink and placed them next to the water bottle on the table. Jake was watching me the whole time.

"You do all of this so patiently." He said.

"I don't want to hurt someone I don't know, Jake." I said. I looked over at the girl and noticed she had woken up. She slowly sat up and took in her surroundings.

"Hey there, I'm Claudia and this is Jake." I said. She just looked at me. She was silent. I walked over to her and sat down. She then whispered something in my ear.

"My name is Megan. I can talk, but I choose not to. I don't like people hearing my voice. I'll only whisper to you and only you."

I nodded and smiled at her.

"Well, Megan, do you have a place to live?" I asked. She shook her head. I got up and sat back down next to Jake.

Megan's POV~~

I wanted to talk to them out loud. I've never done it in front of anyone ever. My mom thought I needed some special attention because I don't talk. The only way I'll talk to someone is if I whisper in their ear. I've never even heard my own voice before. I only screamed tonight just to be saved, but I had my hands over my ears when I did it, so I barely heard it.

"How old are you?" Jake asked. Claudia got me a piece of paper and a pen. I wrote eighteen on the paper.

Claudia's POV~~

"Wow, we thought you were sixteen." I said. Megan slowly looked down at her wrists, then back up at me. She looked furious. Uh oh.

Notes

Uh oh. Is Claudia in deep shit?

No shoutouts tonight!

I'm sorry you guys. I'll do shoutouts for chapter six, I promise.