My Heart Beats for Only You.

It has been 2 weeks since me and Jason have actually spoke. Not much has happened in those two weeks, except spring break started. Other than that they have just dragged on. I spend most of my time waiting for Jason to pop up and tell me he doesn't want me to stay away from him but its not going to happen. I can tell that he's taking this whole thing seriously. Don't get me wrong I am too but I just wish we didn't have to stay away from each other.

The only people who like the fact that me and Jason haven't been talking are my parents. It's still kinda of tense between my mom and me since the whole argument but now she got what she wanted. Me and Jason aren't talking. I was sitting at the kitchen table the other night when my mom asked me why me and Jason stopped talking. It honestly shocked me. I thought that she'd be happy and wouldn't question it but no my mom just had to be nosy.

I wasn't going to tell her that the real reason we stopped talking, because some guy Jason used to be associated with wants to get back at him so he attacked me. That would only make her hate him even more. I made up some story that we got into a fight cause he wanted me to help him date Marissa. My mom just nodded her head which surprised me. I was expecting some big speech on how she told me he would use me and blah blah blah.

Luckily I was able to get some time away from the awkwardness that now surrounded my mom and I. My dad had been asked to go on a business trip to New York and whenever my dad went on a business trip, which wasn't often, my mom went with him to take a break from her job. I always tried to go but this time I wanted to have the house to myself to sulk around and think about Jason. I know I should probably do something to get my mind off of him but my mind was too occupied with thoughts of him to think of anything else.

Suddenly my phone rang from beside me on my bed. Hoping it was Jason I quickly reached for it, sighing with disappointment when the caller ID read Beth. She had been dealing with me a lot lately. Even with all my whining and crying she still invites me to hang out. That's why she's my best friend she's always there for me when I need her.

"Hello" I answered the phone glumly while staring at my white ceiling.

"Okay seriously? Its been 2 weeks! Move on!" Beth spoke into the phone and I could hear the frustration in her voice.

"Yeah yeah what do you want?" I asked not wanting to talk about Jason.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go to the mall with me? I'm really bored and I don't want to sit in the house all spring break" she asked hopefully. Ever since spring break started a few days ago I've been even more upset. At least at school I was able to catch a glimpse of Jason but being on break and him not wanting to be near me, I didn't get to see him at all.

"Sure, why not" I said, getting up off my bed and making my way toward my closet. Sulking around wasn't gonna make anything better. I might as well do something during spring break.

"Yay. I'll pick you up in a few minutes" Beth said excitedly.

"Sounds good" I said, hanging up the phone and pulling out a cute yet simple outfit to go to the mall in. I went into the bathroom and took a quick shower before changing. It wasn't long before I got a text from Beth saying she was outside my house.

"I'm glad you decided to actually get out of the house" Beth said as I got in the car and we started toward the mall. We parked and started heading into stores. We went inot Forever 21, Wet Seal, Hot Topic and Charlotte Russe. Whenever me and Beth went shopping we shopped harcore. By the time we would leave our arms were sore from holding bags.

"You wanna go get something to eat?" Beth asked as we made our way out the mall.

"Yes I'm starving" I said struggling with my bags. Being out with Beth definitley helped me feel better. I wasn't as upset as I was earlier today and I liked just spending time with Beth she always made me feel better without even trying.

"Why don't we go to McDonalds across the street?" Beth asked, shutting her trunk now filled with our many bags.

"Sounds good to me. I haven't had McDonalds in so long" I said following Beth to the crosswalk. With our mall being downtown, there were resturants and fastfood places right across the street. I always hated having to cross the busy streets. I used to have nightmares when I was little of being hit by cars. As I would cross the street, I would aways freeze and I couldn't move as much as I wanted to. Thankfully I always woke up before actually being hit.

Luckily, I made it across the street alive. I know it's a silly thing to be afraid of but everyone has things their fears. Mine is being hit by cars.

"So what are you gonna get" Beth asked me, staring up at the menu.

"I don't know, probably just a hamburger and fries" I said, staring up at the menu board as well.

We ordered our food and sat down to eat. We talked about random things while we ate and were soon on our way back to the car. We got to the crosswalk again and I suddenly felt a lot of anxiety. It felt like I was gonna have a panic attack. I've always been scared of crossing busy roads but I've never had a panic attack.

"Are you alright" Beth asked, noticing my nervousness.

"Um, yea lets just get to the car" I said in a hurry to just get across the street. As we made our way across it felt like the crosswalk would never end. I was almost to the end of what felt like the longest crosswalk ever, when I heard Beth shouting at me. She was already standing on the sidewalk and she was shouting at me but I couldn't hear what she was saying. It was like I froze. It wasn't until I looked up the street and saw a car speeding toward me everything clicked. As I stared at the car, unable to move due to the fear that I was now living a nightmare, I was waiting to wake up. To be in my room. Something to show this was a dream but it obviously wasn't. It seemed like as the car got closer instead of slowing down, it sped up with no intention of stopping. It seemed like everything was a blur as the car got closer.

The next thing I knew I felt my back hit the windsheild of the car. Then I was on the ground in pain and I heard the car drive away. Beth was next to me in a instant and she kept asking me questions while she talked on the phone. I was still in a fog. It was like my body was there and I wasn't. It felt like a dream that I couldn't wake up from.

Jason's POV

I was walking around Nevada bored out of my mind. I've been trying to go out and do stuff since it's spring break but there's not much to do alone. I'll admit I miss Annie a lot but this is how it has to be. No matter how much it sucks it's for the better.

I walked through a park I had found a few blocks away from my house. I found an empty bench near the playground. I sat there and watched all the little kids run around and chase each other without a care in the world. I must have looked like a creeper cause I saw some parents giving me looks. I didn't feel like getting checked out by parents so I started walking through the park again. As I continued walking I felt my phone go off in my pocket. I expected it to be my grandmother telling me to get home but it was I number I didn't recognize. I wasn't sure if I should answer cause it could be Timothy or someone else I didn't want to deal with but I decided to answer it anyway.

"Hello" I answered hesitantly.

"Jason?" I heard a worried voice ask on the other line. I instantly knew who it was.

"Beth? How did you get my number?" I asked wondering why she would call me.

"That's not important right now" she said and it sounded like she was crying.

"Wait whats going on?" I asked getting worried myself.

"S-she didn't s-see the c-car and it h-hit her" she sobbed into the phone making it hard to understand.

"Hit who Beth?" I said trying to keep myself calm but I could feel my heart start to pound in my chest. There was a silence on the phone. Just as I was about to repeat myself Beth finally answered.

"Annie" she spoke softly yet I could still hear her voice shake. I almost dropped my phone out of my hands. I couldn't believe this was happening. It had to be a joke, a prank, something. I didn't want to believe it. I suddenly felt extremely dizzy. I sat on the grass to calm myself down but it felt like my whole world was spinning and I couldn't stop it.

"Are you there?" Beth asked breaking me out of my trance.

"Where is she? Is she okay!" I asked quickly. I just wanted to be with her and make sure she was okay because as much as I wanted to hide it I really liked Annie.

"I don't know. I'm at the hospital but I haven't heard anything" she said as I rushed to find a way out of the park. Beth told me what hospital they were at and I ran there. I know it would have probably made more sense to go home and get the car but I was too worried about Annie to think rationally. It took awhile but I finally got there.

I rushed through the doors, getting a few looks from the people in the waiting area and the lady at the desk. I quickly scanned all the faces before finding Beth. The hospital was surprisingly packed. I quickly ran up to Beth and she hugged me. It kinda shocked me at first but I hugged her back. She was shaking and I realized she cared about Annie just as much as I did, if not more. We ended up sitting in the waiting room for a few hours. I watched as people came and went, in and out of the waiting room, only getting more impatient.

"Are you here for Annie Kesh?" A doctor asked me and Beth causing me to jump. I didn't even hear him enter the room.

"Yea, is she okay?" Beth asked while the doctor sat in one of the chairs in front of us.

"She'll be fine." He said and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in.

"She got pretty beaten up though. She broke 2 ribs, her leg, and suffered a minor concussion" he continued.

"Can we see her?" I asked, cutting him off. I didn't want to be rude but I didn't want to sit in this damn waiting room any longer. I wanted to go see Annie. He chuckled before telling us her room number and that we could stay as long as we liked. I practically ran to the elevator.

"I know your eager to see her but calm down" Beth said as we got into the elevator. We got to the 2nd floor and got out. We found Annie's room and as I was about to open the door I froze. I was scared. Scared to see the girl I care about all hurt and know I wasn't there to help her when she needed me most.

"It's gonna be okay" Beth said as she placed a comforting hand on my shoulder. I was finally able to open the door and walk in. My heart broke when I saw her laying there. She looked so broken and fragile.

"Hey" she spoke so soft it was barley a whisper. I couldn't speak the only think I managed was a small smile. I couldn't move. I just stood there as Beth went over and hugged her.

"I don't bite" she said and I slowly made my way over to her.

"I'll give you two some time alone" Beth smiled as she left the room. Annie just smiled up at me as I leaned down to give her a hug, careful not to hurt her. I couldn't help but feel tears come to my eyes as we sat there embracing each other. I felt so many emotions at once it's hard to explain. I was happy and sad and angry all at the same time. I was glad she was okay but pissed at whoever did this to her, she didn't deserve this.

"Jason your shaking" she whispered in my ear giving me chills. I pulled away slowly not wanting to let her go. I looked at her and felt a tear fall down my cheek. Great, there goes my tough guy image.

"Why are you crying?" She asked wiping the stray tear on my cheek.

"I just glad your okay, that's all" I spoke quietly afraid my voice would crack. That's all I needed was for my voice to crack along with me crying, then I'd really look like a wuss. She just smiled at me before pulling me in to kiss her. I missed her so much. I couldn't help but smile into the kiss.

"Ahem" Someone cleared their throat causing us to pull away.

"Mom, dad, what are you guys doing here?" Annie said sounding surprised.

"We got a call from Beth saying you were hit by a car!" Her mom said raising her voice which was shocking. You'd think parents would be crying and hugging their child who was just hit by a car, not yelling at them.

"Why are you yelling at me? This wasn't my fault!" Annie shouted back and I don't blame her I would too.

"Well maybe if you weren't so worried about this delinquent, you would have been paying more attention" Annie's mom shot back. Turning her attention to me as I awkwardly stood next to Annie. I waited for Beth to come back and break the awkwardness but she disappeared.

"Jason wasn't even there and I told you to stop calling him names like that!" Annie shouted at her mom while her dad joined in on the argument. This was the strangest thing I've ever seen. I wonder if her parents have always been such assholes?

"Why should we?! What has he done to earn our respect?" He yelled at Annie which was really starting to tick me off. Annie just sat there without a response. The only sound was her monitor that was beeping like crazy, probably because she was so worked up.

"I love your daughter, that should earn your respect " I said to her father which even shocked myself. It was one of those 'did I just say that out loud' moments. Everyone turned to look at me. The only smiling was Annie even though it looked like she was gonna pass out. Her parents faces turned so red they looked like they were gonna explode.

"Excuse me?" Annie's father said even though he clearly heard me.

"I said I love your daughter" I repeated myself.

"I think you should leave now" her father said glaring at me. If looks could kill, I'd be dead on the floor. I was gonna argue but I didn't feel like causing more problems so I left. I found Beth in the cafeteria talking on the phone. She gave me a ride home and I told her what happened.

"Her parents have always been like that" Beth said as we stopped at a red light.

"I just don't want them to give Annie a hard time because of me" I said gazing out the window.

"Trust me, they'd give her a hard time even if you weren't there" she said driving forward as the light changed. I thanked Beth for the ride and went inside.

"Where have you been?! I've been worried sick!" My grandmother yelled as I entered the house.

"Sorry there was an emergency" I said sitting on the couch.

"Emergency?! What happened? Are you alright?" She asked getting worried.

"Yeah I'm fine. It had to do with a friend. I really don't wanna talk about" I said going upstairs. I just wanted this crazy day to end. I was laying in bed when my phone buzzed. It was a text from Annie.

"So, you love me? ;)" it read and I couldn't help but smile.

"I guess the secrets out ;)" I sent back and got a quick reply.

"Well here's another secret..I love you too." reading the text made my heart jump. I just wish her parents didn't make me leave so I could tell her in person.

"I'm so glad you're okay. I don't know what I would've done if you weren't. Get some rest beautiful. I'll see you tomorrow." I sent and got another quick reply.

"Goodnight<3" she said and it made me wish I was there with her. It felt like we were so far apart and I hated it.