Tangled Love

Jake's POV -

"What do you mean, she's gone?" I croak out, my head spinning from the pain I'm feeling right now. I reach over, grabbing the painkillers and throw them to the back of my throat, swallowing them dry.

"Where has she gone?" I ask Tobias who's now looking down at the floor, his hands at his sides. A bad feeling settles in my stomach and I sit up straighter, groaning from the effort.

"Tobias?" I ask quietly, my lungs tightening.

Why isn't he answering me?

"Tobias!" I yell, causing him to flinch. He looks up, his eyes large and full of regret.

"She's gone, she's left you." Tobias says quietly, his voice timid.

"What the hell do you mean, she's left me?" I say, my voice rising. I swing back the covers and attempt to get out of bed. My legs immediately give in, unable to support my weight and I fall to the floor, my teeth gritted tightly together from the pain.

"Jake, you need to rest."

eyes.

love

gone Jake," Tobias says, grabbing my arm and pulling me up. Once I'm on my feet, I lean against the wall, letting it support my weight before I

invading my body, I've never had a beating so bad.

to my stomach as I fall to the floor, my knees shaking from the strain of walking. I crawl my

be

door, seeing Tobias and Ivory kneeling against the frame, looking at me with sympathy

run through my heart and I let out a scream, punching the floors with as much force as I could. Pain instantly flares through my hand and I

paper torn on the floor

the blood dripping down my temple from a wound that had sprung open, it wasn't important right now.

turning them round

it up, torn

as I yell loudly. Ivory runs over to me, throwing her arms over my neck before she pulls me close into her chest. I struggle at first, my brain full of confused muddled up thoughts. She holds on tight and

lack of oxygen I'm getting. How could I have been such an idiot? I pushed her away, tainted our relationship. The

it's okay. It's going to be okay." Ivory

I feel my stomach clench tightly, threatening to bring