Chapter 34- Eye Opener

Paige's POV

Sitting in the park at night isn't as bad as some people think. Yeah, it's dark, and some what creepy... but it is also nice and relaxing. Know one else is here, it's quiet, I don't need to worry about being seen or being talked to or yelled at. Although sitting here... without anyone to talk to and no music is some what tiring. I'm just watching as cars drive by or stray animal floats by. I lay back, letting out a yawn. I should've went someone where I could talk to someone. I should've went to Mr. Parker... but then again I don't want him knowing about the whole Jake thing. What would he think of me? I know I wouldn't keep the respect he has for me if he knew... but keeping it bottle up is that any better?....

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Jake's POV

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I set my pencil down on my desk, and rub my eye. I can't focus on my homework, especially history right now. Paige and I had a fight. I said some pretty cruel things, and she walked out. That's the first time a girl has walked out on me like that. I don't like the feeling it gives me at all. I don't understand what's happening though. Her and Jason or her and me? They have a past. Not really I guess it's just one kiss. But that makes it all worse for me. Jason knows Paige as held an attraction for him, he knows how to bend and work that to his advantage. He is here for her. He is here to ruin my life by taking her. Although... I'm also pushing her away, thus ruining my own life.  

Looking back down at my history that is still untouched, I sigh, I need to fix this. I'm mad at myself for comparing her to the other girls, I never ever would rank them together. Paige is a completly new ball game for me and I don't know how to handle her. She came here wanting something... what I don't know, so I go and talk to her. I get up throwing a shirt on and my shoes. I open my door, and Mr. Parker is there holding up his hand ready to knock.

"Jake." He greets, and his eyes scan the room behind me.

"Mr. Parker?" I ask, moving so he can see inside better. If it's some drug check he ain't gonna find any. "Do you need something?"

"Not from you know... just looking." he sighs, I glance at my clock. It's 2:32 in the morning. Whoa! Damn Paige is probably sleeping... Wait. What is he looking for at this time in the morning?

"For?"  I ask, since he thinks he'd find it in my room.

"Ms. Easton." He says, "I checked with her friends already none of them have seen her." He sighs, my chest tightens. "Well, I didn't mean to  bother you.." he says turning.

"Where is she?" I ask. "I can help look... if you want. I was going to go for a run anyways."

"No it's fine. We've already got half the security team and your brother looking." He says, and then he is going downstairs. Jason's looking for her. Yeah, I'm going. I follow behind him, he didn't tell me I couldn't. I stay with Mr. Parker and we walk around school grounds searching for her.  Apparently Jason went off campous, and the guards are out drving around for her. We haven't ever had a missing student before, and the fact that it's Paige is bad. God I hope she is okay, and that it's not my faul. Even though it is my fault. I said some nastly things, I pushed her to far. 

After two hours of finding nothing, we stop at the dinner. Mr. Parker wants coffee. We sit at the bar, it's now four so it's open so teachers can come in and get coffee and breakfast. Also track runners and people how go to the gym early come in.

"What's Jake Lincoln doing up this early?" Trevor ask,  smirking at me. He is one of the guys in the group.. it's a reall big group. I don't want to tell him that I'm trying to help find a missing person, especially with him being the guy who gets all the shit and spreads it. It's how I stay up to pace.  

"Project." Mr. Parker sighs, " Can I get some coffee to go." He adds, ending he conversation there. Trevor roles his eyes walking away to get coffee.  "Why are you helping?" he asks, looking at me.

"She stopped by room... around seven for a session. We got into a spat you could say, and she stormed out." I say, changing the story slightly. "I feel bad."

"What did you fight about?" He asks his interest peeked.

"Homework." I sigh. He shakes his head. "She a good person... she's been very nice and helpful... I just want to pay her back some how I guess."

"That's awfully gentlemanly of you." He says, "Yeah.. she is a good person though."

"You've known her since she was little... or younger I mean right?" I ask.

"Yeah. Her brother and I are good friends. Why?" He asks paying for his drink.

"Jason... he was too wasn't he?" I ask, he nods trying to figure out where I am going with the questions. I'm unsure myself. "So... he's meet her before... he knows her."

"Yeah... they always had a jokster type relationship. Then he switched colleges or something like that... hadn't seen much of him until recently." He explains. "Why?"

"I just saw them walking together earlier today right after school... and I thought it was weird.. that's all." I say and we leave the building. Just as some guards pull up. 

"Jason got her." He says, and we hop into the car to meet him. He has to bring her to the nurses building. When we pull up I see Jason's car. I get out looking up at the building, and Jason's there carrying her bridal style. Jealously flares inside me. We walk towards him, as the door opens and a nurse comes out.

"She's just sleeping... but she's pretty cold."  Jason says to the nurse.

"Well... would you please bring her to the room three doors down and to the left." she  sighs, writing on a clip board.  We follow Jason in as I can take my eyes off the way he is holding her as if she'll break fragile as a feather. Her head snuggled into the crook in his neck. Once he lays her down, he backs off right away and comes out of the room by us.

"Where'd you find her?" Mr. Parker asks.

"She fall asleep on a park bench." He sighs, scratching his chin. "I woke her up for a minute, she said she wanted to be alone, and then she fell right back asleep. I put her in the car and came here." he tells his story. 

"That's so unlike her... she is more responisble then that." Mr. Parker shakes his head.

"She's a teenage girl Austin... bound to need a break at some time." Jason sighs, then he notices me. "Hey little bro.. what are you doing?"

"I was helping." I say. "Now that she is found though I'm gonna go back." I wave to them and head outside the building. I get back to my room but don't do any sleeping. Tonight  showed me something. I do care, I want her safe and protected. I don't want her hating me, I want her to always be happy with me. 

I don't want to see her in Jason's arm.