One last try / Jenna Ortega

Chapter 35

Leo's Pov:
(7:50 am)
what the fuck.. Why is she doing all of these things to me, why is she teasing me in so many ways, it's my fault too that i feel like this, i don't usually.. She acts so different and flirty around me, making me cave in as well, and then she keeps her distance, and doesn't talk or look at me, what am i supposed to be getting from this? What am i supposed to do? Nothing.

I'm gonna do nothing. I'm not gonna change the way i act and feel, because she gets horny sometimes, no i wont let this affect me anymore, she can do whatever she wants but i won't follow in her steps, i'm not gonna pick her up ever again, or hold her hand, the fuck is wrong with me..

i collected all of my thoughts, and got my breathing at a normal pace, i stood up right from leaning against the marble counter, and started changing, i wore a sweater with blood splashed all over it, and black jeans, i fixed my hair a bit before spraying deodorant on, then exited the bathroom, unfazed. Expressionless. Emotionless. Numb. Everything that shows indifference

she was sitting on my bed innocently, with her legs closed, her palm on her thighs, and a straight posture, she looked really nice, but that's probably because she was wearing my clothes, i passed in front of her as she stared me down, i didn't even glance, i was so stubborn and fed up, i don't like playing games, especially with my mental health,

i grabbed my bag and it was time to face her, without looking at her i asked, "you coming?" i zipped my bag, my tone sounded aggressive, i heard her gulp as she stood up, "yea" she almost pouted, with a hint of sorrow in her voice, my heart slightly cracked, but i ignored it while exiting my room, i slowed down trying to wait for her to catch up, without making it seem like i am

at first i couldn't hear her, but then her little footsteps trailed back to me, i proceeded to walk at my normal speed, reaching the front door and opening it suddenly, she was right behind me so there was no need to hold the door open, we were now outside walking down the concrete sidewalk, she came up next to me, seeming upset, and anxious

"are you ok?" she worried, which almost sounded like a sob, that triggered me to glance at her, cause the last thing i wanna do is make Jenna cry, when i checked to see her face there was no sign of tears, but a hint of misery in her eyes, i quickly looked away, "yes" i replied coldly, i don't know why i took everything that happened so deep, i guess it's because i hate feeling attraction, of any kind.

"ok" she mumbled, she looked down at her feet as we walked to school, 3 minutes into the silent treatment she sighed looking back up at me, "do you wanna listen to some music?" she struggled to get out, while pulling her headphones out of her bag, i hesitated, then i thought if i'm not touching her then it's ok, so i nodded firmly,

her expression gained a tad of light, and her muscles kind of relaxed from being so tense, i hadn't noticed her body was tensed up, she plugged them in, and placed one in her ear, she gave me the other, so i plucked it in, she scrolled through her playlist and finally taped on a song.. it was Crybaby by the neighborhood.. Damn you Nik

all the phrases Niki brought up as to being signs, i heard them, it made me feel some type of way, but i completely discarded all of those thoughts and emotions, and kept a straight face throughout the whole song, the cord was falling unevenly, due to the height difference,

i didn't know that Jenna's headphone kept being dragged out of her ear, until she started giggling, i tilted my head sideways to peek, and then i noticed she was laughing at it dangling from my shoulder, "nice song huh?" she teased while chuckling, i tried as hard as possible to hold back the smile that was forced on my face, but i couldn't..

I pulled the head phones out and handed them to her, then i blushed, with a small smile, and when she noticed my little smile she grinned, she stopped dead in her tracks to stare at me, but i continued until i paused as well to see what's the hold up, she was standing there looking at me, "Leo" she spoke softly, not again.. "what" i asked, appearing to be unbothered, she rushed up to me, then grabbed my wrist, standing in-front of my chest, her head falling back to be able to look me in the eyes,