what made us think that we were wise?

Jake Christensen. 22. Bennington.

[ella-renthorpe]

Really? What, why?

[jake-christensen]

Well, I had an opportunity and I took it. Maybe I'll do something interesting with my life, finally.

[kane-asghar]

I know. I don’t want that for you either. But you have your brother. You have a lot of things working for you. Tell your parents to go shove it, yeah?

[jake-christensen]

Thank God for him. Yeah, just before I go I'll give them a farewell fuck you.

[dtjoshua]

Oh. Makes sense. Moving… for good or no? Because if it’s for good, I’ll have to congratulate you and if it isn’t, then I’ll have to talk you into reconsidering.

[jake-christensen]

Hopefully, nothing goes wrong and it's for good.

[amy--harrison]

You’re right. We’ve done a good job. Your apartment looks.. way too empty for my liking.

[jake-christensen]

Yeah... looks.. weird, doesn't it.

[thefinnblackwell]

Never speak it.

[jake-christensen]

Then watch out to never get on the bad side of me.

[thefinnblackwell]

Warn a guy next time you’re gonna drop emotional bombs, will you?

[jake-christensen]

Yeah... sorry it's kinda out of the blue.

I have no idea. Though I think you should be, just a little bit. Just in case.

[ella-renthorpe]

Really? What, why?

[jake-christensen]

Yeah... I don't know... to see if I can do something interesting with my life somewhere else. Because it's not happening here.

[amy--harrison]

You could humor me, Jakey. You really could.

[jake-christensen]

Well... anyway, seems like we're gonna be done with the packing soon, though. There's not much left.

[kane-asghar]

I hope it works out for you. I really do.

[jake-christensen]

Thanks. I hope so, too. I just don't want to go away and then come back, defeated, again.

[jake-christensen]

Tell you all about it || Jake & Kane

[kane-asghar]

Kane nodded, running a hand through his hair. “Yeah, that’s fair. I would just take the stuff that you need or mean something to you. The rest you could replace there, leave for your parents.” He pressed his back against the couch, offered Jake a small smile. He really did want things to work out for him, to get phone calls and texts that he was having a great time. Nothing about his parents mocking him or belittling him — just Jake being happy, or as close as he could get to that. “Hey, how about we watch a movie for a while, yeah? And we can begin the heavy packing tomorrow.”

[jake-christensen]

"Sure." Jake smiled at the suggestion, the same thing he did with Amy a couple of nights ago. He got up from the couch, heading for the TV. He knew exactly what he was going to play, so a couple of minutes later, Lord of the Rings was on the screen and Jake was back on the couch. "Hope you're rested. We can make some food later, too, or something." Jake smiled at Kane, leaning against the couch, making himself comfortable.

[amy--harrison]

Finding Out: Jake ♡ Amy

[amy--harrison]

Amy allowed the silence to play out as Jake rested his head against hers. This was coming to an end soon. How did she blink, flash forward all of these years and wind up at a stage where a goodbye would be imminent. She closed her eyes for a moment. She then inhaled. She wasn’t going to cry again. She was going to enjoy tonight. “I agree completely. You officially have a movie and packing buddy. However, I don’t want to think about that right now. We’re going to watch Toy Story and enjoy this, okay?”

[jake-christensen]

"Thanks, I could use that. But I agree, let's just watch the movie." He smiled and focused on the screen. There was a lot to think about, a lot of things to take care of, packing was probably one of the things that he was stressing about the most. This and just getting everything closed up in here so once he's gone, he wouldn't have to worry about anything popping up here. Okay, stop, he thought. Movie. He was going to watch the movie, not worry about the move. He figured he can take a break, at least for tonight and not think about the fact that he'll be gone soon.

[amy--harrison]

That sounds accurate. I hate the fact I have this love for you.

[jake-christensen]

No, you don't.

[kane-asghar]

Not like I can blame her. Packing up a box for my dorm room was a hassle, let alone a whole apartment. Shit, I still can’t believe this is happening, you know?

[jake-christensen]

Yeah, I know...

[ella-renthorpe]

Gooooing somewhere? I didn’t even get to dye your hair for you.

[jake-christensen]

Shame... but yeah, I'm getting out of here. Apparently for good this time.

[dtjoshua]

I personally enjoy it… or, at least, the one time that I’ve actually had to do it. But it depends on the circumstance, I suppose.

Going away?

[jake-christensen]

Moving. So packing up your entire apartment is really exhausting.

[thefinnblackwell]

Where to? Like in town or… are you leaving Bennington Jake? My mind is blown. Explain.

[jake-christensen]

More like to the other side of the country. I am.

[thefinnblackwell]

Oh you hush. You were never supposed to know what it was.

[jake-christensen]

Well, I'm glad I have the advantage of knowing it.