❛ got a smoke ? ❜ the first words jackson teller had ever spoken to wendy outside of class , as they both skipped algebra . of course she did , handing it over with a shy smile . she knew who he was , the prince of their small town’s motorcycle club && she’d always been curious . always had eyes on him on the rare occasion that she actually went to class , daydreaming as her pen tapped on her desk . more than once he’d turned around && caught her gaze , that charming smile on his lips . she’d never really had a crush before but she’s certain this is what girls meant when they said they loved someone .
❛ don’t bother . ❜ the first words tara knowles had spoken to wendy when they were partnered for a science project . the blonde had offered to help , because while she may be into questionable after school activities , she was far from dumb . but the straight a prodigy had written her off , told her to go back to popping pills underneath the bleachers . a cheap shot , because tara didn’t know a goddamn thing about wendy or what she’d been through ; but she doesn’t argue . it’s two weeks before she returns to biology .
no words . just a broken heart when she sees jax , her jax , lock lips with tara after school . it’s like a burning knife to her chest as the small gift she’d gotten for him for valentine’s day falls from her hand . she was going to tell him today how she felt , how she’d felt for over a year now , but she was too late . she’d never known heartbreak before , but now she knows she never wants to go through it again . she stays staring at jax && tara a beat too long , tears stinging at her eyes as people push past her , trying to catch their rides home . tara’s eyes catch wendy’s , a vague look of satisfaction , pride , rubbing it in her face that she’d won the boy . && suddenly her backpack feels heavy , her name being called out from the bottom where her pills && weed sat . it’s one month before she returns to school .