He felt like shit. ‘She’s just a girl Chase. You have hundreds throwing themselves at you every day. You’ll get over her…’ ‘I love her Jac...k.’ Jack looked at Chase stunned. Chase looked equally confused. He hadn’t wanted to admit it to himself, but it was true. He had fallen in love with Sam. ‘She’s the only girl I’ve met since the acting thing that hasn’t given a shit about that. She liked me for me.’ ‘Are you sure Chase? I mean, it could just be lust.’ ‘No Jack, I’m sure. I love her.’ Jack. “Eat first!” She said.“No, mom. Why don’t you feed me? It’s been so long!” I said.Mom happily agreed to feed me. We were sitting very close to each other on the dining table. As mom fed me, I would sometimes mock-bite her fingers. And every time she fed me after taking a bite herself, I would say that the morsel tasted extra sweet because of her.I took out the jalebi from the fridge and began feeding her in between bites.“No, no! It’s enough! I’m getting late for school,” mom said, shaking her. If I didn’t get a job soon I will commit suicide. She tried to console me and later she called me started talking very positively so that I don’t think about suicide.I thanked for her positive attitude and said bye. Later on the same night, I texted her asking if she can recommend her business head for a second chance. She responded that all the positions are currently closed. I was very upset and didn’t reply to her SMS.She remembered me telling about committing suicide and she immediately. I was still sitting there in shock. Confused to hell as well "what the fuck just happened!" I said to myself. I heard briefly the noise of Lily speaking to Mom and soon after the front door opening and closing.I sat there in silence for what seemed like an age, until I cracked. "You pussy!" My inner voice spat at me "why the fuck did you not make a move? Call yourself a man?" "Shut up!!" I shouted."That's not very nice!" Hailey said as she stood in my doorway. "What?" I said in a timid confused.
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