Chapter 11: Chapter 11

Sam's pov:

I just stood there confused, shocked with my eyes wide open and my jaw dropped to the floor staring at the wide-open door.

The dominant thing that filled the air was dead silence which was mixed with the deep breathing of Jessica and me. What we saw shook our core to the extreme!

I could feel some chills run down my spine. I stood still, not moving a muscle when I saw Jack standing at the door. Or something that resembled Jack!

He did not look like himself! His face was red, he was breathing heavily, his eyes were filled with tears which were partially dried on his face. He looked like he had witnessed the most traumatic thing in his life. What actually happened to him?

Jessica and I stood in horror just looking at Jack in the condition that he was in! We stood in our respective spots, not moving an inch for a few moments as our minds were going into many different scenarios as to what happened with Jack!

"Jack, what the hell happened to you? What is this? How? Tell us what happened Jack! Speak up!" Jessica continuously yelled from the corner of the room. She looked anxious and was freaking out.

"Yeah Jack, what happened? Please tell us!" I added to Jessica's question while gripping his shoulder pulling him inside and closing the door behind him.

No words escaped Jack's mouth when were desperately waiting him to tell us about his whereabouts.

I went ahead, grabbed his shoulders and shook his entire body, trying my best to get him to speak up.

"Jack, Jack!" I yelled again and again, trying to make him come into his senses since he looked like he was lost in another world. This frightened me even more!

Despite our attempts of making him talk and explain what happened to him, he continued to look at the polished wooden floor without uttering a single word! Not even a sound came out of his mouth.

Jessica went ahead to try once again to get him to talk when suddenly he tensed his loose body and gave her a death stare, yelling, "Enough! Enough is enough!"

Jessica and I were shaken upon hearing his sudden increase of tone and anger. We did not know what to do other than to stare blankly at him while trying to take in everything that had happened. It was a first that we witnessed this shocking side of him. It was like a bolt from the blue for us.

God knows what compelled him to act this way in front of us.

"Enough! I have had enough of your fake concerns! Both of y'all! Just stop it!" He yelled this at our faces, leaving Jessica and I even more stunned.

What did he mean by fake? Where was this coming from? I could not understand what Jack was trying to say! I was baffled!

Jessica came forth in front of Jack and murmured while slowly building up her tone, "Fake concern? Jack, we care about you! And you know that! What happened to you all of a sudden?" Tears rolled down her eyes as she never has seen this dark side of Jack at all.

And to be honest, neither have I! Jack had always been this loving and caring person. He was so innocent and never yelled at anyone. Jessica, Jack and I were the best of pals. The three of us lived together in the same house for years! In those years, he never acted in this manner. Not even once!

So, it was very puzzling to see this enraged face of him. This was way out of hand.

"You don't fu*king care about me Jessica! Don't you dare lie to me! I know none of you care about me! You both never did!" he stated while narrowing his eyebrows in anger.

What he said hurt me more than ever! How could he say such a thing? That was absolutely not true. We cared about him more than we did for ourselves! His words confused and shocked me.

Before I could even process what was going on entirely, Jessica raised her hand and slapped Jack in rage. The hit left an impression on his cheek.

I gasped at looking at what just happened. When I saw his face as he tried to cover it, it made me feel so bad for him. Nothing right was happening!

Jack placed his hand at his cheek and avoided eye contact with Jessica who was right now fuming in anger. Her face become even more red than before.

I pulled a furious Jessica away from him as I did not want her to raise her hand on him anymore in anger! Slapping him would only aggravate him and make things even worse than they already were!

I made Jessica stand calm away from Jack and stood in front of Jack to try and reason with him. I needed to understand him deeply. I knew this was not him, it never was! Something must have happened to him! But I did not know what!

"Jack, are you still angry for what I did yesterday? Huh? If yes, then I told you I was sorry! Please forgive me and I promise that I would make it up to you! Please Jack!" I said while grabbing his shoulders to try and knock some sense into him.

I was hoping that whatever I told him would affect him in a positive way! After all I had faith in our friendship! But all of that faith got crushed....

After a few moments of silence, in a flash, Jack brushed off my hands from his shoulders and pushed me away from him. I lost my balance and was about to fall on the floor on my back. But luckily, I was saved when Jessica held me to prevent me from falling on the floor.

"Are you crazy? He could have gotten hurt! Sam is your best friend remember?" Jessica yelled while helping me up and get my feet on the floor.

"I'm not crazy! I'm done with you guys! I know the truth about you guys! I always tried to give you guys the benefit of the doubt as you both were my friends but now, I can't stand besides your betrayal!" he stated boldly while glaring at us.

"Were your friends? Jack we still are and will always remain your friends! What on earth are you talking about? How did we betray you? Tell us, we need to know!" I asked, feeling very hurt by his words.

"Sam, you have yelled at me, ignored me, broke promises and even dismissed my phone calls! You abandoned me when I needed you the most! We were supposed to be pals right? I guess I was extremely wrong about you!" he added while looking at me in anger. I could see that his blood was boiling.

He then slowly turned towards Jessica and started listing out her shortcomings, "Jessica, when Olivia was here for the collab, I was calling you for some help, but you were deeply invested in talking with her! The same night, you were exchanging messages her till morning!"

Jessica and I just stood there blankly. We knew Jack usually makes a huge deal out of such situations due to the fact that he has not yet recovered from his past trauma. He lost his parents, his family, everything! So he has trouble being alone. He gets disturbed when he feels he is losing people in his life. It was quite heartbreaking.

I lost my parents too so I could understand some of his outrage, but I was not prepared even a little for this extreme outburst.

Over the years, he had been visiting doctors to help treat him and his trauma, but I guess the road to recovery was still a lot far from us. It felt as if none of the treatments had any sort of effect on him.

"Jack! Please do not say anything anymore... Jessica and I can fix everything! You do not need to worry at all. We will make it up to you and we promise to never leave your side ever again!" I said whatever I could to make him calm down. It felt like the best thing I could do at that point.

"Oh, really? You will?" he murmured while lifting his head. He looked a lot less angry at that point, so I knew whatever I did was working.

"Yes! Jessica and I will do whatever you want! Just say it" I declared while looking at Jessica who nodded in agreement. I had to keep what I was doing up. I was finally relived that he was calming down and not getting any more angry at us.

Jack surprisingly calmed himself fully and walked towards me with a neutral look on his face. It was not a smile but a good start from all the anger he had in him.

I smiled, hoping he had forgiven the both of us. I open my arms wide to reach out and give him a hug to try and make him happy once again, but he brushed my hands off. I was taken by surprise when he did that to me.

Was he still angry? I was not sure what was happening as he did not seem angry. I wondered why he did not jump in for a hug, but I still kept my smile in hopes of something better.

Just then he finally opened his mouth, "If you want to do something for me and prove that both of you would never leave me then you would have to do something..."

I was happy that he was finally communicating with us calmly. Doing something for him was the least we could do for him...but what exactly?

"What do you want us to do? Tell us and it shall be done!" I said with full confidence.

At that moment, Jack grew a slight smirk on his face and began to speak out what he wanted from us, "If you want to see me happy and peaceful again, then you would have to......throw Olivia away from yours and Jessica's life!" he demanded while giving me a stern look.

My smile soon disappeared and both Jessica and I were left in shock and confusion. I would have never expected him to ask us to do such a thing. Why did he want us to throw Olivia away from our lives?

"Wha-what do y-you mean?" I questioned with a stutter. I was clearly in shock because I could not just disregard Olivia all of a sudden. She meant a lot to me. Her videos helped me during my darkest days and Jack expects me to j-just erase her from my life? The thought of losing Olivia felt a million times worse than what it should have for some reason.

Jack looked at me with a determined face, "you heard me! Get Olivia away from you, me and Jessica, immediately!" he murmured.

It seemed as though he has made up his mind and would not change it for anything in the world.

That scared me a lot! His hatred for Olivia was immense and evident on his face.

"You-" just as I started to open my mouth to say something, Jessica came forth and held my hand, giving me a gesture to not say anything.

She looked at Jack and yelled, "Are you mad? Do you even know what you are saying? This is just an utterly stupid thing you are asking us to do!"

Jack looked a bit shocked but mostly angry at Jessica's statement. He lowered his head as if he accepted defeat, but I could not say for sure. He was unpredictable for me.

Jessica and I were looking at him, trying to make out his sudden silence but our faces immediately become pale once we heard him scream, "If the both of you do not remove Olivia from your lives, then I will gladly remove myself from your lives as well as this world!"

The both of us jumped out of our skin! Hearing this felt like a nightmare come true!

Just as he threatened us, he fell on the floor, lying there unconscious.

I ran towards him and placed his head on my knee, trying to get him to wake up!

"Call the doctor!" I ordered Jessica who immediately ran to the kitchen where her phone was kept and dialed Jack's doctor, crying as she did.

While I continued to attempt to wake him up, my efforts seemed to go in vain! Why was this happening to us?