Love Is Hard Chapter 2


     Jack woke up the next morning to his alarm clock blaring. "Ugh, I hate having to go to work." he said. He got dressed and went downstairs for some coffee. "I wonder how Mel's doing." he said. "I think I'll go see how she's holding up." he said to himself. Then he got up and went to his car.
     Later that day, after he got done at work, he decided to swing by Mel's house. "Hi Mel, how are you holding up?" he asked her when she answered the door. "I've got a new boyfriend now, and please, don't ever visit me again, it's not like we're friends." she replied in a nasty tone. "Oh...okay." he solemnly said. He then got back in his car and drove towards home. "Wait, maybe I should look in on Jesse." he said. "Yeah, that'll help cheer me up some, I couldn't eat or sleep like this." Jack said.
      He pulled up into her driveway, still sad and heartbroken once again. Jack knocked on the door and Jesse answered. "Hey Jesse, can we talk?" he asked. "Sure! Come on in, we'll have some tea or coffee together!" she said. "Coffee's fine." Jack said as he walked in.
     As the two were sipping hot coffee, they talked about what Mel had once again done. "Wow, she didn't even wait for you to get over her?" Jesse said. "Nope, I think that more or less that's the real reason she broke up with me. Not like she cared at all how I felt, she just wanted to be with this guy." Jack said. "Hey Jesse, you're really nice to me, I'm so glad I have a friend like you." he said. "Well you're a really nice friend too, and you don't need someone like that anyhow." Jesse said. "Tell you what, why don't you go home, take a nice shower, and watch some T.V. and maybe then you'll feel okay, at least for awhile. Okay hun?" she said. "Okay, I will, thanks Jesse." said Jack.
     As Jack arrived home, he couldn't stop thinking about Mel. Although even more, he couldn't stop thinking about Jesse's generosity. "I can't help but think she's a wonderful friend, I wish I could talk to her more often, but I have too much work to do." he said to himself. He did all the things she told him to do, and as he was watching T.V., he thought about something. Something that made him smile. He thought about Jesse and him being in a relationship. "Damn, damn, damn, no, stop thinking about that, it'll never happen." he told himself. Jack switched off the T.V. and went to bed. "Is it just me, or does the day end the same constant way every time?" Jack asked aloud. "Whatever, I just need some rest." Jack then laid down for a good night's rest.