Hate Me (Worthy Of Love series, #1) Read Online Free

humiliation, I stumbled and would have fallen backwards if it hadn't been for someone catching me from behind. I looked upon the face of my kind helper. My eyes widened in surprise. Jack looked like he couldn't let go of me fast enough. I nearly stumbled again. I kept myself upright as Jack leaned over to turn off the machine.
    'Thanks,' I said again.
    'No need to thank me, it's called being compassionate. Something you obviously don't know anything about,' Jack said gruffly before going over to his own treadmill.
    I stared at him for a moment. I watched how his abs moved as he sprinted. I wasn't the only person who noticed. Several other girls were hungrily eyeing Jack. Back when we had been children, Jack had been popular for his good looks as well as his charming personality. A lot had changed since then. I realised I hadn't seen him smile once since I'd met him. I was aware they would never be aimed at me again. I wouldn't even mind if Jennifer got to see them. Why wasn't Jack smiling at anyone? From the corner of my eye, I discreetly watched as a red headed girl with a large chest approached Jack. I couldn't hear what they were saying. Her attempts at getting his attention failed miserably. I felt a thrill run through me and then immediately felt bad. What was wrong with me? How could I get excited over seeing someone get rejected, and publicly at that. Whether or not Jack turned the girl down, I had no chance with him. Even if the world ended and me and Jack were the last two people on earth, Jack still wouldn't give me a second look.
    I wiped my neck with a towel, and took out a bottle of water from my duffel bag. I left the gym and bumped into the red haired girl. Her makeup was blotched. Mascara ran down her eyes and followed the trail of her tears. Her lips looked puffy with smeared, red lipstick.
    'Are you Okay?' I asked.
    The red head began sobbing harder at my question. I awkwardly put an arm round her. She immediately clung to me. We were getting strange looks from people trying to enter the gym. 'We're blocking the way,' I told her. 'Let's go somewhere else.' I had to lead her out by her elbow. I took her to the cafe which was surprisingly quiet for once. There was only one other person apart from us. I helped her sit down.
    'I'm such an idiot,' she said. 'I saw him looking all hot, and I asked him out in front of everybody and he said, I'm flattered, but I'm not looking for anything right now. '
    'You're not a fool. You're brave . It took guts to do what you did.' I wasn't just saying it to make her feel better. I wondered if I would ever have that kind of courage.
She sobered. 'I heard about what happened to Jack Daniels, how he lost his sister at a young age. I heard he doesn't date. Do you think it's because he believes he doesn't deserve to be happy?'
    ' I don't know,' I said honestly. I was worried for Jack. Lilly would have wanted her brother to move on with his life.
    'I wish I could meet the bitch responsible for this. I heard she goes here. How shameless is that? What kind of twisted person is she to bother Jack like this. She must know he'll be reminded of his sister every time he sees her. Why can't Miranda or whatever her name is, just go far away or better yet, kill herself.'
    I had thought of killing myself. After several failed attempts, my mother had sent me to a mental asylum for teenagers like me and I'd been held against my will for my own safety. It was shortly after the abuse I'd suffered from Jennifer and followers. My mother had found me lying on the ground with an empty bottle of pills. She hadn't asked me if I was okay or why I had done what I did. She sent me away because she was afraid of what the neighbours would think. She told them I was on vacation while I was stuck in a mental asylum for teenagers with similar problems. They couldn't help me. Nobody could. I soon realised talks of killing myself would just keep me in there longer.
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