Jackie walked through the forest making a bunch of noise as she walked on purpose. Every now and then she stopped, listening. She hoped Leah had gotten her note, asking her to meet her here. She had a lot to apologize to Leah for. I mean, they were best friends, and Jackie was naive enough to believe that as soon as she returned, everything would be normal.
Then when she did return, she acted foolishly, shunning Leah and looking with sad puppydog eyes at Nate. She just had a lot happening with her family and she had expected to come back with a shoulder to rest on. She figured she would have two, but of her own selfish accord, she pushed both of them away and secluded herself. Plus, she loved Nate too much to make him unhappy. She would just have to distance herself from him or risk hurting him.
Yeah, she had a lot to apologize for.