LOGINJayden“Jayden, are you working today?” Jacob asked as Jayden packed his books into his bag.“Mm,” Jayden replied.“Oh, I see,” Jacob said, now standing in front of Jayden’s desk. “Are you going over now?”“No.”“Oh, really?” Jacob’s voice brightened. “What time are you clocking in?”“Six.”“It’s four,” Jacob said cheerfully.Jayden looked up at him, a little confused about why he sounded so happy to hear that. For a while now, Jacob had started following him around and constantly asking about his work schedule. At first, Jayden ignored him, but eventually, he started replying with minimal words. However, this was the first time Jacob had seemed happy about his schedule.The way Jacob had been behaving reminded him of their first year, when he had been just like this, constantly trying to get close to him, but eventually giving up when Jayden refused to open up. Jayden had believed that with time, he would give up again, but he never did, and this time, Jayden didn’t even know when he
AimeeAimee waved softly at Jayden through the window. He stared at her, his face blank, but it actually made her giggle because only Jayden would stare at someone with a blank expression after a subtle wave.The cultural festival preparations were ongoing. Although Aimee would have wanted to join the executive committee, since she had no idea what was to be done, she didn’t want to be the reason their class would fail at anything, and so, when Toby and Diane volunteered to join the committee, she could only watch with longing in her eyes.It was two weeks until the festival, and somehow, their class had won the right to host a maid café. Aimee was surprised that it was actually allowed, but seeing the joy and whooping sounds the boys made when it was chosen, she found herself wondering if perhaps there was some truth in the idea that boys loved seeing girls dressed as maids.She had glanced at Jayden then, but like always, his attention was outside the window, and so, since then, she
JaydenJayden wiped his face with his gym shirt. He was panting softly as he stood in front of his locker after P.E. class. He could still remember how agile Aimee had been during the game. He had known she was athletic, and during last semester, he had noticed that she was good at volleyball, but not as good as he had just found out.He had never participated in group activities before, and he knew he wouldn’t call himself a good volleyball player, but he had watched different classes during P.E., and even though he never played, he had practiced the movements in his mind a million times.This was the first time he had ever brought those imagined movements into reality, and he knew it had gone so well because Aimee was the best teammate he could have asked for, and not just that, she seemed to be very good at the game as well.He made a mental note to ask her if she often played volleyball in her previous school. He hoped she would tell him. Now, all the things he had stopped himself
Aimee“Okay, we are going for mixed-team volleyball,” Mr. Cage said, and Aimee’s eyes brightened as she instantly glanced at Jayden, who was standing away from their classmates. She wondered if she could walk up to him and demand that he join her team, and not just that, if he actually would. Throughout last semester, especially when grouping wasn’t mandatory, Jayden always did his P.E. classes alone, away from everyone else.Back then, Aimee often wondered what it would take to get him to participate, but she didn’t feel confident enough to just walk up to him and drag him onto a team. However, it was different this time. This time, she was his girlfriend, and if she could get him on her team, although it wouldn’t be something major, it would give her memories of playing with him.“Alright, choose your teams,” Mr. Cage said, throwing the ball into the group. It bounced a few times before settling on the floor.No one picked it up, everyone too busy choosing their teams, and Aimee qui
Jayden“Boy, am I glad to see you all back this semester,” Mr. Lance said during homeroom, and everyone laughed. “Indeed, I was half worried that you would all run away after enjoying summer because you didn’t want to go through the line of exams waiting for you.”“To tell you the truth, Mr. Lance, I was halfway to doing that,” Gideon said, and the whole classroom erupted in laughter.“Same here,” Frank added. “Honestly, I had to force myself to come today because I knew if I didn’t, you all would laugh at me if you saw me somewhere in town.”“Good you know, because I would personally come to your house and drag you to school,” Mr. Lance said.“You don’t have the right to do that, Mr. Lance. You are my teacher, not my father,” Frank said with a whine.“Oh, you have no idea what I can do,” Mr. Lance replied, generating snickers here and there.Jayden watched the whole thing unfold before his eyes, and he couldn’t understand how they could so easily chat around like that, saying whateve
AimeeAimee didn’t understand why Jayden let go of her hand, but she also didn’t feel like he was rejecting her, and knowing the kind of person he was, she knew he wouldn’t be the type to stand on the school’s rooftop and announce to the whole school that they were dating. And right now, this just proved to her that she was right. She guessed their relationship would be kept secret for now, until Jayden was comfortable enough to let people know.It wasn’t like she wouldn’t want others to know, but she would rather allow Jayden to become comfortable with her at his own pace. After all, she wasn’t dating him for others to know, but rather because she liked him enough to want to be emotionally intimate with him. And to her, his peace mattered more than anything.So, coming to that conclusion, she continued her walk toward the top-ranking leaderboard, feeling his presence right behind her. As they got closer to the crowd of students, Aimee glanced at the board, and right there at number o
JaydenJayden sat quietly in the library, going through a music book he had found earlier while waiting for the free period to end. He never expected to hear the soft thud of a book being placed on the desk in front of him.H
AimeeAimee watched as the students climbed into the school bus. She couldn’t say why she didn’t go in immediately, or why she didn’t take Cindy and Nica up on their offer to sit together. All she knew was that her eyes wer
JaydenJayden lifted the mattress and fetched out the tin hidden beneath it. Instantly, he noticed how light it felt, and his heart missed a beat. He knew what that feeling meant even before he opened it. His breathing tur
AimeeIt had been two weeks since Aimee started at her new school and a month since she moved to this town, this small, simple, easygoing town that felt nothing like the life she had known before. So far, she was loving







