DanielChecked my phone for the tenth time in five minutes, hoping to see a notification on my phone. A text from… Jacob.There was nothing. No call. No text.Jacob had said he’d text me when he went to his room, after class. That was hours ago. Reggie was in my room and could sense how restless I was from the way he was staring at me. “You okay, Danny?”“Yeah. I’m good,” I lied, throwing my phone on the bed. Reggie went on to talk about some party, but I wasn’t listening. My mind was stuck on this morning.Jacob on my bed. The way he was just lying there, looking at me when I opened my eyes. The way his voice had been soft, asking if I slept okay. I’d never seen him like that before.The way he leaned in and kissed me, like I was the most precious thing ever, before he left. The texts we’d exchange in the classroom.And now? Dead silence. Maybe something happened on his way back to the dorm… or maybe he just didn’t want to talk to me. Maybe he was regretting everything that ha
Chapter 15JacobWe ran towards the direction the clattering sound came from but there was no one there. “Must have been a rat… or something,” Daniel said, trying to hide the tinge of concern in his voice. “I think so too” I replied, holding his hands. Because the truth was, even if he was Daniel Cobbs, he was still just a kid in high school and he gets scared some times. He kissed me again, this time, more intense than before. His hands were on my waist, dragging me closer to his chest. I pulled away, not because I wasn’t enjoying it, but because we were still in school and anyone could walk into the room at any second. He stared at me like I’d committed an unforgivable offense. “Not here,” I muttered.He nodded, swallowing hard. “Yeah.”I’ll wait here a few minutes. You go ahead first. He smiled, it was the first time he’d ever smiled at me. A real genuine smile and then he was gone. Was still smiling stupidly to myself, kicking the floor like a child with candy when my ph
Jacob Can this day get any worse? Shit! I always liked surprises as a child… even now, but this? This I didn’t like. It wasn’t how I’d planned to start my day. Thought I still had one more day to prepare.But…Uncle Jack was here. He said the weekend, but it’s only Thursday and he was here. Damn it. I grabbed my shirt, pulled it over my head, and ran downstairs. Why did he come earlier than he’d planned? Did Kenny say something to him? About me. About Daniel. About us. Shit! How do I face him if he already knows everything? All the dirty little secrets I’ve been trying so hard to hide. Uncle jack left early the next morning. The visit was just a normal one. No drama or scolding, which meant kept his mouth shut.The basketball court was too bright. I was supposed to be practicing, but all I could hear was Kenny’s voice in my head. “We’ll find out soon enough.”The fact that he decided to to not tell uncle jack, didn’t mean he’d let it go. Tried to squeeze the hard ball to keep
DanielDrama rehearsal was boring, to say the least. It was nothing short of endless torture. How the hell did I even get here? Ugh! “When’s this gonna end,” I yelled at the top of my lungs. The coordinator turned to stare at me, and then back to the stage.For some stupid reason, the principal thought it’d be cool to have ‘the school’s prince’ as the male lead in the ridiculous play’ and I’d foolishly agreed.Well, it has always been hard for saying no to the principal. One could say he was my favorite human in that hell hole of a school. And he was really close with my family, and my sister, Sarah’s godfather.The truth was the rehearsal was taking longer than expected because of me. I was messing up my lines. Very unlike me.There was one person to blame for it though. “Jacob ‘fucking’ Hale.”He was the only thing I could think about. The way he always peered towards my direction in class and at the dining hall, and yet he’d never ever accept that he likes me. Even if you had
JacobThe walk back to the dorm was quiet. There was sadness… and defeat plastered all over Daniel’s face. He wasn’t the only one who felt that way, but we did what he had to do… or at least what was best for us… for me. I knew he didn’t like my decision but at least we wouldn’t have to sneak around anymore. And Kenny would finally go back to being the bored, sad little fucker he’d always been. There would be no trying to control me anymore… and he would leave Daniel alone too. “It’s cool that you decided to end things, but I won’t let Kenny hurt you… anymore.”But you couldn’t stop him. I wanted to yell and scream and tell him that he’d already hurt me and that there was nothing else he could do to me that would be worse than this. Taking him away from me. Forcing us to end things before they even started… hurt more than anything. “Don’t know about that.”He stopped abruptly and turned to look at me. “I promise, pretty boy.”I shudder at the words and the conviction in his voice
DanielMy breath hitched the moment I opened Jacob’s door. He stood there, his back against me. He was moaning breathlessly.He hand a hand in his pant and the other held firmly on his phone.He must be watching porn and wanking, and I didn’t know what to do… or say at first.Thought of shutting the door gently and going back to my room, but that would be rude.For some reason, I believed Jake knew I was there… standing right behind him. He must’ve heard the door open. He just didn’t care. “What the hell, Jake,” I said, covering my mouth to stop myself from laughing. He quickly dropped his phone and ran into the bathroom, but I could hear him breathing hard from the room. “Come on out, Jake. You do know you don’t have to stop on my account, right?”“Shut up, Daniel!” He yelled out from the bathroom. Couldn’t help but throw myself on the bed laughing. “And stop laughing. It’s not funny.” His voice was even louder this time.“Fine. Sorry. I’m leaving now so you can come out and g
Daniel“Who’s that?” Jacob asked pulling his pants up. “Give me… just give me a minute.”“Don’t worry about it,” I said he didn’t listen. He was almost at the door, when she called out to me… again. “Danny baby!” Her voice was closer than the first time I’d heard it. “Fuck!! What the fuck is Sarah doing here?”“Sarah?” Jacob halted. “Do you know who that is?” His face was turned to me now.“Unfortunately, yes.”Jacob laughed, gesturing for me to go open the door: “Open up Danny baby” Jacob’s voice was mimicking Sarah’s. The stupid boy was teasing and making fun of me. “Shut up.” I tried to cover his mouth to shut him up, but he wouldn’t stop laughing. Damn, Sarah! She always had a way of embarrassing me, even here, at the school… that she didn’t go to. The one place I thought she would never be able to embarrass me, but she’s Sarah.She always found a way. Always. Heard her voice again like just a door away from Jacob’s. “Danny boy, mommy’s here!”Jacob was laughing hystericall
Jacob My phone buzzed early in the morning, the next day. Tossed and turned on the bed, too tired to get up, but my hand managed to reach the phone on the table. A notification from uncle jack.“Ugh! What is the problem again?” I asked, my voice above a whisper, like I was expecting someone to answer.But there was no one in the room.“You need to come home this weekend. We need to talk.”Held the phone and just stared at the text, my finger hovering over the phone, until the screen light went off.It was still dark outside, and the room felt so small and suffocating all of a sudden, the air felt like it had been poisoned.Wondered what Uncle Jack wanted to talk about, so suddenly. He was here just a few days ago. Should probably call him. Instead, I open my messages with Daniel. “Still mad, pretty boy.” That was the last text and it was from Daniel. Pressed my thumb on the words, contemplating on whether to reply or just ignore it. Then a knock, at my door. It was too early
DanielThe bed made a creak sound as I came down from it, and I froze, trying not to wake Sarah. Her eyes were slightly open, but she seemed to be deep in sleep. “That’s fucking weird, Sarah.” I murmured under my breath. Held my breath, listening for any sound if she was awake. There was none. Just the breathing sound heaving up and down her chest. When she didn’t move, I eased up, walking to the door, without as much as making a breathing sound.My phone buzzed in my hand. It was a notification from Jacob. A text. “I’m here.”Jacob was already there. My feet were moving… but not fast enough like I wanted them to.The night air was chilly, seeping into my skin. The walk to the back of the school building was long, and the paths dark. The only light that shone on my path was the one from the crescent moon.Saw Jacob from afar. He was on the bench under the tree there, hands in pockets, I assumed to shield them from the cold. He tensed the moment he saw me coming like he was emb
Jacob My phone buzzed early in the morning, the next day. Tossed and turned on the bed, too tired to get up, but my hand managed to reach the phone on the table. A notification from uncle jack.“Ugh! What is the problem again?” I asked, my voice above a whisper, like I was expecting someone to answer.But there was no one in the room.“You need to come home this weekend. We need to talk.”Held the phone and just stared at the text, my finger hovering over the phone, until the screen light went off.It was still dark outside, and the room felt so small and suffocating all of a sudden, the air felt like it had been poisoned.Wondered what Uncle Jack wanted to talk about, so suddenly. He was here just a few days ago. Should probably call him. Instead, I open my messages with Daniel. “Still mad, pretty boy.” That was the last text and it was from Daniel. Pressed my thumb on the words, contemplating on whether to reply or just ignore it. Then a knock, at my door. It was too early
Daniel“Who’s that?” Jacob asked pulling his pants up. “Give me… just give me a minute.”“Don’t worry about it,” I said he didn’t listen. He was almost at the door, when she called out to me… again. “Danny baby!” Her voice was closer than the first time I’d heard it. “Fuck!! What the fuck is Sarah doing here?”“Sarah?” Jacob halted. “Do you know who that is?” His face was turned to me now.“Unfortunately, yes.”Jacob laughed, gesturing for me to go open the door: “Open up Danny baby” Jacob’s voice was mimicking Sarah’s. The stupid boy was teasing and making fun of me. “Shut up.” I tried to cover his mouth to shut him up, but he wouldn’t stop laughing. Damn, Sarah! She always had a way of embarrassing me, even here, at the school… that she didn’t go to. The one place I thought she would never be able to embarrass me, but she’s Sarah.She always found a way. Always. Heard her voice again like just a door away from Jacob’s. “Danny boy, mommy’s here!”Jacob was laughing hystericall
DanielMy breath hitched the moment I opened Jacob’s door. He stood there, his back against me. He was moaning breathlessly.He hand a hand in his pant and the other held firmly on his phone.He must be watching porn and wanking, and I didn’t know what to do… or say at first.Thought of shutting the door gently and going back to my room, but that would be rude.For some reason, I believed Jake knew I was there… standing right behind him. He must’ve heard the door open. He just didn’t care. “What the hell, Jake,” I said, covering my mouth to stop myself from laughing. He quickly dropped his phone and ran into the bathroom, but I could hear him breathing hard from the room. “Come on out, Jake. You do know you don’t have to stop on my account, right?”“Shut up, Daniel!” He yelled out from the bathroom. Couldn’t help but throw myself on the bed laughing. “And stop laughing. It’s not funny.” His voice was even louder this time.“Fine. Sorry. I’m leaving now so you can come out and g
JacobThe walk back to the dorm was quiet. There was sadness… and defeat plastered all over Daniel’s face. He wasn’t the only one who felt that way, but we did what he had to do… or at least what was best for us… for me. I knew he didn’t like my decision but at least we wouldn’t have to sneak around anymore. And Kenny would finally go back to being the bored, sad little fucker he’d always been. There would be no trying to control me anymore… and he would leave Daniel alone too. “It’s cool that you decided to end things, but I won’t let Kenny hurt you… anymore.”But you couldn’t stop him. I wanted to yell and scream and tell him that he’d already hurt me and that there was nothing else he could do to me that would be worse than this. Taking him away from me. Forcing us to end things before they even started… hurt more than anything. “Don’t know about that.”He stopped abruptly and turned to look at me. “I promise, pretty boy.”I shudder at the words and the conviction in his voice
DanielDrama rehearsal was boring, to say the least. It was nothing short of endless torture. How the hell did I even get here? Ugh! “When’s this gonna end,” I yelled at the top of my lungs. The coordinator turned to stare at me, and then back to the stage.For some stupid reason, the principal thought it’d be cool to have ‘the school’s prince’ as the male lead in the ridiculous play’ and I’d foolishly agreed.Well, it has always been hard for saying no to the principal. One could say he was my favorite human in that hell hole of a school. And he was really close with my family, and my sister, Sarah’s godfather.The truth was the rehearsal was taking longer than expected because of me. I was messing up my lines. Very unlike me.There was one person to blame for it though. “Jacob ‘fucking’ Hale.”He was the only thing I could think about. The way he always peered towards my direction in class and at the dining hall, and yet he’d never ever accept that he likes me. Even if you had
Jacob Can this day get any worse? Shit! I always liked surprises as a child… even now, but this? This I didn’t like. It wasn’t how I’d planned to start my day. Thought I still had one more day to prepare.But…Uncle Jack was here. He said the weekend, but it’s only Thursday and he was here. Damn it. I grabbed my shirt, pulled it over my head, and ran downstairs. Why did he come earlier than he’d planned? Did Kenny say something to him? About me. About Daniel. About us. Shit! How do I face him if he already knows everything? All the dirty little secrets I’ve been trying so hard to hide. Uncle jack left early the next morning. The visit was just a normal one. No drama or scolding, which meant kept his mouth shut.The basketball court was too bright. I was supposed to be practicing, but all I could hear was Kenny’s voice in my head. “We’ll find out soon enough.”The fact that he decided to to not tell uncle jack, didn’t mean he’d let it go. Tried to squeeze the hard ball to keep
Chapter 15JacobWe ran towards the direction the clattering sound came from but there was no one there. “Must have been a rat… or something,” Daniel said, trying to hide the tinge of concern in his voice. “I think so too” I replied, holding his hands. Because the truth was, even if he was Daniel Cobbs, he was still just a kid in high school and he gets scared some times. He kissed me again, this time, more intense than before. His hands were on my waist, dragging me closer to his chest. I pulled away, not because I wasn’t enjoying it, but because we were still in school and anyone could walk into the room at any second. He stared at me like I’d committed an unforgivable offense. “Not here,” I muttered.He nodded, swallowing hard. “Yeah.”I’ll wait here a few minutes. You go ahead first. He smiled, it was the first time he’d ever smiled at me. A real genuine smile and then he was gone. Was still smiling stupidly to myself, kicking the floor like a child with candy when my ph
DanielChecked my phone for the tenth time in five minutes, hoping to see a notification on my phone. A text from… Jacob.There was nothing. No call. No text.Jacob had said he’d text me when he went to his room, after class. That was hours ago. Reggie was in my room and could sense how restless I was from the way he was staring at me. “You okay, Danny?”“Yeah. I’m good,” I lied, throwing my phone on the bed. Reggie went on to talk about some party, but I wasn’t listening. My mind was stuck on this morning.Jacob on my bed. The way he was just lying there, looking at me when I opened my eyes. The way his voice had been soft, asking if I slept okay. I’d never seen him like that before.The way he leaned in and kissed me, like I was the most precious thing ever, before he left. The texts we’d exchange in the classroom.And now? Dead silence. Maybe something happened on his way back to the dorm… or maybe he just didn’t want to talk to me. Maybe he was regretting everything that ha