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Chapter 23
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DanielJacob’s hands were visibly shaking when I walked into the classroom. He didn’t look up, instead his eyes were fixed on his phone. Moved towards his direction, coughing slightly as I walked past his desk, but he didn’t still look up. Good thing everyone was trying to settle, no one noticed or turned to look at me.Made it to the school theatre after first period. Needed some break… some time to catch my breath.One minute, we were at the back of the building, with Sarah. The next, he was ignoring me.The door creaked open just minutes later. It was Jacob.This was the last place I’d expected him to come.He walked towards me and just stood there, as he got in front of me. We just stare at each other, unspoken words hanging heavily between us. Then he just slumped weakly on the chair beside me, and I pulled him into my arms.He leaned into my arms like I was the very thing keeping him from wallowing in his pain. “This is… hard.” He whispered into my neck. “It’s just… too ha
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JacobThe iron gates of the school loomed against the clouded sky, their sharp points shimmering with the morning dew.I felt the cold air hit my face as I tightened my grip on my backpack, the fabric making weird noises under my sweaty hands. I couldn’t shake off the last words from my uncle. “Don’t embarrass us.” They hung stiffly on my chest, almost making it impossible to breathe.Kenny, my cousin, had already disappeared into the crowd of the bad boys, their laughter ringing out like tiny shards of glass.I stood on the sidelines, my oversized shoes… a hand-me-down gift from Kenny, a hint of his expensive cologne still lingering… scraping hard against the old tiled floor. It felt like the ground itself was trying to swallow me whole.“An orphaned charity case.”The whispers were loud and clear. They moved through the noise of fancy shoes and blazers, wrapping painfully around me. I kept my head down, but the words still gnawed at the back of my neck.The Spanish classroom was sup
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JacobThe red smeared across my locker wasn’t paint. Of course, it wasn’t. I smelled and almost tasted the metallic tang of it. I knew that smell very well. It was the same smell from the night my parents died. My stomach turned. The hallway was filled with students, their buzzing voices bouncing off the walls. Their fancy polished shoes clicked on the old marble floor, their laughter echoing through the ceiling. No one cared to glance at me or what was happening to my locker. Typical private school. Everyone always seem to turn a blind eyes and mind their business here, until it’s time to bully someone. I touched the substance, rubbing it between my thumb and pinky fingers. This was too thick for paint. Too real. Maybe a… A low “tsk tsk tsk” sounded behind me. The voice and were all too familiar but I didn’t want to jump into conclusions. “I see someone is desperate for attention.”I knew that voice. I spun around immediately. Daniel leaned against the locker next to min
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JacobThe beaming lights on the second floor flickered angrily as I stared down on my bed. My textbook was drenched in water and dropped on my bed. The pages were bloated. Ruined. Someone had taken their time to scrawled the word "charity kid" on the wall. My hand was shaking as I reached for the wet book. The moment I tried to pick it up, the door flung open behind me. "Trouble, dear cousin?"Kenny's voice tinged with what sounded like concern but I knew better. I didn't need to turn to know Kenny was silently dying of cheer joy over my little predicament. "I'm fine Kenny" I managed to mutter as I picked up the drenched book. Water dripped all over my clothes and the floor.Kenny stepped behind me, stretching his neck a little. "Damn Couz, they really got you good this time huh?""Do you know who did this, Kenny?""I think they left you a note," Kenny said, pointing at a piece of paper in the tousled sheets.The moment Kenny walked out the door laughing, I picked up the semi wet
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Jacob I was woken by a loud bang on the door. "It's game tryouts tonight! Wooo!" Kenny's agitating voice was loud, just outside the door. "I know you must be excited, dear Couz."And I could have truly been excited if the tryouts were weeks ago, but now? It wasn't the right time to put myself in the spotlight, with all the torments from Daniel and creepy texts from whoever else had decided to make my life a living hell.I was good at almost every sport, especially soccer. I played so well at my old school, that I even made team captain. But it was different here.I didn't have any friends here, and the only people I spoke to weren't very nice to me. There was Daniel and his friends. Kenny and his minions. The creepy whoever watching and taking pictures of me sleeping."Go away K," I managed to say as I tried to rub off the sleep from my eyes."So eager to chase me away I see. Danny must be in there then."I almost fell while running to the door. I opened it and there was Kenny with t
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Daniel The streets were dark and lonely. Quiet too. The only sound that emitted from the darkness was that of buzzing flies from a trash can that stood just a few feet away from Jacob.“Why the hell did I ask him to wait here? What if his uncle drove by and saw him or Kenny bumped into him?” I was sure Jacob’s mind was a rollercoaster of thoughts. “Worst of all what if kids from school came and saw him out here in the street? Alone?” That would mean endless bullying for him. Jacob wasn’t weak. Far from it. He only kept quiet and let people walk all over him for some odd reason I’m yet to find out. Did he like the school so much that he would take whatever bullshit that’s thrown at him?“Penny for your thoughts pretty boy.” My voice was calm.We sat in silence at the coffee shop, waiting for our order when I finally broke the silence. “So what do you think about being my little play thing, pretty boy?”The question threw Jacob off. It was unexpected. He must have had a million thin
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JacobMr Richard slammed the door behind him. The sound of it echoed painfully in my head. I collapsed onto the soft carpet in Daniel’s room, my fingers digging dip into it like it would save me from the mess I’d just gotten myself into. “What the fuck just happened? What did I just do?”I couldn’t believe Mr Richard would just casually walk into a room in the dorm… and Daniel’s room?For a second, my whole body trembled and I wanted to run after him, to call out to him, but I couldn’t. Couldn’t get my legs to move, or my mouth to speak. Daniel stood there, unmoving. His shorts still dropped at his ankles, and his face was inscrutable. There was no panic… or rage, just pure amusement and a tinge of disappointment. It was like he knew this would happen.“You look pathetic. Get up from the floor,” he said, pulling his shorts back on. His voice was low. I couldn’t speak as my lips still burned from the kiss… the reckless, stupid kiss that had caused all this. The very one I initiated
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JacobI never wanted to go to this stupid polished school to begin with. I had a whole life back home. My parents and my little sister. We weren't buoyant but we weren't broke either. My sister and I always had everything we wanted growing up. My mom made sure of that. We would always visit Kenny’s family during the holidays. We were happy. Truly happy until the universe decide to rob me of my precious family. My life has been hell since then and no matter how much I think about it, it would have been better if I’d stayed back home, but my uncle thought that was stupid and ridiculous. He never believed I could take care of myself. Even before I came to this school he’d made Kenny swear to keep an eye on me. This weight of everything that had happened since coming here pressed against my shoulders as I stood in the middle of my room. The air was crisp and biting into my skin but I barely felt it. All I could think about was the night in Daniel’s room. It had stuck in my head like
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DanielJacob’s hands were visibly shaking when I walked into the classroom. He didn’t look up, instead his eyes were fixed on his phone. Moved towards his direction, coughing slightly as I walked past his desk, but he didn’t still look up. Good thing everyone was trying to settle, no one noticed or turned to look at me.Made it to the school theatre after first period. Needed some break… some time to catch my breath.One minute, we were at the back of the building, with Sarah. The next, he was ignoring me.The door creaked open just minutes later. It was Jacob.This was the last place I’d expected him to come.He walked towards me and just stood there, as he got in front of me. We just stare at each other, unspoken words hanging heavily between us. Then he just slumped weakly on the chair beside me, and I pulled him into my arms.He leaned into my arms like I was the very thing keeping him from wallowing in his pain. “This is… hard.” He whispered into my neck. “It’s just… too ha
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Jacob Daniel’s plan was barely a plan. “I’ll talk to her.”That was it. He’d talk to her and then magically, she’d decide to keep her mouth shut. “How sure are you that’s even gonna work, Daniel?”I wasn’t expecting an answer, because from the look of things, it seemed we both knew.Sarah didn’t look like someone you could convince with just a few words. His voice was tight, not convincing at all. “She’s my sister and she’d understand. I’ll make her.” He’d said over the phone. Stared out my window, gripping the curtains until my nails dug a hike through them. The dark circles under my eyes was getting really bad… it had been hard to sleep. I just paced around my room all night, waiting for the worst to come. A knock on the door jolted me away from the window. “Pick your damn phone. Can’t have dad calling to ask about you all the time.” Kenny sounded really angry. “Thank you, K,” I yelled back, forcing my voice to be steady. My phone lights up with a notification. A text from
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
