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Chapter 19.1: Leah is bullying Mathew again
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Midnight Smiles Chapter 19.2: Leah is bullying Mathew again
The game was being held in the gym. A lot of people had come, chatting and laughing, their voices filling the spacious place like buzzing bees. It had been quite a while since Jake had been in such a crowded place. The loud noise and the big crowd were a bit overwhelming. What's worse, he would get some strange looks from people. Most of them were teachers. Some of them even walked forward to talk to him. This only made him feel even more uncomfortable.Jake felt like he was once again back at the time when Aiden called him all sorts of names in front of the whole school and then fought with Jeremy.A sudden urge to leave almost made him turn around.Mathew noticed it first and the expression on his face turned gloomier the more teachers tried to approach them. He even started glaring at every single person who looked in Jake's direction.To distract Jake, Jeremy stuffed Leah in his arms. The little girl was so excited that she wouldn't stop talking, asking questions about everything.
Midnight Smiles Chapter 20.1: Aiden's girlfriend
"Did you find Ryder?" Jeremy suddenly asked.The topic changed too abruptly and it took Jake by surprise. For some reason, he started feeling shy.He slowly nodded before turning his head to look at his Ry once more. Who would have thought that the moment he turned his head, his and Ryder's eyes would meet?!It lasted for two or three short seconds before Ryder turned her head to look at Jasmine, but it was more than enough to make Jake feel like his heart was trying to leap out of his chest.Is this what a heart attack feels like?Fuck...Why does it taste so sweet though?Jeremy noticed Jake turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye and tsked.Tsk tsk tsk. Puppy love."Why are you even blushing?"Jake blushed even more. "We... we locked eyes..." His voice was low, almost whispering but Jeremy could still hear it.He facepalmed himself, leaving a red mark on his forehead. This dude is hopeless."Why are you acting like a fourteen-year-old?"Jake refused to answer that. Instead,
Midnight Smiles Chapter 20.2: Aiden's girlfriend
Jake had Leah in his arms, and even if he wanted to do something he was too far away to rush and stop Aiden from doing anything. Besides... if he went there and said anything, Ryder would immediately recognize him."You... can you go? Please?" He told Jeremy, but his eyes didn't leave Aiden.The latter on the other hand was decisively walking to his girlfriend, determined to at least get his smooch! To kiss her right there in front of everyone, in front of her friend to let her know that no matter how much she bullied him, he still had won in the end because Ryder was his girlfriend!"Congra-..." Ryder was smiling at Aiden, but when she saw that the look in his eyes wasn't quite right, the word stuck in her throat and something in her heart was telling her to flee. Her eyes widened as she saw Aiden approach her and grab her face between his hands, his lips closing the distance between them. At that moment only three words crossed her mind as she panicked to the point of almost faintin
Midnight Smiles Chapter 21.1: Nothing but a ghost
A.N.: ⚠ trigger warning ⚠ This chapter contains some self-harm scenes that may make you feel uncomfortable. They're not that serious, but just to be on the safe side and avoid any casualties. "Jay." Leah sobbed in Jake's arms. Her tiny hand clutched tight on his jacket, pulling at it to get Jake's attention, but it was useless. The young man was frozen in place, not moving... not blinking... it even looked as if he wasn't breathing. Yet tears rolled down his face. This scared Leah. Somehow she could sense that something was wrong with Jake. What's worse is that she saw Aiden yelling, showing that scary angry face again and her father punching him... Tears welled up in her eyes. "Jay, I'm scared." Leah cried. Her sob finally managed to bring Jake back to reality. He wiped his wet cheeks and barely managed to give Leah a sad smile. "Don't be scared. Everything is fine." He planted a kiss on Leah's forehead and walked towards the exit of the gym. Behind him, Mathew was more confused t
Midnight Smiles Chapter 21.2: Nothing but a ghost
Once he was inside the dark room, Jake locked the door, but couldn't even bother to get to the bed. It was almost as if his body had been holding on only until he was alone. Now that there was no one around to watch him, his legs couldn't keep him standing anymore. His body slid down the door to the floor. He sat there on the cold floor, hugging his knees, trying to subdue the pain in his heart.He wished he could stop thinking. He wanted to empty his head and heart. Not to think anything, not to feel anything. But his head was a mess of thoughts, tangled so badly that nothing made sense anymore. And his heart... why did it feel as if it wasn't made of flesh? Why did it feel as if it was made of glass and had already shattered?When he recalled how Aiden had rushed right to Ryder... the way he had intended to kiss her... all sorts of feelings mixed together and made him feel sick.He was so angry and jealous, so scared... so much in pain.But no matter what he felt, the thought of hat
Midnight Smiles Chapter 22.1: She touched the grape!
"He's not willing to open up.""Jeremy tried talking to him yesterday, but it was useless.""You should try to cheer him up. Don't let him stay alone for too long, but don't overdo it. He needs some time for himself too."Mathew sighed. "Just when things were starting to go fine..."Natalie looked at the man whose head had more white hair since the last time they met and felt bad for him. "He will overcome it. Even though he thinks otherwise, I know he's strong. He just needs some time."Mathew nodded silently."The Chicken Fajitas were delicious, by the way."The sudden change of subject took Mathew by surprise. Nevertheless, it brought a smile to his face. "Oh. Thanks. Jeremy wanted to try cooking some new dishes tonight. I'm glad you enjoyed it."Natalie simply smiled and patted his shoulder before walking to the front door."Do you want me to walk you home? It's quite late..." Mathew offered. Truth be told, he felt a bit embarrassed. Because he was extremely worried about Jake, he
Midnight Smiles Chapter 22.2: She touched the grape!
Jake raised a brow, looking at Jeremy with disbelief in his eyes. "Dad wants to buy us drinks?""Yup," Jeremy answered. His smile was so big, that the corners of his lips almost reached his ears. It was obvious that he intended to get drunk with his father's money."By us, you mean..." Jake asked again.Jeremy threw an arm around Aiden's shoulders and pulled him closer to his body, ignoring the annoyed look on Aiden's face. "All of us," Jeremy answered Jake once again."He's eighteen." Jake pointed at Aiden. Then he pointed back and forth between himself and Jeremy. "Both of us are twenty. Not counting dad, we're all underage to be drinking alcohol.""Don't be such a party pooper. Let's do something fun." Matthew's voice came from behind Jeremy. Soon his face popped out from behind his brother and friend, both or, both of his arms thrown around Aiden and Jeremy's shoulders."What?" Jake felt that his almost dead brain cells from the lack of food and sleep were struggling to comprehend
Midnight Smiles Chapter 23.1: Played by the cat
"Come here, you fucking-..." Mathew angrily grabbed Aiden by his collar and dragged him out of the club, ignoring the twenty-something-year-old woman who shoved a piece of paper on his son's jeans and blew him a kiss.This punk got himself dragged away from the group by that woman and went all "Step up 4" on the dance floor. Mathew had been unable to find him in the middle of the crowd, almost losing his sanity from anxiety. HIS UNDERAGE SON WAS LOST! IN THE CLUB!Mathew was panicking! At the disco!!!To make things worse, he was already drunk. He had started yelling his son's name when he bumped into someone. The youngster saw him crying about his lost son and pulled the phone out of his pocket to call the police. That's when Mathew turned his head and saw Aiden... with his phone in his hand... dialing 911... (҂‾ ▵¯)Both son and father were so drunk they couldn't even recognize each other.Mathew felt so ashamed he wished he could forget whatever happened inside that club and preten
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