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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
Midnight Smiles Chapter 23.2: Played by the cat
Jeremy never thought that getting a girlfriend could be so hard. Especially when both parties liked each other! AND BOTH PARTIES KNEW THAT THE OTHER LIKED THEM!This is simply nerve-wracking! It's completely and utterly absurd!... I should go pick Nina up from her afternoon classes with Leah and throw the blame on my unfilial daughter. O(∩_∩)OWhile Jeremy made up his mind to use his daughter as an excuse to curry favor with this yet-to-be girlfriend of his, Jake was caught up in a dilemma called writer's block.After being forcefully fed breakfast, he went up to his room, picked up his laptop, and then locked himself in the bathroom for his writing session.The bathroom on the second floor during these two weeks had been occupied by Jake almost the whole time, giving Aiden and Mathew no choice but to use the bathroom downstairs when Mother Nature made her unexpected calls in the middle of the night, which was quite infuriating because it was far away... and it was dark. The two grow
Midnight Smiles Chapter 24.1: Oops, we met again
"I don't know what you teach others about love in those books of yours but...""You haven't read my books?" Jake interrupted Natalie.The sudden question left her speechless and all the anger and the words she prepared to say suddenly disappeared. All that was left was a blush on her face and the guilt of someone who had gotten caught red-handed."That's... that... I.... That's not what's important right now. What I'm trying to say is that whatever you think about love, no matter how grand you or anyone else make it look like in books or movies, in real life it isn't that grand. In real life, people don't have to die because of grief to show how much they love someone. People don't have to kill themselves why they can't get the girl... in real life, your life isn't just a sentence that can be used as you wish, hoping that it will make the readers remember it and make them cry or laugh because in real life there are no readers. In real life what comes first is you, your life, and your
Midnight Smiles Chapter 24.1: Oops, we met again
He had bought a lot of books in this bookstore and the topics of those said books were truly random at the extreme. It wouldn't be a surprise if this poor girl thought he was a serial killer or a psychopath.The cashier nodded when she heard Jake's explanation but didn't say anything more. After paying, Jake sighed a "Thanks" and walked out of the bookstore.He had barely taken five steps out of the bookstore when two thin arms wrapped around his waist. The sudden hug from behind took him by surprise turning his body stiff and making him unable to react. Then the grip around his waist tightened and the person behind him pressed their face against his back. Before Jake could say anything or push that person away, they spoke in a soft and broken voice."Please come back. Don't disappear again."That soft voice wiped out all thoughts from his brain, leaving behind only one name.Ryder...Jake's entire body froze as if possessed by an ice demon, but contrary to the ice statue state of his
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