All Chapters of Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

JacobThat night I didn’t sleep a wink. I’d turned off my phone the moment the text from Uncle Jack came in. Tossed and turned, my mind racing with a million questions. I needed to turn my phone back on and talk to Uncle Jack or he’d be here at the school first thing tomorrow morning. And that would be a total disaster. A parent or guardian, visiting just of the blue.It would rattle the school staff, and raise questions.Questions no one would be able to answer. Not me… and definitely not Daniel.There was a text from Daniel the moment my phone was on. I opened it. “Can’t sleep,” the text read. I scroll down and opened Uncle Jacks. “I’ll be coming to see you boys this weekend.”A rush of relief washed over me, I’d been worried over nothing. Kenny, that rascal, he hadn’t ratted me out. He might not be as bad as I’d thought. “Me neither,” I replied to Daniel’s text. He didn’t reply for minutes and then. “Come to my room?” My heart stuttered and I hesitated before replying. “Be

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

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

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

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