บททั้งหมดของ PAY TO BREAK ME: บทที่ 191 - บทที่ 200

AARON'S POVI opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, feeling the heaviness in my chest return before I had even fully remembered why I was at Kyle's house.Then I remembered.Jack.My chest tightened.I slowly turned my head toward the window.There was no way he was still outside.It had been hours. The night had been freezing, and there was absolutely no way Jack could have stayed on that doorstep all this time just because he wanted to see me.I swallowed and looked at the time on the wall.6:00 a.m.I had barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, another memory came back, followed by the sound of Jack's voice begging me to listen to him.I pushed myself out of bed quietly and walked toward the window.I already knew what I was going to see.An empty doorstep.Jack had left hours ago. He had to have.I pulled the curtain aside.My entire body froze.My eyes widened.Jack was still there.He was sitting on the doorstep exactly where Kyle had told me he was, but

JACK'S POVI walked out of the principal's office and quietly pulled the door shut behind me.For a moment, I just stood there. I didn't care about the things everyone had been saying about me.The rumors about my father's company collapsing. The truth about the club. The fact that people now knew I had been working there.None of that bothered me.What bothered me was Aaron.I wondered how he was doing after everything that had happened with his parents. I wanted to be there for him, but he told me to stay where I was.I exhaled slowly and started walking down the hallway.The moment I turned the corner, the students nearby fell silent.They didn't need to say anything.I already knew they were talking about me when I wasn't around. They had been doing it since the rumors started spreading, but none of them were stupid enough to say anything to my face.I didn't care.My mind was somewhere else. Until I remembered what had just happened inside the principal's office.My steps slowed.

AARON'S POVI stared at him for a few seconds, trying to process what he had just said. "What do you mean you lost it?" I asked quietly.Jack looked down at our hands. "The school revoked it after everything came out."My eyes widened. “What the fuck!!”Suddenly, everything started making sense.When I first heard that his father’s company had collapsed and realized that Jack’s family wasn't rich anymore, I finally understood why he had fought so hard for that scholarship. It wasn't just about winning against me anymore. That spot meant something different to him. It was his way into college, and he had been fighting me for it because he needed it.And I had been fighting him just as hard.I swallowed.My parents could afford to send me to college even without the scholarship. Jack didn't have that same luxury, which was why, after learning what had happened to his family, I had even been willing to step down and let him have the spot.But now, he had lost it anyway.“So that’s why th

AARON'S POVI looked away. “I'm not really hungry.”My dad sighed. “You've barely come downstairs all week.”I swallowed hard, twisting my fingers together. “I didn't know if you wanted me around.”His jaw tightened slightly “I was angry, Aaron, and I still am.”My chest tightened, but I said nothing.He sighed and pulled out a chair. “Sit down.”I hesitated before sitting. For a few seconds, he stayed quiet.Then he cleared his throat. “About what happened... your mother and I don't know how to deal with it.”I stared at my hands. “We're Christians, Aaron. You know what the Bible says about this.” Dad muttered using hand gestures like he was stating facts.My chest tightened. “Yes.” I said quietly.“It is not something we can simply accept as normal. It goes against what we've taught you all your life.”I bit my lips.My father shifted slightly in his seat.“Well, you're young. Maybe this is something you're confused about. Maybe it's because you're still growing and you haven't figu

AARON'S POVAfter Jack showed the video of Alex to the school authorities, the school took the matter seriously, especially after everything that had already happened with Jude, Jack and Deaton. Alex was eventually expelled while the school began its own investigation. Jude had already made enough enemies for himself, and once the truth came out, there wasn't much left for him to defend. Deaton transferred out of the school soon after, apparently because he couldn't stand the idea of running into Jack every day after everything he had done.Then there was Mr. Harrison. He was another matter entirely. The man who had stood there pretending to be a saint while exposing my secret to my mother. The same man who had looked me in the eye and promised to keep my secret.His wife eventually found out that he had been cheating on her. Not with one man.With several.She filed for divorce.When my parents heard about it, they were stunned. My mother had been in shock for several seconds befo