"Hey Jack! Do you think you can come over today?"
Jack wiped his nose. His fingers became covered in blood.
His smile went away.
"I don't think I can..."
"Oh." She said, sullenly. "We haven't really gotten to hang out in a while."
Jack used the wall to support himself as he tried to stand.
"I know. I get caught up with work. I-ah-mmn-" he grabbed his head, trying to lessen the throbbing pain.
He froze. He cleared his throat.
"...I hate being busy like this, things always get in the way."
"Yeah, I understand." She said sadly.
He limped through the doors of the school heading home. After being kicked, walking was extremely painful. His head and chest ached with every step he took, but he tried not to make it noticeable in his voice. Although, talking was difficult for that reason.
"You know I feel bad about this," he said.
"You've been busy so much lately, so I understand. You shouldn't feel bad. I'll be here whenever you're free."
He could hear her frowning over the phone. He hates hearing that.
It made him feel awful.
"I..." he sighed. "I-I guess I can try to see you tonight."
"Jack, are you feeling okay?"
His heart dropped.
"Yeah, I feel fine. Why?"
"You sound hurt again."
"I do?" Jack nervously laughed.
"Yeah... your voice sounds weird when you're hurt. Are you okay?"
"Are you insulting my voice?" He joked.
"I'm serious, Jack."
"Yeah, Punz. I'm fi-agh..." he stopped talking when he felt his head begin to pound. He held his breath and flinched his eyes shut, waiting for the throbbing to stop. "...ngh-I'm fine."
"Jack..."
"Ok... ok, you caught me, uhm.." he sighed. "I slipped on some ice, and I guess I took a pretty bad fall. It was kinda crazy."
"Ugh, Jack, you're always hurt whenever I see you. You need to be more careful."
"I know, I know. I'm just clumsy. I have...ha, butter feet."
"Oh yeah, that's just obvious." She laughed. "You're not too hurt to come over?"
"No, I'm not. I mean... it does look worse than it actually is. But it doesn't hurt all that much." He warned her.
He was walking slowly, limping. Her house was in walking distance from the school, but it was a long walk.
"I should be there in like, twenty minutes? Thirty, maybe."
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Hurt | Jackunzel (remade)
FanfictionJack used to be greeted everyday by all his friends. People used to get happy seeing him around. He was always seen smiling and laughing with people, in the hallways, goofing around in class, or after school when he was usually asked to hang out at...
