As soon as I step outside, fresh air immediately hits my face. Closing my eyes, I take in a deep breathe. I take a few steps away from the house before I hear Jake call my name.
I turn around, only to see him and Denzel approach me.
When they are close enough, they just stare at me for a while, making me lift my brows in question
"You alright man?" Jake speaks first.
"Yeah... I'm great" I say casually.
He nods, looking at me with uncertainty and I know it's because they saw what happened with Alexis.
"I was just asking her to back off..." I explain and they just continue to stare, worried looks on their faces "...That's it" I try to reassure them but they still look unsure.
I sigh exasperatedly.
"Look. You have nothing to worry about. I'm not crazy. Not like before anyways" I assure them as I casually put my hands into my jacket pockets.
"We know that" Jake says
"Yeah. We're just making sure you're good" Denzel adds
"I am. Really" I tell them, then idlely kick a stone that is infront of me "The girl just doesn't know when to stop"
"I guess..." He reasons, deciding to let the whole thing go "She had it coming"
"True" Jake agrees
"Oh... And don't worry. Nobody saw. And she is too much of a proud diva to tell anyone so.."
I chuckle lightly. It's amazing how much these dudes have my back sometimes. They know when to make feel okay when I mess up and when to call me out on my shit.
"So... why did you come out here? Feel like you've had enough already?"
"Nah. Just taking some air. I'm still your designated driver and you two know I don't back out of a mission" I say proudly
"Great. I need to get wasted. It's been a long week" Jake states
"Dude. I need to get wasted, and then get laid" Denzel adds, hitting Jake in the chest lightly.
They do our secret handshake and laugh while I visibly cringe.
"Okay just go. Get out of here" I say motioning for them to get back in to the party.
Just then, Austin calls out to Jake from the door.
"Yo! J. It's time to get this place fired up!"
"Alri...ght! I thought you'd never ask." He laughs, happily going in after Austin.
"Time to get my moves on" Denzel says excitedly before giving me a bro hug and rushing in after them as well.
Jake is a self made audio engineer. He's so amazing at being a DJ that it's hard to beleive he got his skills from the internet. He's just the kind of person who is outstanding at everything he puts his mind to. And aside from having perfect grades, he picked up the passion for music sometime back in middle school.
Denzel is a professional dancer. Since we were like five, his hobby has been dancing. Almost every summer since I can remember, he has gone to dance camps and different dance academies. He even has a personal coach. One of the best in the country who happens to be his Mom's best friend since highschool. He's so close with Denzel, you'd think he was his Dad. Denzel's father actually passed away in a plane crash during our sophomore year. It hit him really hard, especially his Mom. Atleast Jake and I were there for him. Since his mom happens to be a doctor, they were still able to stay financial stable especially with all the money his dad had left behind for them.
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The Heart of a Jerk
Teen Fiction"You're such a jerk!" "Tell me something we both don't already know" *** A simple past can change a person completely. But what we don't sometimes realise is that we don't see a person by simply just looking at them. And maybe that's all Rex Ryan n...
