Love struck

Chapter 3 - the incident

"Dirk are you listening?" Roxy says as she looks at my dazed face.

"Huh what , were you saying something?" I questioned

"Ugh dirky! Come on listen to me I actually say important things every now and then!" Roxy angrily pouted.

"Anyways back to what I was getting to ,you know that dance this Friday? I was wondering who you were gonna ask?" Roxy asked me

I knew what she was trying to get me to do , tell jake I like him and ask him to the dance.

Roxy had already figured out my crush on jake and she's been trying to get me to ask him out every time there's something romantic.

"Meh I dunno Roxy the dance is for freshman seniors never go." I pleaded hoping I would get out of this.

Roxy stands on her tippy toes but unable to reach my height so I duck down a bit so she can whisper in my ear.

"You can't keep hurting yourself over him you should ask him out sooner or later who knows , maybe he likes you back."

Roxy always tries to make me feel better in little "chats" she makes with me , but in my opinion it makes it worse , I just keep realizing the unrequited love I have for him.

Right when Roxy was going to inquire to me about something the bell rang signaling first period , and I grabbed jane so we could walk to our class together.

Me and jane have the same first period , english , Jane really liked books apparently which I like about her , she's smart , independent , and funny but......not for me.

Jane and I sat down in our seats and the teacher began lecturing us on how "to kill a mocking bird" is still one of the best pieces of literature in the world .

Before I knew it the second bell rings and signals us to second period , I'm only a period in school and I still regret getting up for this.

More useless talking papers , and bells go by and the lunch period starts.

Roxy , Jane , Jake , and I got lucky and have the same lunch schedule.

We alternate seats but always sit at the same table , this time I sat next to jake and Roxy kept making suggestive motions towards me.

I kept trying to stop her but that caused to much disruption so I let her be and started gazing off into space accidentally ignoring a familiar voice

I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to see jakes smiling face and cheery accent. "hey dirk why so glum today?" Jake asked.

I gulped and tried my best to stay cool " oh uh I'm just tired I didn't get that much sleep last night." I lied.

But then in that moment I saw something I could never un see again. a mark on jakes arm , No not a mark a bruise and their was one under his sleeve too.

I thought for a second why would he have a bruise unless....... unless he's being bullied or ........ his father who left him awhile ago.

But that doesn't make any sense why would his father come back and why would jake stay quiet about them? I kept asking myself these questions deluding myself from the real goal. asking him where they came from.

But this isn't a simple matter of just randomly saying something , no he would deny it , it has to be private so he knows he's safe from whatever harm their is that's out to get him.

I realize how weird it was that I had just been staring at jake this entire time and no ones said a word , why is that? , Oh yeah glasses no one can see my eyes.

Anyway I grab my phone and text Roxy about the bruises and she says she saw them awhile ago and was gonna confront him about it after school.

I shut off my phone and think , their has been a reason why jakes arms have always been by his sides and how he's always craving for someone to talk to him for even a second......He's never been this desperate for attention.

Before I actually get to confront anybody but Roxy the lunch bell rings and we pack up our stuff and leave to our next period.

-------------------end of the day-----------

I walk alongside the sidewalk and keep getting bothered as to why Jake would ever hide a big secret like this from us , maybe he's afraid of whoever's doing it or maybe jakes embarrassed.

But why , it just doesn't make any sense I need to talk to him about this.

I log into pesterchum and start a conversation with jake

TimeausTestified began pestering GolgothusTerror

[TT] : yo jake what's going on
[GT] : oh nothing just came home from school , and um are you ok? You sound worried.
[TT] : that's because I am
[GT] : oh uh why is that my friend?
[TT] : to put it simply who put those bruises on your arms?
[GT] : ........
[TT] : jake you can't escape from this I just want to know what's happening so I can help you.
[GT] : I have to tell you this in person
[GT] : Are you free tonight?
[TT] : ugh yeah , john might be coming over tonight but yeah I'm free.
[GT] : good then I'm coming over for the night.
GolgothusTerror quit pestering TimeausTestified

What's going on and why is jake coming over and spending the night...is what I think happening real or just my Mind playing tricks on me?

(And there's this chapter I am so sorry I didn't update soon enough I have just been so busy this week and I couldn't get anything done and it was so stressful plus my mom was not of any help I'll try and update on Saturdays or Mondays for you guys!)
(Oh and please tell me if you want the chapters shorter or longer so I know what lengths they should be)