In The Middle

The Park

It's been three days since the incident. I never told them what happened as to why I slept on the park. I was lucky enough to get to stay in the hospital for three days, but now I need to find a place to stay...

I was walking around the park, until a familiar critter jump from tree to tree. It was easy to spot Batcoon, since what kind of raccoon would jump from trees like a squirrel?

I giggled as I watch the small black and white animal stop by a tree. I looked at the foot of the tree and saw Bryce sitting below its shade.

'Why is he here?'

I quietly walked towards him, trying to get as close as I could, only to be spotted because the rascal... Again... Ratted me out by making a loud noise at a tree near me.

Bryce looked at me with a shocked gasp and awkwardness. He immediately turned away from me as I spot him blushing from behind.

'He's blushing? Is he embarrassed? That's cute.'

I smiled and decided to slowly come over to him. I sat down a couple inches beside him and awkwardly looks around.

'This is such a bad and stupid idea... Goddang Batcoon ratted me out again.'

I sighed as I took my phone out and texted Smii7y;

'Hey. Can I ask you something?'

But before I can even press send, my phone buzzed as he texted me first.

"Can I ask something?" I muttered, accidentally read it out loud.

'That was... Well... Unexpected..'

I silently giggled as I replied, 'Sure' to him. It didn't took long for him to ask a question I never really thought would come again...

'Do you know Mini Ladd?'

"Fuck!" I whisper-yelled. Since I was close to Bryce, he perked up and looked at me with a questioning look and confusion.

I looked at him and quickly looked back to my phone, blushing with embarrassment. I typed my response with hesitation; 'Yes... Why?'

I was having second thoughts about sending it. This will make him question about where he is, or something like, how or when, or he could ask me if I know why he left.

I groaned, getting Bryce's attention again, he accidentally looked at my phone as I quickly turned it off. But from his shocked reaction, I knew I was too late...

"You... Know... Craig?" He stuttered. His blue eyes looked at me with confusion with a hint of hope, probably thinking of asking me questions, but It quick turned to embarrassment and regret, remembering what he did to me for the past month.

I looked down and turned my back on him as I opened my phone and typed my response as quickly as possible; 'Yes... But someone else knows that I know him.'

I quickly hit send as Bryce spoke; "How...?" he asked.

I sighed as I know it'll be dumb if I ran away from him. Yet I know that it'll be a shock to him if I tell him to much... I need to have a reason to leave at any point in time... But I...

'Wait! That's right!'

I mentally gasp, texting Smii7y as I answer Bryce vaguely; "By someone."

I texted Smii7y to come get me as fast as he could, and I immediately got a number as a response; 8.

'He'll be here in 8 minutes... That's enough.'

"Who?" Bryce asked as I know that he'll be asking a lot of questions... I want to keep him from getting info as much as possible, so I plan to keep my answers as vague and short as I can.

"Someone." I replied, mentally smirking.

"Who's that someone?"
"Someone you don't wanna know."

"When?"
"Weeks ago."

"Where?"
"Somewhere."

"You're annoying..." he sighed. "Yet, I understand why you don't want to answer me."

I looked at him as he looked up at the tree, he was smiling... A smile that looked exactly like Smii7y and Kryoz when they got that reunion. I gasped silently when I saw a spark on him.

'These sparks are mysterious as fuck!'

"Why are you here?" He softly asked, I could hear him sigh and rejoice for actually talking to me.

"I just wanna be... You?"
"I always go here... Just to... Wait for something."
"Something? Or... Someone?" I pointed up as both of us look above us and see Batcoon looking at us.

"Yeah... That..." Bryce honestly replied as he giggled. "He is the one I'm waiting for."

I saw Smii7y at the corner of my eye and he saw me. He waved at me then visibly frowned upon seeing Bryce. I didn't get as to why he would frown like that, but I suddenly did as I hear Bryce speak.

"Don't trust anyone. Especially Smii7y and Kryoz."
"Why?"
"They... Well... Uhh... They... They are not as kind as you think." Bryce stuttered. His response kinda felt forced... Kinda felt like he was planning to say it.

"Uh... Ok?" I replied with a questionable tone. "Why are you telling me this?"

"Well... I know they're not trustworthy... They could be naughty sometimes." Bryce said with a conflicted emotions. He sounds like he has a secret that he knows for a long time and doesn't wanna share it.

But I kinda understand why, I mean... They almost did rape me... But why is he telling me this?

"Why are you telling m-"
"Because I... Just... Well..."
"Hey..."

Smii7y called me as Bryce was about to answer. The two boys started a staring contest at each other for a second, before Smii7y grabbed my hand and pulled me away.

~time skip~

"So... He knows that you know Mini..."
"Yeah."
"But how did you know Mini..."
"A long story... And I don't want to tell yet."

Me and Smii7y are talking inside Smii7y's Tesla. (I don't know anything about cars!)

"When?" Smii7y sighs as he understands that whatever I know, might be hard to tell... I mean, it is hard to tell! But it will be easier if they are all together first. I sadly looked down, recalling the story.

"When the time comes, Smii7y... When the time comes."