Hidden Gem: Jake x Reader

Chapter 8

"No, stay away... Get out! I can't... can't..." Her breathing became erratic, her eyes looking around wildly. What was I supposed to do? I couldn't just watch her and do nothing. Even as her hand clutched at her shirt, her face becoming even paler than it had been when I came out here.

Sitting down on the floor I tried to make sure she could see me. "Hey, look at me. I'm right here and I won't leave you here alone." I waited for a moment, but she didn't even seem to care if I left or not. "Do you want me to get you anything? Water, pillows? A pill?" I didn't know if she took medications for this kind of thing, so it seemed like a good idea to ask.

Instead of responding to me she just seemed to rush to the other end of the sofa before running into the bathroom. I could hear things being thrown around as if she was looking for something. I was going to try and open the door but it swung open and she rushed past me into her room. The door was left open and I saw her looking through her bag.

My eyes landed on what she pulled out before she tried getting to the bathroom again. This time I caught her in my arms. She screamed and struggled, trying to get out of my grip. "Let me go, stop hurting everyone else because of me! Please, just... you should have killed me instead of her."

Her? Did she mean Jessy or that name from before. "Calm down, please. I don't know where your heads at, but no one is dead." As Jace it was all I could say. Jace didn't know about Duskwood or why she would have been on a call with woods and trees. In her fight to get away from me, I managed to get the razer thrown to the other end of the room.

I ended up just holding her fighting form for another five minutes before she tired herself out. Her entire weight was against me, as her eyes closed. When she fell asleep, I picked her up and set her on the sofa. Taking a look at her phone I saw who she had been talking to Richy. I pulled up the video in his profile to see what she was going on about.

I watched until the end, my brow furrowing by the end. Glancing at her, I knew what needed to be done. First I tried to message Richy, but got no reply. Then I turned to her group chat. With no other options, I had to do my best to get their help.

Me : I need your help!
Something terrible happened to Richy

I got a call from Cleo who was with Thomas coming back from the Pawn shop. I glanced to make sure she was still asleep before continuing. I had to remember not to use this information later. Thomas was the first to answer the text I sent.

Thomas : Raven, what happened?

Me : He was lured into the forest by screams
Something pulled him to the ground

Cleo : Oh no

Me : I think I'm in shock right now

She was actually in shock, and I had dealt with it as much as I could. This was the best I could do after the fact.

Cleo : (Y/n), you need to calm down

Jessy : What??

Lilly : Oh God

Cleo : Please try telling us exactly what happened

Me : I'll try
Richy and I were chatting
I had asked him something
Suddenly he heard screams from the forest
Of course I immediately had my misgivings
But he was afraid it could be Hannah
Then he was attacked
I couldn't see the attacker or their weapon
He was in terrible pain
And his look
It's so hard for me to talk about this
Richy... is dead
He died in front of my own eyes

Jessy : Not that
That can't be
That's not true
Raven, tell me that, that isn't true!

Me : 😞