✨ fourteen ✨

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                          Jessie's POV

We just got back to the school. It's about 10am. Which means we only have 40 minutes of 4 period left so we just hang out in the parking lot talking and before we knew it, it was lunch. All the kids come rushing out to get some fresh air.

  I say bye to Billy, and go walk up to Nancy "girl what happened between you and Steve??" I ask "I don't even know I was drunk asf but Im pretty sure we had a fight and we broke up" she answers "who has a party on a Thursday" Jonathan adds "ikr" I say. We talk for awhile then I go to science class which I have with Billy and Steve

  I walk in to see them arguing about something. "Boys why the fuck are you guys yelling?" I say while rubbing my face making them both shut up, billy looks at me with a "oh shit " look and Steve looks confused and mad. "What are you guys staring at?" I ask with confusion in my voice.

"Jess your bruises" billy whispers in my ear so Steve wouldn't hear "shit." I mumble and run to the bathrooms thank God I keep some make up in my backpack in case this happens. I put some make up over it and it looks fine now.

  I walk back to class and I tell my teacher I had an emergency and then I go sit in my seat. A note lands on my desk

        Hey you ok now? That was a close one.
  Do you think Steve saw it?

        -billy

I write back

           Hey yea im good now.
           Yes I think Steve saw

        -jess

I throw the note back at billy, I see him mumble shit under his breath. I like talking to Billy about this stuff because he gets it, he feels the pain.

  Class ends and im going to my locker when Steve stops me "Jess what was that." Steve says sternly "it was nothing, don't worry about it" I replied "did billy do that to you?" He said looking furious "no" I say simply "Jess DID HE DO THAT TO YOU?!?" I flinch at his screaming. I feel the tears welling up in my eyes

"jess im sorr-" I cut him off by slamming my locker closed and running to my car, as I was running I realized everyone was starting at me. I don't care at all but then I realized I was crying.

  As I was wiping my tears away, I bumped into someone.

Billy.

  "Woah woah, baby what's going on?" He asks I feel myself melt into his hug " i- it's nothing im ok now." I say in a slight stutter
"Sweetheart, why are you upset." He asks a bit more stern. "Steve was-" I was cut off "Steve did this? Im gonna kill him." He says as he starts walking away to find him.

  "Billy stop. Let me finish talking" I exclaimed. He turned around to look at me. "Ok im sorry" he turns around and walk back up to me. And I explained "Steve was asking ab my bruises and he asked if you did it. I said no, then he repeated it yelling." "And you know what yelling does to me " I add "im so sorry " he says pulling me under his arm. This boy has some problems but so do I.

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