The Music Freaks: Episode 10

Chapter 11 ~ Secrets Out

After the park, Jake had gotten home, climbed up the pipe and gone back into his room through his open window. When he unlocked his door and searched the house, he saw that his parents weren't there. Maybe they went shopping, he didn't care much. He pretty much just played games for the rest of the day, only going down for dinner, going to sleep earlier than usual that day for some reason. Jake woke up around the same time he had before the next day, but this time it was because his phone was ringing it's head off, quickly grabbing it and clicking on it, not even checking who had called him. "Hello?!" He yelled. "Jake." The voice said, Jake realising it was Drew, sighing. "What do you want?" He asked. "Come to my house." Drew said. "Why? You think because of what's gonna happen were friends again? I already told you, I'm not coming back to the Jomies, so I'm not being friends with you again." Jake told Drew. "Just come over, alright." Drew said. "No." Jake responded. "Jake, come over, please. It'll be just us." Drew begged. "I said no!" Jake yelled, hanging up and putting his phone down.

But only a minute later, Drew called him again, Jake declining. And then it happened again, and again, and again, until Drew gave up on calling and just began spamming Jake with messages. Jake finally having enough and responding.

Jake:
JESUS CHRIST! FINE!

Drew had a small smile on his face when he saw it, Jake groaning as he got up, got changed and was about to lock his door like usual until he realised his parents had taken it off. Crap, they must've got sick of him doing it. So, he snuck downstairs and got to the door, seeing his parents looking at him from the living room, before looking back at the tv, not seeming to really care. This was surprising to Jake, but he didn't mind, meant he could say goodbye to that pipe. But why would they get rid of the lock, but then be fine with him leaving? He was confused, but chose not to think much about it and left his house. For once, he didn't have to use his bike since Drew didn't live far away. He arrived soon after, Jake knocking on the door and Drew answering about a minute later. "Come in." Drew said, moving out of the way as Jake walked in and instantly went to his room, knowing that's where he would want them to go. "Hey, wait!" Drew said, quickly closing his door and running upstairs before Jake opened the door, being too late though, Jake seeing Henry, Liam, Zoey and Lia in there.

Jake stared at all of them, Drew behind him. "What the hell, Drew? I thought you said it would just be us?" He said, sounding offended, although it's not unusual for Drew to lie to him. Drew practically pushed Jake into the room when he tried to get in, closing the door. "Look, Jake, sit down, let's talk." Liam said to Jake, pointing to the same beanbag he had sat on and played games with Drew the day before the incident when he was manipulated. "No, I don't think I will. I'm leaving." Jake said, trying to leave but Drew not letting him. "Jake, please! Just sit down, we just want to talk about some things, and about tomorrow so we'll be ready." Drew said to him. Jake stared at Drew, then looking at everyone else. After thinking, and a quick sigh, he slowly walked over to the beanbag and sat down on it, leaning back on it. Drew pulled his beanbag in front of Jake before sitting down on his. "Jake, we miss you." Henry said. "We want you back." Liam added. "You guys should've thought about that before you decided to manipulate me." Jake said.

We didn't manipulate, Jake!" Zoey said. "Sure you didn't." Jake said, rolling his eyes. "It doesn't matter, that's in the past. After tomorrow, you can come back, Jake." Drew said to Jake, smiling at him. "I told you, you'd gain my trust back, I didn't say I would come back." Jake reminded Drew, even though he was kind of lying to him. "What are you talking about?" Liam asked, confused as very one else was. "Oh, nothing, don't worry about it." Drew told him. "How about this Drew, find out who sent that recording to the club, and I'll come back." Jake told Drew, Zoey instantly getting nervous but not showing it. "I'm trying, Jake. Although I have narrowed it down, it's either Zoey or Lia." Drew said, both Zoey and Lia instantly looking at Drew. "Wait, what?!" They both yelled. "Me and Liam aren't suspects?" Henry asked, Jake staring at Zoey and Lia. "Every time I ask, Henry and Liam respond, but you two always stay quiet. And I've known Henry and Liam for too long to know when their telling the truth." Drew said, Zoey becoming even more nervous. Jake, Drew, Liam and Henry all looked at Zoey and Lia, waiting for a response. And eventually, someone cracked. "It was Zoey!" Lia yelled. "Huh, Lia, you-" Zoey began. "I'm sick of this, I'm sick of you, Zoey! I use to be nice, you've just turned me into a bully!" Lia yelled before getting up and running out of the room and then the house.

"So it was you, Zoey." Drew said, looking away from her. "I fucking knew it." He added. Jake got up himself, feeling like he was about to start laughing. "Y'know what, Zoey. Here's a suggestion, maybe after Drew's done yelling at you, you can go cry to your sugar daddy." Jake said before leaving the room and then the house himself. "WAIT, WHAT?!" He heard Drew yell, making Jake even more happier. Soon enough, Liam and Henry left as well as Drew continued to yell at Zoey, ending with him breaking up with her and Zoey running out crying. Jake had waited to see her running out, laughing to himself as she ran away. Now the only problem was whether the plan was still gonna go as well tomorrow, oh, and that Jake did say that if Drew did it tomorrow he would trust him but also just said that if he found out who sent the recording he would come back to the Jomies. Jake decided to worry about it later, right now, he was just happy, really happy, too happy to care about anything else. "Fuck you Zoey." He muttered to himself as he was walking home, a big smile on his face.