His Secret

Catalyst

Trigger warning - SA, Bullying

Chapter 2

Catalyst

January 9 2023

Jadyn's P.O.V

I quickly get up and shut off my alarm clock to stop its constant ringing. I rubbed my eyes as I reached for my phone to check the time, it read 6:43am, and that was when reality finally hit. It was Monday, which meant it was my first day back at school after Christmas break, and I was already running late! After jumping up, I grab my phone and run into the bathroom turning on the hot water in the shower. I undress while waiting for the water to heat up, Then glancing over to my phone I notice the dozen of texts from Kahlil.

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From: Kalipoo<3

Hey sleeping beauty get up sckewl 2day

From: Kalipoo<3

U better B up

From: Kalipoo<3

Seriously ill kill U if U stay home

From: Kalipoo<3

Well I'll B at ur house at 7:30 to pick U up, ready or not so see ya then

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Jesus can he chill? Of course I'm going, I would never miss an opportunity to see Zion! I know he's my sister's boyfriend, but I liked him first! So that counts right?

While putting my hand in the shower to feel the water temperature, I push the thought out of my mind. I decided it felt warm enough so I got in. After letting the water run down my body for a while, I started thinking about my Christmas break. Basically, I did nothing I didn't do every day, hung out with Kahlil all day in my or his room. And that's cool, because I enjoy hanging out with him. He's my best friend, but I really want a boyfriend. Although I didn't need one, I just wanted one, as I'm tired of being single. It also didn't help that Kahlil has a girlfriend. I love her. Besides being so sweet, she can sing really well, which is a plus in my book, but I would like to double date with them and not be the third wheel. It's not that I'm complaining because they go out of their way to make sure that I don't feel that way, but I think it's just a natural feeling. It's just something that comes with the territory. The gesture is definitely appreciated though, hell they don't even do normal mushy couple stuff when I'm around.

With the soap and my towel, I quickly wash myself clean and turned off the water. I wrapped my dry-off towel around my waist. Afterwards, I brushed my teeth and did a very light skincare routine at the sink. Once I was done I walked into my room, got underwear, then finished drying off completely. Once I had my underwear on, I went to the closet to choose something to wear. It took me five minutes to decide on wearing a yellow crew neck sweater and dark blue skinny jeans with all white vans. I don't care much about looking good on Mondays, so I'm not even going to try.

After retrieving my phone from the bathroom counter, I grabbed my bag and left my room. 'Damn' I thought, seeing my mom's and a dudes' clothes all over the front part of the house. A sick feeling settles into my stomach when I think about how my mom decided to get down and dirty before she even made it to her room. Since my mom divorced, she has been dating every guy she meets and just has random one-night stands with them. Suddenly, the sick feeling is coupled with a sense of guilt. Although she assured me that I was not the reason for their divorce, I always blamed myself. She backed up her statements with claims of my father's many affairs, but I couldn't verify them. It's kind of my fault, despite her reasoning, so I felt terrible for how things turned out.