The Brave and Beautiful

Up and Adam, Boys

Adam's POV

I'm gay. I'm surrounded by tons of boys who are not. And they're shirtless. Some have abs. Of course, they're also not wearing pants. I want to get out. I need to get out of this change room. I quickly throw my gym clothes on and sprint into the gym, where my teacher is waiting.

"How many more boys are in there, Adam" Mr. Boehm asks.

"A few more" I said. I sat down on the benches, to think for awhile. It seemed like forever ago that someone asked me about being missing. Some time has passed, and everyone stopped caring. The talk is now about Cate's funeral, which is coming up soon. I can't believe she's dead, and that she was involved with 236. Izzy and Hope have told David and I all the drama thats happened since we went missing, and even though Marcus' death was in there, Cate's death surprised me more. Speaking of Marcus, the police found his body awhile back and still haven't found the killer. The killer is without a doubt 236... but who is 236. Killing a police officer is a big deal, so 236 when... if caught, is doomed.

"WOOH!" Screams a deep male voice, who just walked in. Behind him were two other boys, and they were being rowdy and loud as boys usually were in gym class. They saw me and ran up.

"Adam, you ready to kick some butt tonight at the basketball game?" James, a incredibly tall guy asked. He was the one who screamed. He had reddish-blonde hair, and freckles covering his structured face. He had a built body. He was someone I didn't want to admit I found... cute. Behind him were his best friends, Tyson and Owen. Tyson was thin, and tall with straight brown hair. Owen was a dimpled-face guy, with messy brown hair, and a great smile. All three of them were athletic. And all three of them were really good friends of mine. No matter if I found any of them attractive, I had to force myself to not catch feelings for them. It would be to awkward, and I didn't want to mess up our great friendship.

"Yeah. Totally!" I responded to James. It was the big final basketball game tonight, and we were up against our rival school. I had to be on top of everything. I could not mess this up. I was easily one of the star players, and if my mind wasn't in it to win it, then I was going to screw things up for everyone.

"We are gonna practise right after school tonight, if you wanna join us Adam" James says. I feel my heart melt a little.

"Sure. That actually sounds great. Let me just call my mom, and tell her not to pick me up" I say. I spent the entire gym class beside James. We sprinted together, we played ball together, and when thirsty, we got a drink together. I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this class... and if I didn't like James.

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David's POV

Not being able to take my phone out in public is a troubling feat. Something I know I won't be able to do for long. Eventually I'm going to take the cracked thing out and be noticed by Adam, or Izzy. Then, they'll kill me. But I'll do whatever it takes to find out what happened during those weeks I was missing. I have a feeling it will help me discover more about 236. How does 236 even know what happened? I feel my phone buzz in my pocket, and I know I can't take it out. Not until I get to my locker. So, I speed up, my pace quickening. I soon find myself at my locker, and open it up. I makes for a shield, so no one on one side of the hall can see what I am doing. I take my phone out, and see a text.

David, Oh David. Maybe this will jog your memory...