Our Secret...

Part Five:

"School And Therapy"

Lilly had finally started attending school again after being absent for almost two weeks straight, today was her first day back and was feeling some anxiety but her mom talked to her and she was feeling better. 

Liam and Jackson walked with her to their class since their classes were all now together. She grabbed Jacksons hand as a crowd of people came toward the class, he reassured her she was safe and no one wanted to touch her or hurt her. 

She nods before they went in together and they sat in the second last row of desks. She spent the class catching up on school work from the past two weeks, while the boys were talking about the football game coming up. 

As Lilly worked diligently on catching up with her assignments, she found comfort in the familiar rhythm of the classroom. The hum of conversations around her made her a bit anxious but comforting in a way, and the notes she scribbled on her paper seemed to help her regain a sense of normalcy. Every now and then, she glanced over at Liam and Jackson, who were animatedly discussing the upcoming football game. Their excitement was infectious, and it made her smile, even if she wasn't fully immersed in their conversation.

Liam noticed Lilly's occasional glances and flashed her a supportive grin. "Hey, Lilly, if you need any help with what you missed, just let us know," he offered, his voice warm and reassuring. Jackson nodded in agreement, giving her a warm smile and thumbs up. 

"Thanks, guys," Lilly said, her voice not fully there as she focused on her work. "I think I'm getting the hang of it, but I'll definitely ask if I get stuck." she told the both of them

As the class continued, the teacher began discussing the next big project, and the boys' conversation shifted to brainstorming ideas for it.  Lilly, feeling a bit more at ease, couldn't help but be drawn into their enthusiasm. The project sounded interesting, and the idea of working on it with her brother and his best friend who was also her friend, she wasn't quite sure what to call him anymore. 

When the bell rang, signalling the end of the period, Lilly packed up her things with a sense of accomplishment. She ended up finishing two missed assignments before the class ended.

As they walked out of the classroom, Lilly felt a mix of relief and exhaustion. The boys continued to chat animatedly about their ideas for the project, their voices full of excitement. Lilly listened, her anxiety melting away as she engaged in their conversation.

As they walked out of the classroom, Lilly felt a mix of relief and exhaustion. The boys continued to chat animatedly about their ideas for the project, their voices full of excitement. Lilly listened, her anxiety melting away as she engaged in their conversation. She was able to walk without being scared of being there. 

"Do you think we should do a presentation on historical sports events or focus on a specific sport?" Liam asked, his eyes sparkling with ideas.

Lilly looks "You two and sports" she sighs 

Jackson smiled over to her "Hey don't act like you don't enjoy sports too" he says 

Lilly perked up, her interest piqued by the idea. "That sounds fun! What if we did a timeline of important moments in sports history and had a quiz at the end? It could be a way for everyone to learn and have fun."

Liam chuckled "Sounds perfect" he says 

They continued on with their classes throughout the way. they were walking out of their last class of the day before the three of them spotted Lilly and Liams mom, they all walked toward her "I wanted to come and check up on Lilly just to see how ur day went" 

She smiled "It went pretty great" she told her "I have a great brother and a great friend" she said. and looks up to Jackson before regaining eye contact with her mom. 

Jackson smiles at her before she looked away and then looks at their mom "Yeah she was great today. She got four assignments handed in" he says 

Liam nods "She's got some focus on her"

Mary smiled happily "I am so glad to hear it, I'm proud of you" 

Lilly smiled "Thanks mom" she says and hugged her "Hey guys I think I am gonna go with my mom" she says 

Jackson nods "Liam you gonna go with your mom too?" he asks 

Liam looks "Let's let them spend time together, I'll ride with you" he said

They nod and all say their goodbyes 

Liam and Jackson had gone out for a bit to get something to eat and just hang out for a while 

Jackson looks "So have you met anyone new recently?" he asks 

He nods "Yeah actually I found this one girl Summer, and we've hung out a couple of times. She's really cool. What about you?"

Jacksons smiles "No not recently, there was this one girl but I don't think it worked out" he said "We haven't hung out in a while" he explained taking a bite of his food "You should ask the girl out"

Liam smiled "I think I might" he said 

He smiled he was hoping in a couple months when Lilly was doing better with everything they could talk about the kiss that happened a couple weeks back. But right now he wanted her to focus on herself and everything that had just happened. 

Jackson Liam ended up hanging out with some more friends and playing some games for a few hours, which made Liam come home a bit later than expected. 

His mom looks as he came in the door "Hey where have you been?" she asks 

"Sorry mom my phone died, me and Jackson hung out for a while and then we ended up hanging out with more friends and playing video games" he says 

She smiles "Sounds fun, but please make sure to be home before curfew next time okay? or text for an extension" 

Liam nods and walks over and hugged her "Promise mom, I am gonna go to bed. Goodnight"