June 2nd 2012
"I mean yeah he talks about you sometimes but I'm not worried, why the sudden interest in Jake again...anything I need to know?" Malcolm asked, I think he was joking I couldn't quite tell but he laughed so I just went with it and assumed he was joking
"Well after lunch I have sports with him and every since the...meeting with him and his dad I haven't really talked to him...plus Leo's not here to break up the awkwardness and I NEED today to go well" I explained "and no nothings going on I never loved him so very one sided" I added a little harsh but it was the truth
"Ouch harsh, I was kidding I'm not worried, i mean it is a little frustrating knowing Jake would leave me for you in a heartbeat but from all he's told me about you I've compiled a file of potential blackmail so if I ever need it I can just ruin your life, or you know I'll just have to kill you" Malcolm continued to laugh as he explained that which made me realize when he said earlier that Jake has a type he meant men who are batshit insane,
Now I'm no exception to this type I'm the prototype but seeing someone equally as crazy as you makes you reflect a bit
"Nice talk" I said as I tried to stand up
"You're his best friend" Malcolm said which indeed did catch my attention so I sat back down "look last week I knew he went to see his dad and every since he got back he's been a lot happier, was I jealous when he told me he was happy because you told him you'd be friends again...well yeah but he hasn't been this happy since before the war so I'll take it"
"It's kinda sad I'm his best friend..." I said
"Yeah who's yours?" He asked "and don't say Leo"
"Probably Jake then which is equally as sad to admit" I admitted "doesn't mean I'm not worried about this afternoon I don't want him to get attached to me again how do I stay his friend without hurting him?" I asked
"I wish I had an answer for you" Malcolm paused for a moment I could tell he was thinking "how about tonight at campfire come sit with us I'll be the buffer" all I could think about was how having crazy x 2 sitting together probably won't end well but this conversation had been going fine so what could go wrong "trust me Jake cares a lot about you, and you clearly don't want to hurt him...even though you may have gone about dealing with that very badly" he mumbled the last half of that sentence which was fair, maybe verbally abusing and pushing Jake away for years wasn't the best way to deal with the situation but how could I just go back to being his friend
"Yeah I'll talk to him, not that I have much choice "sports" today is another hunting game so I know I'll have to" I said "and just cause I'm talking to him doesn't mean you get to bring out the file" I joked
"Don't worry your cool, we're friends" Malcolm said,
Soon Archery was over and I was quite upset I didn't get to do any because I was supposed to be "supervising" which sucks, but it was lunch time
Sitting down for lunch was...interesting, Daphne had decided to take a break and join us to "check in" which actually wasn't the worst part she sat with Melody who had placed herself at the end of the table as far from everyone else as possible, the worst part was definitely seeing Malcolm walk over to Jake and gave me a huge thumbs up as he did which was probably the least sneaky thing anyone has ever done because rumours already spread fast around camp and with people making those rumours blatantly obvious only makes it worse.
I don't know what he told him, I tried to just not look over and stayed focused on my meal, I even managed to sneak one of my earbuds in without anyone noticing so I was pretty much in my own world occasionally nodding to whatever Micheal was ranting about, until someone tapped my shoulder and I yelped out zoning back in,
