Stutter | A Jaspar Fanfic

4. Self Promise

Joe couldn't focus on school for the rest of the day. All he could think about was Caspar, and he didn't know why. He couldn't exactly wrap his mind around how Caspar did that, but then again, Joe had no idea who Caspar was. Zoe probably had no idea who he was. How did they even know each other? How did everybody know his name, but me?

The only class he tried to pay attention to was Euro History, and all she did was pass back the test they took yesterday. Surprisingly, Joe didn't get that bad of a grade. He didn't get an F, but he got a D.

Speak to me after class, was written right underneath his grade, and he pressed his forehead against his arm and groaned.

Yet another terrible day, Joe said to himself as she started speaking about the next thing they were going to be working on. I can't wait to get home.

All his teacher told him was how 'disappointed' he was in Joe, and how he should 'work harder on his studies.'

Oops, Joe said, rolling his eyes as he came in late to his next class. Sorry I failed. Not like you didn't tell us to study, or anything.

At lunch, Caspar texted him wondering if he had time to speak to him for a while because he was bored.

Caspar: heeyyyy joe

Caspar: im bored in class rn can you talk to me nobody else is.

Joe nodded mindlessly at whatever Oli and Will were speaking about, and his thumbs hovered over his keyboard before he used all his willpower to ignore the text.

"Lover boy text you?" Will asked, raising an eyebrow at the smaller boy.

"More like danger boy," Oli said. "What he did is not really on your radar, Joe."

Joe nodded. "Yeah, I know. Not like I care, or anything. That would be stupid."

Will examined his friend's facial expressions for one moment until moving on to talk to Oli about something else that had happened, letting Joe drift back off into his Caspar ridden world.

It's not like I like him. I don't, because liking people is stupid since they won't ever like me back. I've been through a thing like that with Jackson once, and I'll never do that again. Joe bit his lip and put his head into his palms. The more I tell myself I don't like him, the more the idea that I do like him will be stuck in my brain....does that even make sense? I'll just...be his friend, and whatever happens, happens.

Joe smiled to himself as he joined back in on his friends conversation.

Whatever happens, happens.

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Caspar: heeyyyy joe

Caspar: im bored in class rn can you talk to me nobody else is.

Joe: why are you not doing your work young lad

Caspar: :o you actually responded

Caspar: and i have a sub lol nobody gives a crap about sub work.

Joe: why wouldn't i respond?

Caspar: idk you may not like me or something