The Boy Trap (Septiplier) || The Boy Trap Book 1

Chapter 14 - Afraid

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

Mark's POV

Neither of us talked about yesterday, even though it was on both of our minds.

I couldn't stop thinking about it. Jack so quickly turned from absolutely livid to gentle and caring within a second. But what bugged me even more, what was he so angry about? He would have beaten that guy to the ground if he had the chance.

I sat at the lunch table with Bob and Wade, saying nothing and just staring at my food, lazily listening to whatever they were saying. Suddenly Bob's voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Hey, Mark, is everything okay?" He sounded worried.

"Mark, you've been silent all day. What's up?" Wade somehow put together a logical sentence.

"Uh, well..." I paused for a moment. "Do you think Jack is mean?" Bob rolled his eyes.

"Jack is probably one of the worst people I've ever met! He's ruined people's lives at this school. He's beaten people senseless for barely any reason at all. He pisses me off." Bob growled. He pushed away his lunch, I guess he wasn't hungry any more.

Wade just stayed silent and glared off into the distance. Finally he spoke, still not looking at me. "What I have to say about him would get me kicked out of this school."

The bell finally rang after a couple seconds of tense silence. I got up and tossed my food in the trash, not caring that I spent money on it. I went to my next class, thoughts running through my head like dogs chasing rabbits.

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I walked through the cafeteria and towards the doors. I saw Jack leaning against a wall, like one of those bad boys you see in the movies, a death glare in his eyes and his hands in his pockets. People speed walked past him, avoiding his glare. Suddenly he looked at me and our eyes locked. He remained with the same look and expression, except he winked. I took that as a sign go come over and I walked over to him.

He stood up away from the wall and pushed my shoulder slightly in the direction he wanted to go. I walked normally but Jack walked tall and confident, and he looked as if he could kill somebody with his bare hands. People gasped as they saw me walk so fearlessly with Jack. Somebody snickered, and Jack whipped his head around to face them. He glared at them at they quickly stopped. He turned back forward and we continued walking.

Finally we made it to the back stage area. Jack let us in and then shut the door behind us. Suddenly his entire deadly look wore off, and he sank to the ground. He closed his eyes and leaned the back of his head against the door. I sat in front of him, my legs crossed and my backpack tossed carelessly to the side.

We sat in complete silence for a couple minutes. Finally Jack sat up and pulled his knees to his chest, wrapping his arms around them.

"Mark," Jack's voice cracked. He refused to open his eyes for a few more seconds. He finally opened them and looked at me. His baby blue eyes were glossed over. He blinked a few times, but gave up when a tear slipped down his cheek. He took a deep breath and spoke again. "Mark, I'm so sorry about yesterday. I... I didn't want you to see that." He bit his lip. "I don't want you to think of me that way."

My eyes widened as I stared at the small figure in front of me. "Jack, I know you're not that person. I would never be afraid of you."

"BUT YOU WERE YESTERDAY!" Jack stood up quickly his voice raised and shaking. His legs seemed weak beneath him, and tears spilled down his cheeks. I winced at the sudden change, and a few tears fell from my eyes.

Jack's eyes widened in realization. He leaned back, no longer towering over me threateningly. He let out a sob as he slid down the door and to the floor once again. He buried his face in his knees and let out muffled cries. I sat where I was.

I felt like a liar. I was afraid of him.

Jack finally lifted his head from his knees and ran his hands through his hair. "No, Mark. Don't cry... Please." I quickly wiped my eyes, but more and more tears slipped. "It's okay." He looked to the floor. "Everybody's scared of me. I just... I don't want you to be."

I looked up at him. "Why?"

He sighed. "When people are scared of you, it puts you in charge. It's like some kind of sick, addicting power. I don't want to do it to hurt people..." He took a deep breath. "I don't want them to hurt me." He crossed his legs and looked at me. "But there are some people that I don't want them to be scared. I want them to know the real me, because I know they won't hurt me." He put his face in his hands, "Well maybe I'm putting myself in danger. I'm making myself vulnerable to people I'm not sure will hurt me or not." He looked at me skeptically.

"Jack, I would never do anything to hurt you." In the slightest way I felt hurt that he would think about me like that.

Jack, on the other hand, looked relieved. He quickly leaned forward and pulled me towards him in a tight hug. He sobbed into my shoulder and clutched my shirt. We sat crying in each other's arms, clinging on to one another for dear life.

Once I had been drained of my tears I took a deep breath. "Why were you so mad at Price yesterday?" I whispered.

Jack ran a hand through my hair. "He wanted to tell people... Never mind." He whispered back, sighing into my shoulder.

I just nodded and pulled him closer, taking in every moment I spent in his arms.

~AN~

So this week I'm off from school, so I should be able to do a lot more writing and posting :)

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