For the Better or for the Worst?

Chapter 10

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Skylar's POV

I can't breath, panic and worry consumes me. I look at Andrew with a pained yet sympathetic expression, Jason's his son after all and to tell the truth I can tell just by his facial expression that he loves Jason very much but for some reason he also tries his best to push the feeling aside.

I look away the moment I notice his expression harden, blocking out any emotions he's feeling at the moment. I admit I'm pretty much curious over his reaction but I'll push it aside.... for now.

I really just want to hug him right now and tell him everything. He deserves to know, after all, but I really believe Jason should tell him himself but there isn't much time left and i know for a fact that Jason won't tell him anytime soon.

I let out a deep troubled sigh as I run a hand through my hair.

"Mr. Matthews I need to know what's happening with him" I beg, not able to hold back my worry any longer. I'm guessing that the gang either had him busy all week or something really bad has happened but it might also be because of family issues...... He nods at me before clearing his throat, his eyes harder than ever, body stiff as he takes a deep breath.

"We had an argument and it didn't end well" he tells me with a frustrated sigh, shifting himself into a more comfortable position.

"May I ask what it was about?" I ask him softly with a bit of a serious tone to my voice. He gives me a short nod.

"You see Jaso-" He starts but is abruptly cut off by a near by shout, followed by a series of gun shots.

Mr. Mathews quickly gets up and walks over to an old wooden table near the living room doorway. I'm confused at first when he stretches his arm under it, seeming to be looking for something but my confusion soon turns to surprise as he removes his hand now holding a Beretta 92 handgun.

Don't ask how it is that I know the kind of gun he's holding....... that's a story for another time.

It suddenly gets deadly quiet outside. I get up and slowly make my way towards him, he signals for me to stay silent as he points a finger to the stairs. He used to be in a gang......... So he knows what he's doing. I give him a nod as I follow behind him, both of us stopping at the barely noticeable creaking of the floorboards above us.

We silently climb the stairs, stopping at the second to last step as we listen for any type of sound, it feels like hours before we hear some shuffling coming from down the hall.

We wait for a few more seconds before making our way down the hall, we stop in front of a closed bathroom door. Light flooding out of the crack under the door.
Andrew taps me on the shoulder, instantly catching my attention.

He points towards a baseball bat a few feet away from us, silently telling me to get it. I grab it silently, walking back to over to him. I look at him "We're going in at three" he tells me quietly. I give him a nod, silently getting ready for anything that we may encounter behind the door.

One.......

Two.........

Three

I reached for the handle, turning it and shoving the door open as Andrew readies his gun but what we find isn't what we expected. How did it not cross my mind that it could have been him.

I'm pulled out of my thoughts when I'm suddenly grabbed and shoved onto the wall, a blade appearing near my neck.

I take a shaky breath as I placed a hand on Jason's shoulder. "Its me Jason, it's Skylar, remember" I tell him softly, he doesn't move for what seemed like ages. He finally lets me go, taking a few steps back after looking me over, to my relief.

I turn to look at Andrew, who is looking at something on Jason's body in worry and shock. I follow his gaze and gasp as I look him over, his chest, stomach, arms, and back were covered in both old and new bruises, a few small stab wounds were scattered around his body.

I look over at Andrew, who is looking at Jason with anger, sadness, and worry, I was feeling the same.

Jason turns around giving us a perfect view of his back, a gasp followed by an angry curse leaves Andrew as he looks at the medium sized tattoo on the back of Jason's left shoulder.

I look at Andrew in confusion as i feel his anger grow. I didn't notice that Jason had moved until i feel two strong arms wrap around me from behind, catching me by surprise.

Andrew was now looking at us, I was so distracted in wondering what he thought of us that I barely noticed my now wet shoulder. I turn around, Andrew already forgotten as I gently embrace Jason, letting him cry on my shoulder as I rub his back soothingly.

"Come on, lets go downstairs so I can get you a few ice packs and clean out those wounds, and Jason" he straightens himself before looking down at me and straight into my eyes. His eyes were bloodshot from all the crying he was doing not even five minutes ago.

"Its about time we tell your dad what's happening, don't you think?" He takes in a shaky breath, pain and sadness flashing through his eyes as he turns his head slightly to look at his dad. Andrew was already looking at him, many emotions flickering through his eyes as he looks at his son.

"Yeah, I guess it is about time I tell him." He says sadly as he turns to look at me again.

We start heading back to the stairs, his dad right behind us.

"Everything will turn out alright, you'll see" I tell him softly as I look up at him through my eye lashes. He sighs as he looks down at me, he gives me a small smile, he leans down and kisses me on the forehead softly.

"I hope your right Sky, I hope your right" he tells me softly as we make our way down the stairs and to one of the couches in the living room.

We both sit down in one together while his dad sits down on the one across from us. It's silent for a few minutes and I can tell that Jason's really nervous as his eyes flicker around the room. I place my hand on top of his causing him to look at me,
I can tell he's trying not to cry again.

He takes a deep breath before finally looking at his dad, who has been looking at him intently the whole time.

He looks at me again than at his dad. I feel like I should leave and let them talk in private, with that in mind I get up. "I'll let you guys talk in privacy, I'll be in the kitchen if that's okay with you both" I tell them as I start heading towards the door but I'm stopped by Jason when he yells for me to wait. I turn around to see him looking at me with panic.

"Please stay, I need you" he tells me brokenly which catches me by surprise but I walk back over to him, settling down next to him again.

"I'm right here for you, always" I say to him softly as I lean over to him and give him a peck on the cheek.

He nods before looking back at his dad with sadness ,pain, and determination.

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