The Boy Next Door

Chapter 11

     Jonas POV

I woke up late at like 5 pm probably because I was live until 3 am last night. I don't know. But I slept good so it didn't matter. 'I wonder if Brooke is okay.' I said to myself. I picked up my phone and saw messages from random numbers saying 'someone's hit their head again. maybe this time she won't make it - D' Who is D? And we're they talking about Brooke? I hopped up and got dressed and ran outside.

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After I walked over to Brooke house Mario opened the door for me. "Why are you here?" I asked Mario not trying to be rude. "Brendon attacked again.. He pushed Brooke down and her head slammed against the floor. And he punched Cat. Breaking Cat's nose. I just threw a few punches and walked away. He never hit me which is we-" Mario got interrupted. "AHHH" Brooke? I ran in to her room and saw her grabbing onto her head. "JONAS" She screamed not even knowing I was in there. I saw Celina in the corner and she looked like she had been crying. I sat on Brooke's bed and she flinched a bit until she saw it was me and she relaxed a bit. I pulled her into my arms and she laid her head on my shoulder. "Brooke's been like that all day.." I heard a voice say. I looked over and saw Julian walking in and sit beside Celina. "Guys it's too loud in here.." Brooke said breaking the silence. SILENCE. Yeah her head is pretty bad.. "Brooke it's quiet in here." I said playing with her hair. "Doesn't sound like it.." She said plugging her ears. I laid her down and she tried to sleep but she couldn't so I laid beside her. She cuddled up to me and I wrapped my arm around her and she fell asleep.

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Brooke's POV

I'm sleeping but I can still feel the pain on my head. I'm trying to get up but I can't, it's like someone is pushing me back to sleep. Which isn't possible. Right? I'm still trying to wake up and I finally pull myself out of sleep but when I do I pop up and scream, it's because my head hurts obviously. "Brooke!" Mario screamed waking Jonas up. How did he not wake up by MY scream? "Brooke, babe are you okay?" Jonas asked playing with my hair. When he played with my hair it made my head feel better. When he stopped my head just. Stopped. It didn't hurt anymore. It was weird honestly I feel better too and I'm glad. "My head doesn't hurt anymore.." I said breaking the silence. "Really?" Celina said sitting beside me. "Yeah really" I said smiling at everyone. I looked over to Julian who was on his phone and he looked up and smiled. Maybe he is still upset about the Brendon thing? What exactly happened? Why is Cat's nose covered in bandages? "Cat. What happened?" She looked up at me as I said that and laughed confusingly. "You don't remember? I tried helping you after you got pushed down and Brendon punched me in the nose." Wow. She got punched in the nose for helping me? So it's my fault? No Brooke. No it's not your fault don't think like that. Don't be pulled back into depression because of that. Yeah I had depression. It was cause I blamed myself for my dad leaving and it was bad. I cut like twice then my mom found out and flushed my razors and when she bought razors so we could shave she hid them and I never found them. So I just stopped worrying about them and just stopped. I've been clean for 1 year. Maybe I only cut twice but I stopped and I'm proud of myself. I snapped out of my thoughts when Jonas waved his hand in my face. "What.?" I said focusing on his face. "Brooke.. Are you okay.?" He said grabbing my hand. "Yeah I'm fine.. But I'm serious guys my head doesn't hurt." I said shrugging. Jonas pulled me in a hug and kissed my forehead. Yeah I feel protected but what if something happens to Jonas? What would I do with myself.. Brendon always said he would be back.. Let's just hope he doesn't come for Jonas.

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Jonas POV

Should I tell Brooke about the message? It's not Brendon cause his name doesn't start with a D. I don't think I know anyone with a name that starts with a D. Which is weird. Julian is acting pretty weird today too. Maybe it's because he missed Bryce but I don't know maybe it could even be the Brendon thing. "Brooke?" She looked up at me as I said her name. "Hmm.?" She said looking at me. She has gorgeous eyes.. Like I get stuck in them everytime. But I pulled myself out this time. "C-Can I talk to you? Privately?" I asked grabbing her hand. She nodded and we went to the balcony outside of my my room and made sure Cat, Julian, Mario, or Celina could hear us. "I got a message today from someone named D.." I showed her the message and her eyes widened. She pulled out her phone and showed me her message. 'Pretty sad you can hardly do anything. Would be pretty bad if someone hurt your little boyfriend. Or kill him..' I read the message in my head over and over. And her message was also from D. Things were starting to get weird and she looked like she was about to cry and I pulled her in a hug. "No one is going to hurt me. Or you. I won't let that happen.." I said kissing her.

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Danielle ✨