New Guy

Chapter 4

 Carters POV

Its great that I could finally share how I felt. But there is still one problem. My past last night that’s all I could think of is how to tell her about what I have done. I had another nightmare this time it was the worst of it.

I was running after my step father. He walked like nothing had happened. But I knew I knew she was dead. I would never have my mother back and he would pay. I ran after him he turned around knowing I was behind him then he hit I tried to hit back but he was stronger. He was so strong he pushed me through the door of the garage and I fell to the ground. He just kept hitting me over and over again. I couldn't fight back. He must have been done because he got up and started to walk away.

But I never was able so see how it all went down in my nightmares. I always woke up. Those nightmares were the worst. I didn’t want to remember anything that had happened about that night. NOTHING. I tried to act normal but after a few days of these nightmares coming every night and me worrying about loosing Jess I couldn’t keep my secret myself anymore. I had to tell her but I didn’t know when.

Jess's POV

It was great to finally be with Carter. But I could feel things weren’t right. He seemed out of it. He acted like he was in a different world and he seemed like he hasn’t slept in forever. I didn’t want to show him I knew because he obviously didn’t want to talk about it since he didn’t bring it up. He continued acting like that for days when a week went by I couldn’t take him being in such a depressed state. So I asked him to come over.

He was late, as usual. So when he finally showed up I ran outside and gave him the biggest hug I possibly could. We sat and watched movies for a while until I finally got the nerve up to ask him why he was asking so weird. When I did he just brushed it of like I was crazy but when he looked at me I could see the sadness and the hurt in his eyes I knew he was lying. “Your lying.” I said. “Why do you ask me so many questions?” I needed something clever to say back. “Because I obviously want to find out about that secret your hiding.” I said the wrong words. He went silent and his face was expressionless.

The silence was scaring me. “Who told you?” I was surprised by what he said it was like he actually had a secret he didn’t want me to know. He repeated himself “Who told you?” I was confused “What do you mean 'Who told you?' I was just trying to be witty but now that your acting so weird about it. What are you hiding?”