Just a Screen||Ethan/Crankgameplays

Chapter eighteen

*NOT EDITED*

"Dude? What the fuck?" Gage screamed.

My eyes shot open.

Gage held me closed to him as he combed my hair soothingly.

Ethan ran into the room.

"What happened?" He said looking at Gage.

"Jake was gonna rape her. He gave her a pill, but it didn't work for long thank God." Gage spoke softly so no one else could hear.

I closed my eyes and breathed.

In.

Out.

"What's going on here?" I heard a rough voice say.

"Avery?" A tall man stood in the door way. His tone was flat.

Gage set me down, but didn't let me go.

I could see Ethan gritting his teeth at the sight of me being so close to another guy.

My heart hurt, but I shook it off. He doesn't really like me. He's just a player.

"Max." I said in a soft tone. "I didn't think I would ever see you again."

*flashback*

"I liked her first!" Jake yelled

"Bitch! I did. And she knows it, just ask her." Gage said pointing at me. I giggled.

I had just turned 14 and was having a tiny party with 6 of my friends.

We all sat in the basement of Gage's house just talking and listening to music.

Jake sat beside me with his arm around me arguing that he had a better chance with me.

Alison laughed at them. She was the oldest of our group of friends. She was 16.

Alison was known for doing bad things and my parents didn't like me hanging around her, but I did any ways.

Gage stood in front of me pouting.

He reached his hand out and I got up.

"Come back soon." Jake smirked while grabbing my butt.

Gage brought me up stairs and out side to his porch.

Brady and Samantha, my other friends, we making out on a lawn chair.

We sat on the edge of his porch so our legs were hanging off of it.

I moved closer and rested my head on his shoulder as he wrapped his arm around me.

The sun was setting so we only had a short amount of time to stay outside.

We sat there and just took in our surroundings.

"You listen here you little bitch," I heard from behind me.

I saw Max, Alison's boyfriend who was very drunk, yelling at Alison.

Gage stood up.

"If you wanted to leave me then tell me to my face instead of typing it." She spat at him. She was drunk as well.

"Woah woah woah, hold on you both can make rational decisions right now." Gage laughed.

Gage was a year older than me and two years younger than Max. They both were very muscular, but Max had a lot more than Gage did.

He had his whole gang.

'Mess with Max, Mess with his gang.'

"Gage stop." I whispered, but I was pushed away.

"Don't talk to me like that." Max pushed past Gage and grabbed Alison's hand.

They hopped in his truck and speed off.

Gage ran inside and came out with Jake and his older brother Cole.

"Brady! Let's go we have to do something." Gage yelled and hopped into his truck. Everyone got in and Brady sat in the open back of the truck.

I ran up to the driver side window.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Max is drunk and mad right now and Alison is in his truck. We are going to get her before something happens." He said and started the truck.

I backed away and they drove off.

I remember sitting with Sam for so many hours just waiting for everyone to come home.

They finally came back at around 3a.m.

They trudged into house and went spectate ways.

I followed Gage to his room to find out what happened.

He walked into his room and punched the wall. Dry wall fell to the floor and so did he.

He sunk to the ground and just sat there.

I sat down beside him not knowing what to say.

"How did I let this happen." He said softly looking at me.

I gave him a questioning look.

"He killed her." He said blankly.

"He spun out of control and hit an oncoming 18 wheeler. She's dead. He's not." He sputtered through gritted teeth.

I sat there in shock.

I just saw her though.

How could she be dead.

"He's going to juvie." He said getting up and taking off his shirt. He walked towards his dresser and put on a clean one.

I got up and stood behind him.

"I'm sorry." He said leaning his head on his dresser.

"I'm sorry." He yelled louder banging his hand on his dresser and soon falling to the floor.

I wrapped my arm around him and he slowly cried.

He wrapped one of his arms around me and kissed my fore head.

"I want him dead." He spat.

*end of flashback*

I looked at Gage as he gave me an unsure look.

Max was high off of something and didn't look like he cared. He shrugged and walked off.

I looked towards Jake on the floor. He sat up and coughed.

His eye was bleeding and his shoulder was dislocated.

Gage let go of me and walked towards Jake.

"Breath in." Gage said and Jake did so.

Gage popped his shoulder back in and Jake squealed in pain.

"He deserved it." Gage laughed

"Should we go?" Ethan spat.

Gage looked at Ethan and laughed.

"So you hand out with skittles now?" He said referring to Ethan's hair.

Ethan looked insecure and fixed his hair so it wasn't messy.

"I'm Gage." He said raising up his hand to shake Ethan's.

"I'm Ethan." He said.

"Let's go. I'll drive you both home since I'm the only sober one." Gage laughed.

I looked up at him.

I've always had a thing for Gage, he made me feel some kind of way.

I grabbed his hand and started to walk to the truck.

"Let's go." I said

I looked back at Ethan who had a mad look on his face. I smiled.

Oh well.