Kinsley believes she's beginning her junior year off with a good start: another year with her boyfriend Zach Dempsey, meeting new friends while sticking with the old ones. If only she wasn't so wrong.
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FLASHBACK I laid in my bed next Zach, I knew it was late and was close to falling asleep. His arm was draped over my waist holding onto my hand, and everything was peaceful. That was until I began to hear the clicks. I open my eyes and freeze; I continued to hear occasional clicks of a camera coming from what I assumed was outside. I looked out of the corner of my eyes to see my double doors, and I didn't see anyone outside. I shut my eyes again and tried to go to sleep but I once again, heard the noise. This time I felt Zach's body grow tense, and he quietly propped himself on his elbow. He removed the covers and stepped out of bed. I quietly followed, making sure to stay a good amount of distance behind him. He quietly opened the doors, leading out to my backyard and looked around. Suddenly a figure tried to run across my yard and get away; it didn't work out if you could guess. Zach only had to move a few feet before he caught the collar of his shirt, yanking him back. Once we looked at who it was we were completely shocked. "Tyler?!? What the fuck are you doing outside of my house taking pictures!" I was completely mortified. "I was just taking pictures for school!" Zach still had him by the collar and look like he was about to kill him; he pushed him into the ground and grabbed the camera of his hand. He removed the SD card, threw it on the ground, and crushed it with his foot. "If you ever, so much as fucking look at her again, I will kill you myself." Zach threatened him. Tyler scrambled up from the ground scared out of his mind, and took his camera; Zach grabbed him once again. "Leave or i'm calling the cops. See what happens if you don't." His fist was clenched shut and he finally let go; Tyler ran for the hills. Zach made sure he was gone before closing my doors and locking them. He pulled me into a tight hug where I started to feel my eyes begin to water. "He'll never come here again, i'll kill him if he even thinks about it." The only thing I could do was nod my head. But all I could think about was Tyler, and how I would have to see him every single day after this. ---------------------------------------------- I walked into school and saw everyone dressed in bright outfits; all the way from bumblebees to princesses. I was wearing jean shorts with a long hula skirt over it, and a rolled up crop top. I headed to meet Zach at his locker through the crowded hallways. As I got closer I spotted his tall, broad build wearing goggles and a snorkel. "KINSLEY!!!!!!!" Zach rushed over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist and spinning me around dramatically. "Well it's nice to see you too." I laughed out. "It's obvious now guys," He started to talk to the guys as he rested his arm around my shoulder. "We're gonna win the contest now that Kinsley is here." They all rolled their eyes as I leaned up and gave him a kiss to rub it in their faces. "We will win with or without her." Bryce joked, as I slapped his arm in response. "Where's Alex?" I questioned. "Um...." Zach trailed off as he looked around the area. "Right there." He finally spotted him walking with Clay so Zach, Bryce, Justin and I walked over to them. "There he is!! Jensen!" Bryce was overly excited to see him. "Nice work last night, buddy. You can hold your booze." "Yeah I bet he puked like a bitch." You tried to hold in your laughter at Zach's comment. "Fuck you Dempsy," Bryce hit his chest. "You puked on three wine coolers last weekend." Zach lifted his goggles from his face and spoke in a serious tone. "Yeah because they were strawberry. I'm allergic." He shrugged his shoulders and I patted his back chuckling under my breath. Bryce ignored his comment and continued his conversation with Clay. "I'm having a Halloween thing at my place, super small. You should come. Alex will be there." I could see in his face he had no thought on going but he lied anyways. "Yeah I uh...i'll think about it." "What, you got something else to do tonight?" Bryce questioned, as he mocked Clays social life. "How about French?" Suddenly, Tony stepped into the conversation. "Madame Steinberg. You needed help with the homework." They obviously were not on the same page. "Why would I need-" Tony gripped his shoulder tightly, "I mean yeah. Sure, whatever." The bell rang and we walked away. "Think about it Jensen." Bryce called out as Zach slapped his goggles back onto his face. "Oh my god." I just shook my head laughing. He wrapped his arm around my waist and we continued to walk to class. ---------------------------------------------- Everyone was packed into the gym to decide the winner for the costume contest. "Tight race, you guys, but I think we've narrowed down our finalists!" Zach, Bryce, Alex and I stood in a group next to Jessica and Justin. The winners were decided by applause so I was completely unsure of how it would go. Zach began to "swim" but laying on the floor pushing with his feet, Bryce was doing some strange underwater dance while Jessica was over grinding on Justin; it was an interesting turnout. "Okay, okay, okay. Ladies and gents, I think we have a winner. Justin and Jessica as...sexy punk rockers!" The boys threw up their hands in confusion and claimed that it was rigged. The students from the bleachers began racing down to the gym floor. "We lost but we still look pretty cute." I looked up at him with a grin on my face. "Well you're not wrong." He leaned down and cupped my face while kissing me. He then proceed to hoot and holler with the guys like a wild pack of wolves along with the entire student body. ---------------------------------------------- At Bryce's house, we all took our usual positions: Alex moseying around, Justin getting high, and Zach and Bryce playing video games with me by their side. There was a buzz from the front door and Zach tumbled over the edge of the couch pressing the intercom system. "Candy's in the bowl." He rushes back over to continue the game, but someone responded. "You got a delivery." Zach and I didn't seem too phased at the time but Justin, Marcus and Alex were. They rushed to the front door to see what it is. After a minute Zach and I walked into the kitchen with Bryce to see why was happening. We see Justin tearing open a box pouring a bunch of containers on the floor. "The fuck! Those are for my dad." "Dude, I must be really stoned or something." Justin tries to play it off; Bryce grabs the box angrily and walks out of the kitchen. Once he leaves, Alec whispers, "Okay we should not be doing this in his house." "Really, should we do it at yours?" Justin snaps back, but Zach steps in. "He's going to find out eventually." "Yeah maybe he should. Maybe this is how it ends." Marcus' idea did not settle with Justin well. "No. No this ends with Clay. Whatever we have to do okay." "No, not okay. We can't do anything we want to him." I say in response. "Maybe you're too fucking stoned, huh?" Justin picks up the knife holding it up at me. Zach instinctively moves his arm in front of me, making sure I back up. "Put the fucking knife down, Justin." Zach threatened, having no remorse. He dropped the knife and let out a chuckle. Alex and Marcus started to go along, giving small laughs. I held onto Zach's arm tight, as my heart beat out of my chest. Bryce entered the room again, forgetting the earlier accident. "Hey let's go back to our game." He said, lightly hitting Zach's chest. "Nah, I think we're gonna head home." I slowly let my grip loosen up, thankful we would be able to leave. "Man you pussy, okay whatever." He shrugged it off; Zach gave Justin one last threatening stare before exiting the house. He put his hand on my back and led me out. We walked out into the drive way and I started to slightly panic. "What the hell was that about." I said in almost a whimper. He pulled me close into a hug. "I don't know babe," He said sympathetically, until he grew very serious. "Don't ever, talk to him if i'm not there, okay? Never." I nodded my head and looked up at him, I could tell he saw the fear in my eyes. He kissed my forehead and then spoke in a soft voice, "Let's go home." And with that we got in his car and headed to my house in the silent, still night.
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A/N: I know some of the things have changed from the first chapter (bryce knowing about the tapes vs. not) but just roll with it cause it's not too big of an issue. sorry if the chapters aren't bomb, but in loving the feedback & thank you all very much for 2k!💗
