Stonebrook High School

Chapter 28

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"Jay, oh, my darling, I've been trying to call you for hours! I saw what happened in the city on the news, and I- I got so scared! Are you okay?"

"I- Yeah, I am. I'm okay." Jesse winced through his lie and hoped she would take that for an answer.

"Oh, thank god. Have you hurt anywhere? Where are you?"

"I'm okay, Mom. I just have a few cuts here and there." Yeah, it wasn't like his leg was broken and he seriously wanted to cry right now. "I'm taking shelter in a cave right now with Axel, Olivia, and Lukas. We're all far away from Stonebrook."

"Bless your friends for staying with you. But... you didn't say Jess. Where is she?"

Jesse's breath hitched and he got caught on his first word, unable to say anything more. What was he supposed to tell her? He knew he should call to confirm he was okay, and yes, he was going to tell her about Jess as well, but how was he supposed to explain? His mother was going to be heartbroken. And when his father would find out as well...

"Mom, I... Please don't freak out too much."

"J-Jesse?" She called him by his full name. That usually didn't happen; something was going to crack in her usual demeanor. "Wh-What are you saying?"

He took a deep breath and slowly told her. "Jess was taken by that abomination, that Wither."

There was silence over the phone and Jesse knew there was going to be some difficulty processing what he had just said. But he couldn't blame her. He still couldn't understand it himself. Despite wanting to scream and break down, he was just frozen, numb. What was wrong with him?

"Jesse... Jesse, you can't be telling me the truth. That can't be real, no..."

"I'm sorry, Mom."

Those few words seemed to send the twin's mother into a frenzy and she started crying and wailing through the phone, giving Jesse plenty of guilt for having to be the bearer of bad news.

"My daughter! My precious daughter... Jess! Jess, of all people, was sucked into that- that monster! How could I be so unlucky?! How could I let this happen to my children again?!"

Again? What did she mean by 'again'?

Not long after, a man's voice was heard over the phone, saying, "Belle, what is going on? What's wrong? Who are you on the phone with?"

His mother couldn't answer and she passed the phone to the man.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Dad. I'm sorry. I'm-" his voice cracked with emotion- "I'm so sorry." He struggled to say those last few words in a caught breath which turned into a hiccup. He felt his nose tickling and knew he was about to let it all out.

"Jay? What happened to you? What did you say to your mother?"

"I- I had to get away from that monster in Stonebrook. I made it out with Axel and Olivia, plus my other friend Lukas. But not all of us made it out."

"Are you going to say what I think you're going to say?"

"..." No words left Jesse's mouth. He was too busy trying not to fall apart, his hand covered over his mouth.