You Have a Twin?!

Don't Hurt Him

Fang's POV

"Jackson, it's Fang. We need to talk,"

Silence.

"Jackson? Can you hear me?"

"Uh, y-yeah. How did you get my number Cortez?" Jackson tried to sneer, but the stutter destroyed the effect.

"Ryan's phone,"

Silence.

Silence.

Silence.

"Ryan? Oh right. He's your brother right? The one who stopped me from decking you?"

"Quit lying Jackson. I know you sent him flowers. I know you've been talking to him," I snap. I don't mean to do it, but I couldn't help it.

Silence.

Silence.

"What do you want Fang?"

I'm shocked, he actually used my name, not my last name.

"I want to know what you want with my brother,"

"We're just friends alright. Is he not allowed to be friends with me or something?"

I sigh and say, "Jackson, just friends don't normally send each other flowers. I need to know, do you like my brother?"

Silence.

Silence.

Silence.

Silence.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Jackson, please," I say quietly. Im not whispering, or hushing my voice. I'm just using my softer tone, one I never thought I'd use while speaking to Jackson.

Silence.

"Maybe. A little. Yes. A lot." Jackson rambles.

Silence.

Silence.

"Fang? Are you gonna tell me to stop talking to him? Please don't make me. I love talking to him. I can be me with Ryan," Jackson pleads.

"Don't hurt him. Please," I whisper, but Jackson catches it.

"I won't. I don't want to hurt my friends."

My vision is starting to get blurred by tears.

"Jackson, promise me you won't hurt my best friend," my voice cracks, tears fall.

I sink to the floor of the laundry room, hugging my knees to my chest.

"Fang? Are you crying?"

"No. Maybe. A little."

"I promise I won't hurt Ryan. I know you think of me as a douche, and I get it. It's how I act, but that's not who I really am. So I promise, I won't hurt him,"

His words make me sob.

"Fang?! Fang calm down!"

I can't stop, I never thought letting Ryan go would hurt this much.

"Hold on, I'm gonna patch Max through," Jackson says quickly.