-Lily-
"You honestly should be nicer to your brother though..." I said as Jack held my hand. Our steps were in sync with one another. We were walking up the mountain path, towards our favorite destination.
"Why should I be nice to the person who always keeps me from kissing you?" he asked, giving me a peck on the cheek. I giggled a little bit. I squeezed his hand, rubbing my thumb across our interlocked fingers.
"I will try though..." he mumbled, looking off into the distance.
"Well, he can't interrupt us up here," I said, a smile spreading across my face.
"You're right," he smirked, "race you to the top!" and with that he took off running, knowing perfectly well there was no way I could catch up with him.
"Jack! Slow down!" I grunted, doing my best to run after him. Finally, I reached the top, but Jack stood frozen in place, with a frown on his face.
"Jack, what's wrong?" I panted, trying to figure out why his face looked so grim. He didn't answer me in words, just pointed to a figure lying in the distance.
"Oh my god... is that...?" I began, and he nodded once. Lying only a few yards away was a bloody heap of clothes, tightly sticking to a smaller body, looking about the same size as... Grayson. I gasped in shock and took off running towards my one of my best friends.
I knelt down beside him, noticing almost his entire body was bruised. I cupped my hands around his face, the blood had already dried up.
"Grayson... Grayson you in there!?" I asked frantically, starting to panic a bit. I shuddered a sob, trying to focus and bring myself together.
"Jack... Jack call 911!" I screeched, placing my hands on my face in terror. "Hang in there Grayson... help is on the way," I whispered, hoping he could hear me. To my surprise, he moaned in response. Whether he was conscious or not, I didn't care at that moment. Because that simple moan meant he was alive... Grayson was alive. I kissed his forehead, praying that he'd be okay.
"Things will get easier, I promise."
YOU ARE READING
The Perfect Boy in the Shadows
RomanceMeet Lily... the school's nerd who was trapped in her fantasy books and dreams, waiting for cute nerdy Grayson to notice her. Little did she know... there was someone else in the shadows, waiting for her to notice him.
