Jersey High | Grayson Dolan

Seven.

I was tossing and turning all night. Ethan had went home an hour before I went upstairs and cried myself to sleep. My face hurt so bad, mom knew that she had to leave me alone though. I'm a mess when I'm in pain. Ethan used the first aid kit in my bathroom and cleaned up my face. He was such a good friend.

I was thinking about Grayson, I couldn't get him off my mind. I got up for school. I wanted to go just so I could be in the same building as Grayson. I was feeling really lonely without him. My heart was starting to crush every time I saw him turn away from me. Now I have to deal with my face and Grayson.

I really don't care what I look like at this point, so I put on a pair of black Adidas sweatpants and a black slim fit t-shirt with a black sweater over top of it. I looked in the mirror and realized I looked depressed so I put on a white shirt instead and I put on a grey sweater instead. I grabbed my bag and picked up my skate board, still not talking to my mom yet- I left the house and started skating to school. AGAIN. Everyday just feels like a repetitive one without somebody to laugh with. I was really missing Grayson. Ethan would occasionally text me, and by occasionally I mean every hour just to check on how I'm doing.

I haven't thought about my YouTube channel in a couple days so I decided to tweet

'hey guys, no vids for a while, trying to figure some stuff out. i don't mean to disappoint anyone :('

My comments started flooding almost immediately. I decided not to pay attention and just get to school. My face was still hurting me. My emotional state wasn't in the best place either. I walked fast down the hall with my earphones in. I was looking down at the ground, almost running down the hall I bumped into someone again. I looked up, it was Grayson. He looked back at me. He gave me another dirty look and got up to walk away. That almost made my day, until it made it worse.

I went through my usual classes. 3rd period finally came, the one right before lunch. I was starving. I was going out for lunch today because I couldn't bare to eat in the cafeteria. Surprisingly I haven't been attacked by Jake at all today, in fact I don't think I've seen him. Lunch was unproductive, like most of the day. After school I skated home and went up to my room. I slept until my phone woke me up, I guess I had the ringer on.

I picked it up "Hello?" I asked tiredly

"Meet me at my house." He demanded

"Grayson?" My voice started getting a little more cheer into it. Then the phone hung up. I got up and grabbed my skateboard and phone. I rushed out the door and skated to his house as fast as I could. He stood outside the house. I got off my board and started walking awkwardly towards him.

"Hey" i said shyly.

"Ethan told me what happened. With Jake. Why your face is like that." He put his hands in his pockets and then started to continue "I know you wouldn't do that to yourself, at first I thought you had just fallen off your skateboard. I'm sorry I didn't believe you before" My heart stopped and I stared into his eyes. He was being sincere. I started to get happy again. My face was still hurting so maybe not that happy, but really happy.

I went in to give him a hug "Thank you." I whispered and he hugged me back. I was many things, but I was not a liar. He led me into his house. We started laughing and talking about what happened over the past couple days. It was already Friday. We started planning things to do on the weekend. I felt much better knowing that Grayson knew the truth. I didn't need to explain anything to anybody else. I don't care if Jake has already spread rumors on twitter and his channel. I know the difference between reality and YouTube.

Ethan ended up joining us. I felt like I actually had friends I would never leave. Friends that were.. Friends.

"Wait, you still had the cheeseburger in your mouth?" I laughed

"Yeah. I fell down and managed to keep the burger in my mouth, that's how much I love food, I guess that's why I cook sometimes too." Grayson kept going

"You cook too?!" I asked surprised

"NO! You're not going to poison Jordan with your food Gray." Ethan added

"Don't listen to him, he's just a picky eater. My food is the best." He shot back

"I'll try your food sometime Gray, I promise." I patted his shoulder and he smiled. This was my perfect night. Everything felt. Right. I know it might not last, though.

Grayson drove me home that night because by the time I started to get tired, it was too late to ride my skateboard anywhere. This night was the best one in a few nights. I was finally happy again. I missed Gray. I should've explained sooner, though.

A/N*

This is a shorter chapter, but I wanted to get this show on the road people. I'm going to write the next few chapters for this book and then write a couple chapters for my other books. I'm actually really enjoying writing this book. I hope you guys enjoy reading it too:P