Uncertain- Lams Highschool fic

THREE

authors note- When they're texting, the names are based on who ever's POV it is. It's basically the contact name that person has for them. So the POVs just have their normal name.

Alex's POV

We go back to his house. I put the clothes in the closet in my room. John sets up the phone he got for me.

"Okay, so this is the messages app. This is how you can talk to everyone. I'll add you to a chat with all of my friends. I've put everyone's numbers in and Gave their contact a name. So you'll know who is talking." He presses something. the screen comes up new message. "Here, type in my name. I look at the phone for a second. I realize... can I spell? I guess so. I understand the letters on the screen. I type J-O-H-N. His name comes up with a series of numbers underneath it. I guess it was his number? "Good. Now type something like hi." I type hi next to John's name. "Oh, no, sorry, I meant down here." He presses a box. I type hi in there. "Now press send." I press the send button. Johns phone makes a noise. "And there. I got your message." John said smiling. He added my name into his phone. He then added me to a group.

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"Answer it, Alex." I unlock the phone to see a message from John. He said hi. I don't know what to say.

"What do I say?"

"Anything." I write hi. Johns phone makes a noise again. "Hi?"

"I didn't know what to write." He types something on his phone. My phone makes noise. It was a yellow face that was smiling.

"How'd you do that?" He shows me these things he called emojis. 

"They can describe your mood. These smiling ones are happy..." 

"I know what emotions are, sort of." 

"Okay. Look, there is a message in the group chat from someone." 

Lafayette- Johnny, who'd you add?

John- Alex.

Lafayette- Cool. Hi Alex,

Alex- Hi.

Peggy- Who's Alex?

Alex- Hi. I'm Alex. I'm not quite sure who I am but I can assure you I am not a murder.

John laughs at his phone.

"What?"

"You." 

"Did I do something wrong?"  

"No. Just what you said was kind of funny." 

"Oh." I wasn't too sure what was so funny though. 

Maria- Are you guys ready for school next week?

"John, What's school?" 

"Oh yeah, you kind of need to go to school, um, you seem pretty smart." Something seems off. He lied to me. I for some reason understand and can recognise a lie. This seems to be happening quite a bit. I can understand things. 

"You lied."

"What?" 

"I understand. I could recognize that you lied to me. You don't think I'm smart.  You think I'm crazy. Just like everyone else." I started to cry. John came over and hugged me. 

"No no. I don't think that at all. I just wonder what you know and understand. You know how to spell but you don't know what a cookie it. It confuses me." 

"I confuse myself." 

"Hey, you can come to my school. I can help with. I'm sure it won't be that hard to understand." 

"Okay. When does school start?" 

"Next week." 

"Okay." 

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John's POV 

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Sammyseababe- Baby, We need to go out. we haven't gone out in a while. I miss you. 

John- I know hon, I'm just a little busy right now. 

Sammyseababe- Is it because of that Alex guy? What's the deal with him?

John- Laf, Herc and I found him the other night behind a garbage can. He's been living with me. He doesn't remember anything about himself. 

Sammyseababe- He's living with you? Don't you know anything about him? He could be crazy.

John- He seems pretty chill. 

Sammyseababe- How old is he? Or does he not know that either? 

John-He's 16. He has 16 dots tattoo on his arm and he says that represents his age. 

Sammyseababe- That is some weird stranger things like shit. 

John- Sam, 

Sammyseababe- Okay. Please don't get killed. And please don't screw him.

John- He's just a friend.

Sammyseababe- I was just a friend.

John- Whatever. I gotta go. Love you

Sammyseababe- Love you. 

I go on to the group chat that was exploding with messages.

Baguette- All I'm saying is that if Thomas is a dick to any of us this year I am beating the shit out of him. 

"John, who's Thomas?" Alex asks me. 

"A douche bag at our school. None of our friends like him. Including him."

Herc- you are not beating the shit out of anyone. Got it?

Baguette- Yes father. 

Herc- Don't call me that. 

Baguette- Yes daddy.

Herc- Even worse, I'm going to kill you. 

Pegleg- Okay, you two. 

Sammyseababe- we should all go out together before school starts

Lizzy- Sounds great. tomorrow? 

Pegleg- Sure. We can go to Starbucks. 

Baguette- Cool. See you then. 

"John? Are we allowed to go to Starbucks with them?" 

"Yes." 

"Are we?" 

"Yes." 

"Cool."