My Exact Opposite | Jachary AU

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1 day later (Sunday)

"Zach! Are you working on your project?" My mom shouts from the kitchen. I'm sitting at my desk looking at my notebook, writing whatever comes to my head.

Close enough to start a war

All that I have is on the floor

God only knows what we're fighting for

All that I say, you always say more

I can't keep up with your turning tables

Under your thumb, I can't breathe

So I won't let you close enough to hurt me

No, I won't ask you, you to just desert me

I can't give you, what you think you gave me

It's time to say goodbye to turning tables, yes

To turning tables

Jesus. It's due in 4 days and I only have that much done.

I sigh and throw the book on my bed. Suddenly, my phone rings.

"Dani, what's up?"

"Have you done the project yet?" Daniel sounds tense and I sigh, then run my hands through my hair.

"I've started, but it's not done."

"Great! I'm not done either. Can I come over to your place?" I roll my eyes and laugh.

"Why, so you can see Jonah? Sure!" I can imagine Daniel blushing as he hangs up.

"Mom, Daniel's coming over!" I shout from my room.

"Okay, sweetie!"

My phone rings again. I pick it up and look at the contact, my finger hovering over the 'accept call' button. Why the fuck not?

"What do you want?" I say quietly.

"Listen, I wanna say I'm sor-"

"Cut the crap, okay? Why are you even apologizing? You're some football player who's got all the fucking girls and has a rich dad and I'm just some gay nerd, right? Some stupid, worthless nerd who's thought about suicide since 9 years old!" Fuck. I didn't mean to say that part.

"Zach?" Jack's voice sounds genuinely concerned.

"J-just leave me alone. You have no idea....." What it's like to be me.

"I have no idea what? Complete sentences, Zach!"

"You have no idea what it's like to be me, okay? To think you're just a waste of space and get constantly bullied for being who you are! You have no idea what it's like to have this Skill that makes you a monster, you don't know what it's like, Jack! You don't know." I press 'hang up' and stare at the phone blankly. I've cried so many times I'm incapable of tears now.

The door opens, and without me asking him to, Daniel helps me up and wraps me in a bear hug.

"How much did you hear?" I mumble into his shoulder.

"Everything. I'm sorry." He says. After about 5 minutes like that, he lets go.

"You wanna work on the song?" I nod.

So we sit side by side and trade lyrics with each other. Daniel's song is actually really good, and he also plays at least 10 instruments.

"I never knew you were a prodigy." I smile as he blushes.