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Passengers

<Finn>

It's been a few weeks and Jack is finally healed. He started walking and he is working again. Now it's about thanksgiving time and no one is feeling the best. It would be the first without my family. Something that's never happened.

Everyone is okay for the most part.

I'm dating Jack.

Sophia has a huge crush on Jaeden.

Jeremy has a huge crush on Sophia.

Chosen has a huge crush on Sophia.

Jaeden and Wyatt have been very distant from the rest of us.

We were all sitting on the couches.

"Tomorrow's thanksgiving." Jeremy broke the silence. He finally came out of his shell. "I would be heading to New York City for the parade with my mom; it was a tradition of ours." He uttered. We could tell he was beginning to get homesick. Heck, we all were.

"I would be heading to Florida to go to my grandparents." Chosen chimes in.

Jaeden coughs and sits up in his seat beside Wyatt. "I would be heading to Hawaii with my dad for our traditional 'father son' trip even though we're there for a meeting and we don't see each other." Jaeden butts in.

"I'd be at work." Wyatt shares with a sorrow filled voice.

I look beside me at Jack. "I'd be cooking in the kitchen with my mom while we wait for our family to come over." Jack smiled as he lays on my chest. I hold him tight.

They were the closest thing to family I had. "I'd be practicing for our football game." I add.

"I'd be at the soup kitchen with my mom, making meals for the homeless." Sophia finishes. We really were seven different people. We have the poor, the rich, the beaten, the privileged, the nerd, the clown, and the in between.

"Well, tomorrow we can start a new tradition. We won't do our jobs. We'll go hunting in search of a turkey. We have corn and squash. We have potatoes and I'll mash them. We'll make our own thanksgiving...as a family." Jaeden declares. I look around and everyone was smiling. It was a good idea. "And for today...we relax." He adds.

We spent the day sitting lazily on the couches. Wyatt and Jaeden disappeared up stairs. Jeremy and Sophia were reading side-by-side on the floor while Chosen had discovered a guitar and played soothing rhythms. And Jack and I just held each other. There's no place we'd rather be than in each others embrace

I used to think I'd never have a future. But here, with everyone, I'm staring to believe this is my future.

<Jaeden>

Wyatt and I were in our room. He was reading while I was documenting everything that's been happening in a journal.

Wyatt and I have been close but he doesn't want the others to know, and I respect that, it's just been hard, especially when I have to see Finn and Jack being all lovey-dovey.

"Jaeden," He calls out. I turn my head and he smiles. "Come here." I set my pencil down and walk over to him. I sit on the bed and he pulls me onto his lap. He places his hand on my cheeks and traced my jaw. "You're perfect." He utters. I can feel myself began to blush. He kisses my lips and pulls back. And then he pulls me into a hug. I hugged him back but was ultimately confused.

"Are you okay, Wy?" I worry.

"I want to tell the others." Wyatt says. My jaw drops. I pull out of the hug and cup his cheeks.

"Really?"

"Yes." I smile and kiss him once more. "Tomorrow."

And when tomorrow comes, things will be different.

<Chosen>

It's thanksgiving. We all woke up and met downstairs. Jaeden and Wyatt were first up, per usual. They had three rifles lined up against the wall.

"We need three volunteers." Jaeden announces. Wyatt and Finn volunteered. It was up to someone else. I could never use a gun. I don't like the feeling of holding something that can do that much damage. So Jack goes. "Okay, you three will go hunting while the rest of us prepare dinner." Jaeden finishes. I see Jaeden whisper something to Wyatt and then the three of them headed outside.

We all had our suspicions about the two.

Jaeden made Sophia and I make cranberry sauce using what's left of the sugar and using the fruits from the garden. Jeremy is in charge of decorating the kitchen while Jaeden makes the mash potatoes.

The whole time Sophia and I are cooking I can't help but to look at her. But she's looking at Jaeden. Jaeden found an old radio and turned it on. Only old fashion songs play. I try to block the scary thought of Jack with a gun out of my mind but it's impossible.

"Oh, I love this song!" Sophia cheers. She wipes off her hands and starts to dance. Soon Jaeden joins and Sophia has her hands all over him. I look over to Jeremy and we share the same look.

We watch as Sophia goes in for a kiss but Jaeden backs away. "Woah, Sophia." Jaeden gasps.

"What? Don't you like me?" We can hear the hurt in her voice.

"I thought you knew, Sophia. I'm gay." The three of our jaws drop. Sophia goes blank and runs up the stairs. Jeremy goes after her before I had a chance.

Jaeden looks mortified and goes back to cooking. I do too.

This will be a thanksgiving to remember for sure.

<Jack>

Wyatt, Finn, and I are crouched down in the woods. We wait for an animal to cross our path. "How have things been, Wyatt?" I ask him. He turns and looks at me and I can tell there's something on his mind.

"Good, actually." He says. I look at Finn and he has a look on his face that I know isn't good.

He shift the gun to his other shoulder and takes a deep breath. "What about Jaeden?" Finn asks. I hit Finn's arm and see Wyatt tense up.

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Wyatt remains calm and doesn't let Finn know that he's getting to him. But he is. We can all see it.

"Wyatt, I'm not dumb. I know there's something going on between you and Jaeden. I won't judge you." Finn promises. I had no idea where Finn was getting this idea from.

Wyatt doesn't answer. "I was going to ask Jaeden a question one morning. I was going to ask him which side of the garden we should work from but he was asleep...in your embrace. You were pretty close, may I add." I know Finn is starting something he shouldn't be.

"Finn, don't." But he ignores my pleads.

"What aren't you telling us, Oleff?" Finn smirks.

"Don't do this, Finn." I beg one more time.

"You're gay, Wyatt. And we all know it." Finn chuckles. I see Wyatt grip his gun but still shows no emotion.

"Okay, I am gay. I do like Jaeden - a lot. Is that what you wanted to hear, Finn. Are you happy now?" Wyatt stands up and storms out. I glare at Finn.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I yell at him. He looks taken back and is acting like he's innocent.

"I didn't do anything." He claims, raising his hands up in defense.

"Every time I think you've changed you prove me wrong." I stand up with my gun and chase after Wyatt.

Back at school I would question if I was actually happy. I didn't really have friends but I was known. People laughed at my jokes but I'm staring to wonder if they were laughing at my jokes or at me.

And then Finn came into my life. Whatever we were was private. But in school he was a whole different person. A person I didn't want to be around.

And every time I tell myself he's changed I'm always let down.

Because some broken can never be fixed.