His Good Luck Charm

Changing rooms and harmonica tunes

Kendall's pov 

"Hey there!" I yell successfully startling  Shawn at his locker.

"Gosh. What is wrong with you?" He says taking a deep breath.

"Nothing just checking up on my older brother. Aren't I sweet?"

"You're anything but sweet." He says putting his palm over my face and he softly shoves me away from him.

"Hi cutie." A cheerleader says to my brother.

"I've never seen you around. Are you new here?" She asks placing her manicured hand on Shawn's chest which I take as my cue to leave. I turn around and bump into a guy wearing a hoody with the hood over his face.

"Sorry." He says about to walk away but I recognize his voice.

"Zeke? What's with the hoodie?"

"I-I just felt really cold." He says lying to me.

"It's burning hot. I know we basically just met but I know you're lying." I say then I push him into the empty classroom behind him and follow closing the door behind me. I pull down his hoodie and then gasp. He has a black eye and a few bruises on his face.

"What happened to you?" I ask, my voice laced with concern.

"I hit myself in the face with a door." He says looking around the room.

"You're a bad liar." I say " Are those your only injuries?"

"Yes." He says but he winces when I put my hands on his abdomen. I lift his jumper up to reveal a number of bruises on his abdominal region.

"What happened?" I ask looking at him concerned.

"If I tell you, you have to promise not to tell anybody. Because I've only told Chase about this."

"You can trust me. My lips are sealed."

"About two years ago my dad... he started hitting me to take out all his frustration." Zeke says slowly. My mouth drops open at the news.

"At first he'd tell me it was an accident and that he didn't mean to but as time went by it became less of an accident." He continues

"And your mom?" I ask

"My parents got divorced the month before he started hitting me and she's been fighting for custody of me ever since. But my dad also fights for my custody because he doesn't want my mom to be happy. I only get to stay with her on the weekends. My mom doesn't know that he hits me." Zeke concludes

"Why don't you tell her?" I ask

"Because... she's already stressed out and I don't want to be a burden." He says

"Trust me. You will never be a burden to the people who love you." I say

"Thanks Kendall but you can't say a word about this. Please?" He begs looking at me desperately.

"Fine." I say giving up

"Thank you."

"But if I ever get very concerned. I will not sit still." I warn him.

"Relax." He says with a playful smirk on his face.

Chase's pov

I get out of the shower and walk into my closet to find all my clothes are missing.

"Mom! Where are all my clothes?!" I yell before checking my drawers to find them empty as well. Am I in the wrong room? No my bathroom is attached to my room.