Otherworld

a quick shout to the past

Jarl expected his Freshman year in highschool to be hell his first few days was filled with him being bullied but on the second week in the group of bullies he saw his best friend from grade school . . . well really his only friend he hadn't wanted to face her definitely it was the day he had brought a knife to school incase they decided to beat him up again but . . . seeing her with them made him question everything he was doing so instead he sat by the courtyard door of his first period. There the bullies found him and started beating him . . . they smelled of beer of course she'd get involved with these people. She was always talking about how her dad was a big drinker she must know these idiots through him then suddenly the beating stopped he looked up to see O'donnell protecting him he had started feeling something for her since grade school she looked back at him and saw how beat up he was she looked at the bully who was throwing the punches and gave him a right hook to the jaw then turned "Jarl Are you okay?" he just chuckled and passed out most likely because he got a few hits to the head but he also had lost some bloodHe didn't know why but every time he was here he couldn't help but remember that time. When he walked the corner he was greeted with a tight hug which he couldn't help but nuzzle into it WHAT ARE YOU DOING JARL? You know she doesn't like us that way . . . are we looking too much into this? Before they knew it the bell had rung Jarl didn't think about anything but how long that hug he thought about it for the next few hours soon enough it was time he started walking home with his foster dad's words echoing in his head he then looked over at the sun and decided to run because it was an hour or two before the sun started setting. Right before the sun set he reached the door before he could decide whether to go in or sneak in the house when the door swung open inside he found his foster father. "You have a lot of explaining to do McFarland" he turned to run but his foster dad's hand snatched his arm. Pulling him in and tossing him in his bed room he sat there for a few minutes until his dad left after a few minutes he looked outside only to see a police car crap! How did I not see that? I'm so freaking blind! It was obviously his foster dad's parole officer his foster dad always became more violent when he left. He had to get out . . . fast! Jarl could always just go to the Parole Officer he is O'donnell's father after all the firs time he went to her house he saw her dad he knew who he was instantly. He knew his foster dad knew who his daughter was Jarl was scared that his foster dad would hurt her that's the only reason he didn't tell anyone not even O'donnell about his abusive dad he sighed texting O'donnell "Hey O'donnell what're you up to?"A few hours later she texts back "hey sorry Jarl I just had to eat dinner" The next day arrived O'donnell was worried because Jarl hadn't texted her back the second she saw him she knew why. He looked at her and you couldn't see a centimeter of skin, she knew this to be the outfit he wore when he had been abused by his dad she ran to hug him but decided against it seeing as how she didn't know where he was hurt. She hated seeing him like this, she hated the days she knew she could've helped him had she been there. She gritted her teeth then just sighed then she smiled at him punching his arm hoping it wasn't hurt "what did ya do this time?" He looked at her sighing as he took off his sunglasses she knew he barely showed any and all pain he felt. he said "I uh turned off the T.V. during creator masters" he sighed looking down scared that she was mad at him she was the only person that mattered other than some of the other kids who also live in the foster house. He would try protecting them which got him beat more sometimes he was beat enough to where he would cough up blood as he looked back on the memories Jarl could feel the blood rising up his throat and trickle out his eyes started to get red and puffy. This is one of the few times she's seen her best friend let something GET to him she was scared about how bad it had to be for it to actually get to him so she decided to hug him he loved it when she hugged him he hugged back afraid to let go. So scared that if he let go she'd dissolve or disappear the very thought of that was enough to make him worst he started crying into her arms when a voice from behind them said "I see that " Jarl pushed off a little blushing which upset O'donnel it was just like kindergarten all over again. A wave of emotions washed over her something took her back to her past few years lonely, sad, and worthless. At least that's how she felt. Everytime Jarl got further away from her she was reminded of her life without him now her life wasn't always consumed with Jarl it was fourth grade that she fell for him she still remembered the details of that day. Jarl had wore the same coat he wore every day, he was an odd one but she thought it was cute. To be honest she thought everything he did was cute. Especially the way he fangirled about anything historical. "THUD!" she was snapped out of her thoughts it looked like a human body that was wearing some of Jarl's clothes ". . . " she took a second to process this and then ran to find out what it was, she ran and saw what looked like Jarl's body sitting there lifeless "JARL!!!!" she shrieked feeling her heart burst. As she ran over to it. She turned its head but it was only a Mannequin. She sighed relieved but also worried, and deciding if she was mad or sad, then she heard a voice from up above laughing than saying "so freak shall we see how it works with you?" she recognized the voice, it was the voice of one of the bullies who always seem to find, and bully Jarl. there's no worse feeling than seeing someone you love, get in trouble and being unable to help them. She almost growled, but decided to run, when she got up there, she saw all the guys beat up, and a fox standing next to a knocked out Jarl. 

she sighed "I wonder who did all this" she chuckled at the thought of her best friend being the one responsible.