delivery girl

Ch.17

After the final bell of the day rang, students rushed to leave the building and go off to their after school activities.

Jay was minding his own business, getting ready to leave himself before Daniel popped out of nowhere, making Jay flinch backwards a bit.

"See ya, Jay." He said with a smile.

Jay didn't respond, when Daniel waved he gave a confused shake of his hand.

'He helped me out in a fight, this is a good guy.' Daniel thought to himself.

"See you tomorrow!" Daniel said, before quickly walking off while talking on the phone with his mom.

"Hi, mom. Yep, school just finished. Oh? Tomorrow? Right, It's my birthday."

Jay's head perked up and (Y/N)'s eyes shot up.

"It slipped my mind."

As Daniel made his way out of the classroom, girls were whispering about how he looked like royalty, and wondered if the rumor of him being poor is true or not.

The three rich kids of the glass grit their teeth as they watched Daniel still get attention from girls, despite the face that they exposed him.

"Poor beggar."

"His undershirt has no brand name."

"And no watch."

"Cheap ass looking fucker."

"I'll make sure the girls know who he really is."

If Daniel did hear them, he payed them no mind and continued to talk to his mom. "Mom, you don't have to come. It's really okay."

Jay remained silent, as usual, as he watched Daniel leave the classroom.

After school, the group of rogue Burnt Knuckle members rallied in the alley near the school.

They were ready to beat up Daniel, despite it going against Jace's orders. But they were only Jace's orders, and they followed Vasco, not Jace. So why not?

At the edge of the alley, Jay Hong leaned against the cement wall, smoking a cigarette as he listened to the rebels plot.

He was about to stand up and do something before a voice interrupted him.

"Smoking's really bad for you, you know."
(Y/N) said as she walked towards him. Jay turned around, slightly startled at the fact that a girl he's never interacted with was approaching him.

He sat back down on the ground and watched her walk closer.

"Daniel never stops talking about it. 'Those things will kill you! They're cancer sticks!'" She she said in a higher pitched voice to imitate Daniel.

She's now standing above him and reaching into her pocket. She pulls out a stick of gum and holds it out to Jay. "Here's an alternative. Bubble Gum flavor."

Jay hesitantly takes the gum and popped it into his mouth and smothered the cigarette on the concrete.

He watched (Y/N) look down the alley at the four delinquents.

"They're really planning on beating him up on his birthday? How cruel." She sighed, listening to the conversation. She glanced down at Jay from the corner of her eye and saw that he had turned to look at the four teens as well.