I'm Not Okay (Dorbyn)

Seventeen

Third POV (still flashback.)

The two sit in the living room of Gabbie's house, waiting for Gabbie and Jack to return so that they could get home. Jonah suddenly stands up.

"What are you doing?" Daniel asks. Jonah looks around.

"I'm not just going to sit here in awkward silence, come on let's do something." He says. Daniel gulps and stands up.

"So what do you have in mind? Because I don't think they're going to be home until sometime in the early hours of the morning." Daniel says, checking his watch. "And it's only 11:29" Jonah's head shoots up.

"Really? That's perfect." He suddenly rushes upstairs and comes back with two baseball bats. "Gabbie had bikes in the garage right?" He asks. Daniel nods and Jonah rushes into the garage, returning with two bikes. "How fast can you ride?" He hands Daniel a baseball bat and then wheels the bike out of the house. Daniel following.

"Jonah what are we going to do?" Daniel asks as he gets on the bike. The tall boy smirks.

"What have you never smashed mailboxes before?" He asks. Daniel's eyes had gone wide. He shakes his head wildly.

"I-erm- nO what makes you think I have?" He asks. Jonah chuckles and sits on the bike, then he grips his bat.

"Well it's easy, just follow my lead." He says. Daniel nods slowly before getting onto the bike and following Jonah down the driveway. Jonah picks up speed and so does Daniel. Finally Jonah grips the bat and smashes it against the neighbor's mailbox. It falls to the ground. He speeds away and Daniel gasps, following Jonah at full speed. Jonah duck's behind a tree and in to the woods. Daniel speeds in behind him. Jonah gets off the bike and turns to Daniel.

"Oh my god that was so cool. Don't you think?" Jonah asks, out of breath. Daniel nods slowly. Even though he was scared Daniel found it really fun. Daniel smiles.

"Can I try?" He asks. Jonah smirks.

"I thought you were scared." Jonah asks. Daniel laughs and  pins Jonah against the tree they were hiding behind. Jonah smiles and joins the boy in laughter. "Come on I've got the perfect place." He picks up the bike and hands Daniel his bat. "And be warned I've gotten them multiple times so he'll be after us."

Daniel looks down at the piece of paper, remembering the night he had met Jonah. He smiles at the memory and hands the paper to Becky.

"So...How did you feel this night, when you met Jonah?" She asks. Daniel thinks.

"Well I was happy, I felt like I instantly had a connection with him. Like he was my soulmate." Daniel says. Becky looks over the writing.

"And this might be going a little to far but... How did you feel when you first met Corbyn?" She asks, reading the paper. Daniel doesn't know how to reply. He just sits there and let's his mind think.

"I was angry at first. But then, I, I felt like he could be my friend, and then as I started to get to know him I started to forget Jonah. But then everything at the school happened and I don't know how to feel." He wipes away a tear and Becky puts down the papers. She holds out her hands and Daniel takes them. She smiles.

"It seems like you are in a very tough situation." She says. Daniel nods.

"I love Jonah and I hate what he's going through, but at the same time I hate that I'm ignoring Corbyn, it hurts to see him just moping around the camp. I mean it's been a month and a half." Daniel says, now not trying to hide his tears. Becky hands him a tissue.

"Well the best advise I could give is just follow your heart. If you love Jonah than love him, but I wouldn't put your life on hold. And if you love Corbyn, then show him. You are in charge of your own life, and you need to remember that if someone truly loves you they will do anything to try to protect you." She says. Daniel smiles and looks into her eyes. "Even try to beat up your boyfriend who came to the camp from prison." She laughs. Daniel chuckles and smiles, even though he was not in the mood to do anything except crawl into bed and cry. But he couldn't, his mind had an idea. Becky looks up at the clock.

"Well it looks like your hour is up. I'll see you in a few days." She smiles. Daniel smiles and stands up.

"Thanks Becky, you're a life saver." He says. Becky leans back and puts her hands up.

"It's a living." She says. The two laugh and Daniel leaves the room, happy about his classes being over for the day. He puts an idea in the back of his mind. An idea to sneak into the kitchen, get supplies and decide once and for all which boy his heart was set on.

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I feel like this book is flopping really bad. 😔

😔👌 got em

-Avery