Not So Average Life

11- Saved?

Jay's point of view
"Hey how did Jerry knew your parent remarried, I thought you only told us." Cameron asked unhappily. "So much for 'we're your best friends.' He rolled his eyes.

"Wait what?" I asked looking confuse confused.

"He told me, he asked me to not tell other people, anyways, did you guys see Melanie-"

"No, do you know who told him?" I cut him off.

"Hey I'm talking." Cameron look annoyed. "Whatever, I heard it's some girl, not sure." "So I was saying ..."

I sank into my thoughts. It's her. It must be that fucking bitch. I fucking hate her. Now she's spreading stuff about my parent in school.

Just you wait you bitch.

Emma's point of view
I was on my way to the third period, geography. Suddenly, my vision blacked out. Someone grabbed me. I panicked. By the time they uncover my eyes I was thrown to the ground causing me to fall on my hands and knees in addition with pain from the bruises I got from my 'stepbrothers'. I slowly recognise the surrounding. I was at some back alley behind the school. I assumed it was their normal hang out spot and people rarely come through. Great.

Jay was standing there, Cameron, Axel, Bryce. But this time, along with some other kids. So even more of them surrounded me. I think there was 5 or 6 of them.

Jay punched me in my face before I could say anything knocking me off my feet.

"You fucking bitch." He hit me again giving me a split lip as blood dripped. "You didn't think I'll find out huh."

"Stand up you idiot." Cameron shouted. I could also hear the other kids shouting: ya, you're a bitch, go kill yourself, no one likes you, you're nothing. Every single word hit me like daggers flying towards me. It hurts. It really does.

What have I ever done wrong? Why is he suddenly so angry at me?

I backed up with Jay advancing towards me until I was stopped by the wall. Dead end. He held me by my collar and glared right into my eyes. I could see his angry clear blue eyes.

"What- what did I do Jay?" I stuttered, afraid.

"You told people about their remarriage!" He yelled while giving me anther hard blow to my face.

"I.. I didn't do it." I replied looking confused.

"Pl.. please, please stop." I said with all the strength I had left.

"Just shut up!" He threw me to the ground as he started to kick me. Bryce joined as well as the other students. I was on the verge of tears trying not to cry. My vision started getting blurry. On the edge of passing out, I saw Axel standing at the side with a hint of pity in his eyes.

I weakly mouthed the word 'help' to him hoping he could stop them.

"Guys I think-" Axel said before suddenly getting cut off.

All the pain suddenly stopped. I slowly open up my eyes and uncurled myself to see what was happening. I saw Jace. Jace was grabbing Jay's hand which was aiming to punch me.

"Seriously? What type of sicko, finds six guys of bigger size to beat up one girl." Jace exclaimed in disgust. "Go pick on someone your own size."

"If I were you, I'd let go of my hand and scamper off somewhere else." Jay slowly tuned his gaze from his hand to Jace's face. "Oh, and she's not a girl. She's a fucking BITCH!" I received a hard blow from his back kick causing me to groan in pain.

"I'll assume you don't know who am I and I'll let you go this time." Jay said arrogantly. "Now shoo."

Jace punched Jay right in his face. Everyone was shocked not excluding me. No one ever dared to touch him. Jay staggered to his feet, swaying a little with his jaw dropped. He himself was astounded that Jace did something like this. Soon his astonishment turned into laugher. Little laugher reacting to the ridiculousness of this situation. Jay wiped off the small drips of blood from his bleeding nose. He then lunges towards Jace and pressed him towards the ground. Others helped too.

By the time I got up and was fully aware of what was going on, there was six of them beating up one kid. Jace. I quickly ran over in an attempt to help him only to relentlessly be pushed off by them every time I tried to help.

"LET HIM GO!!" I screeched. "Leave him alone. If you guys have any problem just come at me like you always do!" I couldn't stand seeing another person suffer because of me. Ironic isn't it. I couldn't stand other people getting beat up but I can't stand up for myself.

"You watching this Emma? Remember, every single punch or kick that lands on him, it's all your fault. It's all because of you. This would never happen if you just kill yourself." Jay said with extra emphasis on the word 'kill'.

"Don't listen to them-" Jace wasn't finish with his sentence before receiving several hard blows to his face and body. Loud groans let out each by each from the pain he's in.

This was all my fault. I always hurt whoever's around me.

Until they finally left with one last kick in his face. "That'll teach you to learn your place you fucking shit."

I quickly ran over to Jace genuinely worried about him. "Are... are you ok?" I asked softly. "I'm sorry this is all my fault. This wouldn't happen if u never talk to you in the first-"

"Hey hey hey, it's ok." He said with a bleeding nose; a split lip; and possibly a broken nose while trying to catch his breath. "It's nothing. I mean I can't watch you get beat up yourself can I?"

He then went to clean himself up in the bathroom. I waited outside as I saw someone at the corner. I think it's Axel, he was holding some paper towels coming towards me. Then Jace came out and handed me paper towels. "Wipe your nose, it's bleeding."

I touched the bottom of my nose causing my fingers to be covered in blood and only realise it. I turned to look where I thought I saw Axel, he wasn't there anymore.

Axel's point of view-
She was beaten up so badly. I wanted to stop them, except Jace stopped them first. He was so freaking annoying. Always appearing right when I want to do something.

After we all left I wanted to go check on Emma. I decided to approach her. I saw her standing there alone outside the bathroom and her nose was bleeding, I went and gave her some paper towels but I stopped when I saw Jace coming out of the bathroom already giving her paper towels. I quickly turned around not wanting to let her see me like a loser. Disappointment filled me as well as me feeling like a coward. Why couldn't I just approach her.

I used to be bullied as well because I was quiet. Then I met Jay and we became best friends, but he changed after that incident. When I first met Emma, she was a shy quiet girl. There was just something different about her. She was constantly bullied and, it kinda reminded me of myself. I didn't want to let the same happen to her. But obviously, I didn't did much to help her especially since Jay was the one bullying her.