(Jayden's POV)
I walked into the school with my heart pounding in my chest. I hated confrontation more than anything in the world and I couldn't handle it. Sage tried calming me down but it wasn't working. Sleeping off my anger now left me feeling really nervous and scared of what Aiden was going to say to me. What if he never talked to me again?
"Jayden, I really doubt he's mad at you. I'm sure that he probably feels bad for hurting you."
"But what if he doesn't talk to me at all? I don't want to already have problems with my mate when I just found him. " Sage sighed at my hopeless attempts at trying to find an excuse and ruffled my hair while playfully tugging on my ear.
"Everything will be okay, I promise. I have a feeling that he will come around." I was confused by what he meant but I just nodded and went with it.
(Sage's POV)
Across the hall were Aiden, the twins, and the inseparable couple watching us as always. I didn't mind the attention from two certain pairs of eyes though.
Aiden wore a grim expression, probably at the thought of upsetting his mate. I kept staring at Aiden until his eyes met mine. I made him know just from my eyes that I was going to speak to him.
I then let go of Jayden and kissed his cheek, telling him to go to class without me.
When I was sure Jayden was gone and clear from view, I walked over to the group of five all the while making eye contact with Aiden who looked somewhat intimidated by the glare I was shooting him.
"Hi everyone! I'm Sage, Jayden's best friend and I need to speak to Aiden in private please." I said with a sickeningly sweet smile that didn't meet my eyes. I was letting them all know that I meant business.
"What's up?" Aiden asked once we were completely alone.
"Well my poor Jay was upset earlier because he feels guilty for being mad at you even though he has every right to be. I just wanted to make sure you understood that even if you aren't serious about him that he is very precious to me and if you do anything to hurt him, I will personally see to it that you are annihilated."
"Um okay, point taken, but I would never hurt him. I'm pretty sure he's my mate and I'm almost positive he knows it as well. We're taking things slow. I'm trying to get him to like me not hate me."
"I knew it! You werewolves are so obvious." I said excitedly as I patted his shoulder.
"Is he still mad at me?" He asked nervously.
"No, I don't think so. I just don't want someone taking advantage of him. He's gone through enough already and he doesn't need anymore on his plate. I think what made him so upset was the fact that you don't understand where he's coming from. He is prepared to take that secret to his grave if he has to. It's that serious. As long as you understand that, we are okay."
"I know, I understand that. I just don't want him to shoulder that burden alone. It isn't right for him to have to go through that."
"I know but there's nothing we can do about it. Bottom line, keep your mouth shut." I said before walking off.
I know I made have seemed harsh with him but I would protect Jayden with my life if I had to. He was the most important person in my life and I would do anything to keep him smiling.
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(Jayden's POV)
My leg was bouncing beneath my desk as I stared at the door, waiting for him to come into the classroom. I didn't want him to be mad at me for getting mad at him. But to be fare, he intruded me on my private business and brought his friends with him to snoop on me. If it was just him it wouldn't have been so bad but the fact that three more people knew was giving me anxiety.
Mrs. Limberg wasn't in the classroom yet so we were just having a free period while we waited for her.
As I was watching the door waiting for Aiden, the boy who beat me up yesterday was walking in, headed straight for my desk.
My body stiffened. The lead boy was watching me like I was a mouse caught in a trap, him being the cat ready to pounce on it's prey.
"Hey Jayden, wanna come with us real quick?" His voice made my skin crawl. He slammed his hand on my shoulder and before I could answer, dragged me out of the room.
I was already too far down the hallway to notice Aiden had walked into the classroom, looking for me.
~
We were in the school parking lot, standing under the small overhang near the doors we just came out of. There was no one in sight, no one to hear my helpless cries for help. Aiden was too far away to see me, Sage didn't have a class near where I was.
They threw me on the ground, my hands scraping the pavement and cutting into my skin.
It was yesterday all over again except the other two starting joining in. They hit every spot they had yesterday and more.
I couldn't help the agonized scream that left my lips as I tried in vain to protect myself from their harsh blows.
"He's being too loud! If we get caught again we're going to be expelled!" One of them yelled.
The leader seemed to get some sense knocked into him as he pulled away. He then knelt down to my level, grabbing my jaw.
"Keep screaming like that and I'll break your jaw." He threatened, squeezing harder on my poor face. Tears were spilling from my eyes as I tried not to make a noise. I was terrified of him and I didn't have a doubt in my mind that he wouldn't do what he promised. His friends seemed taken aback by their friends declaration, not prepared for that level of beatings.
I barely notice one guy shoving some sort of cloth into my mouth. Once they saw that my screams were muffled, they picked up on their attacks, not caring what they broke.
My vision was going blurry. It was hard to see who was hitting me. I could barely make out their faces anymore. Just when I thought everything was over, something stirred inside of me and I blacked out.
~
When I came to, I was standing over all three of the boys, their faces bloody like someone beat them into the concrete.
My hands stung and I heard a strange dripping noise. As I was going to move my hair out of my face, I noticed my knuckles were bloody and bruised.
"What...?" I was hysterical. What happened after I blacked out? There was no way I beat up all three of them.
Without thinking, I ran back into the building and straight to the bathroom.
I scrubbed the blood off of my hands as best as I could, trying not to get sick at the sight of the watered down blood pouring down the drain.
With my adrenaline rush powering my sprint to the bathroom, I was coming down from it just as quickly. I hadn't felt the extent of my injuries until now. It seemed to hit me all at once. It felt as if I had stood in front of a train and just let it trample me.
My vision was coming in and out, I couldn't really see straight. I sluggishly pulled my phone out and texted the first person I could think of.
Not having the strength to hold myself up anymore, I slid down the wall, holding my stomach. It felt like I had a broken rib or two and it may have punctured my intestines but that could be a stretch. As you can tell, I didn't deal well with pain.
Just as I was about to close my eyes, in comes Sage. He gasped at the sight of me and knelt down next to my crumpled body.
"Oh my god, Jayden! Come on, stay with me! Don't go to sleep, okay? I'm going to get you help! Oh my god." He said shakily as he scooped me up and ran with me out the door.
"No, you can't... Moms pills..." I tried to explain that we couldn't afford her medication on top of a hospital bill.
"Jayden, worry about yourself for once! I'm taking you to a hospital and that's final! We'll figure something out." He snapped. I guess I didn't really care for myself as I always should but I really couldn't afford this. We would have to file for bankruptcy. I was that broke.
He carefully ran with me out to the student parking lot, gently setting me in the back of his car before speeding off down the road towards the hospital.
"Sage." I mumbled, trying to get his attention. I really needed to get this out before I completely passed out.
"What?" Sage asked softly, more focusing on his driving than what I was babbling.
"Tell Aiden... Tell him I'm sorry..." I breathed.
"Don't worry about Aiden. You'll be able to tell him yourself. Just relax, I'll get you better soon."
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