Jake felt as if he had been hit by a brick and a sudden wave of suffocating feelings drowned him. He thought he better not get too attached because he knew one day this would happen, but he never thought that it was already too late for it. He felt so hopeless, drowning... his heart felt heavy... remembering the way Aiden and his friends had seen him yesterday, the look in their eyes, the disgust in their faces, and imagining Ryder seeing him like that... Jake felt like crying. His hand subconsciously went to his wrist and scratched the bandage over it. He was choking in tears that didn't dare to come out. "How..." Jake forced out a word before his voice broke and he couldn't say the next one. He was scared to ask. Did she hate him? Did she feel disgusted by him? Seeing him not saying anything, Ryder was having second thoughts. "I recognized you by your voice." Her voice softened and guilt filled her eyes. Damn it. Where is this guilt coming from? "I..." Jake didn't know what to s
At two in the morning, Mathew woke up for he heard some strange noises coming from downstairs. His body tensed and his eyes searched in the darkness for something hard. After failing to find this said hard thing, he gave up on searching and just grabbed the lamp by his bed.A thief!It was pretty obvious that he hadn't fully woken up, because if he had, he would know that there was no thief, but just his dumbass son who has insomnia!But Mathew failed to remember this.Walking slowly so the thief wouldn't hear him, Mathew went downstairs, the lamp being held in his hands as if it was a bat.Who dares to break into my house! Just wait, you brat!The noises were coming from the kitchen. Seeing this, it was about time to realize that it wasn't a thief because no thief would break into a house and go for the kitchen and open the fridge. But Mathew once again didn't realize this. All he was thinking about was "Catch the thief! Hit the thief! I'm going to be a hero!". He was so immersed in
Jake grinned and picked up his things and sat at the same table as Nina. He placed the laptop on the table, sat opposite her, and without looking away from the laptop's screen he asked her. "Are you looking for Jeremy?"Nina hadn't noticed at all when this dude showed up, even less when he sat down opposite her. Hearing his question she was taken by surprise and let out a scream."Where did you come from?"Jake pointed at the table he was previously sitting in, his eyes still glued to the screen. "From there."Nina almost choked from anger. "Who are you?"Jake looked at Nina for a second before continuing typing on his laptop. "Leah's favorite person." He replied with a smirk on his face.I must make things clear here. This girl can't take my position from Leah's heart.Hearing Leah's name, Nina calmed down immediately and leaned closer to Jake. "You know Jeremy?" Her eyes were sparkling as if she had found a valuable thing to squeeze information from."Mhmm." Jake hummed.Seems like
Jake forgot to breathe for a moment when he heard her. He couldn't tell what was in this girl's head, but her words made him feel so many things at the same time he didn't know how to react.Ta-take care of it?... Will she think of me every time she waters the flower? Does that mean she doesn't want to forget about me?In those moments his heart was restless, but it filled him with an unexpectedly nice feeling. It tasted sweeter than honey and warm like a gentle fire that kept him warm but didn't burn him. Jake was so lost in that feeling, that what Ryder said afterward almost made him trip and fall."Come sit here." Ryder patted the blanket.WHAT?!D-did I hear that right?At loss for words, Jake could only mutter one word to make sure he wasn't having auditory hallucinations. "What?""You always stand behind the fence. It tires me only by seeing you. Jump over the fence and sit by my side. Don't worry, I won't try to see your face."Jake felt as if he was dreaming. His life can't be
Saying that, after those four words appeared in his head Jake fell in a daze, it would be an understatement. He was so lost that by the time he snapped out of it, he was already in his room, with a paintbrush in his hand and a half-finished painting right in front of him.This isn't scientific at all, alright!!!He couldn't quite remember how he left Ryder's house or how he came back home, even less how the fuck did he end up painting Ryder. What's this melodramatic setting? This has never happened to him before? Is he so fucked up in the head?It was already early in the morning, the sun was out and the room didn't need the lights to be on anymore.Just for how long did his brain shut down?This is simply bullshit!What the fuck?!!!!Once he wasn't in a daze anymore, his IQ went back online. The hand that was holding the paintbrush released and the dirty brush fell on the carpet, splattering paint everywhere. His hands started shaking as he stepped back from the small almost finished
"How is it useless? It's not useless at all. Dad will help you with every problem you have. Isn't it just liking a girl? I will give you the best dating advices." Mathew touched Jake's shoulder.On the side, Aiden felt as if he was having auditory hallucinations. Jake likes someone? Who? Is this why he started eating recently?After seeing Jake faint right in front of his eyes, and start going to therapy, Aiden stopped trying to provoke his older brother. After all, what happened a few days ago gave him quite the scare. Even though Jake had fainted and gone to the hospital a few times during these two years, that was the first time it happened right in front of his eyes.Unconsciously, he started to pay a bit more attention to how Jake was doing. Now he's hearing that he likes someone? When did Jake find the time to like someone?Right then, hearing his father saying the word "like" Jake was angered to death once more."Give me back my painting." He glared at Mathew. Surprised by the
Recently, Natalie, Jake's psychologist, has been quite vexed at every single session she had with Jake. This young man looked more and more different every single session, and the change was happening so abruptly, that it was scary. Hence the vexing feeling.Where did the quiet and uncooperative guy go? Where did all this enthusiasm come from? What is going on? WHO THE HELL IS RYDER?What's worse, Mathew wasn't helping this situation at all.Natalie knew this man for years since they lived in the same neighborhood. She was friends with his wife. Natalie knew very well what he and his family were going through after her death, and she wanted to help them, but this isn't the right way, you idiot!Seeing Jake become more and more cheerful because of developing feelings for a girl, she kept telling Mathew that it's not good to base all his happiness on a girl. That's not how you cure depression. What if the girl doesn't return his feelings? What if she turns him down? Will Jake be able to
"I can't use the backyard anymore for my projects, so I plan on doing something small in my room," Ryder answered his question failing to notice the abrupt stiffness that took over Jake's body.Jake's face suddenly turned gloomy while his thoughts were chaotic.What's the meaning of this? Does this mean I won't have the chance to see her working on her projects anymore?However, just as he thought of this, another thought crossed his head. An even worse thought. Is she trying to push me away? Is she getting tired of me and now wants to distance herself from me?Jake tried his best to control the sudden turmoil in his heart. With a voice that sounded somewhat like a disappointed pout, he asked her in a roundabout way. "You won't be doing any of your projects out here anymore?"Ryder seemed to notice that his voice didn't sound quite right and looked up at Jake's hidden under the hood face in a daze. She had noticed that Jake still felt a bit uncomfortable whenever he came by, thinking