A.N.: ⚠ trigger warning ⚠This chapter contains some self-harm scenes that may make you feel uncomfortable. They're not that serious, but just to be on the safe side and avoid any casualties.It seems that Jake finally had had enough. Even though he still wasn't willing to say anything or raise his fists, he had his passive-aggressive way of taking revenge.Seeing and understanding all this, Mathew didn't know how to feel.Does that mean that he's truly getting better? That he's finally willing to stand up for himself?But they're fighting! Both his sons are fighting!And the younger one is almost pissing himself because of a kitten!Mathew finally decided to intervene. He pushed Jake away from the subtly trembling Aiden that was yelling to the point his throat was almost tearing apart. Then he turned to Aiden with a serious look that left no room for discussion. "Tomorrow I will take you to see a therapist."In comparison to paling in front of the kitten, Aiden almost turned blue when
The doctor said that Jake fainted due to the stimulation, the shock of seeing blood as well as the fact that his body was weak at hell due to the lack of food and sleep and it couldn't handle all that vomiting. His body basically just shut down, not wanting to deal with this shit anymore.After that, since he's a grown-ass man, the doctor scolded him for half an hour to take care of his body. Sitting on the side, Mathew just listened to the doctor scolding him more than he has scolded Jake in his life and thought that maybe he should be a stricter father. It was time to go back to those days when he had to force baby Jake to eat or he would starve.After the doctor was done, Jake could finally let a sigh out and weakly turned to his father. "Can we leave now?"Mathew looked at him without saying anything at first as if he was deep in thoughts. After a full minute of staring at Jake's face which was gradually getting more and more confused, Mathew finally decided to talk. "You have to p
Two hours later, when Jeremy entered the house as if it was his own, with Leah in his arms, and Moonlight in Leah's arms, the scene that greeted him, made him stop dead on his tracks, mouth slightly opened in shock. "What the..." Both father and son were yelling at each other and at a black pot that was smoking like it was a volcano. The smoke had filled the entire kitchen, triggering the fire detector that was making a deafening noise. Maybe it was because the fire detector was older than Mathew or maybe it just was unable to deal with these two idiots' bullshit, but the alarm sounded like it was dying from depression. The counter had oil dropping down it, knives, and brutally chopped vegetables everywhere and the number of pots and pans on it and in the sink was enough to make a mountain. "Daddy, why are Jay and his grandma destroying the kitchen?" Leah's voice rang in Jeremy's ear. "I want to know the reason why too, sweetie." His brows were furrowed and his lips were pressed ti
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