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As I started walking to the cafe I had this god awful feeling that was someone had murderous intentions. The stare they held on me was so sharp yet it made my skin crawl with goosebumps.

I look to the side seeing Liam chatting with people . He seemed like he was getting his way around and I felt happy. Maybe he won't really talk to me. It's for the best anyways.

"Oh man. I was looking all over for you yesterday Kai." A voice says and I bite my lips as I already know who's voice this is . Cathy. I look up and see she's alone today but she did look like she wanted to beat me up .

"Oh?" I say and she smirks as she slams her hand on the table. She inhales sharply as she looks me up from head to toe.

"Unfortunately I have to visit your home because of my parents. I told them that we got along so just act like you're my friend and I swear to god if you say anything I will give you a very good beaten." She smirks again as she moves closer to my ear. I was frozen and only listen to what she said. "Your brother is hot. I might have to take a bite out of that." She moves way and laughs as she walks away .

I watch her intensely as she meets with her friends. She only gave me a brief glance before she focused her full attention on her friends. I sigh . My appetites already gone so I throw my trash away and begin walking to the library.

When I get there I take a seat at a random place and pull my phone. Hey are you free to talk? Could use some advice. I text to Jay and wait patiently for him to reply back.

It took about five minutes before he started to call me and I quickly answer it . "What's up?" He says from the other line .

"Well um.. I want to have your advice about something. When my parents adopted a son , they told me that he was gonna run the business . I want to try to stay away from him because I don't want him to have the life I have. But I'm so confused Jay. I don't know what to. I want to help but then again I just wanna keep out of it." I sigh again as I bite my lip nervously.

He listened to it all and then after a good second he burst into laughter making me more confused than ever. "Come on Jay I'm serious. I don't know what to do and I need your help."

"Okay okay I'm sorry. Look the best advice I could give you is to try and be by him. Protect him. He is after all coming to a new family and a new school he's gonna need your help. Maybe if you hang with him more your parents will stop hitting you." I play with the bottom of my shirt nervously and nod my head.

Maybe father and mother won't hit me so much with Liam around . It sounds like I'm using him as my personal shield.

"You never told me what school you were attending now." I say as I begin packing my stuff up.

"Oh that's right. Mom got me into this private school ah... what is this shit place called again... York High ? Or was Sid-

"York High?" My eyes widened as I stand up from my chair earning glances from the students near me. "I-I go to York High." I bite the inside of my cheek as I feel the excitement rush upon me.

"Wait I'm not even sure I go there. Hold up let me ask someone...

This idiot. How does he not know what school he's attending. I only laugh at his behavior and begin walking to my class. "Oh this is York High! We go to the same school dude! Wait we should meet up right. W-well only if you want to. God why'd I say that..."

"Shut up dork." I laugh as I feel my cheeks rise. I go to my locker and stand near it . "I would like to meet but after school I have to be home immediately. What's your next class?"

"Uh... Athletics . The best part of the day. Wait but I wanna see you now. I wanna finally see you." I blush a deep red burning my head in my locker. Slightly giving it a bang. "What was that? Are you banging your head again?"

"N-no I just hit my locker that's all. Jay let's meet up at the assembly today ." I could tell I was nervous. My whole body was shaking even my voice.

I was more scared of what I'd say when we finally meet. We've been great friends for two years but meeting him in real life only seemed like a fairytale . I was also scared of how'd he react with the bruises on my cheek . Even though I always talked about them he'd always get super mad and he was always ready to kill someone.

"Alright . Class is starting soon so I'll see you soon. I bet you're pretty. Like a pretty princess." He makes baby noises and I groan shaking my head.

"I'm not pretty. I'm far from pretty. You'll be horrified w-

"Stop. I don't care how you look . I'm gonna always want to be close to you. So stop speaking so bad about yourself alright ?" I giggle shaking my head. There goes his caring  side.

"Fine. Bye bye." I hang so that I can have the last words and what seemed like minutes I finally got the courage to pull my head out of my locker.

I'm gonna see Jay today. I'm really gonna finally see him!

"LOOK OUT!" And then the world goes black.

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When I had awakened , I'm met with the sun shining on my faces. I had a little headache and my mouth had no water to it. "Hey you're finally awake  I thought I would have to call your parents." A familiar voice speaks up and I open my eyes more seeing Liam leaning over the bed.

"Too close." I mutter out as I push him away and sit up . I groan at the pounding of my head . "Fuck."

"Hey what's the year?" I look at him with a eyebrow raised.

"Twenty Nineteen ."

"What's your age?"

"Eighteen."

"How many fingers am I holding up?"

"Four." He sighs in relief as he sits back down.

"I thought you may have had a concussion so I was just making sure." He grins as he plays with his uniform tie. "So should I tell your pa-

I laugh slightly as I turn my body to where I'm sitting on the side of the bed. "Definitely should not tell them." I stand up and stretch before walking to my bag.

"You should get more rest. I kinda hit you pretty hard" Now its all coming back to him. He hit me with a freaking ball and it wasn't like a basketball it was the tiniest killer ball I've ever seen!

"I have to take a test. Please don't tell my parents about this." Those were the last words before I began walking through the halls.

I was slightly wobbly as I walked and it seemed like I was gonna fall but to no Advil , strong hands cup my waist preventing me from falling and I look up to the delinquent holding me. "I'm sorry."

"Yeah whatever." He had an attitude and looked pissed but I really didn't care . He probably had some girlfriend problems. He lets me go and begins walking but I stop him.

"Hey wait Luca. I also want to say that I've already completed the project of my three sides. So when ever you're done with your parts I'll make a slideshow . Here's my number so just text me your papers." I take a piece of paper out of my notebook and write my number on it.

Handing it to him he looks at it for a good second before looking down at me. Examining my face. His eyes widened and he reaches his hand out to touch my face and I raise a brow looking at him. "So you are Kai. Kai from the video game." My eyes widened and I look at him with shock.

"Excuse me?" I ask confused and he chuckles as he puts his hands in his pocket.

"My names not really Jay I forgot to tell you. It's my middle name ..." I gasp slightly and look up at him.

Luca

Is

Jay?

I turn around feeling my heart beat quicken and I hold my chest to stop the pain but it only rises and I try and control my breathing. You've finally met Jay why are you acting this way stupid body.

"KAI! Are you okay?" A familiar voice snaps me out of my trance and I see Liam rushing over to me . His face showed he was worried and confused and that only confused me even more. " I told you that getting more rest was needed. You took a pretty big hit?"

"Hit? What are you saying?" Luca growls out as he walks closer to us.

"Sorry who are you?"

"No who the fuck are you?"

Oh boy.

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I managed to get away from the awkwardness of the boys and my breathing was back to its normal state . Right now I was walking home with Liam.

This was so much to take. Turns out that the delinquent that sits next to me in economics class is someone I've know for two years. I just don't understand . Luca went to jail for a whole year but he was still able to text and talk to me whenever I needed him the most.

Oh god don't tell me he snuggled a phone in jail??

I whine childishly as I tug on my hair. This was so much to take in and it made me have to stress even more. I should probably tell Liam not have much conversations with me at school.

"Hey you." I speak as I turn around and when I do he's so close that I bump into him , falling onto my butt. "Fuck why the hell do I keep ending up on the floor?!" I yell as I get back up.

"Sorry." He mumbles and I noticed he wasn't even paying attention but to the game he was playing on his phone.

"Look if you don't mind I would appreciate it if you wouldn't have much conversation with me at school. People will only target you ." I sigh as I look at him. He looks at me with a eyebrow raised.

"If you want." He shrugs off as he walks past me . "But your father told me you'd have to help me with any needs I need. It would be a shame if I told him you weren't helping me out here." He speaks I flinch turning to him . He had a grin plastered on his face and that made me shiver.

"Blackmail. Fucking fantastic." I start to walk ahead of him and after a short period of time I arrived home. I had to get ready after all we had company coming over .

I had to set a good example or father would punish me.

When I walked in I heard yelling and that me confused. It sounded like mom and dads voice but what the hell are the arguing about. "I already fucking told you that I'm not selling her off to be some whore. You've already pissed me enough , cancel the dinner with Rolland's." Thank god Cathy won't come over .

"But we would have money! She has a good body and she's useless now that we have Liam. Hunny please think about this okay? Remember baby you said you wanted a son well look you have one no-

"Enough. No ones getting her. She's gonna study and get into York University if it's the last thing I do." Father says as he leaves out the back . I put my head down  in shame.

Selling ? Was she that low that she'd want to sell her only child. What did I do to deserve this?

I look to Liam and see his eyes are wide as he walks closer. Making himself visible. I walk closer and see mom is smiling as she comes over to Liam. But when she sees me she scowls. "The fuck you're looking at! Get out of my sight !" She yells . I could tell she was drunk and I shook my head as I ran to my box of a room.

DING.

We need to talk. Was what my phone read and that only made me sigh dramatically.

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