Jack’s POV

I rush outside to see the fallen and broken boy all covered in the white, powdered snow and no jacket, pants or really anything but boxers and words written in black Sharpie marker.

“Oh Alex, not again. You must’ve gotten hurt. Where are your clothes?” I ask quickly, taking off my jacket and wrapping it around the frozen boy.

“T- They did it Ja-Jack. They- They hurt me so much! Make the pai-pain go away. Please!” He cries, hiding in my chest.

“I will, don’t worry about a single thing, okay? Just stay out here for a tiny second so I can get you something to warm your insides.” I say before rushing in, ordering a large decaf mochachino and grabbing my belongings and to give the coffee to Alex.

“Drink this, you’ll feel better. I promise. Now lets get you to somewhere where you belong.” I tell the broken boy, but then he tells me something that makes my heart stop even more.

“Jack, it hurts to move. I-I just can’t move! They told me not to but I did and that made everything worse!” He cries and then I pick him up bridal style and run as fast as I can to my car and place him as gently as I can into the leather seating.

Rushing, I head to the drivers side and drive to my house, Karie will be able to help. She can fix anyone when having to deal with something medical wise.

“Wh-Where are we going?” Alex asks, fear written in his voice.

“To my house. You need to be fixed up, and I know just what to do.” I tell the boy.

“That's what th-they said, they told me they know how to fix me but I left in more pain! Please Jack, don’t give me pain! I’m too broken to be fixed!” Alex screams even more.
I put my hand over his knee and he instantly tenses up.

“Jack, please, don’t. That scares me, they did the same thing and it made me hurt so much!” He swats away my hand and doesn’t say anything for the rest of the ride, just small whimpers from him and I can’t do a single thing.

We get to my house just a little bit later and I carry him into my house as fast as I can to get him away from the cold, blustering winds.

“Karie.” I say as I press the button on the P.A.

“Mr. Jack? Who’s this, oh he looks so hurt! Let me check after him!” The blonde haired girl says rushing towards me and drags my hand to the powder room.

She lightly shoves me down to the toilet and sits Alex upright on my lap, then trying to talk to the poor boy.

“Sir. what is wrong? Mr. Jack never takes home anyone as bruised as you.” Karie’s Dutch accent shows.

“E-Everything h-hurts, d-down there.” Alex trembles to speak, pointing to his personal area.

“Mind if I take a look? Or Jack could if you don’t feel comfortable. We need to find out what happened.”

“Ja-Jack do it.” He says innocently and Karie walks out.

“Please don’t do more damage down there Jack, it hurts so much!” He silently cries to me.

“I won’t do a single thing, I just need to look or you could just tell me and that would be easier.” I tell him, taking him off my lap and setting him on the plush seat.

“It-It was Tess, she was t-taking me to Starbucks t-to do our project bu-but then she said we were gonna go somewhere else where Jeremy McKinnon and Oliver S-Sykes were in the alley way behind the coffee shop you were. They told me I needed to be fixed and w-were coming onto me! I didn’t like that! They wrote stuff on my face but I don’t even know what they say! They made me be quiet, if I wasn’t I’d die! They finished me off an-and left me there alone! I crawled but it hurt so bad and that’s when I texted you. You saved me.” He cries, putting his arms around my neck and I hold him close to me, like if I didn’t he would go away and I wouldn’t have him anymore.

“Let’s get you upstairs so I can, if you want I can run you a bath, or shower if you like. We need to get you in come clean clothing as well, you don’t need to say another word, I’ll take care of you like you need to be. You’re lucky it’s Friday so I can have the weekend to take care of you and give you the love need and deserve, like any boy at seventeen should have.” I tell Alex as he leans in closer to me and whispers in my ear something I’ll never forget as long as I still live.

“Let me fall, let me fall hard and catch me before it’s too late. I think I trust you.”

Notes

How many of you thought Tess was so innocent?
Yay for this chapter :)
Also I can't remember what day I left it in the story so I just decided to make it a Friday.
Till darkness completes us,
Sarah's Butterflies