I'll Keep A Secret If You Keep Me Guessing

When I woke up, I found Alex snuggled in my chest. I blushed a little, he was so cute... Jack, stop that! I didn't want to move because I'd wake up Alex, he seemed so comfortable and peaceful while sleeping. But I had to go to the toilet. I tried so move slowly, so I wouldn't wake Alex up, but failed, because he tightened his grab to my shirt. I sighed. I touched his shoulder softly.

"A-alex?" I whispered. "Alex... Would you let me stand up?"

"Don't wanna." He whined. I chuckled a little.

"Please, Alex, I have to go to the toilet..."

He let out a sigh and let me go. Fortunately, the bathroom's door was open, so I found it easily. I washed my face, and looked at the big violet bruise I had in my eye. I touched it and almost yelled. It really fucking hurt. Suddenly, the door opened abruptly.

"Jack, is everything okay?!" Alex asked me, I could see worry in his eyes.

"Y-yes..., why?"

"I heard you shout and thought something was wrong." He sighed in relief. I smiled shyly at him.

"Hurts." I said, pointing at my bruise.

"It's your fault, dumbass." He said, laughing. Oh no. Now he is going to laugh at me because my dad beats me, and he is going to tell everyone, and I will be alone again, and...

Alex was at my side, rubbing my back trying to comfort me. "Shh, Jack, it's okay, calm down. Everybody hits with a lamppost at least once in their lives, there's no need to have an anxiety attack, everything's okay..." I realised I was breathing heavily. I tried to calm down a bit, but it was hard. This wasn't usual in me, I didn't had a panic nor an anxiety attack in my life. What was wrong with me?

"Thank you... I-i don't kn-now what happened to me." I mumbled.

"You never had an anxiety attack before?" He asked me.

I shook my head in response. Then, he took his arms off of me and left the bathroom. Seconds later, I copied his actions and went to his room. Well, I would have to use the same clothes as yesterday, the ones I slept with, because I hadn't anything else to use. That's when something hit my head. I looked at it. A Jimmy Eat World t-shirt and grey skinny jeans.

"Use it." Alex said, and once again, he turned around and left, leaving me alone to change clothes. I was going to go downstairs, but then, I realised I wasn't using my hoodie. My arms. I ran upstairs and looked for it everywhere. I found it under Alex's bed. It was dirty, but, who cares? It was better than letting people see my scars. I put it on.

When I was ready, I went downstairs to meet with Alex. The moment he saw me, I could realise he was trying to hide a smile. Was he laughing? The thing is, his t-shirt was short in length and big in size, for me; taking into account that Alex is fatter than me and shorter than me. It wasn't too obvious that this shirt wasn't mine, I wasn't showing my tummy or something.

"Can we go now?" Alex asked me. He looked weird, not like the caring Alex of this morning, he looked like the 'I am popular and I don't give a damn about anyone' Alex. I sighed and followed him.

The walk to school was pretty silent. Alex didn't talk at all. In fact, when we were almost in school, he put his earbuds on and ran to the school gates... Pretending I didn't exist. Maybe I should try to make some friends, I thought, and then laughed to myself. It was going to be a long day.

Notes

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