"You have the right to remain silent. Should you waive that right, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you."

Like a real criminal, I'm being escorted to the police car, handcuffed and what not. After the male cop that had been escorting me pushes me forcefully into the vehicle, I get one last look at Jenna, Alex and Jack who had been watching, unable to do anything, or - in Jack's case - unwilling to do anything. He didn't even bother to pretend like he wasn't enjoying every second of me getting arrested. Arrested! I had never been arrested, and I've done some crazy shit.

What was I going to do? I couldn't afford an attorney, I didn't have anyone to bail me out. And even if I could, I knew I'd be found guilty. What's even worse is that I have to go to prison. I've seen TV-series such as Prison Break and Orange Is The New Black and if this prison was anything like the prisons in those series, I had no idea how I was gonna make it through. Sure, I was tough, but this is prison we're talking about. The people in there are criminals, they're all tough. In what may be a couple of minutes I will be in prison. I will be a criminal. I am a criminal, I beat up my cousin. But still... I've done worse. I've beaten people up worse, I've robbed people, I've done drugs, I've carried guns, and this is what gets me imprisoned?

I stare out of the window, but I don't really see anything. I'm too caught up in my own thoughts. How could I let this happen? I should've known better. But then again, it's not like I was in my right mind when I beat Jack up. Although I highly doubted the judges would give a shit about that...

Alex's POV
"You're unbelievable!" I yelled at Jack, after the police car Liz had been forced into turned the corner. "She is your fucking cousin!"
I don't think I've ever been this pissed at Jack. I can't believe he actually pressed charges against Liz. I mean, yes, I expected him to do it but I hadn't expected her to be taken from us so soon. I had barely been able to spend a week with her. I was just getting to know her. I hadn't even asked her to be my girlfriend yet. Who knows when I will be seeing her again? Jenna was pacing up and down the hallway, while massaging the bridge of her nose, not saying a word.

"I don't care who she is! Even if it was Barack Obama, for all I care! She beat me up and she deserves to pay for that" Jack yelled back.
"But prison?! Really?!" I replied.
"That's what happens to people who beat other people up" Jack shrugged.
"You had it coming, you pretentious asshole. You've been goading her ever since she got here and it took her a week to give in. I'd say that's pretty fucking impressive given her temper!"
"Yes, well, I'm sure Liz will tell the cops about that. I'm just not so sure they'll care" Jack said grinning.

"Stop smiling or I'll punch that smile off of your face" I threatened.
"Well, look at you getting all aggressive. Go ahead, punch me, go join your girlfriend in prison" Jack looked so pleased with himself.
"You're disgusting. How can you live with yourself?" I shook my head in disbelief.

"What's going on here?" Zack and Rian appeared around the corner.
"This asshole got Liz arrested!" I exclaimed.
"Well, you have to admit she kind of got herself arrested... She did beat Jack up..." Rian said carefully.
"Are you fuck..." I started, in disbelief. "You know what? I'm done with you, all of you." I pointed at Zack, Rian and Jack. "Good luck playing prom next week without a singer. I quit. I don't want to be in a band, or even in one room, with people like you."

I turned around and stomped down the hallway, away from them.

Jenna's POV
"Shouldn't you go after him? He is, after all, the guy who the love of your live chose over you" Jack taunted.
I stopped pacing and turned to face him. "If I were you, I'd think carefully before you say anything right now" I warned him.
"Why, I don't see Liz here to beat me up?" Jack sneers. "Oh, that's right, she's in jail!"

"Shut up" I say, with a deep, dark voice that I didn't know I had.
"Oh, now I'm scared" Jack continues, laughing.
"Jack, maybe you should..." Zack starts.
"Shut the fuck up, all of you!" I yell.
They are clearly taken aback by my sudden outburst, but Jack quickly recovers.

"Or what?" he dares me.
"Or I will finish what Liz started doing to your face" I say, in the same deep voice.
Jack is just laughing at me. I'm clenching my fists so hard I feel like my nails are actually cutting into my skin, but it's the only thing I can do to keep myself from breaking Jack's jaw.

"Do you want to end up in jail next to her?" he asks, still laughing.
"If that means I'll get to permanently fuck that pretty face of yours up, then yes, gladly" I say, and I realize I'm not even kidding. So does Jack. At that moment, the school bell rings and seconds later class room doors start opening and the hallway is flooded with people. Jack takes the opportunity to disappear into the crowd. Fucking coward.

I headed for the cafetaria, in hopes of finding Alex there, but he was nowhere to be found. I got out my phone and called him. Thankfully, he did pick up.
"Hey" he said quietly.
"Where are you?" I asked him.
"The park, I had to get out of there" Alex replies.
"Do you want to be alone or can I join you?"
Alex was quiet for a moment. "You can come" he finally said.
"I'll be there in five" I replied and I hung up.

I left the school building as fast as I could. I didn't want to spend another minute here. The park was only a couple of minutes away. Students often went there during free periods when the weather was nice. Today, the weather wasn't so nice. Thankfully it wasn't raining, but the cold definitely tells us winter is coming. Once I got to the park, I soon recognized Alex's figure, sitting on the dried grass. I walked up to him and sat down next to him. The grass was colder than I expected it to be. For a while neither of us said a word. I could tell from Alex's face he'd shed a few tears but I didn't want to point that out.

"He's such a terrible human being" Alex suddenly said. "I just can't understand why I was friends with him. What does that say about me? I've always been on the other side, you know? I didn't necessarily bully but I didn't get bullied either, nor did I try to keep Jack from doing so... Liz was right, I am just as bad of a person as he is..."
"No, you're not" I said. "You're a good person Alex, you just need to find better friends. Like I need to get a better taste in guys... Or girls... You get the point."
"But I never saw the harm in any of what Jack did, until you and Liz made me see the light. How does that not make me a terrible person?" Alex asked. He seemed so lost. Actually, he kind of looked like how I felt.
"Because you saw the light. And still, you never bullied. No one considers you to be a bully. Jack's the bully, you're the nice guy who helps people gather their stuff after Jack purposely bumped into them" I explained to him.

Alex sighed. "I just... I don't know what to do. I've only known Liz for like a week and I'm already lost without her..."
"I know how you feel" I nodded. "She just... She changed things around here. She was like a revolution that was about to dethrone our dictator Jack."
For a split second I would've sworn I saw Alex smile at my metaphor, but his smile quickly disappeared as quickly as it had appeared.
"What do you think is gonna happen to her?" I asked him.
"I'm not sure I want to think about that" Alex admitted. "I mean, it's not like she murdered him, so I wouldn't expect her to like, go to jail for a long time or something, but I don't know..."
I sighed. "Yeah me neither... Let's just hope for the best..."

Notes

I got so inspired by Bail Me Out that I felt the need to post two chapters in 2 hours, so yeah

Title credit: All Time Low - Bail Me Out