Jenrick fear

Chapter 7: Jenrick fear

Piper's point of view

"Don't do some breathy activities today" Dad said while giving me my allowance for this day.

"Tomorrow I can?" I asked said while smirking at him and he glare at me. I just laugh and nodded my head.

"I won't okay? I'm good girl" I said and he smile at me while squeezing my cheeks lightly.

"Tell Jenrick to watch her in behalf of me and you" Dad said at Pip who is wearing his shoes.

His eyebrows raise as he stand up.

"I'm always with her"

"Not always, you have a practice" I said while smiling at him, innocently.

"And Dad I'm not kid okay? I have with my partner here at my bag so don't worry" I said, I need to make sure that my father won't worry about me.

He have a work and he have to focus on it. I can handle myself without Pip so it's okay. I need learn to be alone and depend on myself.

It's not like it's wrong to depend on someone but you need also to depend on yourselves. Depending on others is also good but not all times.

After that, we quickly walk up to the bus station. It's monday so I expect students walking while holding their bags.

I notice some are holding a huge bag. Maybe college students, the university is the city. Mostly when you are already on college, you are going to live in a dorm.

I can't wait to exprience that.

When the bus arrive, we immediately get inside and I notice Jenrick at the back. Speaking of that guy, I notice that he is always using bus.

I mean they are rich, I bet they have cars but why he is using bus?

"Yow goodmorning" Pip greet Jenrick but he is spacing out. And he seems sad?

"Yow" Pip said again and this time he tap Jenrick's shoulder that made him flinched.

I was shocked to see him move a little bit and he is like scared?

Did something happen?

"Chill, why are you shaking?" Pip asked and he check on Jenrick. I pull out my hankercheif and wipe his sweat on his forehead.

"I-I'm fine" he said and I handed him my water. I usually bring a bottle of water in school.

"Are you sick?"

"I'm fine" he said but he is breathing heavily. I look at Pip and he is patting Jenrick's head.

My eyes land on his hand, he is pinching and like playing it. His actions are familiar, I don't know where I saw that.

It's like new to see Jenrick, being quite at the classroom. He is spacing out. Zaizen and the others are asking him if he is okay and he just answer with a nod.

I touch his forehead to check his temperature but he flinched and he hold my hand. That move makes my heart flutter.

"I have no fever just a little bit dizzy" he said while letting go of my hand that made sigh in relief.

"Do you want to go to the clinic?" I asked him and he shook his head. He look back at me and he flash his genuine smile.

Like he is telling me not to worry.

"Here" I gave him my drinking bottle. It's my favorite drinking bottle it has a chicken design.

I love chicken!

"Thanks" he said and I look forward. Focus on the class.

After the class for this day. Pip and Zaizen has a practice while Catherine is going home early because they have a dinner at their house.

"What about you Natty?" I asked her and she look at us.

"Uh I'm going home. I have something to do at our store so that's why" she said but her voice is kind of nervous.

"Do you have a store?" Jenrick asked and Natty nodded her head while smiling at him.

I'm going to say that I never met her parents or even her little brother. I already met Catherine's dad and Zaizen's little sister.

"What kind? I'm kinda craving for sweets" Jenrick said

"Oh it's a flower shop" she said and he nodded his head.

"Hey you want to eat flowers? It's sweet" I teased him that made him glare at me. Natty is silently laughing while me is smiling ear to ear.

"Funny"

"Natty we are going to the cafe for this stick guy" I said and I kiss Natty's cheeks that made Jenrick roll his eyes.

I wave at Natty before we go outside of the school. We are walking to the cafe that we visit last time. I notice that he is like sad or down something.

I remember what Dad told me. He notice that when I was in elementary. I always sulk because Pip always get my crayons.

So he always give me an ice cream to make me feel better. Maybe he is kind of down? I should cheer him up. That what friends do.

"Hey let's go to the park" I said and pull him before he protest.

"This is good" Jenrick said while licking his chocolate ice cream. I was smiling proudly when I saw him smiling a little bit.

"I told you"

"Anyway are you always here? Cause you know the guy at the ice cream shop" he said and he glance at me a little bit.

Oh, yeah. We used to be here like everyday when she was still here. But we rarely go here when she gone.

"Yeah when I was kid" I answered him and he nodded his head.

"This place is familiar" he said while looking around.

"Oh really? Maybe you also go here to play?" I said and he stop and then he look at me.

"Well, maybe?" he said like he is not sure

"What do-" I got cut off when someone called Jenrick that made him flinched.

"Jenrick! Wow I didn't know you go here huh" a guy in 6 feet tall appear in front of us and he is smirking at Jenrick.

I raise my eyebrows when he suddenly hit Jenrick's shoulder that made Jenrick groan in pain.

"You got more handsome huh. But you are still weak" he said and he is going to kick Jenrick's leg when I said..

"Hi, are you friends with him?" his attention land on me and I almost roll my eyes when he smile at me.

Ew.

"Oh yeah, I'm Tobby. We used to be Jenrick's buddy from elementary up to high school. Sadly he transfer" Tobby said while hitting Jenrick's shoulder.

Jenrick is not enjoying, he is hurting. I can see it in his eyes.

"Oh that's nice but can you please stop hitting him" I said while smiling nicely at him.

He just chuckled and he slightly push Jenrick. I pull Jenrick on my side, slowly holding his hands.

His hands are cold. Are he nervous?

"Are you not going to introduce her to me?" Tobby said while looking at Jenrick. Jenrick raise his head and he nodded his head.

"Tobby, she is Piper. My friend" Jenrick said nervously, his grip on my hand gets tigther and I just smile at Tobby.

"Nice meeting you Piper. Oh I need to go. See you" he said and passed by at Jenrick.

I heared a loud sound of a punch on his shoulder. I was about to shout at Tobby when Jenrick stop me.

"No" he said and he is shaking.

That Tobby and him. What Tobby did to you?

"Can you be honest to me?" I said and he look at me.

"But I can trust you?" he asked me back

"Yes" I said, yes you can trust me.

"How can I sure?"

"Look at my eyes" I said and his eyes lock on mine. His eyes are full of sadness and fear. His eyes are beautiful it was ash grey color and it makes my heart flutter.

Yeah he is handsome.

"Tobby he bullied me" he said that made me shocked what I hear.

Third Person Point Of View

"JENRICK!"

10 year old Jenrick flinched as Tobby called him again. He is trying to hide the bruise and cuts in his arms and body.

"Y-yes?" He stutter and Tobby smile as he gave his notebook at Jenrick.

"Do my homework or else" he said while showing to him the baseball bat that made Jenrick nodded quickly.

His hands can't stop shaking from fear as he get the notebook and do it all afternoon at the library.

He is glad that Tobby and his friends are not beside him playing at his ears. It's been 3 months that Tobby and his friends are targeting him.

Base on what he heared the kid that they used to bully transfer school. Jenrick is angry towards him and his friends. Not only to him but to the teachers.

The teachers didn't care a little thing. He can't say also to his father what Tobby doing to him. He just told his father that he fell in the swing to cover up his bruise.

Tobby's father is the director of the school that he is attending, it is all boy's school. Jenrick wants to transfer but he is afraid that they will target his only friend, Aaron.

Aaron is Jenrick's bestfriend and he is kind of cute and also kind. He is a smart kid, he doesn't like sports so Tobby always target him.

But it change when Jenrick bravely fight against them that made him the new target.

"Can you be honest with me?" Jenrick look at his father.

"Are you getying bully? If yes then transfer to our school"

"Dad dad no please no" Jenrick pleased that made his father furrowed his eyebrows.

"Then why is your arm full of bruise? Don't ever lie to me!"

"I'm not! I am just clumsy!"

"Gosh, don't blame if you will get in touble!" his father said and he leave Jenrick crying.

His older brother, James is at his grandparent's house. He wish that his brother will protect him.

Jenrick knock off his thoughts and stand up straightly. If he going to let his father transfer him, no one will protect Aaron from Tobby.

He needs to be like a stone to endure all the punches and kicks that he received.

"Did you regret it?" Piper asked and Jenrick shook his head. He almost cried but he is trying to stop it.

"Never" he said and Piper hug him side ways that made Jenrick froze on his place.

He is praying that Piper won't hear the sound of his heart.

"You are making me stay beside you more" she said and then boom he fall for it.

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