Chapter 4

"You have a lot of explaining to do young man!" My mom yells at me well holding a wooden plank.

My family is Mexican, and part Native American.

We are not that traditional when it comes to our cultures, but we do speak Spanish. 

We all were born in El Paso, and moved to Kentucky shortly after. I hated it in Kentucky. No one spoke Spanish there and made fun of us for speaking it. 

In Kentucky, we all did not speak Spanish in public, and we were not given good looks at us in public. I hated it there, I never felt safe. I never did. 

"Umm, you see I apologize mami... nunca lo volveré a hacer"

"You better not, leaving early in the morning after a hurricane... JUST TO GET GOD DAMN COFFEE!"

"I know, I will ask you before I do it again, I did bring doughnuts though!"

"Why did you get dooughnuts when you could have gotten pan dolce?"

"Ummmm, because the coffee is better there then at the pan dolce place..."

"That is very true, sorry for yelling."

Thank god. I thought I was going to die. If they ever find out that I snuck out and didn't come home all night, they would end my life and disown me. And if they found out I did it because I got laid, then that would be crazy.

"Come mijo, come sit down."Asks my papi.

"Oh umm, no gracias papi." If I sit down, I would be in so much pain. It even hurts to walk straight. Like it feels burnt and hot down there, not soar though. I will probably feel soar later though.

I wonder what Gio is thinking right now, with all of those cuts and lacerations inside of him. And also how we had sex last night, and he has a boyfriend. 

I just found out that the prom has been delayed a week, and the school trip has been bumped up to next Monday. It currently is Wednesday. 

I am scared for the trip, me and Gio are still sharing a room together. And Diego still cannot go. I know because I text Diego and he said he can't go. Apparently, his family doesn't do over night trips. 

Let's just hope, nothing goes unplanned.

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So, here is a recap of what has happened lately:

-I was in a comma for about a week due to stress.

-I am one of the most popular kids in the school due to my student council idea.

-The field trip is this Monday and Gio and I have to share a room still.

-The prom is next Friday.

-It hurts to sit down since I lost my V-Card at the age of 14, which if my parents find out I literally am going to die.

So, it is currently Friday. Friday, November 8th 2019. The school trip is this Monday, and we haven't had school since the hurricane for some odd reason. Anyways, I do not have Gio's phone number anymore because apparently he needed to get a new phone? I don't really know at this point.

Katelin is coming over today because she said she needed to talk about something important. All she said was "I know". Like wtf, what do you know. Anyways, she just text me saying that she is going to be here all weekend and help me pack for the trip.

Author's note:

The image got cut off by accident. The full message from Katelin reads:

"I am going to stay at your house all weekend, to help you pack for the trip... I know."

End of Author's note.

I am honestly scared of her sometimes, and when I mean scared... I mean scared. She literally knows everything about you without you even telling her. It's just like she is a old wise grandpa who knows all. It is crazy though because I only know what she tells me, she is very hard to figure out.

This is what it looks like when my room is clean. Yeah, did I forget to mention my dad got a bunch of money to move into somewhere. He chose the most expensive house he could afford. Before we moved, me and my sister had to share a room. Don't get me wrong, we had space. Look how much space we had:

Don't let the picture fool you, it was tiny. We had our own beds, a chimney that always brought in air that smelled like bitter carrots, and walls so thin you could hear the neigbors snoring. For that exact reason, we were not allowed to talk about anything in our rooms. Here is a little gossip, my neighbors actually did the no no thing multiple times a day. Well, I shouldn't say the "no no thing" because I have done the no no thing. The worst part is that I was not drunk, high, or anything.

"Hey Jared, why are you just sitting there?"

"Oh um, hey Katelin! What are you doing here so early? You were supposed to be here at 12?" My god, I hate it when she just scares me like that.

"You should have known better, when I say I will be somewhere at a certain time, I am always there super early because I like to be places early."

"Oh right, remember the band trip?"

"Yeah, the one you didn't go too!"

"Yeah, well someone told me you were there at like Midnight because you go to places early!"

"Hey, if I have to be somewhere at like 2 AM, then what is the point of sleeping at all when you have coffee and someone to annoy like you!"

"Shut up!"

"I'm just saying!"

"Anyways, so why are you here again?"

"I brought my weed, I thought I could give some to your parents if they won't let me sleep over. I mean, maybe they would change their minds?"

"Good idea!"

"A blanket because i'm sleeping on your bed and before you say anything, the reason is I do not want to sleep on your dirty ass floor, you don't have any carpets!"

"Shut up before I slap you, but okay."

"I brought 5 2Lt of Dr. Pepper, because that is my daily diet of hydration!"

"The Classic"

"And I brought a warm up Hawaiian pizza because you need pineapple on your pizza!"

"No pineapple, then there is no point of pizza!"

"Preach!"

"Anything else?"

"Oh yeah, why were you at your mom's coffee shop all night long?"

"How did you know about that?"

"Well, because I came to sneak into your room last night, you weren't there so I looked at your location and you were at your mom's coffee shop. Why were you there all night long???"

"Umm, I needed a place to study, and I knew you were going to come over last night because I checked your Instagram and you said you got more weed."

"True true."

Sunday, The Night Before The Trip. 12:00 AM.

"Jared, wake the fuck up. We should be there already!"

"Let me sleep, we need to be there in 2 hours!"

"You can sleep on the bus. I brought my shoulder so you can sleep in there now wake up!"

"Go away crackhead!"

"Hey! I am now your local pothead. Get it right!"

"Sorry your majesty. Fine, give me a few minutes to take a shower."

"Hurry the fuck up! We need to start walking there."

Katelin's P.O.V.

So, well Jared takes a long ass shower... I will just be doing my own thing because I am bored as fuck. And then I hear, Jared's phone buzz. I do not want to be rude, but he did tell me his password. Should I, or should I not. I'm going to look at his phone. Oh, it's from Jared. Let's see what this is. Wait one sec!

What the fuck! Why did Gio and Jared have sex! Why would they? I cannot even imagine this happening. Why would they! How would they! When would they! I cannot talk to him anymore! I just cannot.

Jared P.O.V.

I cannot hear Katelin yelling at me, so this is a bad sign. I need to hurry the fuck up.

As I walk out, I see Katelin searching through my phone. This is usual, so I don't really care. And then I see her on the texts with Gio.

"Were you planning on telling me Jared?"

"You see, no I wasn't."

"And I am your bestfriend, and I basically tell you everything about me."

"No you do not, I do not know a lot about you. You are the one who knows a lot about me!"

"Yeah, because you are simple and easy to read!"

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means I am not even sure if you are gay because you aren't sure on anything!"

"I am not sure about anything, except SCA and me and Gio."

"I noticed you didn't say us!"

"Well no shit, I barely know you compared to how much you know me!"

"I don't tell you things because I am trans and I never tell anyone anything because that is a super sensitive topic for me!"

"Just because your trans does not mean you need to hide yourself. You know I do not care or judge on how you act or express yourself!"

"I know that its just I don't know for other people!"

"Katelin, I am sorry I did not tell you."

"I know, but I am upset you didn't tell me yourself."

"I was going too eventually. It happened, and it is basically the only thing I have been thinking about since I done it."

"What was it like?"

"It was like a dream, only that I could feel warm in every single corner of myself."

"Why did you do it?"

"I do not know, it just sortive happened."

"What sortive happened?"Asked my mom as she walked in.

"OH MAMI, we were talking about the fact that my hair just looks so cool!"

"Yeah, he doesn't even put any hair product in. I was left speechless!" Adds Mami.

"He doesn't, that is weird!"

"I know, we never thought that could happen. Anyways, are you two ready so I can drop you off at the school?"

"Yes mami!"

Oh shit, that was close. I can still tell that Katelin is upset about it, but she wont admit it.

"Jared, when we get on the bus, don't sleep on my shoulder please."

Let's just put this into simple terms, the bus ride was ok. Me and Katelin sat next to each other half the ride, just staring at the seats in front of us. It was more awkward then how it feels when you are waiting at the doctors office.

And then the other half, lets just say we made up and went back together. We made up, Via text because whenever you talk on the bus, the whole bus can hear every single word you are saying.

And then, things were just chill between me and Katelin there on. I feel asleep on her shoulder, she fell asleep on my head. The perfect bus trip with a broken metal shoulder rest in-between us that we cannot move.

But, as I wake up to go pee, I see Gio staring at me from the other side of the isle. I have been so focused on me and Katelin, I did not even notice that Gio was sitting right across from me on the opposite isle.

Once I noticed him, my heart dropped. I felt all of this pressure of unspoken secrets, unspoken truths, and unspoken identities pile up on me one by one, slowly restraining my breath. I feel dizzy, as if I cannot see what is right in front of my eyes, however I can see clearly. The sounds begin to sound bubbly, the noise getting louder and louder and louder. I smell gasoline, I smell sugar, I smell barf, I smell so many scents that my brain can barely comprehend the signals my nostrils are sending.

And then, I faint. I do not remember falling asleep, all I remember is feeling dizzy, and waking up on Katelin's head.

Hey guys! I cut this chapter short to reveal my new books name and cover!

First, I would like to thank all of you for reading my book. I am gaining more and more support for every chapter I publish. This truly means a lot to me.

Now, my new book is going to be named: Figure Skatter. I know that Skatter is spelt wrong compared to how it should be spelt.

I am going to be releasing the first 5 chapters of "Figure Skatter" on August 21st, 2020. I cannot reveal any more details for now, but look out for more in future chapters!

Back to more info on this book...

I am going to be taking a one week break after this chapter to revaluate the plot, and future characters. I cannot wait to see you then. The next chapter after this, will be a special chapter. No spoilers! Look out for a new chapter on the day of August 3rd, 2020!

See you then!

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