I flinched.

I do flinch a lot- sometimes when Jefferson badmouths me, other times when someone claps.

But this flinch made me collapse to the ground.

This flinch wasn't caused by me.

It was forced.

By someone other than me.

It could have been anyone. I looked around, and before I could turn my head back, I was punched.

In the face.

In the stomach.

In the, area, you know.

In the leg.

In the arm.

It hurt so bad.

I heard laughs, and I heard crying.

I was crying, but I cried silently.

It was someone else crying loudly.

The only person I knew that cried as loud as they did was-

was John.

My John.

He was crying.

For me.

For once, I started to cry out loud.

That was when I blacked out.

John's POV

I don't know what happened.

Me and my friends were at a bar to celebrate the fact that we won a Lego competition at the toy store.

And who turned out to be there?
Jefferson and his friends.

More precisely, Jefferson, Madison, and Burr.

They were all really drunk.

The only ones that were drunk in our group was Herc and Laf. Me and Alex weren't, like usual.

Then Jefferson came over to us. He started teasing Alex, calling him "A gay little bitch". Alex gets mad a lot, so he punched Jefferson in the nose, giving him a bloody nose.

"I didn't know you had the nerve for that," He said drowzily. "I gaurantee ill make you suffer!"

Then it was all a blur. I got really fucking mad at Thomas when he-must I remind you, he was very drunk- kissed Alex.

Then he pushed him on the ground. I yelled "Stop!" but I was too scared to go up and face Jefferson. James Madison came over to 'help' bully him. They kicked him, punched him, and everything in-between. I stood by, and when it was too much, I started crying. I couldn't bare to se Alex in that state.

Before he fainted, I heard him ssy these one last words...

"I l-l-love y-y-you... John..."