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Jeff POV
I was sitting upstairs in my room, looking at the stars, when Merci got home. I was looking at the stars and I had forgotten most of the world around me until I heard her window open.
"Hey." She said and I smiled.
"Hey, what's up?" I asked her and I noticed that she had a large smile on her face.
"Evan asked me to be his girlfriend." She said and I felt a strange feeling through my chest and stomach; I'm pretty sure it was my heart dropping.
"Cool, you still going to have time for your best friends?" I asked her as I forced a smile.
"Of course, Jeffy." She said and I smiled a little bigger.
"Oh, I invited Kelly to come and hang out with us one night." She said and I made a face.
"She is nice, just give her a chance." She said and I shrugged, but nodded.
I talked to her for a little longer before she went to bed and I just laid on mine. Matt came in a few minutes later and sat on the bed. I didn't care.
"What's wrong?" he asked me.
"Merci is dating Evan." I mumbled and he pursed his lips together. Everyone knew that I liked her, except her.
"Sorry, I know you like her." He said and I nodded.
Merci POV
I was lying in bed and I had left my window cracked because my room was so hot, but I got more than I bargained for when I heard Jeff and Matt talking about me. I heard everything and I was seriously shocked when I heard Jeff telling Matt that he liked me. I fell asleep that night thinking about everything; I was confused.
I got up the next morning and decided that I was just going to deal with it day by day. I knew that I liked Evan, but Jeff was my best friend. I didn't want to lose either of them; I was determined not too. I picked Mickie up for school and we talked the whole way there. She was happy for me and Evan and thought that we made a cute couple. She had moved on from Phil was now happy being single; I knew that wouldn't last long.
"Hey, let's go to the beach after school." She said.
"I can't, I have to go to my lesson; it got moved this week." I told her and she nodded. She made me promise that we would go to the beach party together on Wednesday.
School started out like normal and was going good. I was happy when I saw Evan and I knew that it was all over the school now that we were dating. I didn't care; I would rather the gossip be about whom I'm dating than who I am not sleeping with.
Jeff POV
I was in my first class and I was sitting with Matt, A.j, and Eric. We were all waiting to see what car we were fixing today.
"So, Evan got to her first?" A.j asked me and I looked at him.
"We are just friends." I told him and he rolled his eyes.
"No, he just got to her first." Christopher said and I grabbed him. I pulled him close to me and I glared at him.
"No, we are just friends." I spat at him through gritted teeth and he put his hands up in defense.
"Ok, got it, friends." He said and I shoved him off.
I wasn't in a good mood from that point on. I was walking past my lockers at lunch when Randy came up and I tried to walk past him.
"Wait, I want to talk to you." he said and I just glared at him.
"What?" I asked him.
"Well, I heard that Evan got to Merci and I know that you were wanting her." He said and I looked at him.
"I don't blame you she is a nice piece of ass." He said and I punched him right across the jaw.
We ended up getting into a fight and we were broken up by the principal. I knew the inside of his office as well as Randy did.
Merci POV
The day went good and I was worried about Jeff when I found out that he had gotten in a fight with Randy. Matt and Shannon had told me that it happened, but I knew that I wouldn't get to see Jeff until later tonight.
I left school after saying goodbye to everyone and went to the dojo. I changed and walked into the room.
"Are you my instructor from now on?" I asked Phil and he smiled at me.
"Would you be mad?" he asked me and I shrugged.
"I can't complain if I get better." I said and he laughed.
We went through the lesson and I was learning new moves and other things. I was having fun and Phil was a nice guy, but a player. We got done and we were sitting on the mats. I was worn out and tired.
"So you and Evan, huh?" he asked me.
"Why does everyone keep asking that?" I asked him.
"Because you aren't the type he is gone after in the past." He said and I shrugged.
"People change⦠or their types change." I said and he smiled at me.
"You think that people change?" he asked me and I nodded.
"I'm not naive, but I think that different things can happen to give people a different look which brings about change." I told him and he looked at me.
"Different." He said.
We were talking when John and Evan walked in. I smiled at them as they sat next to us.
"Hey, let's grab dinner." John said and we all agreed.
We didn't change; we just left to go to the diner that Dave and Kelly's parents owned. We walked in and Kelly and Dave both joined us. I was having fun and they were all nice to hang out with. I kept worrying about Jeff and I was little glad to get to leave. I hugged everyone before leaving and drove home.
I walked inside and Dad was yelling at mom, so I walked over to Jeff's house. I knocked on the door and Jeff answered. I gasped when I saw him; he had a black eye, swollen lip, and bruising around his jaw.
"Are you ok?" I asked him and he shrugged. I pulled him into a hug and he hugged me back.
"I was coming over to see how you were; Matt and Shannon told me that you got into it with Randy." I told him and he tried to smile. I felt bad for him.
"What did you get into it about?" I asked him.
"Something stupid." He said.
I talked to him for a little longer and then decided to go back to my house. I went in and tried to sneak up to my room, but I was dragged back down the stairs by my hair. My dad hit me over and over and I just tried to block out that pain. I even tried fighting back, but that did no good. I just laid on the floor once he was done and he left the house. He told us he had to go on a trip for a few days and the house had better be spotless when he got back.
My mom came over to me and she looked as bad as I did.
"You need to go to the hospital." My mom said and I tried to sit up, but it hurt.
"Mom, you need to leave him." I told her and she broke down.
"I can't, Marci, you know that. I don't have a job or anything like that." She said and I knew she was right, but he was hurting us so bad.
"I will get the neighbor to take you to the hospital." She said and I panicked.
"No, what will we tell him?" I asked her.
"You fell down the stairs." She said and I sighed. I had heard that excuse before and many more. I just sighed as she walked over to the Hardy's. I was sitting in a chair and just waiting; I was hurting so bad. I didn't have to wait long before Gil, Jeff, Matt, and Shannon came into the house.
"Come on, I will carry you." Jeff said and I smiled at him; my dad hadn't hit me in the face today.
The ride to the hospital was short and they were trying to make me feel better. I was check out and I had some bruising, bruised ribs, and a crack in my left wrist. I was put in a cast and we left to go home. None of us went to school the next day and I was grateful to them, but I knew that they didn't believe I fell down the stairs.
I was at home and people were stopping by to see if I was ok; I was glad I had friends. Evan brought me some flowers and I was told to stay out of work today. I was sitting downstairs when there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find Jeff.
"Hey." I said and hugged him as best I could.
"Hey." He said and smiled.
"Did you maybe want to get out of the house and sit on the beach?" he asked me and I was going to answer, but my mom beat me to it.
"That would be good for you Merci." My mom said and I smiled at Jeff, so we went outback to sit on the beach.
Jeff POV
I went to get Merci and she was going to sit on the beach with us. I noticed how her house was spotless and everything was so nice. I knew that she hadn't fallen down the stairs, but I wasn't going to push the issue because she felt bad enough already.
We hung out that night and her mom cooked us dinner and invited my dad over. I realized I had never seen Merci's dad and wasn't sure if I wanted to meet him. We all ate and dinner was really good. Matt offered to give Merci a ride to school tomorrow and her mom accepted it for her. I just wanted her to be ok, I didn't want anything to happen to her; she was becoming important to me.
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