"It's been 2 days since you never woke up" my dad told me. I was at the living room watching Full House. Janine was upstairs in the guest room since, she was going to be with us for the next couple of days. I heard her mom was out of town. "Oh, okay" I mumbled. "Your not going to school for the week until the pain goes away and the doctor tells you it's ok to go" my dad added. "Cool, dad I'll be in my room" I said and limped myself to the guest room. "Janine" I yelled. "Nate come in" the voice muffled. I shrugged and opened the door and closing it. Janine was lying on the bed looking at the ceiling. "I'm sorry" she apologized. "What do you mean" I asked her. "Your hurt and I dragged you into this mess" she replied. "It's ok I saved you" I added. She sighed and turned towards the other side. "Nate how come your not like the rest" she asked. I looked at her and sat down beside her. "Janine… I…um… think you're a nice friend" I stuttered. I wasn't ready to tell her abut my feelings yet. "Nate there's more to it," she said. "Tell Me," she said in a bold voice. "I like like you" I admitted and sighed in defeat. She got up and looked at me with shock.
"I'm sorry" I apologized. She still was with a shock expression and started to cry. "Wait Janine, I'm sorry I didn't mean to…" I stuttered and got up from the bed. "Nate I need to tell you something" she mumbled and gestured me to sit down. "Do you know how I got these scars, it all happened in Grade 4"
9 years old Janine sighed happily as she looked out on her car window. Her dad took her to a beach right near Rigby and it's one of her favourite beaches. "Daddy you're the best" she exclaimed and hugged him as soon as they got off the car. "I know pumpkin, I know" he smiled and ruffled her hair. They we're swimming and having fun until she decided to get to the car to play with her beach ball. It was the greatest mistake she had done. Rigby had a high crime rate and she didn't know that until she was 12 years old. As soon as she got into the car, her dad was forced to give money to some gangs. "I don't have any money" he said and showed his pockets. "Bitch your lying" the gang leader said. "I'm not" he vowed. "Shall we hurt the little girl in front of you" he said in a threateningly tone. "No please don't, she's my princess, she doesn't deserve this, I'll pay, here" he said and gave them $50. "Ok we won't hurt the girl, We'll hurt you instead" he said and gestured his friends to drown him. His last words we're "I love you Janine" and sighed in defeat knowing he was about to die.
"Ever since he passed away, my mom blamed me because if I never gotten that beach ball he would've been alive. She abuse me started when it was 6 months after he passed away that was when she forced me by…touching me and hurting me more. That's how I showed my you-know-what to this man because of her" she said and continued crying. She wiped her tears away and leaned her face on the pillow. "I'm going to leave you for now" I said and got up to the door. "Can you stay with me" she asked. I sighed and sat beside her. She wiped her tears away and smiled. "I feel so guilty right now" I said to her. "Why is that" she asked me. "I should have known you we're getting hurt" I mumbled and laid down on the bed. She did as well. Janine looked at me and leaned forward crashing her lips against mine. I did the same and started to play with her hair. She moaned and after a few minutes we let go.
"Nate I wanted you to say that to me since, we first met"
"Me too"
"I like like you Nate"
"I love you too Janine"