Booth's POV...
It was 2 am Sunday morning, I woke up in a cold sweat from my dreams of my time in Afghanistan. Sitting there, staring at the ceiling I finally decide to go down stairs. Careful not the wake anyone, I creep my way down the stair case to the kitchen. Getting myself a glass of water. I take a seat in the living room in the arm chair, my mind scrambled from everything that has happened in the last two days.
I'm broken out of my daze when the door swung open, in stumped my drunken brother. "Hey, Seeley! My man!" He slurred, stumbling over to me and patting me on the back. I slowly remove his hand from my shoulder and stand up, narrowing my eyes at the teenager.
"What are you doing? It's a school night!" I exclaim, I wasn't mad at him. I was far from mad. I was once like him, out all hours of the night but I just hoped he would have taken a difference approach on life. I realize I made an mistake at pointing out the fact that it was a school night because the anger covered his face rather quickly.
"It's a free country Seeley," He growls, his posture tensed up. "At least I don't go around fucking with little girls." That was the last straw, I gave him a small shove. "How did you do it huh? What did you promise her?" Jarod swung to hit me but thanks to my training from the army I was able to catch his hand before it hit me. Without thinking anything through I threw him to the ground.
"What is going on here!?" I look up to see Pops coming down the stairs. "Shrimp, go upstairs. Jarod, go to the kitchen and make yourself a cup of coffee." I did as I was told and started going up the stairs. A smirk came across my face when I heard Pops talk again. "Don't think you're not going to school tomorrow morning. You're up at 8 and I'll drive you there myself if you can't drive yourself."
I enter my bedroom and fall back onto my bed. I close my eyes, my mind once again filled with war memories. I open them again, continuing to stare at the ceiling.
Brennan's POV...
I woke up early that morning and walked down to the school. I wanted to avoid everyone and I was able to do this if I went to school early. When I got to school I went to the library, sitting down in the back corner. Time went by fast because next I knew, I heard the warning bell ring. "Shit." I stood up quickly and practically sprinted to my class.
Upon entering the classroom most of my classmates looked up at me and snickered. Being late is the worst thing ever, everyone looked up at you like I was the most interesting thing in the room. I made my way down next to my friend Jack. "Hey," I whisper, putting my bag down beside my desk.
"What made you so late?" I looked over at him, I considered telling him that I had fallen asleep in the library but instead I went with the truth.
"I got lost in thought. Sorry." For the rest of the morning I was quiet. My mind occasionally drifting to my brother, other times drifting to Seeley. When lunch time rolled around, I met Jack and Zack in the cafeteria.
"Why haven't we heard from you this weekend? I heard that you were at a party, a college party." Jack teased, I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him. "So it's true, that Angela girl talked you into going to the party."
"Actually, Temperance talked me into going to the party. Tempy, can we talk?" I look up, trying to decide whether or not it was a good idea. "Please, can we talk?" I nod my head, standing up and walking away from the table. We walk until we're a good twenty feet away from Zack and Jack.
"What's going on?" I ask, turning towards my best friend. "You look upset, what happened?" I knew that something could have happened, but I also knew that Jarod could have told her about what he saw. My anxiety was growing as Angela seemed to think her words through.
"Jarod broke up with me. He picked me up yesterday from your house, and we drove around for a bit and then he's all like. You're boring, you never do anything right, he insulted me for a few minutes and then said, 'The main point is, I'm breaking up with you'." I always knew Jarod was a good for nothing piece of shit. "I don't even know what I saw in him. Tempy, you were right. He's just a dumb jock."
"I didn't want to be right Ange, how about after school we-"
"How about after school you tell me about you and that stud muffin, it's better then shopping." She suggested, how was I to say no to that? She had just broken up with Jarod and anyone who knew Ange knew that telling her about a hot guy that you were with would cheer her up. I nodded my head in agreement.
"I'll see you after school," I give her a tight smile as I walked back over to Zack and Jack. "Hey, we only have P.E and a prep period this afternoon. I think I'm going to ditch." I wasn't known for ditching but since Jarod spent most of the morning looking at me like a piece of meat I wanted out of there.
"Want me to come?" Jack asks, I shake my head. I needed a day to myself. "Alright, I'll tell the teachers you went home sick. I'll pop over after school." I smile over at Jack before grabbing my bag off of the floor and left the cafeteria. I leave the school and just wander the school grounds until I end up back at the trails. I really shouldn't have listened to Rebecca. I knew it was a mistake but yet I allowed myself to get sucked into it.