I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing and my body just froze still in the doorway, both of them sat up in the bed and made sure the bed sheets were covered over them. Jacob and Ruby looked at each other sheepishly before turning back to me, nothing was said and awkwardness just filled the room instantly; I didn't know what to say to them so I just left the room

'Wait Mason come back' Ruby yelled at the top of her lungs

The second I turned away from them nothing but a jealous rage built up inside of me, it took all of the strength in me not to go back in there and beat the shit out of both of them. I didn't want to believe the two closest people in my life could hurt me like they have

I just wanted to let it all out and hit something till I have calmed down a little, deciding the best place to go was home and let the hurt out on the punchbag in my bedroom. Leaving Jacob's house quickly I ignored some of the jocks and friends on the walk home….

When I got back home to my relief no one was back yet from work or school, darting up the staircase I slammed the door behind me and chucked my bag on the floor. Squaring up to the punch bag I rolled my sleeves up and stuck out on the leather bag

The thought and picture of them in bed never left my mind no matter how hard I fought the bag, hearing the moans of their pleasure inside of my head I couldn't shake the sound off as it burned deep into my mind forever. Feeling nauseous I ran to the bathroom to throw up in the sink, nothing came out except bile for five minutes

Coming back to my bedroom my gaze locked onto a couple of the pictures that hung from the side of the mirror, turning away I was just flooded with memories everytime my eyes locked onto something else that I bought at the time or taken a picture with Ruby or Jacob

I wanted to trash up my bedroom and rip every memory off the wall of them. Moving to the dresser I swiped my arms across the counter top and knocked everything off, still not satisfied I went to the mirror and picked off the pictures; ripping them up into tiny pieces that fell onto the floor.

Still trapped in the red mist that was over me I went to the closet and pulled all the clothes down from the hangers that Ruby had bought me over the year. Sensible thing would be to place them in a bag and give them to a charity store but I wasn't thinking clearly, I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut up the garments

Looking towards the door frame a figure watched on in horror by what I was doing to my room, they came forward hestilly and put out there hands in a defensive pose; concerned by the threat of the scissors in my hand and the mood I was in

'Just drop the scissors baby' my mom ordered

She had never witnessed me losing it before in her entire life as I dropped the scissors down on the dresser counter top. My mom came closer to me as she wrapped her arms around my large frame tightly and I snuggled into her warm comfort and buried the side of my face into her neck

'What's happened babe'

'It's nothing' I sniffled

'Don't tell me it's nothing when you've just trashed your whole room up' she sympathized. 'Why is my baby acting like this when he has always been so open with me'

'It's Ruby and Jacob'

'What about them Mason?' Confused as to why I said their names if something major had happened at school then the parents would have been notified

'They've hurt me in the worst way possible'

'Surely what's happened can be fixed, what was it this time'

'I caught them in bed at his house'

'Ruby would never do that to you. You sure it was them and not someone else Jacob had brought over'

'I know what I saw mom'

'I'm sorry sweetie that this has happened to you' she admitted. 'What are you going to do now?'

'Well what did you do when you found out that dad cheated on you'

My mother was stunned silent over whatI knew when they had kept their marital problems a secret from the family. 'I didn't think you knew about that'

'I didn't want to say anything because it wasn't my place to do so'

'Well your father and I are going through some marriage counselling, maybe if you're willing to forgive Ruby you should give it a try as well'

'There would be no point because I can never forgive her for what she has done'

'And what about Jacob? You still want to be friends with him'

'We've known each other since kindergarten but he's crossed a line'

'You should hear him out babe at least'

'I don't even want to see him mom' I exclaimed. 'Can you phone Jacob and tell him not to come over for dinner this evening'

'But what about your joint project together'

'I'm more than happy to work on my own'

'You really sure you want me to call him?'

I nodded my head and assured my mother that I would be alright once she left my bedroom to make a start on dinner this evening. Picking up the ripped pieces of the photographs from the floor I placed them into the trash can, after rushing to the kitchen for a trash bag I placed all of the torn garments into it.

Looking at my work desk I saw pictures that were taken during my kindergarten years of myself and Jacob, cementing ourselves as the besties of friends from that moment on. I threw away the last remaining memories of Jacob into the trash bag, all of my life as I knew it was in the trash now…...

After a couple of days had passed Jacob decided to make the first move and try to make some sort of amends with me. I wanted nothing more to do with him and wanted to be left alone. Jacob came along my side and tried some friendly banter to no avail

'So how long are you going to keep this silent treatment up with me for?' he asked

'I haven't decided yet' I replied coldly. 'I loved you like a brother and this is the thanks I get'

'Me and Ruby didn't mean for it to happen the way that it did'

'I don't care how it happened and I don't even want to know'

'Please just let me explain my side of the story Mason and I'll leave you alone'

'How could you betray me like that Jacob?' I questioned furiously, pushing him up against the wall and slamming a punch into his stomach

'I deserved that one' he winced

'Damn right that you did and there's more coming if you keep going on about it' I warned

'I won't mention Ruby's name anymore if you just hear me out'

'I don't want to talk about it here in front of everyone at the school'

'It hasn't gotten out yet in the school and we've kept our mouths shut'

'Like I'm going to believe a word either of you say when you've been eye fucking each other for months'

'We were not and you damn well know that and I know you accused Ruby of that as well in the past'

'Why would you humilite Teddy like the way you did, he looked up to you like a brother we both treated you as one' I yelled at Jacob

'I don't understand what you mean?' Jacob questioned

'You both were practically hooking up over summer when I was gone from town, people even saw you together in bedrooms when there was a party being thrown. Why hurt him by getting it on with his brother's girlfriend when you both had feeling for each other'

'Your brother made everyone think I'm something that I'm not, it's not my fault he's different Mason. You're not so innocent yourself you'd like to humiliate me as well at any given moment'

'Like when? So why lead him on then if you came out to him'

'I wasn't sure about my sexuality and I still am but it wasn't something I felt comfortable talking to you about and Teddy was just there that summer' he explained. 'Ruby was a lot easier to talk to as well because I wasn't trying anything on with her and talk just naturally happened between us'

'Why would you try to get back at me Jacob we're brothers' I proclaimed. 'I expected you to have some boundaries when it came to my girlfriend and brother'

'All I can say is that I'm sorry' he apologised again

'Sorry isn't good enough' I huffed

'Well I tried and Ruby won't bother you either because she told me so'

I laughed annoyingly under my breath at the statement, there was no way she was getting off lightly either and I would tell her so when we next met.

'You know for someone catching their girlfriend in bed with another man, you're keeping your cool about it' Jacob proclaimed

'The relationship wasn't going anywhere. You did me a favour for giving me a reason to break up with her'

'You don't have any respect for her anymore then?'

'Look I don't really want to talk about how I feel about her and especially not to you'

'Then hit me again Mason'

'So you can feel a bit better about yourself and that little bit less guilty of what you've done' I admitted. 'You're not worth it brother'

'If it helps, you're no brother of mine Mason I despise everything about you and watching your life fall apart is the best thing I could ever wish for' Jacob laughed

His mockery was getting to me and with all of his questions begging for some sort of response out of me. If Jacob was desperate for one then he would get it from me now, I couldn't wait to put him in his place for betraying me

Catching Jacob off guard I swung my right fist quickly across his cheek, it took him back by surprise as Jacob steadied himself up right

'That's the spirit buddy let it all out'

He was enjoying the small hit I had given and wanted more, I wanted to snap and punch him a couple more times till it felt good what I was doing

A small crowd watched from a distance what was happening between us, they knew no fight was going to happen on school grounds.

'What's the matter? one punch is enough for you'

Clenching my teeth tightly I saw Jacob's lips move but no sound came out of his mouth, for him to finally get the message to leave me alone I would have to beat him up to a pulp. Forming a fist I struck Jacob again in the face, repeating the action consecutively as blood spilt from the cuts to his face

Wiping Jacob's blood off my fists I carried on with my beat down on ex best friend, the surrounding crowds taking an interest gathered around and started recording on their phones

'Please just let me go' Jacob cried out

I watched as my ex best friend pleaded to me to let him go but I couldn't let him off that easy, anger burned the fire in me deeper as I wanted him to feel the pain I did over what he had done to me. I striked his jaw with a powerful punch which sent his head back into the brick wall, that awful sound forever staying with me till I die

'You're lucky I didn't kill you' I sighed heavily after landing my heaviest blow

Jacob laid unconscious against the brick wall as some of the onlookers got concerned about his welfare and checked up on him, moving past the small crowd I went to the toilets to clean up my fists up from the blood that stained them…..

It wasn't long before the school faculty members found out what happened on school grounds and I was summoned to the principal's office after homeroom. I was made to wait outside in reception till both of my parents arrived as requested by Principal Newton to attend at a meeting with him

Twenty minutes later my father arrived at the school first and he didn't look too happy to be called away from work to deal with me. He passed on a message to the receptionist to forward onto the principle immediately

Principle Newton came out of his office and called the two of us inside, he shut the door behind us and ushered us to sit down in the empty seats in front of his desk. Mr Newton finished typing something up on his computer and turned his attention to us

'Will Mrs Baker be joining us today?' he asked kindly

'She couldn't get away from her job so it's just me today'

'I'm sorry to call you in like this Mr Baker but this is something I felt you should be told in person instead of getting a letter in the post'

'What has my son done Mr Newton?'

'Do you want to tell your dad Mason or do I have to tell him'

I just shrugged my shoulders and kept quiet for the time being, if the principle called my dad into the school then he can tell him what happened this morning

'Well?' my dad questioned

'Mason was involved in an altercation with another student this morning and caused the student with some minor injuries'

'My boy was involved in a fight? He wouldn't do anything to anyone without being provoked first'

'Well take a look at this then' he stated, turning his monitor around so we could see the screen

Looking at the footage without context and audio then it would look like I had just turned on someone for no reason at all. I couldn't bare to watch it back and see the damage I caused to Jacob

Nothing was said for the next two minutes as the three of us watched the cctv footage Mr Newton had managed to get from the camera. Seeing my father's face I knew he was furious because he treated Jacob like a son also because of the amount of time he spend with our family

'So what is going to happen to Mason now' my dad exclaimed, gulping quietly

'Well this incident it going to have to go on his permanent records and we'll have to suspend him for a while since this was a unprovoked attack'

'Can't you just let him off with a warning and put Mason in some anger management classes? You could ruin his life chances by putting this on his record'

'I'm sorry Mr Baker but we have no choice but to suspend Mason for a week, you were destined for a bright future but you've thrown all that away now' My principle sighed deeply

'Did you even bother to hear Jacob side of the story as to why I smacked him up' I interjected

'I did take a statement from Mr Johnstone and he said he was trying to talk to you this morning in a calm manner but you decided to give him a beating instead of telling him to leave you alone'

'That's not what happened at all. Jacob told me too as we're trying to move past something at the minute'

'That' not what he said in his statement Mason so I can only go off with what I seen on the cctv and both of your statements'

Mr Newton showed me the handwritten letter detailing the morning's event and it was just riddled with lies to make me out as the bad guy. There was no point going after him again because he would just cry wolf to the police after exaggerating the details.

For the next fifteen minutes my dad and Mr Newton discussed the details of my suspension from Eagle Mountain High School and when I could return under certain conditions…..

I was told to leave the school premisses with my father immediately and the two of us walked to his car in utter silence, with everything said in the office I knew he wasn't done with me just yet

Before we could get into the car another vehicle pulled up alongside ours and my mom quickly got out of her vehicle, coming to my side immediately and checking me over for any bruises or marks

'What's going on here' she enquired

'Your son has got himself suspend for a week for fighting with Jacob'

'Oh babe' she sighed deeply. 'Wait a minute have you both had the meeting with the principle'

'I told you Natalie that I'll handle it'

'And I told you James to wait for me to arrive and we'll handle it together'

'You want to handle it? Then talk some sense into him because I can't get anything out of him'

'Baby why did you do it?'

'I'll tell you at home mom'

'Go and tell her now Mason, after all you are mommy's boy' he dad stated

'Just get off my case dad'

'What the hell did you think you were doing Mason? I always expected your mother and Teddy to always disappoint me but not you, My whole family is one big disappointment and really are just scum' he roared, spitting in my face

Wiping his fluid off my face I quickly squared up to him and grabbed him by his shirt, forcing him back against his car

'What are you going to do? Is it go time with me now'

'Just leave him alone James' she pleaded

'Like you're so innocent yourself and never have put a foot wrong'

'What's that supposed to me'

'Have you forgotten the time you beaten the shit out of your best friend'

'That was a long time ago Mason'

'Clearly not long enough for me to forget'

'You cocky son of a bitch'

My dad punched me in the stomach which loosen my hold over him, before I knew it I felt his hands grip around my neck and suffocate me. I was having a hard time breathing and knew I could either pass out or die by his hands at any second

'Let him go James' my mother cried loudly

She came forward to his side and tried to rip his arms away from my neck, my father had loosen his grip a little with one hand and tried to push her away to no avail. He was losing his temper and struck against my mother's cheek, knocking her over to the ground in the process

'Don't you dare touch her'

'I'm alright baby'

'No it isn't alright mom'

Clawing my dad's hand away from my neck I caught him off guard and punched him across his jaw powerfully, stunned that I had finally hit him back instead of taking his abuse as usual for all my life…..