Rudy's POV
There was a new text message on Jack's phone.
"Should I open it?" Milton asked.
"Who's it from?" Kim asked. Milton looked down at the phone.
"His dad."
"I've never met his dad" I said.
"Come to think of it, neither have I" Said Kim. The phone beeped again.
"It's his dad again." Milton said
"Open it" Jerry said Milton clicked a button on the phone.
"Jackson. Where are you? Your late. And you know what happens when your late" Milton read out.
"What?" Asked Kim
"What does the second one say?" I said. Milton clicked another button.
"What the..." Milton said
"What is it Milton?" I asked before grabbing the phone out of his hands. He sat down on the bench and looked up at me.
"Jack, you worthless piece of shit, if you're not home in the next five minutes with beer you're gonna wish you weren't born" I read aloud.
"We need to find Jack" Kim said.
"Where could he be?" I wondered aloud.
Jack's POV
I curled myself up into a small ball, trying to hide from the world. I felt something dig into my leg, I put my hand in my pocket and pulled my razor, I didn't even remember putting it in my pocket. I was twirling it around in my fingers, thinking about what had happened at the dojo.
"I flipped Rudy, just because of a memory..." I said aloud to myself. I slowly dragged the razor across my wrist thinking about what my dad had said "Worthless. ." Is that what people thought... More memories came back to me. "Kill yourself" No! I will not. "You think your wasabi friends care? They only want you for your belt!" I'm their friend... it's not just because of my belt! I felt around in my pocket for my phone... nothing. "Damn" I cursed. It must still be in my bag... in the dojo with the guys, maybe they wont notice I thought.
Kim's POV
"We need to find him!" I near shouted.
"I'll check his house with Kim, Jerry and Milton you check the skate park" Rudy said.
"Lets go" Jerry said Milton and Jerry all but ran out of the dojo,
Later that day
Kim's POV
Rudy and I walked back into the dojo and sat down, Jack wasn't at his house, school, the mall anywhere. Jerry and Milton walked in looking sad.
"Anything?" Rudy asked
"No" Jerry and Milton sat down next to Kim, Milton put her hand around him. Suddenly Jack walked in. Everyone looked up.
"Jack!" Kim cried
"Hey, I'm sorry Rudy, I really am. I understand if you don't want me here, I'm just getting my stuff" He pointed towards the changing rooms.
"Jack, it's ok" Rudy said. Jack smiled weakly and went into get his bag. Nobody said anything, we all just stared in the direction of the changing of the changing rooms
Meanwhile
Jack's POV
I saw my bag sitting on the bench and went over to pick it up. I checked for my phone but it wasn't anywhere in there.
"Where could it be?" I wondered aloud before zipping up my bag and throwing it over my shoulder. I walked slowly back towards the guys, dreading what they would ask me. I decided I would talk first before they got the chance.
Kim's POV
Jack came back into the room with his bag over his shoulder.
"Any of you guys seen my phone" He asked quietly.
"Um... It's here Jack..." Milton said, holding up his phone. Jack quickly walked over and took it and turned to walk out of the dojo.
"Your dad texted" Jerry said.
"Oh" Jack said
"Jack..." I said
"Yes Kim." He replied without turning around
"We saw the text messages..." I said getting quieter as I said it.
"Ok" Jack replied still not showing any emotion.
"Is everything ok Jack?" Rudy asked
"Everything's fine" Jack said before starting to walk out of the dojo, I jumped up and grabbed his arm, he simply pulled his arm away.
"Jack!" I said
"What kim" He suddenly turned around and we saw his eyes were filling with tears.
"We know somethings wrong, you can tell us, we're you friends!" Kim said.
"There's nothing wrong." And with that he walked out of the dojo.
Next day after school
No ones POV
"What's up with Jack?" Milton said
"Everytime I spoke to him he just walked off" Jerry said
"And did you notice at lunch he looked us then went straight out of the cafeteria." Kim said
"I didn't even see him in last lesson" Milton said. The three took a detour past the skate park on the way to the dojo.
"I really miss Jack, I just wish he would let us in" Jerry said
"Hey look, there he is!" Kim said pointing towards the half-pipe. They all looked up to the half-pipe and saw Jack going back and forth performing many difficult moves.
"I wonder if he's been here all day" Milton wondered aloud
"Hey Jack!" Jerry shouted Jack was in mid-air coming back down to the pipe when he heard Jerry shout, he looked towards his friends at the base of the ramp. The distraction made him lose his footing on his skateboard,he flew through the air and smashed into the ramp hard. He just lay there unmoving.
"Jack!" Kim screamed running over to him with Milton and Jerry They knelt beside him. Milton rolled him over onto his back, they then started calling him and gently slapping him around the face trying to wake him up. After a few minutes he slowly opened his eyes, he saw three blurry figures and then he heard the faint sound of a siren.
"Guys..." Jack quietly whispered as his vision cleared.
"Jack!" Kim squealed excitedly. Jack winced at the high pitch.
"Sorry Jack" She apologized. Rudy came into his view with a pair of paramedics who helped him sit up and then asked him some questions about how he was feeling. They then said they wanted to take him to the hospital just to check him over. Rudy followed the ambulance to the hospital with Kim, Milton and Jerry. After an hour or so of sitting in the waiting room, Jack walked out with a doctor. Just as his dad walked into the hospital. Jack tensed up as he noticed his dad walking over to him angrily.
"Jackson" He growled. Kim, Milton, Jerry and Rudy looked up at the pair curiously. "What did you do?" He asked, without a hint of concern.
"Um... S..Skateboarding Accident.." Jack stammered
"That stupid thing I told you to get rid of" Jacks dad said getting angrier.
"Yes dad, sorry dad." Jack looked down at his feet His dad turned his attention to the doctor.
"What's the damage?" He asked in as kind a voice as he could manage.
"Just a bit of bruising and a few very slightly cracked ribs. If he just takes it easy for a little a while they should heal up nicely and he shouldn't have much pain either! He was very lucky though, we say many accidents like this where the results are fatal." The doctor looked down at Jack "This is why people wear helmets, look at yours" He handed it to Jack and there was a large crack on the front.
Kim gasped, she hadn't noticed that, she didn't think his fall was that serious. Jacks dad thanked the doctor then all but dragged Jack out of the hospital before he could say a word to his friends. The gang headed back to the dojo to start their training whilst Jack was taken straight home.
Jacks POV
When I reached my house, I hesitated before getting out of the car. Fear swept over me.
"Jackson" My dad opened the door for me. I got out and was slightly surprised when my dad walked into the house without another word. I knew it was too good to be true though. As soon as I stepped into the room he landed a punch to my rib cage which hurt more than it should because of my cracked ribs.
"Oh shut up you little weakling" He said before shutting the door and kicking me simultaneously. I feel to the floor and grabbed at my chest. He kicked me in the head then bent down next to me.
"Did you get my beer?" He growled
"No," I whispered
"So instead of doing what I so kindly asked, you went on that stupid skateboard. I wish you had just died on that thing, save me the trouble. I gotta get my tools for this punishment" He pronounced the word tools very specifically with an evil grin on his face. I could just stay here. I managed to get to my feet I lent on the wall and quickly made my way outside to the car, which thankfully, was left unlocked. I grabbed my skateboard off the back seat and rode off towards the skate park. I didn't bother with the helmet as it was destroyed. I reached the Skate park in no time at all. I saw some of my old 'friends' were there. They liked my skate boarding but never really wanted to get to know me for me. I used to like that, people to hang around with that don't wanna discuss my private life. They saw me skating over.
"Hey! Jack's back!" One shouted. Then another got their phone out shouted into it
"Jack's backs get over here now!" Then hung up. Jack smiled, he forgot how much the guys here used to admire his skills.
Meanwhile in the mall
Kim's POV
Milton, Jerry, Rudy and I were walking over to the dojo when two skateboarders ran into us.
"Sorry" They said out of breath
"Where are you guys going in such a hurry" Rudy asked politely
"Jacks back at the skate park!" One said before they both ran off. We exchanged worried glances before running in the direction of the skate park
"He wouldn't would he?" Milton said just before we got there and saw Jack going back and forth on the pipe without a helmet. When he stopped and came down to get a drink we went over and confronted him.
"What are you doing Jack? And without a helmet!" Milton said angrily.
Jack just smiled laughing before taking a swig of water and walking off to speak to another skateboarder.
"What's going on with him" Kim said, biting back tears.