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Day 5
The next day Jo saw Logan, her eyes watered. He smiled brightly at her, waving a little in the hallway. She bit her bottom lip, trying to cease the tears. His smile was so fake it hurt. Normally she would joke about how he was a bad actor and ask what was wrong. But normally he would laugh and say something stupid happened like James copied his homework. This was different. How do you comfort your friend who was just... Jo couldn't even think about it. Unlike Lucy, Jo always considered Logan a friend. Maybe it was because she met him before anything started up and Lucy she just saw kissing her ex. But she never considered Logan as someone her ex-boyfriend was dating which was exactly what she thought o Lucy.
Realizing she was just staring, she flushed. "Logan," she called out before she could stop herself. Logan turned, raising an eyebrow. "I need to talk to you."
Logan shrugged and walked over to her. The hall was filled with not many people but each one at some point tossed a glare at Logan. Jo furrowed her eyebrows before realizing they didn't know what she knew. They thought Logan was a... she once again shook her head, not wanting to think of the word.
"Um..." Jo frowned, wondering how exactly she should phrase it. "Camille told me about... you and Alex."
"Oh," Logan's eyes immediately darkened but his voice still remained cheerful. Almost too cheerful. She narrowed her eyes slightly. "So you heard?"
"Logan..." she whispered expecting him to just break any moment.
"Don't," he forced his smile. "I already know what you're going to say. You're going to tell me I shouldn't have cheated on Kendall and that I'm a whore and how happy Kendall and I were. But I just love Alex now. We can't help who we fall in love with-"
Jo's mouth dropped open. Wait... what? Unable to control her anger, she clenched her fists. "Oh bullshit!" Jo snapped. Logan flinched blinking in surprise at the outburst. She hissed lowly. "You were raped!"
Logan froze.
Kendall chuckled as he walked in the lobby with James and Carlos. The boys decided that since it was such a beautiful day, they might as well soak it up in the sun. Kendall insisted they invited Logan, to which his two friends were extremely reluctant on. Either way Logan declined, mumbling something about a date with Alex. Kendall frowned at the thought, his chest becoming too tight and painful at the thought. So instead he focused on something, anything else. His eyes wandered to Camille, who was skipping towards them. "Hey guys!"
"Hey," James grinned. "What's up?"
"Nothing much," Camille shrugged, pressing her lips together in a thin line. "Actually, have you guys seen Logan?"
"Camille!" a voice shouted. The lobby cringed, all turning to see a blazing Logan storming into he lobby, a helpless Jo chasing behind him and fumbling over her own words. Kendall, James, and Carlos all exchanged confused looks. Logan never got this angry. Ever. Something big must have happened. Logan finally stood in front of them, glancing quickly at the boys before glaring at Camille.
"Weren't you on a date?" Carlos tilted his head in confusion. Logan ignored him.
"Camille, what the hell!?" Logan hissed. Camille opened her mouth to respond before closing it. Jo just sent her an apologetic stare. Camille groaned. They had agreed to give it a couple days before actually confronting Logan. Jo must have seen Logan look sad and wanted him to talk, Camille sighed. She blinked innocently, deciding to put her acting skills to the test.
"What?" Camille smiled innocently.
"You told her?!" Logan glared fiercely. The boys stood there, helplessly watching along with the rest of the lobby. "Camille you promised you wouldn't tell anyone!"
"I had to," Camille insisted. "Look it was the last thing I wanted to do, but she had to know."
He frowned, all anger disappearing. He glanced around, as though just noticing the crowd. He quickly grabbed Camille by the arm lightly and began dragging her. "Where are you taking me?" Camille softly whispered as Jo stalked them. Logan didn't answer. Instead he opened the door to the janitor's closet, shoved the two girls in along with himself, then slammed it shut.
The three boys all glanced at each other before rushing towards the door, pressing their ears against the wood. The rest of the lobby just stared with interest.
"She was being hit on by him," Camille explained the moment the door was closed. "I was scared he would hurt her like he hurt you."
Jo nodded. "She didn't want to tell me. And I just... I'm sorry that this has happened to you. You're the last person who deserves this. But Logan, you have to tell Kendall. He'll understand!"
"He'll understand alright," Logan mumbled under his breath as though the words had a double meaning. "Look I have everything handled. I just need to keep Carlos, James, and Kendall away from Alex."
"Why?" Camille frowned.
"I don't want him to hurt them," Logan mumbled. Camille opened her mouth to speak but Jo beat her to it.
"You have a bruise on your cheek," she pointed out sorrowfully. "I just noticed... does he still hurt you?"
Logan diverted his eyes, cursing under his breath about how he should have covered it better. Camille gasped. Logan never told her that Alex was still hurting him. Camille never even thought about it. Jo was thinking along the same lines. "He doesn't hurt me often. Look guys I-"
"I swear to God if you say you have it handled," Camille hissed. Logan sighed before turning around, opening the closet door. The three boys stumbled backwards, all grinning sheepishly. They had only heard the words Kendall and Alex. He frowned, staring at them sadly. How he wished everything would be back to normal. He wanted to go the park with them. He wanted to hang around them, but Alex firmly told him no. He missed his friends. He missed Kendall. "LOGAN MITCHELL!" Camille stormed out screaming.
"This conversation is not over!" Jo followed behind her, glaring at him as well.
"Yes it is," Logan glared at them. "There's nothing else to discuss!"
They all noticed how the Palm Woods became their audience once again.
"No it isn't!" Jo glared up at him. "You think you can just say you have everything handled and expect us to believe you! It doesn't work like that! We're your friends, Logan."
Logan glanced back at the boys, who began approaching him. "Logie," Kendall whispered softly, noticing how Logan cringed at the name. "What are they talking about? What do you not have handled?"
"Nothing," Logan snapped back at him before whirling back to Jo. "Jo, I don't need your input! Look I deserved what happened and I-"
He didn't finish. Camille glared at him, raising her hand and slapping him hard. The three boys flinched, knowing that slap was real and she used all her force. "Don't you dare say that!"
Carlos decided to cut in. "What are you guys talking about?"
But no one responded when a strangled gasp. Logan stood there, his eyes wide as his fingers lightly touched the now red skin. He turned back to the three boys and out of the blue screeched. Everyone flinched as he continued just screaming, covering his ears and crouching on the floor. The screams died out into whispers as he hugged his knees. "Camille!" Jo screamed. "What did you do that for?"
"I didn't know he'd react like this!" Camille retorted, her eyes filled with regret and worry.
"What's going on?" Kendall narrowed his eyes at the two girls, who flinched but chose not to response. He turned to the two boys, his leader senses acting up. "James, Carlos get everyone out of here!"
Both nodded as they went to the crowd, shouting there was nothing to see. The crowd began to disperse, all leaving the lobby in a calm way but still staring at Logan. Once everyone left, both boys turned to see Kendall slowly approach Logan. "Logie," Kendall whispered softly, resting his hand on the boys shoulder. He flinched in return.
"Don't hurt me," Logan choked. "Please... stop..."
Camille, Jo, and the two boys watched as Kendall wrapped his arms around him, pulling him in a protective and comforting embrace. He kissed the top of his head. "No one's going to hurt you," Kendall whispered, rubbing circles in his back. After a few moments of whispering and comforting, Logan eventually stopped crying and nodded, his eyes red and puffy.
"Um... thanks..." Logan mumbled awkwardly, leaning into Kendall's arms. I forgot what it feels like, he thought sorrowfully. He completely forgot in the past week what it was like being held lovingly by Kendall. The soft words and 'I love you's' all kept him sane. He never realized just how badly he needed Kendall. Now more than ever. Logan slowly turned to Kendall. Confused and hurt brown eyes met loving green as they literally just stared at each other.
Kendall moved in slowly, pressing his lips lightly against Logan's. Logan's eyes went wide as he slowly began to kiss back. The world seemed right again. There was no Alex or stress. It was just him and Kendall. He wrapped his arms around Kendall's neck, continuing to kiss back. He was so lost in his own world. Until only one sound forced him back into reality. "Aw!" Jo and Camille squealed.
Logan gasped, ripping himself apart from Kendall. He panted, his eyes wide and livid. Oh god... what did he just do? Alex was going to...
He squeezed his eyes shut as Kendall scooted closer. "Logan, it's okay-"
"No!" Logan snapped. "It's not! Why did you kiss me?"
"Um..." Carlos brought up. "You kissed back."
"Not now Carlos!" Logan stood up, pacing slightly. "Oh God Alex is going to-"
"Alex is going to what?" a voice entered. Logan paled, standing there completely petrified as Alex walked in with narrowed eyes.
Oh no.
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