Baby || Zach Dempsey

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I slowly woke up and looked over at my room still a mess i decided to just save it for today I rub my face and get out of bed and begin trying to look a little presentable today even thought i was exhausted from being up so late I walk downstairs "they took all our laptops and clays backpack" I hear Justin say as I walk into the kitchen "and my phone" Clay said

"and what if anything will they fine on your phone?" Lainie asked clearly nervous I lean against the counter "a text to... to Bryce" Clay said I raise my eyebrows "saying?" She dug "Saying....saying I wanna kill him" Clay said shit just got worse for Clay "it was after homecoming and everything and I came home and I was sitting here and I was mad that's all it was just words" Clay said "and I deleted them but..."he continued "I will talk to Dennis this morning and we will all sit down with him after school and you talk to no one about those texts or anything to do with the either of you" Lainie said making eye contact with all of us I nod

"Clay did Bryce do something to you? Did he...threaten you? Did he say something to you on the field that night?" Matt asked "no" Clay simply said "then why the text?" Matt asked Clay didn't answer just shook his head

I sat in the classroom with Zach, Charlie, and Monty I sat on Zach desk facing Monty and Charlie "I just can't believe Clay Jensen he seems like a good guy" Charlie said him being a freshman he doesn't really know anyone "he's a little asshole" Monty said I kick his desk making him look up at me "maybe he is but he wouldn't kill someone" I say to him

"cops think otherwise" Monty continued chuckling a bit "what do you think they have on him?" Charlie asked believing Monty "cops think Bryce was killed a few hours after the Homecoming game Clays got no one that can vouch for where he was" Zach said I look down "good thing I was getting shit-faced at Charlie's house" Monty said I look up Charlie's face looked worried "yeah...totally " he quietly said

I knew they were lying they made awkward eye contact then looked at me and Zach who no had his arms around my waist "where were you love birds?" Monty ask cocking and eyebrow why is he being like this? I thought we like had a moment last night I thought about the question my heart started racing "I was with kens" Zach quickly blurted out "right right was that before or after you kissed Chloe?" Monty asked

my heart felt like it was stabbed just thinking about it "that's none of your fucking business" Zach said standing up grabbing his crutches "let's go" Zach said I nod walking out of the classroom giving a quick glance to monty before i walked out what is up with him

"I'm sorry" Zach said I shake my head "for what?" I ask looking over at him "for that night I didn't mean to kiss her it just happened I promise it didn't mean anything" he rambled I shake my head "I already told you I forgave you plus I think I've done a lot more damage to the relationship friendships whatever we are thing we got going on than you did with a kiss" I say he looked down and nodded

"what is this?" He question point at me and him I licked my lips and looked down the ground thinking of what to say "Um I'm not quite sure I think whatever it is we need to take it slow" I say looking up at him he smiled slightly "yeah I agree I think whatever we have going on is going good right now" he spoke softly "you don't think clay actually did it do you?" Zach asked me i shake my head "no i don't but uh why did you lie to them?" i ask he looked at me confused

"why did you say we were together that night?" i ask he looked down thinking "i'm just trying to keep them off your back" he spoke "where were you actually?" i asked gripping the straps on my bag he looked around nervous "we'll talk later yeah?" he asked i nod "sure" i say as he left i stood there confused Zach usually isn't one to lie about something like that i hear the bell ring behind me and quickly sped walk to my class

i sat through boring math nearly falling asleep i look over a monty who sat a few seats away from me still confused why he was lying and why he was being such a dick earlier and why did he disappear

the bell rang making every kid jump out their seats even tho our teacher was still speaking everyone filled out the door as i quickly gathered my things to catch up with monty "Monty" "hey monty!" i get a little louder and get stops and turns to me "what do you want ken's" he asked gripping his bag that hung on one shoulder

"where did you go last night?" i ask him he looked around the hall i could sense the anger building up i couldn't understand why "what are you talking about?" he questioned and shrugged i looked at him confusion coming over my face "i mean last night i thought we had like a moment i'm sorry for making you go out the window but something came up i came back for you i promise" i fumbled over my words

i was nervous i wasn't sure what's made me more anxious his clinched fist. the anger in his voice, if it was the fact that he was standing over me, or if it was all of them combined i can trust monty he wouldn't do anything like that he chucked "yeah i thought we did too i didn't know you were fucking Zach tho" he gritted his teeth looked down at me i look at the ground "what? i'm not" i look at him he smirked "whatever ken's is that why you kicked me out last night?" he asked  he shoulder chucked me and walked pass me

i stood there confused i walked out of the school and made my way to the gym the a few blocks from the school i walked in to see Alex boxing someone he was going hard i knew he wasn't supposed to be fighting because of his brain injury i quickly walk to the bathroom to change into shorts i kept my hoodie on

i look in the mirror i looked different i didn't recognize who i was and i don't know if that's a good thing or not i walk out and see tony "hey ken's" he said waving at me i smile at him and walk over to where he was standing "how you been?" he asked i nod "pretty good i think" i lie he patted me on the back the doors opens and i see Alex's dad open the door

"oh shit"i say under my breath "hey!" he shouted to his son as he watched him repeatedly punch the man in the ring with him "Alex what are you doing?" he questioned walking closer to the ring "just woking our dad" Alex responded not even give his dad a look "we'll get the hell out there" his dad exclaimed "in a minute" Alex brushed him off

i don't think he understands how serious he could be injured if he were to get hit in the wrong place "no not in a minute" he dad quickly made his way into the ring to stop his son "right goddamn now stop it! what did i tell you? come here!" his dad kept frantically shouting and grabbing at him trying to get Alex to stop flailing his arms around "i said in minute" alex shouted pushing his dad and beginning to fight him he quickly turned back to the boxer going back to hitting the pads "i'm sorry he said it was it okay" the boxer apologized probably scared because Alex's dad was in uniform

"come here what are you doing?" he pulled Alex off the boxer again as Alex took a swing at his dad throwing a few punches "Alex!" i shout i don't know what has gotten into him recently
his dad mandated to get him somewhat under controlled but Alex was still fighting it and still throwing his arms around trying to get lose they both continued to yell things at each other i could tell Alex was hurt about something i wasn't sure what i took this as a que to leave the situation so they could talk it out alone together

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