The Boy Trap (Septiplier) || The Boy Trap Book 1

Chapter 20 - Defused

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

Mark's POV

I sat with Molly after school. Jack had been checked out early for a doctor's appointment, but he was coming back for rehearsal.

It seemed odd. Every Tuesday after our class together, Jack got checked out for a doctor's appointment then came back for rehearsal. I never asked why, but I figured maybe Molly would know.

"Hey, Molly, why does Jack have a doctor's appointment every week? He always gets checked out on Tuesdays." Molly looked up from her phone.

"Uh, that's something you need to talk to Jack about." She bit her lip.

"Oh, okay. I just thought you would've known. You're one of his closest friends." I looked around the cafeteria.

"I do know. But it's a personal thing. I'm not going to tell you, you're just going to have to talk to Jack if you really want to know." She ran a hand through her hair.

"Okay-" I started, but someone interrupted me.

"FUCK TUESDAYS! FUCK JENNIFER! FUCK EVERYTHING!" Jack burst in the door shouting. "AND FUCK THIS, TOO!" He kicked over the trash can. Luckily the janitor had just come by and emptied it. Molly's eyes went wide and she looked from me to Jack several times. Finally she sighed, stood up, and walked over to Jack.

"Jack, what happened?" She said in a soft voice. I stayed silent and sat watching from the table.

"FUCKIN' JENNIFER DIGGING INTO MY PERSONAL LIFE! TELLING ME TO CONTROL MY EMOTIONS AND NOT BE SO FUCKING DRAMATIC!" Jack shouted.

"Jack, you like Jennifer. You're only upset right now. What did she say?" Molly talked in an unbelievably steady voice.

"SHE TOLD ME TO TELL MARK EVERYTHING! 'IT'S NOT GOOD TO KEEP SECRETS'!" He mocked in a girly voice.

"Jack, I've never heard you be so upset at her. You always say she's nice and she helps you so much." Molly soothed.

"BUT DON'T YOU FUCKING UNDERSTAND! MARK WILL HATE ME SO MUCH IF HE SAW ME LIKE THIS!" It was obvious that Jack was crying right now. My jaw dropped at what I heard.

'I would never hate Jack!' I thought. Molly turned to me and gave a small gesture for me to come over. I slowly stood up and quietly walked over.

"I CAN'T FUCKING DO ANYTHING RIGHT, CAN I?!" Jack threw his backpack against a wall. Tears fell down his cheeks endlessly. He tried to wipe them away, but new tears continued to trail down his cheeks.

"Jack?" My voice was so quiet. Jack's head shot up to look at me eyes wide and eyebrows raised.

"Fuck..." Jack gripped his hair in his hands and slid down the wall until he was sitting on the floor.

"Jack, what do you need to tell me?" I sat in front of him. I copied what Molly did; keep your voice low and reassuring, and still keep confident.

Jack let out a sob and buried his face in his knees. Molly grabbed his backpack and unzipped a small pouch. She pulled out an orange bottle and set it next to Jack. Jack looked up from his knees and gripped the bottle tightly.

"I DON'T WANT-" He began to shout, but stopped himself. He dropped the bottle and let it roll over next to my foot. Jack rested his chin on his knees and glared at the bottle. I slowly picked it up and looked at the label.

Sean William McLoughlin
Take two tablets when needed
Anxiety/Mood Stabilizer

Jack took a deep breath. "That's my medication. I have to go to therapy every Tuesday, that's why I get checked out early. Jennifer is my therapist." He sighed and lowered his voice to a whisper. "I have Borderline Personality Disorder and Anxiety." Another tear fell down his cheek. "Please don't hate me." He whimpered.

I set the bottle back down. "Jack, why would I hate you?" I looked at him with a gentle yet concerned look on my face.

"Because I can't control it. I randomly just have a complete breakdown. I feel like a bomb just waiting to go off." He looked up at me. "And I depend on people so much. I'm clingy and annoying and I always need people to tell me things are okay. I'm a sucky friend. People always have to baby me and take care of me." He sniffed.

"Jack, this is something you can't help. You didn't ask for this." I scooted closer to him. "Your friends are here for whatever you need. They're here to help you, okay? They don't hate you or think of you as a sucky friend. They really do care about you. And I do too, no matter what." I smiled and brushed a bit if hair out of Jack's eyes.

Jack jumped up and hugged me tightly. "Mark, thank you so much. You're such a great friend. Thank you for not hating me." He sobbed into my shoulder. I held him for a few moments in my arms, wanting to comfort him as much as possible.

After a few minutes he lifted his head from my shoulder, but still hugged me. "And you too, Molly. Thank you for sticking with me. I care about both of you so much." Jack smiled at Molly. She grinned and hugged the both of us.

I am so glad Jack told me. I would never hate him for something he couldn't control. Actually, I don't think I could hate him at all.

~AN~

So that's Chapter 17 explained. I hope you guys enjoyed this absolute feelz trip :3

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