Always// Jacob Sartorius • Mark Thomas • Blake Gray • Hunter Rowland

Chapter 6

We had just left Jacob's house and was heading towards wherever he was taking me. I didn't recognize this part of town.

When we got there, I noticed a big sign that read Un Petit Café Français. (Inside Of Cafe Pictured Above.) I stood there in awe. I had heard of this place before but had never been. My family could never afford to eat here. "Jacob!" I tried to say sternly but couldn't help but smile. He shrugged his shoulders, "What?" He said, try to sound innocent. "I can't let you take me here! This is way too expensive!" I started to walk back to my house. "Not for me.." Jacob said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me back around. "Conceited, are we?" We both laughed. "That's not what I-" "I know that's not what you meant, silly. But still, I can't let you take me here." Once again, I proceeded to head back again. And once again, Jacob grabbed my arm and pulled me back around. "Not for you it's not..."  Our faces were inches apart. I could feel my heart beating out of my chest, and my breath getting heavy. Why am I feeling like this? I have this feeling in the pit of my stomach that I've never felt before. I had no clue what to say. I felt like I couldn't talk. I did manage to say something...

"So what's your favorite type of bread?" I said, trying to smile and pull away, all while acting completely natural. He chuckled as he grabbed my hand and started to walk in. I didn't know whether to pull away, say something, or just go with it?

We sat down inside the restaurant and the waitress immediately came up take our order. "Usual?" She asked Jacob. He nodded his head. Usual? What the heck. She looked at me with a questioning face. "Uh, just water, please." She walked off and I turned to Jacob. "Usual, hmm?" I said, obviously questioning him. "Oh, I've just been here so many times that she already knows my order." He's been here a week and she already knows his order? Something isn't right here. "You've been here a week now, and she knows your order. That gives you like no time to come here enough for her to even recognize your face. What's going on here?" He looked uncomfortable and started squirming in his seat. "I need to use the bathroom." He got up and practically ran to the bathroom. I racked my brain to figure out what could be going on here...  

Jacob was still in the bathroom when the waitress came back with our drinks. "Would you mind answering a question for me?" I looked at the waitress. She shook her head no, so I asked. "How long has Jacob been coming here?" "Oh, for about 2 years now, since we opened."  2 years!? He apparently moved here last week! "Thank you." She nodded and walked off. I waited for Jacob to come back so I could question him.

"Why would you lie?" I said as soon as he sat down. "Everyone said you moved here just last week." "Yes, that's what everyone said, but that's not really what happened." He said as he took a deep breath. "I'm sure you're aware that my dad abused me, and was sent to jail for it?" I shook my head and I waited for the reason of him not telling me he had lived here this whole time. "Well, whenever the whole process of my dad going to jail went on, I wasn't that active on social media. The press and fans started to notice and began questioning me.After a while, my mom thought it would be a good idea to send me to public school, instead of homeschooling. She wanted me to make some friends and try to live a normal life after what happened to me." Wow. I had no clue. What am I supposed to say? Well, that doesn't give him a reason to not tell me that he has lived here before this week! "So, if weren't lying, then why didn't you just tell me from the start?" He looked down and rubbed the back of his neck. "I wanted to start new with you guys." I don't get it... Start new? "What do you mean?"

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