Helpless {Lams}[Completed][Mute Alex]

19. Let Them Know

Hey guys! AHHH WE ONLY HAVE LIKE 4 CHAPTERS LEFT IN THIS STORY! Enjoy some more depression!
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John's POV

John could tell that Alex was hurting. He had bags under his eyes and he looked as if he hadn't slept for days. Each time he saw him in the hall he would tear up.

Francis kept John close by from that day on. He would force him to sit with him in class, and spend the day in his dorm. Each time he saw Alex glance over he would smirk cruelly and grab John's hand.

Laff and Herc weren't happy either. John could hear Herc's pained wails at night from the other side of the dorm. "What happened to my OTP?!" he would cry.

"I don't know, mon amour," Laff would sigh, kissing him on the forehead and glaring at John.

Peggy was furious. Everybody was. Even those who didn't know them were mad at John. Heck, John was mad at himself.

Why couldn't he just stand up to Francis and protect both Alex and himself? The answer was simple. He was powerless— no, he was helpless. And not in a good way.

John wants sure exactly what Francis was trying to do, except hurt him of course. Keep him on a leash.

Francis would take him to his classes, and take him out to eat each day. The only time he ever actually got to see his friends was late at night when he was finally allowed to go back to his own dorm.

It was becoming awfully apparent to John just how much he loved Alex. Each day with Francis made him feel like not only was he betraying Alex, he was also betraying himself. He felt like something was missing and he knew exactly what it was— or rather who it was.

He missed Alex.

"Look darlin'," Francis sighed, grabbing Johns hand from across the dorm room table. "I'm tired of people thinking that you broke up with Hamilton for no reason. Let's let them know why you did it."

You want to tell them how you threatened to rape the boy I love? John thought.

"I want you to be my boyfriend again," the larger boy smiled.

No, no, no, no, no! John had already hurt Alex enough by breaking up with him, the last thing he wanted to do was make him think that he left him to be with Francis.

"I know the perfect way to tell everyone!" Francis beamed, pulling out his phone and opening Instagram. "Follow me!"

John reluctantly went with him to the nearby park and took a seat with him on a bench in the shade. He didn't speak or try to stop him in any way. He no longer had the strength to fight.

"Now, were going to get a nice picture of us kissing in the sunset!" Francis smiled, waving over a random lady. "Can you take a picture for us, please?"

Of course, she was fooled by his fake smile and charm. "Sure!" she said.

Francis took John's hands and looked him in the eyes, leaning forward and kissing him gently on the lips. It was an act. It didn't matter how sincere he seemed, John knew that Francis was silently warning him to go along with it.

The lady took the picture and handed the phone back to them with a smile. "Y'all are a cute couple!" she said. John felt sick just hearing that about them.

After being separated in 8th grade, we've found each other again in our freshman year of college! he captioned it. Then just like that, it was posted.

It looked like a sincere photo, which made it a hundred times worse. Nobody would understand that the red tinge on his cheeks was from days of crying. They would think he was just flustered.

They wouldn't understand that the hands on his were there to keep him still and warn him against fighting. They would think that he was simply holding his boyfriend's hands.

They wouldn't understand any of it. None of them could see the way John was breaking down inside. How he was slowly falling apart and he had nothing to help him to stand. Nothing to keep him afloat. He was drowning and the one person who could help him survive was being kept away.

"I love you, darlin'," Francis told him as soon as they'd arrived back at his dorm. A few tears made their way down John's cheeks, only to be wiped away by the larger man.

"Don't be upset," he cooed, "You have me now and I will keep you safe and make you feel loved every day. Don't you love me?"

John didn't respond, not wanting this to be the first time he said those words to somebody other than his mother or sister. Francis placed two fingers under his chin, tilting his head up to look him in the eyes.

John could almost hear the silent threat Francis was giving him. He spat the words out quickly, hating himself for every syllable. "I love you too."

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The news spread around the school in a matter of hours. Herc, Laff, and Peggy were searching for John, furious and ready to fight.

Francis was happy. This was just the result he was looking for. "Have fun with your friends!" he smirked, leaving John alone in the hall with the rest of the Revolutionary Crew not far behind.

"What the hell are you trying to do, John?! Your breaking Alex's heart!" Peggy sneered, running up to him and smacking him across the face harshly.

"You wouldn't understand," John mumbled, placing a hand on his stinging cheek.

"What wouldn't we understand?! Please tell us, because we are going crazy with worry over Alex! He's depressed and won't even sign to us anymore! Just help us understand why. Why are you doing this?" Laff yelled.

"I can't tell y'all," John cried, taking a step back.

"What can't you tell us?!" Herc shouted, throwing his hands into the air.

"I CANT TELL YALL!" John yelled, racing off down the hall. He couldn't say anything to them. They were safer that way.

He was helpless.

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4/27/2020

I recommend y'all go and vote '2' in the POLL at the beginning of this story cause things are only gonna get worse in the next chapter. Hint hint... the person is a certain butthole who likes to torture our little turtle boi.

QOTD: Make your own quick happy ending to the story!

Thanks for reading! -SunkissedChild5