Alex's POV

"What are friends for?" Wow I just got friend zoned by my crush. Great, just great. I'm so pathetic being sad over the fact that the guy I like friend zoned me. I have to tell him eventually he deserves to know what happened to Aspen, and she won't tell him unless I tell him about my feelings for him. Why are these things so complicated?

A few days later

The first week of school has started and I haven't told John about my feelings and I am the only one who knows what really happened to Aspen. She has been wearing make-up, the kind that blends with your skin so it looks natural. She is also not wearing her usual type of top that shows part of her stomach, she mostly now wears loose shirts. This is because of the bruises on her side's and stomach she got when Hemmings kicked her. She needs to show what happened to her to John. He's her brother he deserves to ok know.

I walk into our dorm after the second day 9f classes and John is already sitting on the couch watching a turtle documentary. "Hey, Alex!" He says smiling at me. I love that smile. The way his emerald eyes light up and how the freckles on his face looks like stars.

"Hey, John," I smile back at him, I wanna be with him so bad. "How was your day?"

"It was ok," he sighs. "Lee was being a jerk as always but other then that..." He trails off a little.

We sit in silence for a bit before Aspen texts me, "Aspen wants to hang out, see you later?"

"Wow, being ditched for my sister, that's nice," he laughs a little bit. "Make sure she's ok? She has been acting weird lately and I don't know weather or not she is ok."

I nod, I should tell him, but that would break my best friends trust. I can't do that. I leave and make my way to Peggy and Aspen's Room. I see Sally Hemmings and Thomas Pain kissing and look at them discusseded. Sally gives me a dirty look but I continue walking past them. Pain hangs out with Jefferson's group now, well more like Reynalds' group. Neither Jefferson not Maddison are ever with them anymore.

I get to Aspen's room and knock on the door, for once. I hear her yell, "come in!"

I walk in and she is sitting on the floor, her bruise isn't viable because of make up and the cut is almost completely healed. "Hey, Aspen," I say and she looks up from her phone.

"Hey, have you told John?" She asks.

"No," I answer and she looks relieved, she doesn't wanna tell Eliza she likes her, let alone tell John that Reynalds hit her.

"Good I'm not ready to tell Eliza I have a crush on her." She said.

"And tell John about Reynalds," I say and she looks away from me. I can tell she really doesn't wanna tell John about Reynalds even more then telling Eliza she likes her.

"Um, I'm gonna go take off my make up, I hate wearing it." She says and walks into the bathroom.

I sit in silence and just as Aspen came back into the room the door opens and John walks in looking at his phone. "Hey guys, I'm got bored at the dorm and dicided to come hang with you two."

Aspen froze, all her make up was gone so the bruise on her face was very much so visible. "J-John  I-"

"What happened?! Are you ok?! When did this happen?!" He said, he was really feeling out quite a bit.

John's POV

Aspen had a massive bruise on her face, I asked her the same question, "Aspen, what. Happened?"

"Reynalds," she mumbled and that set me off.

"I'm gonna kill him," I said and turn to walk away but Alex grabs my hand and I turn back to him.

"John, don't do anything stupid!" Alex says.

"Don't do- Alex you knew about this?" I say, he was my best friend and also Aspen's.

Alex didn't say anything he just nodded slowly.

"How could you not tell me?!" I turn to Aspen, "How could you not tell me?! I'm your brother!" I am so angry at them, well, maybe not at them but defiantly Reynalds. I'm going to kill him.

"I-I' m sorry, J-John," Aspen whispers. I can see tears in her eyes and I soften. I pull both her and Alex into a tight hug.

"Can we kill Reynalds now?" I hear Alex say. I never, ever thought I would here him say anything like that. Aspen laughs.

"That can wait, I'm glad your ok, Aspen." I can feel her smile into my shoulder and Alex wraps his arm tightly around me. It feels good having him hold me. I'm almost positive he is strait though. May as well be his best friend, that's all I'll ever be.
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Hehe I need to add more of the lams and Aspen needs to tell Eliza bout her feelings. I will be introducing some more people next chapter. I hope you enjoyed! Ily all!
- your favorite weirdo 💚