Jack's POV

'Get up and fight you faggot!' Garrett shouted in my ear as I lay on the floor.

This is how my day always goes. I get to school and try, key word 'try' and hide from Garrett and his gang. Today it didn't work, as usual.

'Did you hear me McLoughlin!?' Garrett shouted again. I rose up, not in the mood to fight today.

'Fuck off Garrett' I said running away as fast as I could.

For years I kept the secret of me being gay but when I started high school my best friend, who I trusted with my life, betrayed me. Now whenever I have been given to much shit for me to handle I run. I run to the choir room. It's then only place I feel safe now. With everyone now knowing where I live because of my ex best friend, people have started coming to my house and harassing me, throwing stuff at the house and stuff like that. Luckily for me my mother is away for work pretty much all the time so it's easy to hide it.

I arrive at the choir room and slam the door shut.

'Hey Sean. Garrett being a douchebag again?' Mr George, music teacher asked.

'Yeah he is, thought I'd come here for an escape. Have you got anything new?' I asked. Whenever Mr George gets new music in it's my job to try it out.

'Yeah I have here. Its a guitar cover, your favourite' he said smiling and handing me a piece of paper with the music and words on.

'Christina Perri, nice I love this song' I smiled. I grabbed my personal guitar and began playing and singing along.

( PLAY SONG NOW! I know it sounds nothing like Jack, just go with it. None of these songs will sound like the characters. Also none of the songs used in this are mine or are me singing unless specified)

'Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt, suddenly goes away somehow
One step closer
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything, take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath, every hour has come to this
One step closer
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed, I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
One step closer
One step closer
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed, I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more'

'Wow Sean that was amazing, you have a real gift you know that?' Mr George clapped.

'Thanks Mr George' I smiled. I hoped in my head that one day I could share my so called talent. Little did I know that my world was about to change.

Mark's POV
I watched as Sean was pushed to the floor by my "friends". I wished that I could help.

'Get up and fight you faggot!' Garrett shouted in his ear. Everyone around laughed.

'Did you here me McLoughlin!?' He shouted again. Jack's expression changed as he got up.

'Fuck off Garrett' he said as he ran away.

'Fucking faggot isn't he?' Garrett laughed.

'Yeah' Drew, Kyle and Oscar laughed. Why have they got to be so mean to him.

'Did you not find it funny Mark?' Garrett asked me.

'No not really, I'll see you guys later' I said walking off to find my real friends.

I always felt sorry for Sean. He got so much shit because he was gay and it wasn't fair. He was outed when he wasn't ready and by his ex best friend who now bullies him. It's not fair, I know that if I ever came out then the whole school would be against me, Sean's living proof of that. So I keep my sexuality a secret from everyone, my mom and dad especially. If the ever found out I would be dead and homeless.

I approached my friends, Matt, Ryan, Felix and Ken, sitting at our usual table in the cafeteria. I walked over and they gave me that 'your in trouble' look they often give.

'Let me guess, you saw what happened didn't you?' I said knowing what they saw.

'Why the fuck did you let Garrett do that to Sean?' Matt asked, annoyed.

The guys weren't friends with Sean but before he was outed Garrett often picked on one of them, so they hate that Garrett has now gone on to someone else and they always tell me to help.

'Because I don't want to get on Garrett's bad side' I said sitting down.

'You should have helped him Mark, it's not right' Ken said, shaking his head.

'Look I'm sorry ok?' I said putting my head in my hands. I sigh, tired of being the bad guy.

'Ill talk to you guys later, I'm going for a walk before class' I said standing up and walking away.

I hated the fact that I was to scared to sick up to Sean once again. It seemed whenever something was happening to him, I was to scared to help. Maybe one day I can...