Jayden & Josiah
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Jayden
I can't believe how this all had turned out. It was such a mess. We all thought we could handle it and it all came crashing down around us. We promised everything would go back to normal once Barraman had done what he had set out to do, but instead the jerk was ten steps in front and had managed to poison us all against Courtney and almost against each other in the process.
I can't believe how low he'd stooped just to get Courtney out of the school. We all knew they had a history of a hate hate relationship and didn't think it would go on this long.
We never thought in a million years Barraman would have been attracted to Courtney, he was always making her life a living hell.
Guess we were all wrong on that one now we all knew the truth behind he latest conquest to get rid of Courtney. Without us in the picture it would be far easier to get rid of her as she had no one to back her up.
It had worked to an extent he'd managed to turn against her one by one ; Isaac the last. He knew exactly where to hit him and stab him in the heart making him think Courtney would stay him in the back by cheating on him.
Until that day we had no idea Bareaman had tried it on with her and almost got her to cave in the his charms but we a knew Courtney wasn't dumb nor was shd a girl to fall for Barraman's bad boy charms.
We also knew she wouldn't fall for the charms of a guy like Jett Wolfe but Issac was to blind with rage he wasn't thinking straight.
Barraman's last hit was a success; he hit Courtney where it would hurt the most without the guy who was her security blanket no longer there and she had no one to turn to and no one to believe her.
When he finally put into place his final piece of revenge, setting her own boyfriend and the whole school against her so she had no other choice but to leave. To have no one around to believe her it would be her only option and her win all round.
But there was one person in his way, one person heading anticipated to stick by her side: Jett Wolfe.
No one saw the worst thing imaginable coming either: her trying to end her life. We all knew about it by the next day. The principal had called everyone into the great hall. That's when we knew something bad had gone down.
I felt sick and my friends looked qwizzy too. Issac went a shade of grey and as soon as we were out of there he excused himself to throw up no doubt.
A few days later he came into school with a black eye and a busted lip, Tucker walked down the corridors with bloodied knuckles there was no doubt in my mind he had used Isaac as a punching bag.
Once we heard Courtney was awake we were all relieved but weren't sure if she was up to having visitors, or whether we would be welcomed after all the BS that had gone on between us all.
And it was definitely better if Thomas didn't go and visit Courtney. It was obvious he'd had it worse than Issac. It looked like he'd gone ten rounds with Tyson. When we asked what had happened he tried to play it off as a friendly fight between him and his brothers I call BS.
We all know his brother is friends with Jossiah and he is keeping tabs in Courtney for his brother to let know she's fine she's definitely nor fine and if I was to hazard a guess is say wither Thomas's brother or someone else had told Jossiah and he had beaten ten colours of s**t out of him for not taking care of her.
None of us had, so what kind of friends does that make us? We were all supposed to stick together no matter what we all made that promise and we'd broken it. I don't think Courtney is ever going to forgive us for that.
Jossiah
I got off the call I had received from Eva, a girl I can barely even remember all I could remember was she was one of Courtney’s friends. My sweet angel. I smiled. God, I missed her so much, but unfortunately for me this was my fate: The british army. My "parents " thought it would be good for me to learn how to respect others and learn how to take orders from someone who ranked higher than me seriously. They thought I lacked discipline and respect. Oh I had respect for those who had respect for me. And no one had in tyaf God forsaken place had any for me, they all seen me as a bad boy the one who disrupted their classes and got detention, the kid that was more concerned on hitting on and flirting with girls. Tgst nau have been the case until I met her" Courtney mendez. The smart, sweet, intoxicating beautiful and intelligent girl that I knew I couldn't get away with any of my s**t with. The only girl and person I had respect for in that hell hole. The only girl who wasn't interested in me because of how I looked or what I did. She was the girl I planned to keep safe, then my parents dropped the bomb theg were sending me away to train with the army to become a better me. So I insisted my friends to help keep her safe they all agreed and I made Thomas' promise to keep her safe and out if the clutches of that bastard bareaman he was one prick I was willing to take down and out for Courtney no questions asked.
He needed to know he couldn't treat her like a punching bag because he simply doesn't like her face and the fact she fights back. That was the spark in her that I was attracted to but knowing would never have a chance with her because of my bad boy reputation at that helmhole so for her is to make myself a better man and return for her once she finishes high school.
Well that's the plan anyway but plans never quite go to plan. Like when my Sergeant major pulled me into the office for a chat. Telling me I had to book my ideas up or my life in the army wouldn't be plain sailing. He was a man I respected and would do anything to please him and make sure I did my utmost best to be a better soldier.
That was two months ago and I'd never trained harder and pushed harder for anything in my life for the man I look up to. I wanted to prove not only to him but to Mr as welli could be a perfect soldier. J wanted to prove to my parents could take orders and respect others higher ranked than me.
What I didn't expect was the call off Eva when he was congratulating me for how well I'd asserted myself over the past few months was for a call to come from our of Courtney’s friends telling me the worst thing possible that she was on hospital after an attempted suicide.
"Good morning Ava, what do I owe the pleasure?"
"I'm sorry to disturb you Josiah."
"It's fine Ava, what's wrong with Courtney?"
"I know it's not really my place or anything, but I knew you and Courtney were close and I thought you should know she's was in the hospital in a really bad way?"
"How bad?"
"Critical."
"I see would you care to explain why she's in hospital and in a critical condition and until now no one has bothered telling me?" I asked, growing angrier, trying to compose myself in front of my sergeant.
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Breathed heavily and began the brief of how Ashton bareaman had still got it in his head that Courtney was still trash and was continuing to belittle her at every chance he had got. How he had set her up with only information that her and her friends shared, how he'd turned everyone against her. How he'd turned Isaac against her, her was and now ex-boyfriend, which didn't surprise me that dude had it bad for her but why had he believed a prick like barraman in the first place, why had any of them? I can't believe they all fell for his s**t.
She went on to say barraman had tried it on with courtney which surprised me the most but she pushed him away and he began yet another vendetta against her to get her out of the school. As she continued my anger raged.
She also went on to say that she'd locked herself in the bathroom and slit her wrists in an attempt to end her life when I flipped out. Barraman was going to pay for this. First I had to see if I could get time off to see courtney and deal with of only Barraman, but my so called best friend and his f*****g brother who had promised to take care if her where the f**k was he when all this s**t was going down?
I said goodbye and placed the phone down and looked at my sergeant major. "Is everything okay, Private Kinsman?"
"Not really, sergeant major. "
"What can I do to help?"
"What I really need is a few days leave."
"May I ask what's going on?"
"One of my close friends is in hospital, they tried to commit suiced."
"I see." He was quiet for a few moments. "Permission granted take Lance Corporal Jackman and Lieutenant Prenston with you,, to make sure you don't get into any trouble."
"Yes Sergeant Major sir."
"You are dismissed."
I snapped my feet and saluted him he saluted me and I turned and heads out the door.
Courtney was never supposed to know i was in the army until I was certain what I wanted to accomplish in life, or maybe when I went to her leavers assembly which I plan on doing.
We all clambered into the jeep and headed over the bumpy terrain and off the barracks heading towards my home town. "This friend of yours must be special if you're heading home?'
"She is."
"A she? Mmh"
They winked laughing.
"It's nothing like that guys. We were close fronds and I had to leave without saying goodbye."
"So you're going to be in the dog house?"
"If she's even awake."
They nodded. "So what's the story Jo? Why is she in hospital?"
I sighed not sure if Ava gave me all the details so I told them the version she gave me.
"Well damn, Jo that's some serious s**t she really needs to report this guy to the head for bullying."
"Problem with that Brook, no one will ever believe her especially after this. He's a manipulative asswipe and to top it all off her brother can't see past the s**t because he's so far up his ass."
"Well damn I think we best do something about this little prick, bring him down a peg or two before we return to the barracks."
"But what about the sergeant major?"
"What he doesn't know won't hurt him, Jo. Trust us even if he knows he'll be on our side."
I nodded as we continued to the city hospital.
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