One Day: A Fictional Narrative

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“you can’t do that,” Jax tells me.
“Jax, bro, it'll be fine. Trust me,” I say assuringly, “don't you trust me?”
“of course i do, but…”
“I wouldn't do it if I didn't think you were ready.”
“but, i'm not ready, nolan.”
“Jax, yes you are.”
“no. i’m. not.”
“Yes. You. Are.”
“no.”
“Yes.”
“no.”
“Yes.”
“no.”
“Yes.”
“leave,” Jax tells me with his arm stretched out towards the door.
“What?!” I say confused.
“leave.”
“Fine,” I say, opening the door and slamming it on the way out.

Did I just upset Nolan. Oh no, I JUST UPSET NOLAN. Nolan has really mad anger issues. He didn't always have anger issues though; he started to develop this issue right after his parents got divorced back in middle school. Nolan never really told me why they got divorced, but I could tell he it was a sensitive subject for he so I never pestered him to tell me. Ever since then I also tried not to upset him because I saw what happened when people did upset him. He once pushed a kid down the stairs just because he stole his brownie from his lunch. I've never upset Nolan; this is the first time. I'm hoping that he doesn't do anything to spite me because he's angry. I mean do I have to even worry? We've …show more content…
We leave more notes, and spread even more rumors about him that aren't even true. Jax seems completely miserable until one day I see him in the hall with some guy. At first I think it's someone making fun of him, like most people due, but then I see Jax do something that I haven't seen him do in awhile. Jax is smiling. Why is he smiling?

When I'm with Theo, it's like we are the only two people in the world. Yea I know that might seem cliché, but it's true. When we walk I can’t hear any of the whispers; it's like he’s my shield, deflecting all the whispers that are directed towards me. Theo is also quite the charmer, so it was hard to ever stay mad at him. He flashes that crooked smile and says some witty remark and everything is

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