Story 2 Pt2of2(Stonsey boy) As she spoke the group walked towards the different types of stands that were made on top of the tables with some holding small competitions such as mini golf made of plastic cups and rope, and a giant piece of paper for people to draw on and remember the date. Not like they needed it. Apple nudged Jack and looked at him pointing at the rest of the group with her eyes. Jack understood this and as they walked up to the cotton candy stand Jack paid for everyone and stood to the front of the group.
“Can I say something real quick?” Jack said looking to everyone and trying to get information together instead of hiding it.
“Let me guess you're gonna tell us something you did and how it's so good.” Forter said, which made the apple punch him in the arm and angrily smiled. Ali just looked forward pretending to listen while still having their headphones in.
“I just wanna say that you guys are some of the best people I know and honestly i'm sorry for being the douchebag i've been, the guy who always made fun of yall but honestly its because ive been jealous of all of you guys'' Jack looked at everyone's faces as he slowly allowed himself to cry which surprised everyone even with Ali looking taking out her headphones listening into it. Jack took a second to breathe as Apple held his hand and stood next to him.
“You all are best friends and can always rely on each other which i've never had and instead of having the fear of losing best friends like I did before hand, I instead pushed you all away just because of that stupid fear” Jacks legs shook as he spoke a type of weight lifted off of his shoulders and his feet finally feeling like there on the floor but soon he feels like his shoes were made of helium once again and his smile came back in a crooked way.
“But hey to be honest i'm weak because of this so I understand why you never wanna talk to me again, I wouldn't think differently about any of you I promise.” Jack smiled but Apple slapped Jack, having him fall to the floor and staying there on the cold wet grass.
Apple looked down to Jack and then to her hand that stung red after slapping Jack. Apple then looked to Forter who was looking down at Jack. So many different people looking at those same different people it causes a bit of grammar issues in any story. Reading it outloud would make others think you're reading a tongue twister. Instead of being confused let's take one final break to look into their surroundings.
Jack is on the grass surrounded by three people: Forter, Apple, and Ali.
Around him these people are people Jack wanted to open up to more.
Jack is injured and having a hard time standing up with one arm having a cut into it causing him immense pain.
Around this final group of people are about seven kiosks having different types of experiences like the literal mini golf from before.
Jack helped a band that will be playing in about twenty minutes and they can be seen slowly entering different entrances with their personal tools of music. They arrived in a van because all the equipment was too much to be carried.
Around these people are closed doors and next to the kiosks is the stage with rows of chairs in front of it that'll play the band.
Jack is realizing all of this as he finally stands up and notices that he isn't dead, he's quite alive and this isn't one of his visions.
“I'm sorry” Jack said, hugging his legs and crying. Apple then stood Jack back up and hugged him tightly. Jack looked over to the apple and then felt another set of hands hug him to.Looking over to see Ali, tears filling her eyes, hugging Jack as well, Forter looked towards them all and after a second decided to join in as well. Jack never felt this feeling of love. He once again was taught about love except he refined what he knew. There were only two loves, one for a person you wanna marry and the other for people you genuinely care for. The refined part of this is Jack knows how both finally feel. Friendship love is his heart feeling warmth and his arms feeling light. Love love is what he felt for Apple every time she looked at him. The feeling that his heart could beat out of his chest and his legs felt as shaky as they felt before. His stomach in patterns considering what it was. After all the hugs and understanding they separated from Jack and let him stand on his two feet sniffling as he gained balance.
“Well if we're all getting stuff off our chest then, I would like to say that uhh '' Forter looked at Apple and apple looked back in shock and fear.
“Oh? Don't know? Oops nevermind then” Forter escaped although poorly. Ali then looked at both Forter and Apple, gaining a smile as if nothing just happened.
“What's up? What happened? Tell me Tell me Tell me” Ali asked hopping around the two who were trying to defend themselves with stick thick excuses.
“Uhh, ask apple I have nothing” Ali then turned what seemed like comically slowly at apple as Forter said this. Jack looking on regaining his smile thinking ’Man I love these guys’
“Um uhh well you see.” Apple then tried to speak her claim but with her troubles with explaining stuff Jack stepped forward.
“It's ok, it took me very long to open up with you ‘which was like five seconds ago anyways’” he murmured. “So let her have time to tell us if she's so comfortable with” Apple interrupted Jack by hugging him suddenly causing him to stop.

Apple looked up to Jack, the guy who not even a few minutes ago was on the floor crying, is now defending her, standing tall like he always did but this time she knew why. She finally understood that even Jack has problems and that no one is perfect which is something she loved about Jack. That's what made her go up to Jack's face and kiss him on the lips. Afterwards, Forter and Ali look at them both. She then stepped away from Jack and stood her ground just like Jack did many times for Apple.

“I have a crush on you, um, Jack or well you Jack but to them I have a crush on.. Well” Apple said, her ground starting to fall. She looked stupid according to herself, she failed her big secret, she revealed this too early. Jack hates Apple now, Jack will never talk to her again. This idealism made Apple run towards the bathroom stalls where Jack or anyone couldn't see her. She then started running, overhearing Jack trying to stop her but she didn't care, she needed out now because the worst thing ever happened and needs to escape. As she ran she turned the corner seeing a few people try to stop her entering the bathroom as she ran. As she entered however she must've kicked the door hard enough to shut off the lights because it was really dark. Apple looked around in this darkness falling to the ground unable to see it to cry until she heard another noise as if the lightbulb above her illuminating her gown just popped and all of a sudden she saw the disappearances of distant lights.

She said “I have a crush on you, um, Jack or well you Jack but” and then began a little mumble before running off.
“Apple wait up” Jack said as he tried to run after her before Forter stopped him in his tracks.
“Look man, she likes you, she always has.” Forter said, looking Jack in the eyes.
“As such, she wanted to tell you later tonight but I screwed it all up so.. Give her time and think about it ok?” Forter then let Jack go and Jack was stunned. His heart started to beat fast with it hard to breath and understand what was happening around him. He decided to breathe and think of random questions to calm his nerves. Like why do people cry when they hear goodbye in a love song, Why did all of this happen to him, Why would apple like Jack. Or at least what Jack was making to be someone who no one would like. How come she would say this to Jack as he finally opened up? Why would she even like a guy like him? Looking down and then around to the duo where Forter is being chastised by Ali for telling Jack.
Despite what Forter said Jack walked towards the bathroom listening to the surroundings to calm his heart down. He overheard conversations about the big band and even heard some smaller sounds like people moving through the grass and a balloon popping the questions finishing up being made in his head. Maybe Apple liked the fact that he was kind to others and never needed help himself or possibly how Jack always treated Apple like a big sister. Jack wouldn't ever know.
Jack turned the corner to see the bathrooms he restocked seeing the band holding their instruments walking away from the bathrooms holding their instrument cases. The bathrooms were strange however because their doors closed and there was a sign hanging on both saying out of order. That couldn't be right, Jack washed his hands and restocked the toilet paper which should mean they should be still in order. Jack then realized that ment Apple went into the girls bathroom without realizing it could be under some type of construction although Jack doubted this. He looked around and grabbed the handle of the girls bathroom then quickly entered inside. Doing something that as a boy would be seen as death by cooties he found it was pitch black and had a strange sour smell ,the smell was a mixture of oil and something else. Jack decided to walk a little forward before accidentally kicking something which made him fall back against the wall turning on the lights as he slid against the door.
On the floor of the once clean bathroom was blood, and a lot of it. Jack could have gotten a better image of how much but a body laid on top of it. The body of Apple. Her head was crunching into her ribs as blood flowed from a hole in her head. Her face was one of confusion that was masked with a stare into oblivion. Her blue dress she wore for the party now a wet and darkened red. Her body then moved, crushing her hand under her stomach. Jack looked at this and covered his eyes as he tried to breathe and get back to the real world. As he breathed he thought of his future with Apple and how he will live and die with her. Spending their days together, maybe some kids and having a happy future. What a nice and happy thought. Thought. Thought? Jack was thinking, and was able to move his arms.
Jack then reopened his eyes, the body sitting there impatiently waiting for a reaction. The blood on the walls looking at him dead on, the smell of bodily fluids fully enveloping his nose. Needle stabbed into his skin as his lungs tightened. He rushed over to Apple's side looking at her beauty as it frowned forever. Jack needed to help her, and needed to revive her somehow, maybe calling the police? A Doctor? That's when Apple's arm landed on Jack's leg.
“Apple?!?” Jack looked down to the body as its arm just sat there as a result of Jack hugging the body. Jack felt the last remaining warmth disappear as blood slowly dripped on both his shirt and on the tile floor. The sound of said blood echoing off the walls and being the only thing standing in the room. Jack sat with an apple as he imagined he would in the future. Her in his arms, the sun's blanket laying down on them both as they watch the sunset under the oak tree. The wind makes a slow and steady sound drop, drop, drop, drop. Jack came back to reality, Apple laying on him, dead, never speaking again, a bullet in the back of her skull. Blood covering the bathroom stalls, sink and Jack's shirt. Jack laid the body down, kissing her forehead, saying that he was sorry and the sound of a dial slowly crept in the room.

“Nine one one what is your emergency”
“I found the body of my friend, I think…. I think she committed suicide.”
“Ok, please stay calm what's your name”
“Jack, and her name is… was Apple”
“That's a nice name, now Jack I need you to tell me about what you see around you. Do you see an address book maybe?”
“What? Oh um, She was beautiful and.. Really kind but I know that doesnt matter now ....”
“She has a hole in the back of her head and there's… blood, everywhere”
“In the back of her head? Ok, well did you find something that holds an address?”
“No, were in a bathroom at the school, were the uh”
“The Deer, the school mascots a deer”
“You're still in the school grounds?”
“Yes mam”
“Ok well Jack you need to listen carefully, you need to find somewhere to hide and get away from the body”

Jack started to breath heavily as he looked around for something to calm his nerves. The walls held knives as there was nothing comforting, the knives were juggled as the walls got more and more sharp, his breathing got faster and faster as his phone dropped hearing the police woman try to call down the cave Jack was stuck in. Jack needed out, before he too was killed. Jack ran outside looking around, his clothes damp with blood as the wind flew through making his body feel how cold and damp his shirt is. He finally stopped running to catch his breath and recount the events that just happened.

BOOM, a noise ran and with it alot of screams chased after. After that many more booms and alot less screams ran these marathons through Jack's ears as he ran over to the party area to see more horror. Blood red grass, bodies laying the ground, tables flipped over and full of holes, the only people standing being people dressed in black with black masks.

“Jack?”

Looking over to a flipped table, seeing Forters body lay still on top of the table's edge looking down at both Ali, and the school press. They both covered in blood as well looking at Jack hiding on the corner as the screams started to give up the marathon and the Booms settled. Alis face was one of pure shock as he grabbed onto forters body whispering something to the body not realizing he was dead. The class president cried as she watched Ali try and wake up the sleeping boy. Ali then stopped and bunched her hand into a fist as tears filled her eyes and she stood. Running towards Jack arms reaching for help, running for safety.

“HEY!!” BOOM and then splash. Alis face filled with shock as her knee was blown out from under him. She looked down and screamed, grabbing his knee and looking towards a figure that only she could see. Another Boom rang out as Ali started to scream even louder, a new stream of blood coming out of his arm until finally a person walked over with a small pistol and put a gun to Ali's head and once again the game was rigged with the booms winning against the screams.

This masked individual looked over to Jack, the only part of this monster was his human eyes, Jack looked towards the end of the barrel in shock before the barrel turned away to a president on the floor begging to the monster standing as the final game of the season had the booms once again winning against the screams, as if the screams ever had a chance. Jack's eyes stung from all the crying but he grabbed his waist remembering the call he was on with the police woman. The phone is gone however, left back in the bathroom as the masked person turned back to Jack. Jack looked up to the reaper, their hand never moving towards Jack even though he should have. Instead the monster with the normal eyes walked away.

Jack stood quickly, not understanding the chance he was just given, looking to see all the bodies that slept during the marathon, the booms all circled around some of the bodies and moved them to the stage for some kind of example maybe. Jack didn't care what they were doing; he needed to escape with his third chance of life. He turned quickly and ran away from the party, he needed to make it to the bathroom before.

Bang, Jack was then pushed to the floor, above him, of course because she was mentioned in the beginning. Mary, who took off her black mask and stepped on Jack's injured arm. Mary looked down to Jack, smiling, wide eyed, and holding a gun. Said gun was pointed at Jack's head although the season was over and Jack didn't really wanna scream.

“Hey Jack, how are you doing down there?” Jack looked up to Mary and tried his hardest to stand. Bang, a bullet sounded off next to Jack's hand.

“No, no please stay down, I wouldn't want a guest to stand up and do something stupid.” Jack just stared at Mary stunned by her calmness but still wanted answers.

“Wh-why?”

“Why?? Because I'm helping others just like you always do Jack.” Jack heard this and just was surprised, what did she mean just like him?

“Is everything ok Jack? Need some water? Here I have mine.” Mary then threw Jack a water bottle full of blood.

“That's my blood you know.” The gun went straight to Jack's head.

“Drink it” Jack looked at the gun and then the bottle drinking it although he coughed most of it out making Mary have to hold it for him.

“See. Isn't that good Jack? Sorry for it but I did that to help the police try and find me. I'm too kind or well i'm as kind as you want me to be Jack” He just stared at her and couldn't say anything just thinking about a way to escape, a way to help everyone. But there is no one. He's the only one left.

“Jack. Are you looking for an escape?? Well let me tell you something” She then grabbed Jack's head with her hand pointing it to where she wanted.

“I personally cut the tires of your bike, the front entrance, office gate and fire exit are all locked up with industrial sized locks thanks to a special person who helped lift them closely to the entrances.” Jack realized that's what he moved, locks, he was the cause of those peoples deaths, and will be the cause of many more.

“But, as a thank you to you” Jack's nose was poked by Mary's index finger. “I told the guys to not kill you immediately, and you get to hear my idea, and you get to tell me what I need to change and help me all over again. Just like old times Jack.” Mary then handed the gun over to Jack and sat next to him holding his hand.

“First I have to explain something true and dear Jack” She grabbed both his hands and kissed him on the cheek with her lips covered in blood “ I missed ya old friend like…. Alot. but I felt like you didn't like me anymore because every time you saw me you always stepped back” Jack thought of this and knew it was true.``That made me sad Jack” She made a fake pouty face.

“Ok so now you know the backstory let me tell you the plan. First it started as a school project about celebrities. Remember when we did those together??, I realized that every time someone becomes famous they always have a tragic backstory. Well I had a thought about what if I made my secret crush a celebrity. Jack realized where it was going and thought ‘Oh no’.

“Well, you didn't have trauma unless losing a friend would do that but you're stronger than that.” Jk knew that Mary had no idea. “Anyways, I thought seeing everyone you've helped die would be a little traumatic so after this I was gonna have you escape and find your house burned down but.. I overheard something.”

“That girl, Apple, she confessed to you, I was so happy hearing this that I met her in the bathrooms and well, I got a “head” of myself. HA” Jack froze, it wasnt a suicide, it was a murder. HEaring this, Jack grabbed the gun and pointed it at Mary.

“What's wrong Jack? Don't like puns anymore? What happened to that? When we made jokes and had.” Mary grabbed something as she rushed on top of Jack “fun” All of a sudden Jack's arm stung and bled with a sharp razor going against his skin causing his muscles to tense and him pull the trigger of the gun but there was just a click. Jack pointed the gun and pressed the barrel against Mary's face as he heard the trigger click over and over again as his arm was shredded for nachos later on.

“Why would I give a loaded gun to someone who hates me?” Mary then looked at his arm click click click click and then started to cry randomly.

“You hate me so much that you're trying to shoot me as I'm giving my heart to you? Well guess what that bottle was also filled with” Mary raised her razor high like a demon barber “Apple Juice” and lowered it into Jack's shirt which got stuck in the fabric. Jack then looked at Mary who straddled his legs but quickly moved off of them moving to the corner after throwing Jack a small band aid that was branded with a small pink cartoon pony and his phone that he later found was without its battery.

“Leave Jack, go be famous, but always remember who made you famous. If you don't, I'll find you again and I'll have my Jack once again.” Mary then left, giving him a key that has a small strip of white tape with the words gate entrance. Jack then layed there looking towards the corner trying to regain strength as he looked to the bloody floor, the strip of skin that was ripped from his arm sitting in front of him.

After a few minutes Jack finally stood up but Mary and the group of Booms walked passed looking at Jack like a caged animal but Mary walked over and grabbed the skin strip giggling as she and the group ran. Jack then stood there still. In front of the bathroom where all of this horribleness began. All of a sudden sirens rang out which had Jack slowly wobble towards the front. Police cars sat at the electric gate and people were on radios. Jack pushed open the gate then walked towards the front entrance throwing the key to a cop as he fell to the ground.

Time seemed to push in and out. He remembers seeing the police carry him to an ambulance. A van driving by everything. A loud noise rang out as Jack's chest was pumped with electricity. But mostly Jack just remembers a closed off black room, with a white light and many many broken light bulbs surrounding him as he illuminated his space alone.

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