"Did the asshole not stop to help?" Alister asks and it's a question Jasper isn't expecting, a question that's already its own answer.
"No," Jasper lies and immediately feels bad
"Did you see the car at least? The cops will get that fucker," "Yeah," Jasper nods, "I told them everything."
"Good," still with his hand tightly around Jasper's waist, Alister continues, "you know this wouldn't
have happened if I was still driving you to school."
"Why would you still be driving me, Alister? We broke up,"
"You broke up with me Jasper, there's a difference." Jasper did, they weren't right for each other.
Almost to the lunchroom Jasper and Alister turn into the next hall, waiting by the lunchroom
entrance is Daniel who looks up from his phone to see Jasper and Alister walking arm in arm. Jasper sees him and stops walking, quickly letting Alister go Jasper takes the boy's arm off his waist. "I can go in by myself," Jasper reaches out taking his bag "Worried what your boyfriend thinks?"
"Nope, just don't want to be seen with you."
"You can be such an asshole, Jasper," Alister shakes his head walking away
"And you're a model citizen!" Jasper replies after him, as Alister walks by Daniel side-eyeing him. Daniel steps closer scanning down until he's looking at Jasper's leg, "are you ok?"
"Not really," he answers a little peeved, "Pete stole my scooter and my leg's starting to hurt."
"Oh... kind of glad I got the crutches now, want me to go get them?" Jasper nods, "ok don't move." Jasper smiles knowing he said that as a joke
Daniel walks past him walking away but Jasper turns, "hey?" He calls out and Daniel stops turning back to him, "take me with you," Jasper decides. Confused Daniel walks back unsure what Jasper means, "I don't think I can handle another person telling me how sorry they are about my leg, the cafeteria is filled with them."
"How does a snickers bar in my car sounds?"
"Like a better option," they smile to each other and Daniel walks over standing next to Jasper offering his arm. Helping the boy outside, they sneak around until they get to Daniel's car and Jasper starts, "I'm really glad my body didn't dent your precious car"
"Yeah, I would've sued you," Daniel responds unlocking his car opening the back door, loosening his tie he takes it off, and throws his bag in the back seat. Walking closer to Jasper who's too busy
staring at the front of the car, not waiting Daniel reaches for his bag startling Jasper with his touch. Jasper turns to him as Daniel takes the bag, and he just lets him.
Walking to the back of the car, Daniel opens the trunk pulling out the crutches, he secretly spent hours choosing which ones he thought Jasper would like. Shutting the back Daniel walks back to the boy waiting, they look at each other, Daniel's about to hand him the crutches when he stops and says, "I could give you these and we go back in there in 40 minutes, or we could go get some real food." Daniel s