Counting The Stars and Scars

*Max's POV*

"How was Gym class?" I heard Jaime ask, I completely ignored him as I was in deep thought thinking about how Jason never said a word or touched me, weird? "Oi, Max?" he said, waving his hand in front of my face, "Oh sorry, I was in a daydream" I laughed, "That's alright, how was Gym Class?" he asked again, "Yeah it was good but I think we're gonna need to get Tony some basketball lessons because he is utter shit!" I said laughing, "Max, please stand outside" the teacher said pointing outside, I tried not to laugh out of embarrassment as I made my way outside, I was standing there for no less than five minutes and then Jason got sent out too, he just stood on the opposite side of the door, looking me up and down and smirking, then Ms Hargrove came out, "Both of you sit in the base and think twice about swearing before you come back" she said giving each of us a note, as I was walking past the classroom door, I mouthed 'Sorry' to Jaime he just laughed and held one of his hands up as if to say, 'that's okay', by the time I got to the base, Jason was already there, he must have ran or something, but he was swinging on his chair staring at me, I sat in the only other seat there was, across from him, I felt his eyes on me, watching my every move, thank god there was a huge desk separating us.

About 5 minutes later, he stopped swinging and got up, I started to shake, wondering what he was going to do, he started walking towards me and slammed his hand on the desk, my anxiety was building up as he was staring at me, "So you have a boyfriend now?" he asked, I nodded and got up, walking to the door, to go back to class before I got anywhere near the door he came walking towards me and pulled me back, "I thought I was the only one?" he asked, I shook my head, "Well, your not" I said sheepishly, "What did you say?" No, I'm not?" I nodded, looking at my feet as he towered over me, he grabbed my neck slamming me against the wall behind us and pinning me there by my shoulders, "Well I can change that" he said grabbing just under my chin and forcing his tongue in my mouth, I tried to pull away and move my head but he was too strong. He started rubbing my breasts with his free hand, he pulled away and started to run over my body with both his hands, I froze and he noticed, he looked me dead in the eyes, grabbing my neck again but this time he had more of a tighter grip on it, "If you tell your boyfriend that any of this happened I will come to your shitty house and I will fucking rape you, do you hear me?" he asked I nodded, "Say 'Okay' and I might believe you?" he asked, "Okay, okay!" I said, gasping for air he let go and I ran out of there and back to class. I knocked on the door and walked in, I gave her the note back and went and sat back down, Jaime looked at me studying my neck, "Did he do anything?" he asked I shook my head but I don't think he believed me, "Then why are there hand marks on you neck?" he asked, narrowing his eyes at me, "They are mine!" I defended quickly, he nodded slowly, clearly not believing me as I have way smaller hands than Jason but I didn't know what to say, I caught Jaime staring at him, again, I nudged him and he was about to say something but the bell went for break, I rushed out making sure none of them were following me.

I ran to the smoke hut to find Mike and sure enough I did, I tugged on his arm, "Mike, I-I need to go home, but I-I don't want to g-go on my own, can you take me ho-home?" I stuttered he looked at me dead in the eye, "Guys I gotta go, but I'll see you tomorrow yeah?" he said to a group of boys they all nodded and shouted by to him in and me, I turned around and smiling a little while giving them a polite wave, when we were far away from the school Mike stopped me, "Why didn't you get Jaime to take you, not that I mind but you two are like a couple now?" he asked concerned, "I'll tell you when we get to mine" I said, the rest of the walk was silent, as we reached my street, I fumbled with my keys trying to open the door, but I was shaking too much, Mike lowered my hand, "Here let me" he said opening the door and ushering me inside, locking the door again, he took my hand and led me upstairs to my bedroom, I pointed to my bag, he went in it and pulled out my water, opening it and handing me it, I downed half the bottle, taking deep breaths, he sat beside me rubbing my back, there was silence for about 5 minutes until Mike finally broke it, "What actually happened?" he asked, I looked at him with sad eyes, explaining everything that happened only I accidentally added 'again' on to the part where he said he was going to rape me, "Oh my god, Max I'm so sorry" he said cradling me in my arms as I cried, "Wait?" he said, drawing me back so he could look at me, "What do you mean, again?" He asked, clenching his fists, I shook my head, "Come on Max, tell me, it's just me and you, okay? I won't tell anyone especially Jaime!" he said, pleading I gave in, nodding my head in a agreement.

"Well, I used to go out with Jason a couple years ago, he used to abuse me physically, mentally and sexually.." I started remembering back to when I told Vic this last night, I continued, "...When he was drunk or high he used to always force me to do stuff, one night we were at a party together and he was really drunk I had only had a couple as I had to go to work the next again morning, he pulled me upstairs into some persons room, there were his friends, David and Paul, they got up off the bed and I thought they left, Jason and I started to make out, then he hit me and started calling me names out of no where, I heard people laughing it then clicked that David and Paul hadn't left and I tried to get up and leave but Jason was pinning me on the bed, he stuffed something in my mouth so I couldn't scream, he raped me first, then David and then Paul, after they just left me there crying while they left to get some more drink, they locked the door somehow on their way out so I ahd to climb out of the window, the next again week he came to my house, this house and demanded to know why I self harmed, I wouldn't tell him so he beat me, putting me in hospital, my parents died on their way to see me in hospital, the next week or so later Jason blamed their death on me and I agree it was then he finished with me..." I trailed off, crying my eyes out, I looked at Mike as I had been looking at my covers and sleeves the whole time and he was crying too, he lunged forward and hugged me, I cried even harder, "It's not your fault and trust me, he's never going to touch you again, once we're done with him, I promise beautiful!" I nodded into his chest just letting all the tears I've kept building up inside of me out, just then I heard my bedroom door open...

Notes

So her secret is out to two people now, who's gonna be the third?