The Secret The Cheerleader Doesn't... - Chapter 70: Chapter 70

Ani POV
"How was school?" I shouted from the kitchen. I was unpacking the cleaning supplies when the twins came home. I could hear them tossing their stuff around but no reply came. Sitting on my butt, I counted to ten and the slam of Jessika's door echoed throughout the house. Huffing, I pushed myself up and walked out to the living room to see Jakob doing his homework. It's been two days since Jessika and Jakob have gotten in their fight. Cassie and I thought it would last for a few hours is all, but neither side has given in. "How was school Jakob?"
"Fine," he said. I went behind him to see him working on math.
Looking over it, I squinted a little bit, "Jakob?"
"Yes?"
"You're doing it wrong," I said, watching him sit back and look at the paper, "sweetie... Cos and Sin make up Tan, but you accidentally put Cos on top of Sin... all of these answers are incorrect."
"Shit," he mumbled.
"Excuse me?" I asked.
"Sorry," he fumbled with the eraser. I watched as he tried to erase everything but he was going to harshly and ended up making a hole in the middle of it. He dropped everything and just held his head, "Mom... can I be alone please?"
"Alright," I said, backing away and going upstairs.
When I got to Jessika's room, I knocked and waited until she opened the door. She showed only her face, "Yes?"
"Do you have any homework?" I asked.
She closed the door and came back with her binder, "Here." After I took it, she shut the door again and didn't come back.
Sighing, I sat across from her door and looked through it. The pages were filled with corrections. It seemed like there was more red ink than paper. I felt happy when I saw a 46% on one of the papers... the highest grade I saw. She was truly struggling. Reading over her essays I could see the effort... I saw all the eraser marks. When I got to the back I found multiple sheets of paper that were crumbled and folded into a tiny square. Glancing up at her door, I pulled it out and unfolded it.
When I got to the last fold, I saw in Jessika's handwriting a list of names and dates beside them;
Clarissa Bergson 2035
Jacklin Clerk 2035
Hannah Moral 2036
Paulina Gomez 2036/39
Jasmine Johnston 2036
Mariah Rider 2037/38
Anna Davidson 2037/38
Confused, I opened the papers completely and to my horror I found what they said.
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Jessika POV
Mom knocked again on my door, making me sigh, "You can leave it outside the door."
"Open the door Jessika," she said but her voice was chilling. Curious, I opened the door. I saw my binder across the hall, making me huff. She could have brought it to me. Walking past her, I grab it quickly and move to go back into my room when I see the papers she was holding behind her back.
"Why do you have those? Those are mine... you had no right looking at them!" I gritted out.
"Why didn't you show these to your mother and I?" It was the first time I ever heard her refer to mama as 'mother'. I felt... nervous. She opened one of the letters and read it aloud, "'Jessika, a little birdie told me that you were adopted by two faggots. God says your family is a sin and me and other girls don't want you around. So stay away from us and if you go around telling people we were friends, I'll get my older brother to beat up Jakob.'... 'Jessika, stay the fuck away from Christian. He is my boyfriend and I don't want your disgusting faggot ass near him. Do the greater good and kill yourself!' ... 'Stop telling people we know each other. You're nothing. Just a dumbass that eats pussy... can't wait to see you burn like the faggot you are.' ... 'Fucking drink bleach you bitch.'" I couldn't look at her... but I could feel her eyes burning into my head. "Why did you hide this? Why didn't you tell me? Your mother? Why didn't you tell Jaelynn? Was Jakob aware of this?" She asked.
"Not of the letters," I said, "he saw how others treated me but he never read the letters... don't get mad at him for that... please." I felt tears build in my eyes. This was so embarrassing I was humiliated. Now my family would see how useless I was... that I can't fight my own battles and have people walking all over me.
As I held back my tears, I felt mom hug me. I tightened up, straightening my back and getting all stiff. She squeezed me as tightly as she could, shaking a little, "Why didn't you tell me my love... I would have done something... all these years you've been dealing with this alone... I'm sorry baby... I'm so sorry." As she held me, apologizing... I felt this dam inside me break. I couldn't stay strong anymore... I couldn't pretend and mask my pain. I clung to her, just like I did when I felt and scrapped my knee at six, and cried.
"It's been so hard... I'm so tired mom... I'm so tired of it. Everyone hates me... they want me dead... I hate going to school... I hate being me mom... I hate it so much... I'm so tired of fighting. I don't wanna fight anymore... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," I sobbed on her as she embraced me.
Consoling me... consoling me the way I always wished she would.
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When mom parked the car, I just stared out the window. Today my parents were going to confront the school about the bullying... and I was scared. There was a piece of me that thought it was just going to be worst. That the school would somehow say it was my fault... that I was just overreacting and I was the problem... I was worried nothing would get better and I would just be left in a hotter hell. Mom got out of the car and walked over to mama. They were chatting about what the plan was I bet... but I couldn't even get out of the car. I wasn't going to school today... they only brought me to make a report... but I didn't wanna get out. I wanted to go home and hide from the world.
Suddenly Jakob put his hand on top of mine and said, "I know we aren't on good terms right now but... I'm here for you. You aren't a tiny part of my life Jessi... you're my twin sister and... and my best friend. You can tell me anything and everything... and I will tell you anything and everything... love yah weirdo."
Sniffling I just nodded, "Okay... okay."
He squeezed my hand a couple more times and we climbed out of the car. As we walked over to mama, she quickly rushed over to me, taking me into her arms, "Baby... you're so brave... we're not going to let this continue, you're not dealing with this anymore... I promise."
I nodded, still scared about going in. Then a car pulled in and out came Jaelynn. She too ran up and instead of hugging me and getting all emotional, she came up to me and smiled, "Let's nail those little bitches asses."
Laughing as tears fell, I said, "Let's nail them!"
This is my family... the Meryl family.