de·vo·tion
/d??vōSH(?)n/
noun
A word or a phrase expressing love or affection.
Madison Sofia Dempsey- AKA Maddy. She is 16 years old. She is the adopted daughter of Karen and George Dempsey, the older sister to May Dempsey, and the younger sister...
"Holy shit, you guys." Jess says as she looks at Alex's threat and mine
"Yeah." I say as Monty sits down beside me
"You got one too?" Monty asks Alex
"Yeah." Alex says
"Jess, too." I say
"Who's doing this? Hey, can you tell whose handwriting?" Jess asks as she holds the target up
"Jesus, put it down." Alex says as he takes the target from her and folds it back up
"Sorry. I just...I'm really sorry, you guys." Jess says
"So, you're not alone in this." Alex says
"Sorry I said that. That was really shitty, I'm just--this is just a lot." Jess says before my phone vibrates
"Oh, Jeff needs help with an English paper. I'll see you guys later." I say as I stand up from the table
"Love you." I say as I peck the top of Monty's head
-3 Days Later-
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"In your brother's testimony earlier today it was revealed he had a sexual relationship with Hannah. Were you aware of this relationship?" The school's lawyer asks
"I was, yes." I say
"Who told you? Was it Hannah or your brother?" She asks
"Both of them." I say
"Did they both tell you when it ended?" She asks
"Just Hannah did." I say
"And what was your reaction to the breakup?" She asks
"I was pissed off." I say
"Why? Because your brother ended it?" She asks
"No. Because of why he ended it. He loved her and he broke her heart because he didn't want his stupid ass friends to make fun of him. But we're kids. We make mistakes." I say
"You said we." She says
"What?" I ask confused
"Just now. You said we. What mistake did you make?" She asks
"My mistake? My mistake was not seeing that my best friend was in pain." I say before she hands me a piece of paper
"This is Hannah's cellphone records from the Summer before she killed herself. You sent each other hundreds of messages. What was so important about that summer? She was obviously hurting by that point. So what was so important that summer that you didn't see she was suicidal?" She asks causing tears to form in my eyes
"That was the summer my dad died." I say as tears fall from my eyes
