2 Months Earlier

Kim looked at each of her friends in the eyes. "Promise we'll tell each other everything?" She said. The boys around her nodded. She looked at Milton, "Even if it's a secret girlfriend?" The boys nodded again.

Present Day

Jack stared off at the wall during lunch. "Jack, what's going on?" Kim questioned.

Jack quickly shook his head. "Nothing, nothing." He muttered. He rubbed the back of his head and winced, but tried to cover it up before anyone noticed. But Kim did.

"Jack, what's wrong with your head?" She asked pressing Jack.

"I said nothing!" Jack exclaimed then got up and quickly walked out of the room. He wasn't to be seen the rest of the day.

The little bell over the dojo door dinged sweetly in the middle of class. Everyone stopped to stare.

"Jack?" Milton asked, a little disbelieving that his absent friend finally appeared in the middle of class.

"I just came to get my stuff." He said, and headed towards his locker. Kim got out of her ready stance.

"Jack what's going on?" She asked, quickly clearing the space between them.

"Nothing," He said once again, "Well, actually I'm quitting karate." A group of surprised looks greeted Jack once he turned around after collecting his stuff. Jerry quickly collected himself and put his arm around Jack, who flinched.

"Dude, bro, wassup?" He said in his light and easy tone, "We made a totally swag promise, and you're not keeping it! What happened, man?"

Jack glanced briefly at each of his friends. "I can't keep that promise." He said quietly before running out of the dojo, tears threatening his eyes.

The next couple weeks were no better. Whenever Kim, or anyone else, tried to approach Jack, he either turned and walked away or completely ignored them altogether.

Over the next month, his friends stopped trying to even go near him.

After that, he and Kim pretty much hated each other while the guys never talked to Jack.

If only they knew Thought Jack as he rubbed the back of his head. He winced, like always, and took some pain relievers. Everyone moved out of his way when he passed. Everyone knew he had been in a fight with his friends. Everyone knew he wasn't talking to anyone.

Everyone knew something was wrong.