Distorted (Complete)

17.☕

I sat in the booth in front of Carlos with a cup of peach tea, it was 7:40 already getting a shade darker, I'd called Zach to come get me at 8:50 earlier so I won't have to walk home. I sipped my tea then cleared my throat at the lost boy in the window who eventually snapped of of his daze.

"So he's not your boyfriend, huh?" He looked at me then back out of the window.

"Nope." I took another sip.

"I'm soo... Stupid!" He hit himself in the forehead hard then scratched his head," he... He lied, he told me you ditched me that night to sleep with Zach... I thought you cheated on me..." He sighed.

"I'm not that easy nor a cheater but I did accidentally kiss him." He was silent for a second.

"I know what you did Tonio..." His head was down and he made circles on the table with his finger.

"What? What do you mean?" He looked up at me and smirked.

"Summer camp... You broke up with him for me , I had a feeling that one day I'd ask you out eventually and I knew you barely remember most of the things that happened back then... But when Zach came back I knew he'd come back for you actually the whole team knew and you didn't even notice. He loves you, what you guys had... that will never be us or you with any other guy, he wants you and only you and you know deep down inside you do too you're just scared to let him in." I stirred my tea slowly and diverted my eyes from his.

"So what happened? Why are you here? You following me now?" I asked taking in the view out on the other side of the window, the many lights different colors and shapes.

"I got kicked off the team today, your team and mines voted me off, Shane got me addicted to a drug that I happened to me allergic to so I was in the hospital awhile throwing up, not eating and I lost a lot of my weight, when I got better Trent visited me with his fist then left, I was a jerk to him I know... Two days before all that I was in a car accident. I'm a disaster." I almost felt sorry for him.

"Well aren't we all... breaks over got to go." I stood with my cup of tea in hand then took a sip before walking off. Sorry wouldn't fix our relationship and he knew that you could see it in his eyes along with a small piece of hope.

I was finally able to mop the rest of the store after I finished clearing and cleaning tables, only two minutes left in my shift, Carlos had eventually left some time before, Zach was already here waiting out in his truck, I put all the cleaning supplies away and then walked to the back of the cafe to clock out and wash my hands.

"I'll see you after school tomorrow Allen." I said before walking out the front door, he waved goodbye then finish writing in some binder he had near the register.

Zach had already opened the door for me, I guess he saw me coming. It was really cold out, cold to the point where you could see your breath. I quickly got into the truck and closed the door, I looked at the backseat to find Juan snoring softly hugging one of his adventure time plushies with a white uniform sitting next to him.

"What's that?" I tapped Zach and pointed at the uniform.

"He wasn't old enough for the karate class so I told him I'll teach him but he still wanted the GI so I bought it for him, spent the whole day at the center ain't eat yet though, he wanted to wait for you but we did get ice cream. But I'm going to sneek him in the class though." He said resting his head on the steering wheel, he looked as if he'd been crying.

"What's wrong?" I reach out to rub his back to comfort him but when I touched him he winced and gripped the wheel tighter.

"My brother and my dad..." He turned on the light inside of the car, The back of his white shirt was sweaty, blood and half burnt, " I just wanted to check in with my aunt before I came and got you and there he was on the couch roasting the iron, Blake tried to stop'em and got hit in the chest and he got me in the back again. He wants me back home before Christmas or I'll get a eighth." I thought about what he meant by eighth for a second then I remembered the six Brands, he pulled his shirt over his head revealing seven brands shaped as a circle with and "H" in the middle, there were three on each side his left and right and a fresh one in the middle creating a big H on his back. The flesh was brunt and blistered and also bleeding, it was right on his spine.