I was sitting in my final period before the bell finally rang for us to leave. "FINALLY" I screamed and all eyes were on me. Feeling embarrassed, I blushed, ducking in my seat and waited for everyone to leave. As I was heading to the door, I ran into Veronica who was very excited to see me.
“DEVIN!!!” She screamed as she came running towards me her left leg following her right leg. “Yes, Veronica what is it? OMG is it true you were talking to Nathan?” “Ummm yes how did you know this?” I said my cheeks burning with all shades of red. “Well Duh silly!! I am your best friend I know everything about you.” “Veronica!” I whined and stomped my foot. “Tell me now.” “Oh alright, some kid sitting across from you two saw and told one of my friends who told me.”
“Ohhhh damn high school gossipers, but hey I have to go.” Devin said in an irritating tone, wishing that the high school gossipers would mind their own fucking business and keep to themselves. “I can drive you.” Veronica offered. “No it is okay, I'll walk.” and with that I was gone. As I walking out I ran into what felt like a brick wall. “Oh s-sorry…” I stammered. “Oh Devin it is you, just who I was looking for”, that voice was familiar to me because it was Nathan. I barley looked at him without hugging him.
“Sooo…” I asked trying to stay cool. “Soo…” he returned. “Umm are we gonna walk or do you have a car?” Devin asked, feeling flustered. “I have a car” Nathan smiled, showing his perfect white teeth. ‘Damn is there anything on this boy, that is not perfect?’ Devin thought to himself in a dazed. He leaded me to his car and we got in. He asked me if I wanted to go to his house or mine and I instantly said “YOURS”! Maybe that was a little too fast because he just looked at me with concern, which I returned with me scooting lower in my seat.
I must have dozed off because when one minute I was staring at my knees mumbling to myself and taking glimpses of Nathan and the next I was being shaken by him to wake up. I liked the feeling of his warm hands on my bicep. So I stayed "asleep" a little while longer while he said my name in such a seductive way with that wonderful sexy accent of his.
Finally I decided to wake up after he punched me in the bicep I instantly coward down showing I was awake. He looked at me with sorrow in his eyes and grabbed my hand bringing me to his eye level “I am sorry Amigo, I just got tired of waiting.” He chuckled a little when he heard me whisper the term "dickweed. We got into his house and the first thing I noticed was that it was a fucking castle; so elegant and beautiful like those houses from the stories, only this house was real and I am damn sure not a princess nor a prince. I loved his steps the way the curved going up and into his room the way they shined and you could see yourself. I followed him admiring everything I saw. When we got to his room I saw he had the biggest bed I have ever seen along with an X-Box 360 and a few other game systems I have never seen before. I nudged him, getting his attention he looked at me and spoke in a very seductive voice, “Soo what do you want to do?”
‘Kiss all the air out of your mouth and admire every little bit of you.’ Devin thought, but instead he said…
"Oh anything is fine by me". “Well Right now, I want to get to know you, so sit your culo down and lets chat.” Nathan said as he sat down, he hit the side of the bed as if telling me to hurry up and sit by him. So I did. “So tell me. All about you.” Nathan said, sounding interested in Devin. “Well there isn't much to say, to be truthful. I have a brother name Titus and my parents…” I said that word as hateful as possible, which got me a weird look in return by Nathan. “I don't talk to them much and that is probably the best thing I ever did. We don't really see eye to eye after something that happen long ago”. “Ohh…” he said “what happen.” NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS IS WHAT FUCKING HAPPEN!! I snapped before closing my mouth and looking at him “N-Nathan I-I'm so-sorry.” I said trying not to cry, he picked up his hand and I instantly fell back in horror he put down his hand and extended it to me “Relax, Devin I would never think of hitting you.”
“Y-you wouldn't?” Devin said, trying to calm down. “OF COURSE NOT!!! I don't abuse my friends.” Nathan said, trying to comfort the terrorized young man. “Why are you so... oh” his face fell into a deep frown, anger surrounding his wonderful eyes. “Do they hit you Devin?” Devin didn’t want to confess the truth “Shut up” was all he could say. “DEVIN! Do they hit you?!” “I SAID SHUT UP” as I pushed him tears staining my face. “Shhh shhh don't cry Devin it is okay, everything will be okay.”
NATHAN'S POV***
“Nathan, cariño go help your father get bags from the car.” “OKAY MA!! Hey ma if you go in my room and see a crying boy in my room don't worry.” His mother Adriana looked her son and said “Nathan, you didn't tell me you had another boyfriend what the hell is wrong with you not telling your own mother, you should be ashamed of yourself.” “Ma!” I whined “he is not my boyfriend nor was he ever.” “I think his parents abuse him.” “What?!?!” She practically screamed at me. “Shh, ma he is probably asleep by now his eyes were almost fully closed when you came in.” “What?!?!?!” She said again this time in whisper. “Yea I asked him about his parents and he pushed me away, I lifted up my hand to place on his shoulder and apologize and he practically dove away so I asked him if they hit him and he started crying his eyes out.” After this explanation, my pa came in, “You know, I could have sworn I asked for some help but I guess I am just losing my mind with age.” “Oh hush it Alfonzo, Nathan here is having a problem.” “What kind of problem?” he asked raising his brow. “Well it is just I have a friend upstairs who is crying and I think his parents are abusing him.” “Do you know where they live?” Alfonzo asked, concerned. “No, why?” “So I can kill them.” His father said in a serious tone. “PA!” “What no parent should be abusing their kids.” “You don't kill them for it though.” Nathan said, practically baffled by his father’s response.
“Whatever, I don't trust that kid's parents the SECOND you notice he is hurting you tell me or your mother.” “Nathan it is time I told you a story. When your uncle and I were younger...” he paused as if not wanting to tell me. “Your Grandpa used to abuse us physically and mentally, every day of our lives. It drove me mad to the point where I tried to kill myself, if it was not for your uncle I wouldn't be here and it was all because of your grandfather on your grandpa's deathbed his last words were that he loved me and he was sorry the only thing I could do was hug him and cry. You see Nathan people hate on what they cannot understand and when things get complicated they crumble and become physically and mentally hurtful to people they love. Now I want you to watch out for this boy no matter how much he disapproves of it. Do you understand me?” “Yes sir.” He hugged me and sent me upstairs.
DEVIN'S POV***
“I FUCKING HATE YOU, DAMN HOMO. HOW DARE YOU THINK YOU ARE MY SON YOU ARE A NO GOOD PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT AND ARE NOTHING TO ME AND I MEAN NOTHING!!” “No dad please don't say that please don't why can't you love me.” “Devin, Devin wake up buddy Devin wake up” I looked up to see Nathan; cradling me fear in his eyes wiping away my tears like I did with Titus, whenever he would cry. I started to punch his chest and cry into his neck. My phone went off and I saw that I had a text from Titus that said *Dad want's you home NOW!! :(* I turned off my phone and looked up at him and said I needed to go, he offered to drive me but I refused. It was a 10 minute walk and before I could walk 2 inches into the house, my dad had me on the wall; breathing hard with hatred in his eyes. My heart began pounding as he started yelling in my face, “WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU!!” “I-I was…” “I SAID WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU!!” “I AM TRYING TO FUCKING ANSWER YOU ASSHOLE!!” my face instantly started to hurt and I could taste blood inside my mouth. “WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU!!” “A-a Friend’s…” “LIAR!!” another hard slap “I SAID WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU!!” “A FRIEND’S HOUSE!!” “STOP FUCKING LYING YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS!!” this time it was not a slap, but a punch the blood in my mouth spilling out just on the lip “I DO TOO HAVE FRIENDS!!” I spat, he slammed me into the wall busting it my back shooting me with intense pain. “DAD STOP HURTING HIM!!!” Titus said tear staining his face and with seconds I was on the ground and my dad was gone Titus ran to me and just cried.
“Shhh Titus don't cry everything will be okay I promise you.” Devin tried to comfort his brother “Why does he hate you so much? You didn't do anything to him.” “I ask myself the same thing Titus” I said this afraid to tell my brother I was gay. The thought of him hating me as well killed me. I could lose everyone in this world as long as I had my little brother. He is the most important thing in my life at the moment and I won't let anything change that. I limped to my room slowly stripped to my boxers I kept my shirt on not being able to pick up my arms and went into a deep slumber.