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2021-04-02 12:13:42I looked down at the ground knowing that they are a different type of people then the ones I used to hang out with and they don’t seem reckless as the type of friends Chris hangs out with.
“How about Luis?” Karen said as she nudged at Jennifer. “You would love that.”
“Oh, no, I doubt he would come…” Jennifer said as she blushed.
“Luis? That guy from the volleyball team too?” Brian asked. “He seems a bit weird.”
“You hardly even know him,” Fernando tells Jennifer.
“Luis is a really nice person. You just need to get to know him better.” I cut in. “He taught me to play volleyball and he really didn’t have to do that.”
“See, if Michael says he’s a good person then you guys better give him a chance,” Jennifer said and glanced over giving me a soft smile.
We continued walking as they changed the conversation a
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I almost smiled as I turned to him and he looked back. “Also, Elliot is my boyfriend,’’ I added in.Luis’s face slowly changed to surprise as he turned to see Elliot on the court before turning to me, “What?” he said, surprised. “I didn’t think he was...”I shrugged my shoulders. “I was surprised too because I confessed knowing that he’s straight,” I tell him. “I wasn’t expecting a response and I didn’t think you’ll be more surprised by that news than what we just talked about.”“You confessed first?” He asked.I nodded as I pressed my lips together. “Yeah,” I said and glanced at him for a second feeling shy again. “Is it too much? I haven’t told anyone all this besides Elliot.”“It’s not like it’s too much… I mean, it is because you’ve obviously been traumatized by so many th
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We were quiet for a while as we continued to watch the game and it ended a lot faster compared to Luis’s match. Elliot’s varsity team won the game and Luis had to leave to regroup with his teams to help clean the court. I watched him leave as I sat there quietly wondering if I should go outside to wait for him or just stand near the front door of the gym until they tell me I can’t be here anymore. I was about to get up when I saw Elliot’s brother walking over towards me and I slowly moved to sit down feeling shy if he was coming to introduce himself. He wouldn’t come towards me without Elliot, right?“Hi,” I heard from beside me and I glanced overseeing Jason.“Oh, Jason, right? Elliot’s brother?” I said as I stood up quickly reaching a hand out to shake.He smiled softly, shaking hands, “Yes, and I’m assuming your Michael?” he asks me.“Yeah…” I said, awkward
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Jason looked at us both before leaning against the table, “So what is it between you guys?” he asks us.“What?” Elliot asked, sounding a little hesitant.“Oh, come on, it’s pretty obvious,” he said.“Is it?” I asked, blushing slightly.“We’re dating.” Elliot blurts out and I glanced at him then to his brother. “We have been for a while and I was actually going to tell you today.”Jason didn’t say anything for a second before sitting back, “I didn’t know you were gay.” he said.“Well, I guess you can say bisexual,” Elliot said and he cleared his throat. “It was something I never thought I felt until recently.”I didn’t know what to say so I started quietly.“Have you told our parents?” he asked Elliot.“No,” he answered shortly. “I haven’t really come
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I’m still taken by surprise because he’s never been passionate like this before and there’s nothing wrong with it, but I’m still feeling cautious with every movement he makes. He moved closer to me, slowly laying back down, and I raised one of my hands to cup along the side of his jaw as he continued to kiss me. At the moment it felt so nice to be able to wake up and have someone besides me, even in an empty home, that now it was more comforting. I saw him move over me and I felt his hands brushing along my neck to my shoulder and for a second I couldn’t see his face like it was becoming a blur.My mind suddenly went to wanting this to stop as I suddenly had a hard time breathing and I saw this dark shadow over me giving me this terrifying feeling in the pit of my stomach. I'm trying not to remember and confuse myself from the past to the present, but it was so hard to ignore when I could recall the memories like it just happened yesterday. Ellio
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“Were you always worried about that?”“Yeah… Especially when I’m not having my good days because I feel like I’m not worth being around with or you’ll get fed up with me,” I told him and I sighed heavily. “I get fed up with myself sometimes.”“If I was ever tired of it, as you call it, I would have left a long time ago.” He tells me.I didn’t say anything as I listened to him and after some time I sat up as I moved closer to the waterfall. Elliot watched from where he sat as I leaned over to running my fingers through the water and stayed there for a while now a little lost in thought; it felt cool and refreshing as I moved my hand under the water. It was nice being able to talk through with him and just hearing his words as he tried to understand me. I glanced over at Elliot and he was still watching me before I went back over to him as I wondered a few things.“You don&
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“Michael!”I paused hearing my name and I can feel my hand gripping on the end of Elliot's shirt afraid to turn around.“I hear you're visiting your dad again.” He said, hearing him walking over to me. “You should have told me and visited. When are you coming back again?”I kept myself looking away and hearing him say that was making me tremble, “Who told you that?” I asked, curiously.“My friends spotted you when you were out with your dad. Everyone remembers you,” he said in a tone that I couldn’t distinguish.Elliot wrapped an arm around me to pull me closer to him. “I’m sorry, but we have somewhere to be,” Elliot said, pulling me to walk with him.Chris looked from Elliot to me, “I’ll see you next time.”We walked quickly away from the pier and once I saw that we were off the boardwalk I felt myself starting to hyperventilate. I f
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“You want me there when you tell her?” He asks me.I shook my head, “No, I should be alone when I do. We never really talked about Chris… She only knows what my therapist told her, but we briefly talked about what happened.”Elliot thought about this before turning back to me. “Alright. And you’ll call me after you talk to her?” he asked.I nod and I closed my eyes again. “Yeah, I promise.”Elliot didn’t say any more as I felt his arms holding me close again and I started falling asleep after a while once I was able to clear my mind from the nightmare. By morning, I woke up looking around for a second to see that I was by myself and I was thankful that I didn’t have another nightmare waking me up again. I still couldn’t believe that I ran into Chris at the pier, that he approached me, and saw that dark look in his face that always haunted me. I covered my face as I sighed heavi
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“Don’t ever show yourself to him…”Elliot was confused for a second before realizing what I was saying. “Why?” he asked.“I don’t want him to know about you if we ever see him again. I don’t want him to know anything about me.” I tell him.Elliot sighed, “Alright. But I don’t think anything else will happen if you see Chris again.”“Nothing will happen because that would be the last time we’ll ever see him,” I said as I grabbed his phone again and looked through his pictures.Elliot looked at me as I tried to ignore him and he sighed quietly. “We both know that we don’t know that for sure,” he tells me. “If I go with you or not to visit your dad, there is a possible chance that Chris would randomly show up or you can see him in the streets.”I didn’t say anything as I went through his playlist now and I didn&rs
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We spent some time holding onto each other until it started to feel cold now that the sun was going down and the wind got a little stronger. I put on my shoes and then helped Elliot clean the blanket before making our way to the car. Elliot was asking what I would be interested in eating, maybe trying to help me be in the mood to have something filling, but I wasn’t too sure how much I could intake. I agreed with something as simple as pizza and we took it home, where my mom was waiting for us. There was this awkward silence around the table; I felt like Elliot wanted to talk with my mom and report about our day, always privately counseling her. I was barely able to finish two slices before putting my plate in the sink and I gave them their time as I excused myself to change my clothes. I washed my feet since it was dirty from stepping on the wet sand and when I came back to my room, Elliot was lying down on my bed. I didn't say anything as I grabbed a new pair of socks and moved to
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“Michael?” Elliot asked, wanting me to reply to his statement.“I’m listening,” I whispered, turning to look at him and thinking more about his words.“I don’t want you to be upset with yourself or to have any guilty conscience. It was just… I’m trying to inform you that this is also substance abuse or could even lead to it and you’ve used both alcohol and drugs in the past. This is aside from the fact that your friends pressured you to drink, if they continue with this, then you will blindly harm yourself in the long run. I’m actually surprised that you didn’t have that thought and it’s concerning.” Elliot tells me and it felt me speechless.I looked up at the sky and noticed the sun was beginning to set. “Can we not talk about this anymore?” I asked him.“I’m only telling you from the way I view it and I care about you. I don’t know how much you’ve explained to Doctor Brown about the situation, but with your reaction, it seemed like this is something that you haven’t made yourself a
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We both didn’t say anything as Elliot kept his focus on the road and I kept my eyes out the window seeing the view change. I always enjoy seeing the beach view and maybe being out would be a nice breather like he suggested. It took a bit of time for Elliot to find parking and we made our way over to an area that was less crowded. Now that we’re near summer, it was a nice day to be at the beach and it wasn’t so hot that I had to take off my sweater. As always, Elliot took out a blanket from the trunk of his car like he’s always prepared and we laid it out after we found a nice spot away from the pier. It felt like we were the only people on the beach, giving me this secure feeling.“Are you sure that you’re not hungry?” Elliot asked after noticing the time. “I’ll eat after we are done here,” I said while looking over the ocean view and seeing the water shining from the sunlight.“But you like to stay here for hours,” Elliot retorts and tilts his head to look at me closer.I shrugged m
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I sat up suddenly and felt my hands shaking, knowing I’d woken up from another nightmare. Why was this one real compared to the other one I had? Why did I remember something from the past that I was able to forget? No, I’m going to forget about it again like it never happened. I don’t want more memories from the past to resurface and affect me like before. It took me a moment to remember that I was in my bedroom and I reached a hand out to the spot beside me. I didn’t feel Elliot's hand and looked over to see his side of the bed empty. I tried to stay calm as I looked around my room trying to figure out if he had left while I was sleeping, but that wouldn’t be something that Elliot would do. “Elliot?” I called out in a small voice. Did he go home? No, he said that he was going to stay for a while and wasn’t going to leave without telling me. I tried not to feel overwhelmed as I pulled the covers off and checked the restroom, hoping he was in there. I stepped out to the hallway, hear
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I closed my eyes, trying to get comfortable, and it felt easier to fall asleep with Elliot beside me. At least I know he is here supportively and he chose to stay the night because he wanted to; not just to watch over me out of spite. Even if he was here to comfort me and nothing more, I’m thankful he let me lean on him, even if it’s only for tonight. I opened my eyes, wanting a little peek, and he looked like he was already sound asleep; maybe he was already tired before coming to pick me up. There was something I wanted to ask him about our relationship, but I was also afraid to hear the answer, or I was only hoping for an answer that I wanted to hear. I turned over, away from him, and closed my eyes, knowing I was only trying to distract myself from sleeping. For a while, I could hear the soft breathing coming from Elliot, and hearing him was a nice reminder that I wasn’t alone. A sudden flashing light disturbed me and I raised a hand trying to block it; maybe I left the blinds op
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Chapter 17When we entered the house, I went to the kitchen and decided I needed my anxiety pill. “Do you want something to drink?” I asked him.“Water is fine,” He answered.I grabbed two bottles of water and handed them to him as we moved to sit on the couch. “You really don’t mind staying?” I asked him.Elliot took the bottle of water and had a small sip, “I don’t mind.”I moved to lean against the armrest and face him as we sat on the long couch. “Before I called you, I was in the guest room trying to relax but I was going through both panic attacks and anxiety,” I told him while looking down at the bottle of water. “All those feelings came to me that I began to doubt myself... Every time I see Chris, alarm bells go off in my head and my body yells that I need to leave. Runaway, hide, or find a way to disappear.”Elliot reached out to hold my wrist and the touch grabbed my attention, “And now your home, far away from him. Remember that he’s not going to hurt you here.”“Come on, E
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I looked into the living room, and I saw Ally on the ground playing with her toys while Caesar sat beside her, looking down at his phone. “When did she wake up?” I asked.He looked up and put his phone away, “About ten minutes ago… You look worse.”I moved to sit on the floor with them and Ally crawled over to me. “I called Elliot and he’s going to come by,” I told him and put Ally on my lap with her stuffed bear. “Is it okay if you wait until he gets here?”“Yeah,” He nodded as he reached into his pocket and handed me a paper. “They want you to call this number and you can tell them what happened. It’s Chris’s probation officer and they said that he will get a fine after breaking his restraining order.”I looked down at the paper, “A fine? That’s it?” I asked him.“Since he didn’t do anything, there isn’t much they can do besides that, and if he had done something, they could have him in jail for over six months,” Caesar said, leaning back to rest against the couch.“But that sounds
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