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chapter 3

Saylor Gray

Flashback.

I was riding my bike with my pitch-black hair dancing with the wind and my eyes focus on the path ahead. I felt a rush of adrenaline as I raced through the streets excited to meet Ixion.

Ixion is like my getaway my escape from the constant arguments my sister and my parents have. I know when she turns 18 which is soon our parents are kicking her out leaving me alone with them and that thought petrifies me.

My Parents think we are a waste of space they have always made that clear with the times they will compare me and my sister to other people our age. They have occasionally hurt us but to me its normal now that I can't bring myself to cry or be upset with the bruise, they sometimes give me or the handprints that burn into my skin. One thing that will forever haunt me is the scar imprinted on my back by my mother that will forever remind me, I will never be enough for my parents. I will never meet their expectations and they will always find a flaw within me no matter what I do.

Carson my sister will never get over it, she tries to act strong for me but she doesn't know that I hear her sniffling and feel her pain when she cries under her covers trying to muffle her cries. My parent's words affect her so much but she tries so hard to be strong for me and I will forever be grateful for that.

I always have the urge to comfort her but I know Carson. She will just bottle up her feelings and stop crying and that isn't healthy. I never had a proper childhood where my parents pick me up and hug me and ask about my day instead, I had to grow up and walk myself home ever since year 5 where we were allowed to go home by ourselves with our parents' permission but of course like always I was the "parent" who signed my permission slips.

Now I'm in year 10 and turned 15 2 months ago.It's hard knowing my sister is going to get kicked out soon and I won't have any support from her as my GSCE's are next year but I overheard my parents wanting to kick me out with her. Fear immediately washed over me as my face turned a ghost pale colour when I heard this. I can't move it's an important year for me how are we going to manage without my stupid selfish parents.

Finally entering the corner of an alleyway, I put my bike down and ran into the forest to my and Ixion's meet up spot. Ixion was sitting on the ground in front of the ladder that leads to the treehouse we both built together to distract ourselves from the shit we were going through. Now four years later it's still strong enough for 2 teenagers who are going growing.

"Hey" Ixion's greets me with a small smile and I immediately can tell somethings wrong. Although Ixion doesn't smile much except small smiles which are strangely only around me and some of his football mates the small smile still reaches to his eyes yet this smile doesn't.

"Hey sageyyyy what's wrong?" I playfully tease hoping to at least make him give me a real smile.

"Do not call me that Gray you know I hate my middle name" he grumbled "and I'm fine nothing is wrong." Obviously lying since he can't look me in the eye.

"Mhm yup and pigs are flying right now," I say with sarcasm

"Oh, wow really didn't know that could happen, must be some cool magic," he replied with equal sarcasm and rolling his eyes.

"Fine, I won't force you. Let's just sit my legs are sore-"

"Are they now?" He interrupted wiggling his eyebrows I don't get how he does that I look so stupid when doing it.

"You moron it was because I rode my bike here duh"

"Hm yeah, your right. Your virgin ass could never" he replied amused with my gapping expression.

I hit his chest with my hand and a chuckle erupted from his chest. I smiled this warm fuzzy feeling taking over me as I knew I made him laugh.

We sat next to each other in the silence finding comfort in each other's presence.

"I and my uncle had another argument about Rose today" He whispered that I almost didn't catch what he said.

Ixion and his uncle never got along and that's because his uncle was a straight-up dick. Ever since Ixions parents died in a car crash which took a while for him to tell me after we met, he always had this hatred towards his uncle and I don't blame him.

His uncle is sly and cunning, the man owned a multi-million company and the only reason he took Ixion and rose in his care was so Ixion could take over his company when he retires. Ixion had no choice since he had to do this for rose one of the main reasons he is living right now.

"He won't even let Rose go to school she is fucking 10. The online school doesn't even do shit for her. She needs to meet and talk to people and experience things. The only time she goes out is with me and we barely go out, since that dick always wants me at the company, that isn't healthy Saylor. I just don't know what to do"

"Hey, it's okay. Have you tried blackmailing him as he does to you?" I suggested. I shouldn't say that to him but Rose is a sweetheart with such a pure mind I met her countless times and it looked like I was a breath of fresh air for her. She needs friends she needs to experience a real childhood where she can have fun.

"That's a good idea" he muses

He grabs my hand and squeezes. One of the things he likes to do when he is stressed which is weird because he doesn't like peoples touches.

I feel sparks run through my veins but ignore it because I know whatever my feelings are it will ruin our bond so I lean on his shoulder and smile up at him.

For once feeling complete safe not paranoid. 

Authors note:

hii to whoever is reading!

i highly suggest you search how to pronounce Ixions name and Saylor is obviously sailor.

I've been really into slowed songs so i added one that kind of fits this chapter but i hope you enjoyed reading this!

Have a lovely day and don't forget to smile x