I'm here. || Karlnap

14

TW's: being kicked out of the house idk if this is a trigger

I got home and saw my parents and sister sitting down at the dining table. "Hi!" I called out, taking off my shoes and walking toward the stairs. 

"Karl! You're home! Come, sit down." my mom said as my dad motioned to a chair.

"Uh, okay." I said reluctantly, dropping my school bag on the floor and walking toward them. 

"Well." My mom started. "Me and your dad are going on a trip for about two weeks, we're leaving in two days though." 

"Oh, okay." I said, surprised at that it was happening so soon. 

"But, we are leaving tomorrow morning to stay in a hotel so that we will be closer to the airport. Mica and Arlo are going to go stay with grandma, and we wanted to give you the option to go with them or stay here alone." 

I thought for a second, mean old grandma, or, Nick. "I can stay alone." I said with a big smile. 

"Are you sure?" my dad said. 

"Yep!" I reassured. 

"Okay! We'll leave some stuff in the freezer for you and I'll leave a little money if you want to order pizza or something." I nodded. 

"Thank you!" I said, running up the stairs and getting my phone, opening it and finding Nick's contact. 

Nick <3

Me > my parents are going out of town for like 2 weeks :D

Me > and my sisters are staying with my grandmaaa

Nick > can you come over? please?

Me > i'll be there in a minute :)

I drove the 15 minutes to Nick's house quickly and when I got there I knocked on the door, Nick opened it and pulled me into a hug. 

"Hey." I said, wrapping my arms around his waist and smiling. 

I heard him sniffle and I pulled back, looking at his face. "What's wrong?" I asked, kissing his nose. I saw tears running down his face and I put his head on my shoulder and I rubbed his back soothingly. 

"My dad found out I was trying to quit football and he kicked me out. He-" He choked out his sentence but couldn't finish from the lob sob that escaped his mouth. 

"It's okay, you can stay with me, okay?" 

I picked him up off my shoulder and held him by the back of his neck, making him look in my eyes. "I'm here for you." 

He nodded and I gave him a thin lipped smile. "Come, we can get your stuff and then we can go to my house." 

He nodded again and went inside, leading me to his room. He got his stuff from his room and closet quickly and packed it into a bag. I stood in his doorway and watched as he tried to keep himself together. 

When he was done packing up his stuff I grabbed his hand in mine, going back out the door. 

He got in the car and slumped over on the seat, looking out the window. 

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We got to my house and I walked him to my room, his cheeks were still wet but there weren't tears in his eyes anymore. I grabbed his stuff from his hands and placed it on the floor, leading him over to my bed. He laid down on a pillow and I laid down next to him, moving his head so it was on my chest. I closed my arms tightly around his body and one hand went to his head, massaging his head. "You can stay here as long as you need." I whispered.