Now they know

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Apologies if there are mistakes... I haven't had as much time to review this chapter as I would like. I may go back and edit later if needed.


I stood at the door, staring blankly at my mother, and at Kai, who had turned to look at me. My hands were shaking. I had heard everything they had said from the moment my mother screamed.

She knows... Kai knows... This is really really bad.

She searched my room. I didn't even know I left that bottle under there. What else did she find? She knows I'm gay? Did Jason call and tell my mother to keep an eye on me? How else would she know about my self harm?

I felt tears welling up in my eyes seeing Kai's shocked face. I couldn't breathe. I began hyperventilating. Everything is ruined, nothing is going to be okay, nothing.

"Hey Lloyd." Nya said kindly, carefully.

For some reason, that broke me. Panic shot through my heart.

I just want to sleep, why did this have to happen?

Misako was glaring at me. I shrunk back under her stare.

"Lloyd?" Kai asked tentatively. Hearing him say my name like that, so carefully, made another silent tear roll down my face. I felt pain shoot across my chest. I gasped for air.

I'm dying.

Kai rushed over to me. "Hey it's okay, it's fine, everything will be fine." He went to hug me but stopped just before he did, a conflicted look on his face. I couldn't move. I was frozen as my mother glared at us. My breath quickened as I felt another jab of pain, this time in my stomach.

No it isn't fine. Nothing is fine.

She will report me, I'm going to get locked up, I'm so stupid.

"This isn't fine! Misako growled, mirroring my thoughts and making me jump. I saw a crumpled and torn magazine on the ground where Kai had been standing a moment ago. My blood ran cold. My eyes fixated on the ground in front of me. I should run. I should leave.

I'm all alone now.

I can't breathe.

At this point I became aware of just how much I was shaking. I tried to steady myself. It wouldn't stop.

Something is wrong with me.

"Why did you have those drugs Lloyd?" She demanded. "I hope there is a reasonable explanation. Did you take them from some villain you were fighting? Did you-"

Everyone is going to leave me, they hate me. Everyone hates me. They all know, everyone knows...

She let out a scream as a streak of fire barreled towards her and crashed into the floor beside her, barely missing her.

"Kai, watch what you are doing!" Nya shrieked. Instantly using her power to spray water at the flames that had just hit the floor.

"Shut up." Kai hissed at Misako. The rage in his voice was like nothing I'd ever heard. "Shut up and get out."

"Fine! But if my son kills himself, I hold you responsible! When Wu gets back I'll talk to him! Maybe he can talk some sense to you all!" she glared.

The words hit me so hard.

If he kills himself.   I stared around at my friends shocked faces.

They all hate me.

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