TW: THIS STORY WILL CONTAIN SELF HARM, EATING DISORDER, AND WILL ALSO CONTAIN ABUSE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Nini and Ricky just had an amazing winter break together, but now they had too head back too school. Going back they figure out what the next...
These last couple of days, my dad has been keeping a very close eye on me. Ever since he had found I how I cope with things, he has been basically stuck too my side when ever I was at home. So when the weekend ended and it was time for me too go back too school he wasn't really that enthusiastic about it. But after he realized he didn't really have much of a choice, he decided that driving me too school would at least give us more time together. So as soon as we got too the front of the school I quickly said goodbye too my dad, saying that I had rehearsals tonight. Nodding his head in acknowledgement, he then told me too have a good day, right before I slammed the door and took off running towards the school.
Don't get me wrong I love my dad, and I don't mind spending time with him, but after he found out about my self harm, the rest of the weekend we were together. So once we pulled up too the school, of course I tried too leave the car as soon as possible. Putting on my best fake smile I continued walking towards the school. After wandering the halls for a couple minutes, I ran into Ashlynn and Big Red walking towards English, which I have with them. So as I walked up behind them I threw my arm around the two of them, separating them, which just made the two of them laugh. After a couple minutes we had made it too our class, so I walked my usual seat in the back corner as they both sat up front next too each other. Finally once I was settled in my seat I let my true emotions show, already exhausted from hiding them for only a couple minutes. Silently I sit there for the rest of the class, throwing my headphones in as I quickly finished the work sheets. After the sheet was finished my thoughts drifted too my mom trying too take me too Chicago, and what that would mean. As my thoughts thought more and more about the idea my anxiety started too raise, and my knee subconsciously started too bounce.
By the time the bell rang it felt like my heart was going too explode out of my chest. So not event paying attention too my fiends I walked out of the classroom and headed towards my next class, PE. Fortunately I never really talked too anyone in this class, so I just had too keep my head down and try and calm my nerves. Luckily today they just let all the classes that were in PE have a free day, so I walked over and sat against the wall, relatively close too the doors. But as I sat down the feel of anxiety and loneliness settled over me as I watched all the people walk around the gym with there friends. My breathing became short and ragged, while my heart felt as if it was breaking through my chest.
As I sat there I drifted further and further away from reality, and just as I was about too slip away, someone sat in front of me. They had short black hair, with blue eyes, eyes thats I feel like I know. As they sat there staring at me their mouth kept moving but no sound came out. Then slowly they reached there hand out and grabbed mine, and began rubbing circles on the back of my hand. At first I flinched away scared of what might happen, but he just kept on rubbing circles on the back of my hand, until I could hear his voice. He was telling me too count with him as he started counting down from 100. "100, 99, 98, 97, 96" I then cut him off and did as he instructed "ninet..tty fi..vve, ninet...tty fffoo..uur, ninety tttwoo." This continued as we both counted together until we got too around 70, and my breathing was finally under control. Finally I stopped counting and leaned my head against the wall focusing on my breathing, while he continued too rub my hand reassuringly. After a couple minutes of silence between us, I sat up and looked down at my lap embarrassed from what just happened whispering a thank you too him. As I looked up he had a smile on his face as he just nodded his head in acknowledgment before writing something on a slip of paper and slipping it into my bag. Then patting my shoulder he got up and walked away as if nothing happened, but something happened, I felt it, and it wasn't just a panic attack.
Mike Bowens POV
After getting home from dropping Ricky off I started getting ready for work. So I quickly threw on my work uniform, before grabbing my cap and heading towards the front door. Just as I was about too open the door there was a nock on it, confused I opened it too find a man in a suit stand there. "Mike Bowen?" he ask me. I told him that was correct, which he just frowns and hands me papers "you have been served." Stunned I quickly open the envelope of papers he gave me and found a paper stating that non other then Lynn was suing me for custody of our son. Dumbfounded I closed the door not saying a word as I started looking through the papers. She didn't want just visitation, she wanted full custody of our son, that I had been raising with out her for almost a 3 years now. She would come back every couple months and check in, but thats not what a parent is. I was there when Nini broke up with him, I was there after ever rehearsal, I was there too take him too the emergency room when he fell off his skate board trying too do a trick. I was there for it all, while Lynn was in Chicago.
After I read over the papers for a couple minutes I looked at the time and realized that I was going too be late if I didn't leave now. So I quickly grabbed my bag and cap before head out the door and starting up my car. Thankfully the lights were on my side today, and I got green the whole way too the building, actually getting me there a couple minutes early. Sighing I quickly put my cap on and grabbed my bag before walking towards my post I'm always stationed at. Then after setting my stuff in its cubby I straightened out my uniform and began checking all the usually check points as I walked the usual path I did. As I kept a close look out for anything suspicious my mind began too drift too what had happened. I would never think that Lynn was the type of person too try and take there kid from a place they are happy in. Or at least I used too think that he was happy in, but lately now I'm not so sure.
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As soon as I pulled up too the school I saw Ricky walking out with the theater gang, as I like too call them. Smiling I watched as he walked a little closer too one of the kids, but I didn't really know which one he was. But before I could think about it too much Ricky had opened the door of the car, waving too his friends before getting in and closing the door. After he had gotten in he looked over at me as he started too fidget with his hands. Sigh I just let him be for now until we got home, knowing that there was more then one thing we had too talk about. So once we got home we both walked inside, and as he started heading towards his room I sighed and told him "Ricky we need too talk about some things. You can go put your stuff away but then I need you too come back down stairs." Nodding his head, he silently went up stairs leaving me alone too think about how I was going too tell him all the news.
Once he came back down stairs I lead him over too the couch and asked him too sit down, which he did, not meeting my eyes. Not wanting too keep it from him any longer I started talking. "Ricky there are a couple things we need too talk about. First off, we don't really have that much stuff anymore with your mom gone and all so I've made arrangement too put the house up for sale. The place I found is only a couple miles away so you will still be going too East High, we will just be living in a apartment. Second, today after I had dropped you off at school and came home a man came too the door. When I opened it the man, who is your moms lawyer, gave me paper that said she is taking me too court for custody of you. Now I want you too know that I'm not giving you up without a fight, and I want you here with me." Sighing I looked down waiting for him too say something but he just sat there silently taking it all in, till he finally said "Is that all?" Shaking my head I sighed and said "I know you don't want too talk about it but we need too talk about this weekend, and what exactly happened. To make sure we both are clear on the situation. But we can save that talk for later, okay?"
Ricky's POV
Nodding my head I got up and gave my dad a hug before running up stairs towards my room. As I went too put my bag in isn't usual spot a small piece of paper fell of out the side pocket. Opening my eyes widened remembering what happened early today. Sighing I pulled out my phone and started typing in the number, before sending a text.
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Smiling down at my phone I turn it off before throwing my bag back in its spotting and jumping onto my bed. Laying down I try and process all the information I had learned just in the last week. Nini was leaving for YAC so we would have a long distance relationship, I had yet another lead role this year when I'm still new too theater, Im going too have too go too court with my parents so a judge can decide the parent I will get too live with, then there was the big secret that my dad now knows about. The secret that no one knew about for over a year, until now. Sighing I close my eyes and fall asleep quite quickly.
*I don't know how custody battles are set up so I made something up, don't hate please.*
