A Wish

Chapter 4 - Bullies

*TRIGGER WARNING*

Offensive slurs, physical harassment (bullying)

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Andrew's POV:

The week dragged on relatively slowly. Kyle and Jake have been busy training for football, leaving me with most of the week to myself.

I've been missing Kyle's company recently, and I don't know why. I've been thinking a lot about him. We haven't spoken in days, but I see him at school.

I have noticed that he seems to stare at me a lot. Each time I catch him, he speedily shifts his head in the other direction.

He is handsome and loving but is known around the school for sleeping with any girl he can find.

Currently, it's the last class of today, and I am bored out of my mind. I find chemistry very exciting, but not presently. I solely want to go home.

Finally, the bell goes and signals that it is indeed time to head home. I had to stay behind for a while. I needed to question my teacher about previous work I didn't understand.

As I made my way to my locker, someone suddenly greeted my head with a harsh and icy surface. "Look, guys! It seems I've caught a fag!" yells a person to his friends while using his hand to keep my head pinned to the locker.

From what I can see, three guys are standing and observing me. I've seen this guy at one of my brother's matches. His name is Liam. "What do you want, Liam?!" I ordered while trying to squirm out of his death grip.

He turned to his friends, completely ignoring my question, and asked, "How many punches till he gets knocked out?" They all started shouting numbers, but I was way too panicked to listen.

Moments later, I felt a sharp sting in my stomach that made me scream in pain as they started hitting and kicking me on every inch of my body.

3rd Person POV:

Liam and his goons continued beating Andrew for what seemed like forever.

A familiar voice exclaimed, "What the fuck is going on here?" Andrew was barely holding onto consciousness when all he could hear was the sound of grunts and sacks of meat falling with a thump.

"Munchkins, are you okay?!" Questioned Kyle in a soft, caring voice. He scooped the almost lifeless body into his arms and carried Andrew out of the school bridal style.

Kyle loaded him into the backseat of his car and drove away at a frightening speed to get to his house.

He transferred Andrew upstairs to his room and gently laid him on his bed as he started cleaning his wounds. After he treated the injuries by cleaning and covering them, he snuggled next to the boy.

Andrew slowly came back to reality as he sat up. He was in immense pain. Every inch of his body hurt. He looked at his surroundings and realized he was in Kyle's room. "How are you feeling, munchkins?"

He turned to the boy beside him and replied, jeeringly, "I feel amazing... What happened to me? How did I get here?"

Kyle shuffled next to him. "You got knocked out by Liam and his hooligans. But don't worry, I made sure they are in way more pain than you are."

Andrew whispered, "They were so rude to me." Kyle did not delay, gently grabbing the younger boy and embracing him in a hug.

"I am so sorry, but I'm here now. I let Jake know I brought you here. He said that I should take you home once you woke up." Said Kyle while rubbing circles on Andrew's back.

After a few moments, they released one another from the embrace. Andrew was drying his eyes and said quietly, "Thank you, Kyle. I don't know what would have happened to me if you didn't show up."

Andrew got up and made his way to the bathroom to investigate his body. "Wow, they really fucked me up, didn't they?" He inquired to no one but himself. He gazed at himself for a couple more minutes before heading to Kyle's room.

"Okay, I think I'm ready to go home. Would you mind taking me?" asked Andrew as he walked into Kyle's room. "Yeah, sure. By the way, I grabbed all your books out of your locker because I didn't know what you still had to do." Said Kyle as they went downstairs.

"Thank you, Kyle. You did so much for me today." They went outside, and Kyle helped Andrew walk to the car. He opened the passenger door and helped the younger boy inside.

As they drove off, Kyle asked, "Would you like to come to the party I'm hosting next weekend?" Andrew pondered his offer, and after a few seconds of silence, he replied, "I guess."

Kyle laughed and said, "It will be fun, I promise."

A/N

Hey, guys.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. As always, I would love to hear what you guys think.

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