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Chapter 51 - Found by the Famsie

- Chapter 51 - I don't have a second name for this chapter either lol. Welcome to Stage is such a good author and it showwwwwsssss (sarcasm) -
Warnings: bad memories, crying, anger, injuries, mentions of abuse and bullies
Third Person POV

Jesse, Gabriel, and Finn had checked the Millers' house and the park before they found Emilio.

They ran to the fields at the school after that.

The three boys were incredibly grateful that Jesse and Emilio lived so close to the school and theater, because they were starting to get tired.

Emilio was not at the field that he usually went to when they got there, which confused all three of them.

Jesse had memories of when times were rough, Emilio would go hide out at the field.

Jesse walked around the fields, searching. He finally spotted Emilio.

The dark brown-haired boy was sitting in one of the soccer nets, leaning against the pole. Tears streamed down his face and his knees were pulled against his chest.

Emilio would go there because his father and him had played soccer for a bit when he was young at a field like the one their school had.

Soccer nets reminded him of good memories of him, his father, and occasionally his mother - who didn't usually play with them, just watched and took pictures with her camera - and so it was a place of comfort for him.

That's why Jesse was really confused when Emilio wasn't by the soccer nets.

That was, until Gabriel spotted him. "Emilio!" he exclaimed as he ran towards him.

Jesse and Finn looked up. Their eyes widened when they spotted him. They ran after Gabriel.

Emilio was laying in a pile of mud, sobbing. He looked to have tripped and just gave up.

"Emilio," Gabriel whispered, on his knees next to the smaller boy.

Emilio just sobbed, holding himself tightly.

Jesse quickly sat down, not caring that he was going to get covered in mud as he gently lifted Emilio up. He laid Emilio's head against his chest, sitting the younger boy in his lap.

Gabriel took one of Emilio's hands and just looked at the bit of damage.

Maybe they were being overprotective, but cuts were never good, even if they were smaller ones.

"I have band-aids," Finn whispered.

Gabriel looked up at him. "A lot?" he asked.

Finn nodded, pulling them out of his back pocket. "I'm best friends with Nathan and Olivier, and now Noah has kinda joined our group," he reminded him.

Gabriel laughed lightly, nodding as he took the band-aids from him. "We'll have to clean the huge cut when we get home - and Emilio should probably shower - but these will work for now," he said.

Jesse nodded.

There was one large cut on Emilio's knee.

They figured that was how he fell.

"Lio," Jesse whispered, playing with his hair gently as he frowned.

"Do they hate me?" Emilio whispered, a sob escaping his lips.

"No, they don't hate you," Jesse assured him. "And Juliet is long gone. She'll be expelled," he informed him.

"They hated me when- in the group home," Emilio whispered, tears streaming down his face