Dear, Insecurity//Romangst//Prinxiety [IN PROGRESS]

Skip School

Sorry for taking so long to update bro--
I kinda died but I'm resurrected now so it's ok----
Hope you enjoy this part
I'll try not to die again until this book is over but I never know when I'm gonna get sent back into containment because the government knows I'm a lizard person.

Roman was absolutely exhausted when he woke up. 

He didn't really mind, though. The night prior made it worth it. 

His father yelled at him for not cleaning his room again before going to bed. He tried to ignore it and act like it didn't hurt, but by the time he was outside his door, everything hit him and he started crying.

Roman hated crying.
He did it a lot, of course, but it made him feel almost as weak as his father said he was.
He tried his best to dry his eyes as he made his way to the edge of the property.

He stepped out of the gate and looked up to see Virgil approaching.
When Virgil met his eyes, he slowed for a moment, then sped up until he'd reached Roman.

"Roman, were you crying?" Virgil set a hand on Roman's shoulder, he looked concerned. Roman couldn't bring himself to say much, but the tears came back. 

Virgil didn't have an idea of what had happened, Roman wished he could say something and explain, but all he could do was look down and cry. 

The emo gently hugged him, Roman froze for a second before setting his face on Virgil's shoulder. Virgil ruffled Roman's hair.

"Do you wanna talk about it on the way to school, or later?" Virgil asked pulling away from the hug, his hand hesitating by Roman's before lightly patting his shoulder instead. They started walking.

"It's not really that interesting," Roman said sarcastically, his voice breaking while tears still threatened to invade his complexion. "He just y'know like- yelled at me like he always does, not that bad." Virgil's expression was sympathetic.

Virgil didn't say anything, he just slowly grabbed Roman's hand.

"It'll be over soon, I promise, we're trying, Princey. I'm sorry." Roman looked up at Virgil.

"Why are you sorry?" Roman asked frantically. "You've done nothing wrong, Virgil."

"I know, I just-," Virgil hesitated on his words again.

Roman thought of how much he liked that about Virgil.
Whenever Roman stuttered or stumbled over his words, he'd curse himself and start talking faster. Virgil just kept going until he found something to say. 

"I just know it's taking a long time. I really want you out soon, I just want to make sure you'll be as safe as possible in the process." Virgil said quickly. Roman smiled softly.

"I know, Virge," Virgil smiled back at him softly. He has dimples, Roman noted. "You're one of the first to try at all, so you gotta give yourself credit." Roman chirped. Virgil pulled the sleeve of his hoodie over his hand and pulled Roman closer, rubbing away the remaining tears gently.

"You look better when you're out of his house--you look better happy," Virgil mumbled. "Not to be weird or anything, of course- uh- I just like the way you smile or something." The emo stammered, stepping back and poking his hand back out of his sleeve.

Roman giggled a bit, Virgil's face suddenly hidden by his own hand.

The two made their way to school, Virgil stopping randomly. 

"Do you wanna take the day off?" Roman glanced at the emo, slightly surprised.

"What?" Virgil shrugged.

"Skip," He stated rather plainly. "Just like- not go?" Roman thought for a moment.

"Would it be okay with your moms?"

"Oh, yeah, totally. There aren't any tests right now, you're the one going with me, they'll probably be fine with it." Roman nodded slightly.

"Well, I guess that'd be fine, then." Virgil smiled.

"Great, let's go home." 

"You're such a bad influence," He giggled, flicking Virgil's shoulder. "First we sneak out and now we're skipping school?" Virgil laughed quietly.

"Yep, I'm a horrible influence."

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They'd spent the rest of that day at Virgil's house, his moms had called the school and said that neither of them would be there.

That somehow worked out well.

Roman and Virgil were on the bed in a similar fashion to the last time he'd been there: huddled next to each other under a blanket watching Disney movies.

Virgil's room was surprisingly cold.
If it weren't for the blanket, Roman thought they'd freeze.

Roman noticed Abby get excited when she saw her bracelet--Roman actually really liked it, he'd worn it every day since she'd given it to him.

"Hey, Romeo," Virgil asked, flipping the remote and catching it.

"Yeah, emo?" Roman responded, leaning slightly on Virgil to keep warmer.

"What do you wanna watch now?" Roman shrugged. As if on cue, Carolyn opened the door.

"Hey," She chirped, Roman waved softly. She smiled. "Virgil, can I steal your friend for a minute?" Roman got uneasy, anticipating the conversation ahead, but nodded, standing and walking out of the room with her.

Abby sat on the loveseat, Carolyn beside her. Roman awkwardly perched on their chair.

"So, Virgil told me about your situation," Carolyn began softly. Roman scanned her face. She looked sympathetic. Abby wasn't making eye contact but she looked similar. "We wanted to help, and so if there's anything you need or if you ever need somewhere to stay, we can always let you in." Abby looked up at Roman. She nodded. Roman nodded back.

"That's really sweet," Roman said slowly, trying to find words that would work well. 

"Would you like to stay tonight?" Abby asked. Her voice was very soft, sort of high. Carolyn's was a bit deeper and obviously louder.

"I don't know if I really could," Roman mumbled. "I'll be in trouble if I don't come home on time." Abby nodded.

"Well, please remember to text Virgil if anything goes wrong," Carolyn smiled softly at me. "Virgil's already told you about the plans, yes?" Roman nodded.

"You can go back now, just know you can stay over whenever." Abby stated, again, quietly.

Roman said his thank yous, probably a bit more than he should have, but they were so nice. He joined Virgil for more Disney movies--they watched Mulan now.

Again I'm so sorry for not updating so here's a chapter uploaded before what time I like to upload them because I feel bad-