(Travis POV)
When I see Sal at school instead of bathing in his presence like normal I avoid him at all costs. I get outside and go behind the school.The snow has melted but the cold air is still present. I'm lost in my own thoughts until I hear someone approaching. I look behind me and it's who I wanted to see the least.
It's Sally Face.
"What do you want?" I spit as if he's been nothing but mean to me.
"I wanna talk to you Travis." He's so calm "I'm really worried about you" he continues
"I don't want you to go back to your house. It's not okay, you could get seriously hurt with the way your dad treats you." His voice breaks. Why does he have to care so much?
"Then where am I supposed to go, idiot?" I say coldly, looking away from him.
"Come live at my house." I desperately want to accept it but what will my dad do?
"We should go to your house right now and get your things since your father is at the church" not a bad idea. Everything inside me wants to say no, the beating I would get if this went south. He is right though, if I stay in my house my father could kill me. I shiver at the thought
"Okay" I respond plainly getting off the ground
(Sal POV)
Once we get to Travis house it's 3 pm. He walks in, the door is unlocked. We go up to his room and begin packing his most important belongings.
His house is big but cold and lifeless. No mess, the only indicator of a family is the pictures on the wall.Travis, his father and a blonde woman who must be his mother. He never talks about her. I better not ask. When he's done packing we head down stairs and his mother is in the kitchen .
"Travis honey who is this" her voice is soft and sweet and suffocates you like a hug.
"My friend goodbye mom" he turns to face her "also DON'T look for me. Tell dad I died tell him I killed myself or Ran-away and got hit by a car" she begins in protest but he pushes his way out of the door.
I give her a shrug before following Travis out of the door.
(Travis POV)
I had made it clear to my mother I was leaving the house never to return. For once in my life I didn't care what my father thought. For once in my life I was impulsive.
Once we reached the apparent sal leads me to his apartment then his bedroom. It's bigger than mine and has a full sized bed but it's messy. My father would have a riot if he saw this. It doesn't matter though, because I'm dead to him and he's dead to me.
"You can put your stuff in that corner and you'll sleep on this side of the bed" my heart beats out of my chest. Me and Sally Face sleeping in the same bed?
"I can just sleep on the couch it's okay" I say rubbing the back of my neck.
"No Travis it's wayyy to big for just me, anyways plus the couch is uncomfortable to sleep on" he pauses "and I would feel bad"
God he's a dreamboat. He would give up his comfort to sleep in the bed with a kid who is nothing but mean to him.
"Whatever you say" I put my stuff down and grab some pajamas a white wife beater and some flannel patterned pajama pants.
"I'm gonna go change since we aren't going anywhere, plus this outfit is uncomfortable" sal nods his head and I exit his room. The bathroom which I have been in once before has green wall tiles and a tub/shower combo. I get changed and go back to Sally face's room. I wonder if he prefers sally face or sal more-
I walk into his room and his shirt is off. I cover my eyes
"Sorry sal are you changing?"
"No?" He sounds confused. I remove my hand from my eyes and he is sitting on the bed shirtless in basketball shorts.
His chest doesn't have any scars other than one leading up to his neck that runs all the way under his mask. His chests pale and not very defined. He doesn't have much chest hair but the some that he does have are blue just like his hair and pop on his pale skin, and his happy tra-
Travis you're such a homo what's your problem. You have been gawking at him for far too long.
"Earth to Travis" I pop back into reality says sal waving his hand in the air.
"Sorry I'm just really out of it right now" he nods As I sit cross cross on the end of the bed back against the wall.
"So I thought Maybe since you're staying at my place we should bond, y'know?" I nod my head
"So when me and Larry met we would investigate mysteries, but there's no big mystery's right now so I thought" he pauses rummaging through his school bag.
"We could find out who wrote this letter" he hands me a crumpled letter and I scan the first few words.
Oh shit
It's my letter
"This is about a gay dude" i comment, sal looks upset
"I know but I thought it would be fun y'know to find out who wrote it and help him" he says with a smile, help him find god maybe I think.
"Whatever" I say he smiles and pulls out a folder.
"So I've been cross matching the handwriting of all the male students in our class and I've narrowed it down to 5 students" My heart skips a beat. He's good at this. He's gonna find out. Should I tell him I wrote it? Then he would know my secret. Know my sins. Know I'm a fag.
I can feel myself shake a bit as he continues to explain. Usually I would basking in his words, bathing in his presence listening to him ramble savoring every word, letting it sit in my ears.
"Sally face" I whisper, He turns to look at me
"What" he responds
"It's my letter" I say under my breathe gripping my sweaty hand with the other
"Sorry I couldn't hear you" I want to run away, kick and scream. I want to leave and never look at Sally Face ever again.
But I could never do that.
"Sal it's my fucking letter okay?" He sits up pushing the papers aside.
"Travis are you for real?" He says
"Yes"
"Travis are you?"
"Yes, I'm gay Sally Face"
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Worth sinning for(Salvis)
Hayran KurguKenneth Phelps is the lead priest at the local church and has strict rules for his family. This leads to his son Travis Phelps to hate his whole being. His problems with his father are bad but he gets to escape at school being the one who pushes p...
