Second Choice

Chpt 3 - issues

I got home quickly since where we had lunch wasn't far. I got changed since I kind of got some food on my clothes which I hadn't noticed till now. A few hours later I heard a knock on my front door, my parents and younger brother weren't home. They went out for a few hours to get some things. I answered and I saw Andrew standing there, he was.. Crying? I let him in and made him sit on the couch in the living room. I hugged him tightly, slightly humming, its something his older sister would do to get him to calm down. She left when he was 8, it hurt him a lot. I asked him what had happened and he just kept crying. He moved his head into the crook of my neck. He stopped crying after a little because he had fallen asleep. But at least he didn't keep crying, hes just been a bit since he had no one to truly speak to.

He looked so peaceful as he slept, and he's kinda cute when he sleeps. I know I sound like I'm obsessing over him but no it's just I just haven't really noticed. He didn't wake up for a few hours but I just sat there with him. I didn't care, he needed a break and he came to me. When he wakes up though he's gonna have a little to explain to why he showed up here at 3;30pm while it started to rain crying not in his proper clothing and then stayed here asleep for a few hours.

I wonder where my parents are, they haven't come home yet, I hope they are ok. I decided to wake him up since he had been asleep awhile and he probably would sleep tonight if he stayed asleep.

"Hey Andrew, wake up" i said softly "you gotta wake up ok?"

He started to wake up but he stayed asleep a few minutes longer. He didn't wake up so easily. The teachers hated that, I'm surprised they didn't give him detention everyday. When Andrew started to wake up I asked him to explain why he was crying. I hadn't seen him cry for a while.

"Well look i wanted to ask her out right the girl we met at the beach, the one i saved but she has a boyfriend, and to top it off my parents are fighting again and my dad lost it he hit my mom and i ran out i couldn't take it" he started to explain "i ran before he came for me next i knew he would eventually he's sick and tired of me, i always thought they were so calm and relaxed..."

He cut off again and started to cry again, i hugged him and layed down, his head on my chest, i ran my fingers through his hair trying to calm him down, i'd do anything to help him.

"Hey hey, its ok calm down i won't let him touch you" i said "im here"

I started to let him finish. It turns out his parents are calm and relaxed but only when there's others, because they are always fighting and everything. I decided that Andrew was going to spend the night. He always needs some place to escape me so why not be here. They really just have issues and it's sad. They are projecting it onto him.

"its ok its just their issues being put onto you and everything" i said calmly "its not your fault its ok"