Damaged Goods. || KARLNAP

Chapter Twenty.

The words echoed through Karl's mind as he replayed the sentence over and over again.
"What?" Was the only response he could give as his mind was full with thoughts. He knew how much of a jerk his father was, and he always hoped this would happen. But now that it has, he regrets ever wishing this. Who made the decision? Is his mother dealing okay? Who will Karl live with if he ever gets out of here? The thoughts wouldn't stop flooding his mind as he began breathing quicker. Ms Turner got up to her feet when she realised what was happening. Karl was having a panic attack.

She rushed to his side and placed a hand on Karl's arm, "Karl, breathe." She commanded with a stern look. Karl nodded to her as he took longer breaths, and then it slowly normalised.

"Are you alright?" Ms Turner asked at last, pulling Karl's chair back which indicated for the boy to stand up.
"I-I'm okay." Karl whispered. "I just have a few questions?"
"I will try answer them as best as I can." Ms turner smiled as she led Karl to the couch which lived in the corner of her office. It was a brown leather couch that looked beaten and old, but in this specific moment Karl didn't give a fuck.

Ms Turner led Karl here as she didn't want to be his superior at this time, she wanted to be his friend.

"Who-Who made the decision to divorce the other?" Karl decided that was a good first question, and Ms Turner instantly responded "Your mom."

Karl nodded silently, and then spoke again. "Is she okay?"
"She's fine, she's better than fine. She said she feels as though a weight has been lifted from her shoulders." Ms Turner smiled genuinely, which made Karl return it without a second thought.

"I know this is hard to hear, but your mother has requested to come visit here tomorrow to see you. She misses you."
"Oh, alright. That's fine." Karl grinned.
"Great. I will come down to your class sometime tomorrow and you and your mother can talk. Thank you for listening Karl, you can go back to your dorm now." Ms Turner concluded the meeting, standing up and waving at Karl as he stood up.

But before the boy exited the room fully, he turned back around to face his superior.
"Ms Turner?" He said in a very quiet, almost silent, voice. She hummed in response as she sat back down and examined some papers on her desk.
"Do you think my mother will... you know, support me and Sapnap..?" He mumbled, since it was quite obvious that Ms Turner knew that they had something going on.

The teacher sighed, looking up to meet Karl's gaze.
"I think that she will. But if she doesn't, that doesn't mean you should change anything." She says with a serious facial expression. "And for the record," She adds "I think you and Sapnap are perfect for one another."

Karl found himself skipping back to his room with a grin on his face. He couldn't wait to see his mom tomorrow, and he was so happy with how his conversation with Ms Turner concluded.

He opened the door to his dorm to find Sapnap sitting on his bed with his phone in his hand. Sapnap's head tilted up and as soon as his eyes set on Karl's face, he couldn't contain the grin on his face.
"Karl!" Sapnap beamed, throwing his phone aside and pulling the boy into a tight hug.
"Sapnap!" Karl grinned back, resting his head in the crook of Sapnap's neck. He smiled to himself as he loved the feel of the physical contact.

"How did it go?" Sapnap asked as he pulled out of the hug. Karl sighed as he sat on the bed, with Sapnap following and taking a seat beside him.
"Well, my parents are getting a divorce." Karl said with a neutral facial expression as he stared at the floor.
"Oh my god- Karl are you alright?"
"I'm okay, for now. I think it hasn't properly set in my mind yet, but for not i'm fine." Karl shrugged, dragging his eyes up to the boys' and giving him a gentle smile.

"Well as long as you're okay, my love." Sapnap pulled the other boy into a hug and Karl's cheeks instantly reddened. The pet name gave him butterflies as it proper set in. Fuck he was falling for this boy.