My helpful hand

The day i realized who Corey was

I woke up at 530 and I saw James.
"Yo James" James looked surprised.
"Why are you up this early?" He yawns.
"Surfing! And the bathroom is right there" James nods and proceeds in. I put on a Nikon and grab my wetsuit. I checked my phone and saw messages from my Corey.
"Lauren please answer"
"My dad kicked me out"
"He threatened me laur"
"He told me if I ever came back he'd kill me"
"My mom left 3 years ago and it's been like this... Him abusing me"
"I was crying for multiple reasons"
"Because of you, because yesterday I found out my mom died, because my dad didn't even care"
I stop and go to find him. But before I changed. I find him laying on the beach sleeping.
"Corey. Wake up" he wakes up and I sit down next to him. "Was that true... What you said.. Or texted me?" He nodded. "Cor we have to do something about this, I mean you have to tell the police"
"I can't. He's my father" Corey sounded so miserable.
"Well Corey he's not acting like a father, I mean you have dry blood on your shirt and nose" I help him up and go get everything off of him.
"Come on, we're going to the police station" Corey is reluctant about going but he finally agrees. Once we get there Corey coughs.
"My Father... Tim Paton... He's abused me for the past three years. Yesterday he kicked me out of the house and I believe it's because my mother had died. He told me if I ever come back he'd kill me.." Corey holds my hand. Corey gives them his address and all of his fathers info.
"Now where are you living?" The officer asked.
"I'm home-" Corey begins
"With me" I finish the sentence for him.
"I'm one of Corey's best friends" the officer approves and I have to give him my contact info along with Corey's. We leave.
"Lauren I'm homeless as of now" Corey says just a tad but confused.
"Yeah no you're not, go take my position in jacks for an hour or less I'm going to talk to my parents about you moving in" Corey nods and changes.
I walk back home.
"FAMILY MEETING NOW!" I scream. My mother, dad, Matty, and Alex walk downstairs and all take their seats in the dining room. I take the end because I'm talking.
"So no one is allowed to talk while I'm talking right now. My friend Corey, Alex you know him and Matty you do too. Mom you met him once. His father has been abusing him for the past three years and now he kicked him out of the house because their mother had died. Corey is homeless and has no where to go because his family is out of the country. Today Corey has went to the police because his father has also threatened to kill him if he ever came back. We have an extra room and I really hope you'll say yes to him moving him because it's the right thing to do." My mother and my father look at each other.
"Kids out of the room for five minutes, me and your father have to talk about this." We all leave. Five minutes later we go back in.
"He can stay, but we want to meet him. I met him and he was a lovely boy but there would be strict boundaries for you two. No sleeping in the same room but I don't care how long you two hang out till as long as you guys are in your separate rooms by 2 am. We think this would be the right thing to do. He will go and get the rest of his stuff if his father is arrested" I hug my mom and dad. Alex and Matty high five me then I go over to jacks. As soon as I see Corey I hug him.
"My parents said yes!" Corey hugs me back.
"I'm not barging in right?"
"My parents loved you when they first met you!" I squealed.
NEXT DAY
Last night was the first night Corey stayed at our house and he and my parents got along very well. Today is Monday. I get changed into black dress and wrap a flannel around my waist and then put on my black and white vans. Corey puts on a palm tree button up, khaki shorts and vans. We head out of the door. We skate to school today. Him me and Alex all are getting along well. We get in and notice that the tables are in groups. Alex Corey and I sit at a table. I go on my phone and notice that I got my email for U.S. open juniors. I scream.
"OH MY OH YES OH MY GOD" Corey and Alex look at me weird. "Sorry" throughout the day it went very fast. We went home and I went surfing for practice. Until 8. Then I was wiped and went to bed without eating dinner.