Just Us //Byler

Chapter 10

   TW: homophobic slurs

                                                                                         Mike

I lay in my bed, just staring at the roof. Why did i do that? I had the chance, and i threw it away. I was just so shocked. Never in my life would i think that Will actually would like me back. And now i have messed everything up, Will thinks that i don't want to be friend anymore. How could i make him think that.? Oh yeah, i stared at him and i didn't kiss him back. And i started to stutter like a fucking idiot.  

It's 3PM and i have no idea what to do. How can i even apologies to Will?  After everything he's been thru hes not gonna believe me that fast. And i just can't walk up to him and kiss him. Its not easy you know? Its the 1980's and i live in a small homophobic fucking town. What is wrong with me?

I  get up from bed and walk down to the kitchen, i haven't eat anything today so I'm pretty hungry.  I grab a sandwich that i had left from breakfast and a cup of juice. I don't want to eat down here so i walk up to my room again.

                                                                                       Will                                                                                                            I am extremely bored, if i wouldn't  had mess everything up i would probably have called Mike. But that's not possible. So instead i pick up my walkie talkie and try to contact Dustin. I know he isn't my friend anymore since he and everyone started hanging out with the popular basketball guys.

"Hey Dustin its me Will, do you want to hang out, over. "

A minute passes and I start to think that he ignores me

"Oh Hey Will, I'm hanging out with my friends we're going to watch some movies but you could come i guess. "

"Oh.. Yeah great! "

"Okay be at the mall in 10, over and out "

I sigh

Maybe the mall won't be too bad? I leave my walkie on the bed and and walking down to the door. "MOM I'M GOING OUT FOR A BIT I'LL BE BACK IN A HOUR" i shout while tying my shoelaces."OKAY HAVE FUN SWEETIE" she yell's back from the living room. I pick up my bike from laying on the ground beside my front door and starts biking to the mall.

After 15 minutes I'm there, I can see Dustin, Lucas, El, Max and all their other basketball friends."Dude what took you so long?" I see how everyone is looking at me and i start to feel a little anxious "Oh um.. My house is pretty far away from the mall.. "  i say while placing my bike so it rest as the wall beside the entrance " Yeah whatever man"

Ive nearly never been at this mall before, i have just been here two times, one  when i really needed new clothes because i had holes on nearly every shit i had and one time when Mike wanted me to go and get ice cream, Like a date.. But he didn't say that of course, and why would it be?

" Okay guys what movie are we up to? " One of the basketball guys say

" Horror movie of course! " I really don't like horror movies, It's fine when I'm with Mike but now I'm not.

"Yeah.." I say trying to look exited, i don't want to say that I'm really scared of them but they will probably just pick on me, so i ended up going behind them all to the movie room.

"Okay guys let's go to the front row" They all sit down but when i come there are no space left " Oh sorry man,  I guess you need to sit in another place "  Lucas snorts, since when did he get this bitchy?

"Oh okay, It's fine! " Its really not. I walk up to the 4th row, After a quick scan of the cinema i find an seat. I push myself thru all of the knees and people who already have sit down.

This will not be fun.

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 An hour later the movie has finally ended. It was like an nightmare, everything was so scary and the movie  reminded me of the upside down.

As we we're walking out from the cinema one of the boys says " So, do you have a girlfriend Will?" shit. " Oh uh, No? But i don't need one. I'm fine by myself " I say with a forcing smile.

 "Or maybe it's because you're looking for a boyfriend " I froze, seriously?

"I'm not gay " Now everyone has started to laugh. Really, Dustin too? Ouch.

"Well okay then, but i think its time for you to go now, fag. "

" Yeah, Who want to hang out with the popular basketball bullies anyways " I say lifting my head high while walking out of the mall, I can feel their eyes burning in my neck but honestly i don't care anymore.