A lick away

I reckon he's gay

Alex goes to his closet and opens it, inside is an open area without clothes. There's a pillow on the ground and tissues next to it

Ale: THIS IS WHAT YOU MADE ME DO. YOU ARE THE REASON MY DAD HAS TO PAY FOR THERAPY. THE REASON I SIT ALONE EVERY NIGHT IN MY CLOSET CRYING MY EYES OUT BECAUSE THERE IS THIS FUCKING ASS AT SCHOOL THAT'S HURTING ME IN AS MANY WAYS AS HE POSSIBLY CAN. I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU, NICK. NEVER

Nick looks at Alex and the closet. Julio storms in the room to sees both Alex and Nick without a shirt, nicks pants open. Julio runs back out

Ale: Dad?

Julio walks back in

Jul: NICK? FUCKING NICK? REALLY?

Ale: It's not. It's not what it looks like

Jul: Really?

Ale: Why are you here

Jul: You where shouting

Nick is looking at Julio completely faced, he walks towards Julio and sits down on his knees.

Nic: Please don't tell my dad. Please don't tell my dad...

Julio looks confused at Alex. Alex shrugs his shoulders

Jul: Get up

Nick starts crying

Jul: Is this idiot crying?

Ale: Apparently

Jul: Alex, just, be careful. And Nick...

Julio grabs nick by the shirt and raises him up

Jul: DO not fucking hurt Alex or you're dead.

Julio lets go of Nick and walks out. Nick stops him

Nic: Promise me, you won't tell my dad

Jul: You want me to do you a solid?

Nic: Please, I'll do anything. He can not know

Jul: Get the fuck out of my house and never come back

Nick runs downstairs and out the house. Julio shakes his head at Alex and walks out. Alex sighs, he looks at the ground seeing Nick's shirt. He grabs it and throws it against the door. He throws himself onto the bed. Skip to the next day, Alex and Jeong are sitting in class, Jordan and Emilia behind them. Mills is talking, Jeong nudges Alex

Jeo: Yo, where is the ass

Alex looks around, Nick isn't there

Ale: Don't care

Dav: TORRES!

Ale: Sorry

Skip to lunch, The four are sitting together, Basit walks up and joins the group

Ale: Hey man, sit, sit.

Basit sits down

Bas: Where is Nick?

Jeo: See everyone notices when he's gone

Ale: Yeah, finally we got some peace

Jor: I feel like something happened between you guys

Alex gets flustered

Ale: What

Jor: SEE! What did he do? What did you do?

Alex smiles

Ale: Let it go

Jeo: Oh my god, she's right

Basit is taking a fork full of food

Bas: I reckon he's gay

Everyone stops talking and looks at Basit. Basit with his mouth full looks up

Bas: What

everyone laughs

Jor: NICK? Gay? Where did you get that

Basit swallows

Bas: I heard a rumor, that he and Jake are a thing. Which is why Nick is suddenly nicer

Emi: That makes sense

Ale: What? Where did you hear that?

Bas: I don't know. The whole school is talking about it. Nick not being here, Jake getting suspended

Ale: Jake got suspended?

Bas: Yeah

Ale: For what?

Bas: For fucking Nick on school domain