In The Closet

Chapter 10

Danny and Taylor arrived at school and went to their lockers which were not that far away from each other. They both got the books that they needed for their first class and leaned against their lockers. "it feels so weird being back" Taylor told him and knelt down to tie his shoe. 

"I know I hate it" Danny chuckled and soon Alex and the football gang came over. 

"Aw is he proposing already?" Alex teased but it wasn't his usual tone, it sounded more harsh in a way.

Danny rolled his eyes and Taylor finished tying his shoe and stood up. "Still not tired of the dumb jokes are you?" Danny asked. 

"Well its not a joke is it?". Danny and Taylor both looked confused. 

"What are you talking about?" Danny asked.

"You tell me" Alex took out his phone and showed both of them the picture he took before of them holding hands and then swiped his screen to show the next picture which was them kissing. Danny grabbed the phone and looked at the pictures and Alex quickly grabbed the phone out of his hands. "I knew you were to nice to the fag for obvious reasons, so you're gay now?".

Danny stood there like a deer in the head lights not knowing what to do or even say. "I... uh... I...".

"I, uh, uh, what cant talk now?" Alex pushed him a bit. 

"Hey come on Alex back off" Taylor told him.

"See this is your fault, having a fucking fag near our quarter back".

"Alex.." Danny started to speak but no words were coming out. 

"Big mistake, you'll see." Alex pushed him out of the way and also pushed Taylor to pass through and so did the other football guys.

Danny started to hyperventilate a bit as he stood there. "Danny.." Taylor touched his shoulder and Danny quickly walked away and into the bathroom. Taylor quickly followed behind him. Danny was pacing back and forth in the bathroom and he started having a panic attack, struggling to catch his breath. Taylor came into the bathroom not long after him. "Woah.. Danny.. Look at me okay.. Breathe..". He grabbed him by the shoulders to hold him in place but Danny was still breathing very heavily.

 "I.. I cant.. I cant.." He pushed him off him but not in a violent angry way, in a panic. He went into his backpack frantically and pulled out his lighter. Taylor immediately saw what was in his hands and tried to get it out of his hands. 

"Danny no, stop!" He kept trying to pull it away but Danny kept trying to hold onto it with a tight grip.

 "Just give it!" He yelled until they were both pushing and pulling on each other. Eventually Taylor pulled it away but it flew across the room and landed on the other side of the bathroom floor. Danny started to run towards it but Taylor immediately grabbed him and held him back. "Just let me have it!! Please!! I..." He hysterically started to cry as he held him back and soon he collapsed to the ground while he was still holding on. Taylor sat down on the floor with him and held him like he was cradling him. "Its okay.. Its okay.." Taylor started to rock him and continued to hold on. Danny continued to cry hysterically. 

"I can only take so much.. I.. I cant do this anymore.. I cant.." Danny cried.

"I know this is a lot to take in but you cant let your mother or them make you feel like this, I promise you it will get better, I'm here and I'm always going to be here".

"Can.. Can we go home..? Please..".

Taylor immediately grabbed his phone out of his pocket and texted his mother. "Lets get out of here".