BACK HOME (G&B)

CAP 4

It was already night, Bas was writing on a notebook when he listen a hard noise from downstairs.

He stop his movements nervous and stand up, at first, he put on the secure of his room and wait without making noise, he thought about calling the police, but he had left his phone at the living room.

After a bit he didn't listen anything, so he take his bat and open the door slowly paying attention to any noise, the lights of the stairs where on, but the first floor were dark, he walk down thinking what to do next, the best choice was to get out of the house but then what? He didn't have a car or even a bike...

He was thinking of taking his phone when he saw a shade moving in the kitchen, his hope of the noise being an animal died there, it was a Man, and a big one at that.

He scream scared and lift the bat, but the man move against him pushing him against the wall, he hit his head and his back so hard that it take the breath out of his chest, the man was about to go against him again but the noise of a car arriving scare him and the shade move away.

The lights of the car light up the house but his view was blurry so he couldn't recognize anything.

He stood up breathing with difficulty and open the door hitting a surprised Godt.

"Bas?!"

"th...ere.. some... one"

Bas was hyperventilating, the fear making his body tremble uncontrollably.

"what?!"

Godt try to move away to look for the person, but Bas was too shocked, so he lift him up and get into the house turning on the lights and making him sit in the living room.

"Take deep breaths, it's okay."

Godt hold Bas face in his hands and make him look at him "I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you."

Bas let his head rest against Godt's chest and after a bit he could felt calmer.

"Thank you"

Godt keep caressing his head softly "don't worry, do you want some water, something hurts?"

"No, please just stay like this."

They stay like that until Bas lift his head again, Godt stroke his face and Bas felt his eyes fill with tears, he was so scared!

"Sorry..."

"don't, let it out, I'm here"

Godt rest his forehead against Bas' and take his hands in his bigger ones, they were so close, their faces where inches apart, just one movement and...

The noise of a motorbike make them break apart; they look away scared.

"Wait here"

Godt got up and walk to the door.

"Uh? it's the wrong house? But the location it's here..." a voice talk from outside; Bas walk to the door and take a peck outside.

"Tae!"

A big man wearing a leather jacket and ripped jeans, got off from the motorbike and take off his helmet.

"Puppy!" he open his arms and hug the young man who run to him "why are you crying?!"

After Bas calm down a little, he explain what had happened to Tae now sitting at the living room.

"we're getting out of here!" Tae try to get up, but Bas hold his hand and make him sit again.

"No... now that you're staying here everything it's going to be alright" Bas look down, something about his granny's letter keep going around in his head "and I don't want to go... please" he look up to Tae giving him his puppy eyes.