It had been a long day for all of them, especially Aiden. They all walked back silently dropping Aiden, Ben and Ash off first then Tay, Tyler and Logan went back the twins house.
The cousins opened the front door discreetly attempting not to get caught and Ben helped Aiden up the stairs. He flopped onto his bed and Ben sat beside him. Ben quickly grabbed the notepad beside him and scribbled out something while Aiden peered over him to see what he had written.
Ben- so you gunna tell me why Barron was beating the shit outa you?
Aiden "yeah im pretty sure it was somthin to do with the arcade a while back"
Ben just nodded agreeing and scribbled some more words onto the page.
Ben- hows your stomach, do you need ice?
Aiden "Ben. im fine... now it you excuse me im gunna go have a shower"
As quickly as he got up, he fell down again. Ben helped back towards the bed and lifted up his hoodie revealing his stomach, it was covered in deep red and purple bruises. Ben gave Aiden a look (which through the magical bond of cousin-hood) told him 'aah yes... fine'.
Ben gestured for him to wait there (not like he was going anywhere anyway) while Ben went to get some ice. He came back with a first aid kit and a bag of frozen peas.
ben- take ur hoodie off
Shit. no no no no...
He promised Ben and didn't want to let him down.
Ben thought he was clean for so long.
what if he gets mad at him.
what if he tells the others.
what if he tells his parents.
A tap on his shoulder dragged him away from his thought for a moment.
ben- you good?
Aiden "yep never better, don't you think its kinda unnecessary because I'm feeling fine and i don't think its that bad"
Ben could see that he was hiding something. He prayed it wasn't what he was thinking.
He wouldn't be angry, sad, yeah probs but he wouldn't be angry at him for that. he wanted to help.
Ben- Aiden you gotta put ice on ur stomach otherwise it would end up hurting for longer
Aiden "i said im fine"
he shouted slightly that time. Aiden held his head in his hands and sighed.
"sorry ben"
Ben didnt mind, he knew what it was like to lose his temper. but he still knew somethin was up with Aiden.
ben- Aiden you can talk to me
Aiden just cried while Ben hugged him.
Aiden "i fucked up"
"Im sorry Ben, I broke our promise"
Ben immediately knew what he'd done.
Ben hugged him again the moved back slightly to write something again.
Ben- i still gotta put ice on your bruises
Aiden nodded and lifted his hoodie off over his head,
he shivered at the sudden coldness but soon shook it off. The bandages he put on a while ago hadn't been changed since and his body was still covered in a purple and red tint.
ben- when was the last time you cleaned them.
he said gesturing to his arms.
Aiden "umm"
the truth was he hadn't changed them not once, he felt guilty looking at it.
ben shook his head and immediately got to work on fixing him up.
"sorry ben"
Aidens voice had gone quiet.
ben- you dont need to be sorry... now get some rest and ill talk to you later
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soo. BEN FOUND OUT!
i dont know if i like this or not so i might redo later.
anyways on a happier note- I GOT THE LAST OF US PART 2!!
i will be playin it all day tomorow because ellie williams is kinda- yk.
anyways enjoy?
