Again, what the hell did I just walk into? I glanced over to see Will, who was currently glaring daggers at Mark. It looked like he was seconds away from murdering him. Mark on the other hand was completely oblivious as he worked the stove. One minute the two are making breakfast, the next Will looks like he wants to murder his best friend.
"What should I know exactly?" I asked the two of them turned.
"That Mom and Dad are getting a divorce," Mark replied.
Will rolled his eyes before muttering, "Here we fucking go."
But I already know that.
"And that Mom got out again and is currently outside waiting," Mark spoke fast.
I bolted out of the room.
"So you're the one who's been bailing her out?" I asked, "Why?"
"She just wants to talk to you Aiden."
He's defending her, he was fucking defending her.
"Oh yeah? Then she should try the normal fucking way instead of stalking and threatening me." My voice rising with every word as I tried my best to walk backwards away from Mark.
"Look if you just come outside with me then we could go back to the way things were." I felt my back hit the wall.
"Five minutes."
"What?" He asked.
"Five minutes, that's all I'll be out there for."
"But-"
"Sorry to interrupt but you have a visitor," Will interjected, pointing to our Mom.
She looked like shit, literally. Her hair was a mess, all tangled in knots. There were big dark and visible bags under her eyes. Her clothes were covered in dirt and grim and her makeup smudged. Her eyes suddenly went wide as she took a step closer to me.
"Baby, how are you?" She smiled, it freaked me out. And she's never called me baby.
I faked a smile, "I'm great."
"That's nice sweetie." She nodded and was still smiling. In the blink of an eye, I suddenly felt a sharp pain explode all over my face.
She slapped me.
Her eyes were wide, she stopped blinking. She looked like those psychos you see in movies that had reached their breaking point. The scary smiling was gone, now replaced with a fury I'd never seen before.
She went to slap me again but Will grabbed her wrist stopping her.
"You ungrateful brat," My mom shrieked at me, completely ignoring Will as she tried to free her wrist. Suddenly her eyes started twitching and I noticed something. Her eyes were bloodshot.
"Mom." Mark shouted, suddenly registering what just happened, "What the fuck?"
I somehow thankfully managed to slip past the two, who were now in the middle of a screaming match, and followed Will into his room.
"Are you okay?" Will asked stepping closer to me.
I made sure to lock the door, "Yeah I'm okay, it just stings a little," I winced slightly as my fingers gently glided over the angry red slap on my cheek.
The two of them were still yelling at each other and I suddenly heard my name come from my Mom's lips. I don't know what came over me but something just snapped in me when I instinctively covered my ears and buried my head into Will's chest. My breathing was ragged as I cried into Will's shirt.
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In the shadows, under the bleachers
RomansAiden Clark has a crush on his brother's best friend, Will Brooks. He shouldn't have these feelings and yet he does. Will flirts with Aiden and calls him 'reckless artist' or 'reckless' The two eventually start a secret relationship trying their bes...