The Lake | BxB

-24- Ultimatum

"YOU PIECE OF SHIT ROMEO!" Mrs Swift yelled lunging at Romeo with a rolling pin, she hit him squarely on the cheek the force of the blow sending the blonde recoiling backwards staggering and clutching onto the countertop to stabilise himself.

"I wasn't with Gabriel I swear! I just went to the gym!" Romeo insisted his voice laced with frustration. He'd just been out for a walk after waking up early, then to the gym for a quick work out. Instead he was being accused of seeing Gabriel.

"Don't even mention that name in my fucking house you disappointment!" Mrs Swift shouted back hitting Romeo again with the rolling pin landing a direct score on his chest. Romeo winced as the wind was taken out of him. She then struck down again this time on his leg. This caused Romeos legs to buckle beneath him making him stumble to the ground now defenceless.

"I didn't see anyone!" Romeo pleaded desperately, this was worse than normal. His mother was drunk out of her mind. She continued to relentlessly beat him with the rolling pin striking it down hard on Romeo's skin. Romeo was scared she'd end up breaking something but before that happened his dad entered the room, even better. Now they could both break his bones as couples therapy.

"You son of a bitch look what I found in your room. LOOK AT IT!" Mr Swift screamed saliva spewing from his lips as he stormed over to where Romeo was lying on the floor. He shoved the packet of cigarettes into Romeo's face as if he hadn't already guessed what he'd found.

"Fuck yeah! I am a son of a bitch, I'm glad you said it" Romeo countered weakly trying to sit up but his dad pushed him down angrily.

"You think I give a shit about you buying these? Of course not! What bothers me is you didn't even offer me one! You are that selfish you didn't even think to offer your father, who slaves at work for you day in and day out to put a roof over your head and clothes on your body, you didn't even think to offer me one!" Mr Swift lectured. Selfishness was very rich coming from him.

"FUCK YOU" Mrs Swift hissed glancing from the packet to Romeo. "You're actually such a fucking faggot!" She then smashed the rolling pin down on his ribs again making Romeo groan in pain rolling over and receiving another strike on his back.

"You're never to see that Summers boy again you understand me? NEVER!" Mr Swift yelled authoritatively.

"I'll see him whenever I like, he's my fucking boyfriend" Romeo hissed back quietly. His voice barely audible as his body ached with pain.

"If you don't break up with him TODAY, I swear to god you'll be kicked out of this damn house. I'm not joking" Mrs Swift threatened harshly.

"Mom-" Romeo started but was cut off by his dad.

"Speak for yourself Sandra, if he doesn't break up with that faggot and find himself a real woman I'll kill him" Mr Swift told them harshly his eyes narrowing at his son, he didn't seem to be bluffing. Romeo couldn't die... not to the hands of his parents.

Stumbling to his feet Romeo fled the kitchen the howling of his parents echoing behind him as he reached his room, pulling out his phone and calling Gabriel.

"H-hey" Gabriel's sweet voice filled his ears.

"Gabe, it's over" Romeo breathed out collapsing on his bed.

"Huh? W-what do you mean?" Gabriel asked in confusion as audible shuffling became apparent through the speakers, he was probably moving somewhere more private.

"Us love, we- it's over" Romeo repeated his voice cracking slightly, this boy was the only person he'd ever loved. The only person he'd ever wanted in his life. Now he was throwing him away...

"Ro stop, what's happening. W-why? What did I do?" Gabriel spluttered out his words laced with anxiety.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing I- I love you Gabe, more than you even know" Romeo whispered softly. He wished he could hug the brunette right now. Hold him close and never let him go.

"Then why? Think- think this throigh Ro. Take- take a minute to... for god sake p-please don't leave me" Gabriel choked out beginning to cry, sniffles could be heard from the other side as he sobbed.

Romeo shut his eyes not allowing tears to fall. He needed to do something, he couldn't let his parents take Gabriel from him.

"Romeo... say something please. I- I love you, please!" Gabriel mumbled softly clearly trying to hold back his own tears and make sense of what was happening.

"My dads gonna kill me if I don't, Gabe I love you. Remember that" Romeo whispered back before hanging up the call. He dropped his phone on the floor standing up and stumbling slowly over to his nightstand. Inside the drawer were two things he had to chose between.

The usual pain and solace of the blade, or the final answer of sleeping pills. Romeo clutched the bottle of the small white pellets in his shaking hands. Could he really do it? End his own life right here right now?

He could hear his phone buzzing from the floor. Gabriel blowing it up with notifications.

"Fuck" Romeo whispered to himself placing the sleeping pills back into the drawer. Instead he took out the blade making quick work of his wrist. Cut after cut lined his skin crisscrossing up and down his arm.

Just as Romeo was about to switch arms his door burst open. Mr Swift darted into the room narrowing his eyes at Romeo.

He took in the scene before him not even an ounce of sympathy appearing in his expression. Just mockery.

"Seriously? You're slitting your wrists?" Mr Swift snarled. "You're not a man Romeo. You're a fucking pussy" He added nastily.

"You did this! You're the one who made me do this!" Romeo shouted back angrily, he then lunged out at his dad but Mr Swift was quicker. He slammed Romeo against the wall beginning to beat him hard.

Romeo shuddered as he slipped down the wall onto the rough floor, the hits didn't even feel real anymore. It felt like everything was fading. He'd felt this feeling before at the lake. Like everything was spinning and he was losing air.

He could hear his dads angry shouting from somewhere in the room as more hits landed on his already bruised up body. Romeo shut his eyes thinking of the brunette he loved so much, the brunette he'd done so wrong that very day. He then lost consciousness going still under his fathers harsh words and violent embrace.