The warmth of your arms saved me |BYLER|

5.

3rd person

Holly, Mike and Will were all now sitting on the couch watching Mickey mouse.

"Nancy once said I'm Minnie and Mike i Mickey" Holly said.

"Who is Nancy then" Will asked.

"I don't know, she can be Daisy duck and then your brother can be Donald duck" Holly explained to Will.

"I don't wanna be a mouse" Mike said fake annoyed.

"You have no choise" Holly said.

"Whatever" Mike said rolling his eyes.

They continued to watch until Joyce called them for dinner. They were now all four sitting at the dining table.

"So Mike, do you think I should call your mom to tell your here" Joyce started.

"yeah sure" Mike said.

"okay, I'm gonna call her later" Joyce said nodding.

"I don't wanna go home" Holly said.

"Well you don't have a choise" Mike told her and sighed. Holly Just continued to eat her food.

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After dinner Joyce went to call Karen as the kids played some card game.

"Your mom said you can stay if you want to, for me you can totally stay" Joyce said. Mike was about to say something but a loud knock got everyones attention. Joyce went to open it reveling Ted.

"I need my child home" Ted said trying to sound calm.

"Oh, of course. Holly, Mike, come here" Joyce said confused.

"No no, I said my child, not children" Ted said. Holly and Mike walked to the door.

"Come on Holly we are going" Ted said taking hollys hand.

"What about Mike" Holly said with tears in her eyes.

"I don't care, if he wants to come he can walk, I'm not taking him. I did not raice a boy like this" Ted said looking at Mike.

"I'm not going if Mike is not coming" Holly said trying to get out of Ted's grip.

"YOU ARE COMING, I'M YOUR DAD AND YOU DO WHAT I SAY" Ted yelled at Holly making her cry.

"Holly it's okay, just go" Mike said also tearing up. And with that, Ted took Holly out of the house slamming the door. Mike stood there speetchless. Will wrapped his arms around Mike once again.

"We should call someone, the police or something, this is not okay" Joyce said but Mike shook his head.

"I did it once and it got worse, I can't risk that something bad happens to Holly" Mike said crying.

"I'm so sorry Mike, you don't deserve this. I think we should go to sleep and figure this out tomorrow" Joyce said and that's what they did.

Mike and Will sat on Will's bed.

"I shouldn't have come here, now Holly is alone and scared" Mike said trying not to cry.

"Mike it's gonna be okay, we're gonna figure this out tomorrow" Will said taking Mikes hand in his, making Mike smile a bit.

"Thank you Will"

"No need to thank me, you helped me when my dad left" Will said.

They sat on the bed in silence, holding hands.
After a while Will layed down on the bed showing Mike to lay down too, so he did.

"Will?"

"yeah?"

"Can you promise not to tell anyone about this" Mike said.

"Of course" Will nodded.

They were laying in Wills bed in silence.

"Mike, you know it's okay to show your feelings, it's okay to cry, all of our friends would understand if you told them this" Will said breaking the silence.

"I guess, it's just that I don't like to cry"

"I think you're just scared for them to judge you?" Will said it more in a question.

"Probably yeah" Mike shrugged.

"They would never judge you, you don't need to act like everything is okay when it isn't" Will said as he cuddled Mike making him blush.

"I know, it just feels easier"

"But it's good that you told me, now you don't have to be alone with this, and my mom will always help you, you know that" Will as he stroked Mikes head.

"You are the best" Mike said as he was blushing like a tomato, Will just giggled.

"Goodnight Mike"

"Night Will"

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