Help me, teacher

Chapter 4

As they got to Nicolas's house, Phoenix had dozed off into a light sleep. Nicolas got out of the car, noticing that Phoenix was asleep, he opens the passenger side door, taking Phoenix's seatbelt off, and gently lifted him in his arms. As he did this, Phoenix had wrapped his arms around his neck in a kind of clingy way. Nicolas smiles gently and carried him inside the house.

After he got inside, he gently laid Phoenix on the couch, covering him up with a very soft and warm blanket. When the blanket touched Phoenix, he curled up under it, while tightly holding some of the blanket in his hands. He loved the feeling of the fabric, and it was helping him feel comfortable and safe.

Nicolas went to the kitchen, and started making a dinner for the both of them. He hummed softly as he was cooking. He was making curry for the both of them to eat. He kept glancing back over at Phoenix while he was cooking. he was trying to make sure he was okay even if he was not in the same room as him.

after about twenty minutes, Phoenix was starting to stir a bit as he started to wake up. He stretched his legs out, and his arms above his head before he slowly opened his eyes. he was confused at first, because his vision, still being blurry due to the lack of his glasses, and due to him not recognizing the colors of the house because this was his first time inside of Nicolas's house. He quickly sat up, as he had started to panic a bit. This always happens when he goes over to other people's houses.

Nicolas was just walking back into the living room to check on him, as he had just finished up cooking their dinner. He saw that Phoenix was confused and panicking right now, so he quickly went over to him so he could let him know where he as at right now. He crouched down slightly, so that he was now eye level with him, and he gently puts his right hand on Phoenix's not injured shoulder "Its okay Phoenix, you are safe. We are at my house right now."

When Nicolas crouched in front of Phoenix, he was able to make out his face as it did not look blurry like everything else did. This helped him start to calm down, and when he heard what Nicolas said, it made him feel safe and not as scared anymore as his panicking had stopped almost completely. He then looked up at Nicolas, and said in a very quiet voice "S...safe from R...Ryan?"

When Phoenix asked him this, he gently ruffles his hair in a comforting way, before nodding. "He won't get you here, I promise. I made dinner for us, are you hungry?" He then walked with Phoenix to the dining room, Phoenix staying behind him as they were walking.

Nicolas pulled out the chair for Phoenix, so that he could sit down. Phoenix sat in the chair, scooting a little closer to the table. Nicolas then brought him a plate of curry after putting the food on the plate, setting it on the table in front of him, with a kind and gentle smile on his face. "Here you go, eat as much as you like."

Phoenix sniffed the air when he saw the plate of food in front of him, and he thought it smelled delicious! He smiled at Nicolas, before he started eating the curry in a slow pace. After the first bite, his eyes lit up. This was the best food he has had in years! He then started eating it at an almost dangerously fast pace, as if he thought it might be taken from him.

It took Phoenix less than ten minutes for him to finish his plate of curry. He felt full, but uncomfortably so. He then got up, and rinsed his dirty plate off in the sink, before putting it inside the dish washer. He walks to Nicolas "I wanna take a shower if that is okay, do you happen to have any extra clothes?" Nicolas smiles at him "I keep extra in the closet in the bathroom, pick whatever you want."