How about love?

"Why me?"

TW:language

Charlie pov: I wake up on the floor with a coat over my shoulders. I sit up look around me to see the door slightly open. I sit up against the wall. God my head hurts so much. Why do they keep doing this to me? I place the thick warm layer around my shoulders onto the ground and the cold hits me like a ton of bricks. I stand up stumbling a bit as I do so. I walk over to the door and try to pull it open. It's locked. My hallucinations are getting worse than I thought.
I then sit down against the wall, the coldness of the stone hitting my back. I'm still in my school uniform which doesn't make anything better as I didn't bring my jumper so I'm sitting on the floor with just a white blouse and trousers as my tie has been taken from me. What is a tie going to do?

I will get out of here. I will. My dad will pay him. He has to. Right?

I lean my head back against the wall and begin to put the coat back on. Why would someone give me a coat in the first place? Who gave me the coat? Is someone here going to help me escape? A million questions run through my head none of which I can answer. The cold around me fades as I do the coat up as it raps around me closing me into the warmth. I reach into the right side pocket and discover  a piece of paper. I slowly pull it out as I move closer to the light in the centre of the room. It's a note. I scan through it.

Note: dear nick,
Every day without you tares me apart I hope you have found a way to save us. I am praying for you every day. When I get out of here I will give you the biggest hug you have ever seen. This cell is cold,rotten,wet and I'm tired of being here day after day. I want you to come in and save me. I know you might not get this but I wanted to say how much I love you and appreciate what you are doing for us.

Love from —————

The name at the bottom is smudged and I can't make out the letters. This is nicks coat, he gave me this. He's obviously not a bad person but he is being forced into whatever this is, to save the one he loves.
I move away from the light and back to where the shadows crowd around me. I can't believe this.

Nicks pov:
I wake up to the sound of my alarm. I don't want to do another day. But I have to. I sit up and push the blanket off me which is thinner then a piece of paper and then stand up. I suddenly feel the cold hit me as I walk out the door of my room. I gave my coat to Charlie. He needs it more than me. It's a good thing there are no cameras in Charlie's room or I'd be in big trouble with my boss.

I start walking to the bosses office to see what I'm doing for today. I take a breath before I join the others in a line in front of our boss who looks like he hasn't slept all night.
"Morning everyone. I regret to say I've not received any news on Julio spring about the video so we are just waiting for a response."

He sighs messaging his forehead. "I'm switching today's jobs up." I look up in confusion. He walks down the line giving each person a job for today. He then stops at Ben. "Ben I would like you to be Charlie's main guard for today, you will bring him food and water and make sure he doesn't do anything." Ben nods his head and then try's not to smile. "Yes sir." He moves down the line to me. "Nick you will be in joining Darcy in standing guard." I look forward to Darcy and nod. "Yes sir."
He then proceeds to walk back to the front and sits at his desk. "Ok you all have your roles now get out of my site." We all exit.

I walk with Ben and Darcy to the cells and watch as me and Darcy stand outside the metal door whilst Ben goes in with a plate of food for Charlie. I hear the door close and I watch out of the small window of the door. He walks all the way to the end of the hall. He proceeds to unlock the door and steps inside closing it behind him. I sigh and drop my head dos from the window to the floor before realising Darcy is staring at my arms. "Nick? Where's your jacket?" Look down to see my whole body shivering. "Oh I left it in my room.." she shakes her head in disbelief. "You always do this nick!" I Scoff in a sarcastic way.
I look down knowing I just lied to her. Why am I like this?

Charlie's pov: I put the letter back in my pocket. I then hear a click of the door. Someone opens it with force and the shuts it again I cower into the corner.
He steps into the light. It's not nick. "Food delivery."
He puts it on the floor as he continues to stare at me.
"Come on I don't bite." I prefer nick already. I don't move. "Come get it or I'll bring it to you and shove it down your throat." I slowly start moving forward when he says that.I step into the light and when he sees me his eyes widen. I look at him with a confused expression but then I realise what I'm wearing. "Where did you get that?" I stop in my tracks and look up at him. "I- I don't know.."

He moves forwards grabbing me by the collar of the coat and pushing me against the wall. My back slams into it. "WHERE DID YOU GET IT?"
I then realise that I'm crying. " I don't know! I just woke up with it." He slams my back against the wall again. "Did you sneak out somehow?"
"No!" He smiles at me before punching me across the face. I gasp in pain as he continues to kick and punch my stomach and chest. I crumble onto the ground. "Just wait until boss sees this." He kicks the food out of his way before he walks out leaving me on the ground crying in pain I slowly crawl towards the plate on the ground with pieces of eggs all over. I pick it up with my hands and eat it. I have to keep my strength up. I have to.. I lay on the ground feeling my eyes shutting. No.. I can't go to sleep no.. I can't.. to tired-

Nicks pov:
I hear the door open and see Ben storm through. "Ben what's going on?" He turns around and looks at me. "That little shit snuck out somehow and got a coat from somewhere so I'm getting the boss." My eyes widen. "Oh-" he walks off angrily before I can finish my sentence. Shit what have I done! I look at Darcy who is staring at me. "Nick? What did you do?" I look back through the window and before answering her. I unlock it and walk through locking it behind me.

I hear banging as I walk down the hall. "Nick what the fuck are you doing?" I storm down the hall and get to the last room and unlock it. I see Charlie on the floor asleep wearing my coat. I shake him. " Charlie please you have to wake up!"
He moves around before opening his eyes. "Charlie give me the coat, bens going to get the boss and if he sees you wearing it I don't know what could happen. He thinks you've snuck out somehow." He sits up and shuffles backwards. "Why did you give me it in the first place? Why me? Is it because you wanted me to end up hurt? Is this what you always do?" I look up at him. "No! I just-" he looks so afraid I can't lie to him. " I can't do this any longer. I can't see innocent people suffer any longer. I wanted to help you." He's crying,sobbing more like. "Here give it back to me and you won't get in trouble." He pulls out a note from the right pocket. "Who is this from?" Thats the letter.. the letter that- "it doesn't matter." He pockets it. "Then you won't get the coat back." I move towards him and it startles him. "Charlie please-"
"Tell me why you're here. You obviously don't want to be." I sigh "if I tell you do you promise to give me the coat?"
He nods. I take a deep breath.

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