Chapter 4 : The Pain We Shared

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by VincenntAU

by VincenntAU

-PRESENT-

TUESDAY
08:55 am. 10/07/2018

-LENNOX
I walk inside the progamming club room, i visit the desk where me and Maverick once always sits. Its our seat, every member of the progamming club always safe that spot for us. I sat at my seats, i can always remember.. how Maverick will always fall asleep besides me, i always shakes him awake.. on our desk table, there's a marking of a permanent marker which read "LENNOX AND MAVERICK WAS HERE 7/09/2016" and on the bottom of that "This is cringey" i wrote this one.. Maverick wrote the "Was here" one.. I chuckled. This was the day.. when my parents fought, he was the only one there for me.. Maverick.
I missed him, i miss you Maverick. I always wish i can rewind time to prevent what happen.

-PAST-

WEDNESDAY
09:35 am. 31/08/2016

-LENNOX
I skip school, for the first time.. in my life.
"I can't believe we're actually doing this.." i huff, Mave just returns from getting the both of us icecream.
"Gotta get used to it, if you want to skip school or class you can just ask me!" He claims as he licks his icecream, his brown hair shines brightly from the sun above us. His light brown skin glistens under the sun, he nudges me "Hey, your icecream is melting." He says, i quickly licks the icecream that melted in my hand "Shit.." i murmured. He chuckled, and gives me his handkerchief, i took it and wipes the icecream in my hands "T-Thanks.." "No worries" He leans back against the bench
"Sooo... What's the problem?" He asked me.
"Huh? What.. do you mean?.."
"Don't play dumb with me, Len. you never ask me to skip school, there has to be a reason for it." He looks at me, his brown eyes is more vibrant from the sunrays, its.. really eye-catching to look at.
"Uhm.. you know.. its just.. familys problem." I said to him.
"Your parents fought again, didn't they?" He guessed, damn it he is right.
"Yeah.. its just.. getting worse and worse.."
He pats my back "There there.. you have me right? So.. if they ever fought again.. just come to my house, my dad is very welcoming towards you remember?.."
I look at him, i can feel my eyes burning a bit because of holding my tears too much. He opens his arms, inviting me in for a hug. I wouldn't say no to that. I drop my icecream as i buried myself to his warm and inviting hugs. He pats my back "Let it out.." Hearing those words, my tears falls like a waterfall.
"I'm.. i'm just tired, i'm tired of them fighting! Every night.. hearing them arguing.. throwing things at each other.. i'm.. also scared.. that it.. will escalated into.. into a.." I sobs hard, i can't even finish my own words.

-MAVERICK
Im hugging Lennox, the only Lennox i knew, the only person in my life who hates hugs. I get why his crying just because his parent is fighting, i know how much it scares him if.. if it might escalated into something rather.. unpleasant. I keep patting his back "Let it out.. bottling up emotion is not good.." i said to him.
I can feel him.. shaking.. in fear, its.. not a good feeling, i never seen him like this.. whenever his parent fought in the past.. he always.. never paid attention to them.. but this time.. its.. different, i brush his hair hoping it can calm him down, his soft fluffy black hair.. its soo soft and fluffy.. i wish i have his hair.
We stay like that for around 10 minutes, after his crying subsided, he pulls back wiping his tears off
"Ah, shit.. sorry, i stained your shirt" i look down to my shirt, it's stained with his tears. I chuckled and shakes my head "Its fine dude. All good!" His blue eyes is glistening because of the sunrays, or is it because of the tears?..
"Now, lets go somewhere else yeah? After that we can return to the school for the progamming club activities" "Can we skip that too?.." he asked, which is.. suprising, but then again, we both already skip school so not joining todays activities should be fine. "Alright, lets go to the mall arcade, yeah?" Lennox sheepishly nods, cute.
I stand up and offers him my hands, as he grab it i pulled him up and we walk to the mall.
A life without you.. Len, would be torture to me. Im glad we met, i have you, and you have me. We are.. a complete puzzle pieces.