Catch Me When I Fall [BxB]

Story Time

***Tyrone's POV***

"If you want to, that'd be cool." I tell him.

"Of course I want to! I'm close with you."

For some reason, that sentence makes me very happy.

"Okay. I'm all ears."

"My coming out story is actually pretty funny, I think."

"Why doesn't that surprise me?"

Khai chuckles.

"I think I was... nine? Like I knew before then but I never really gave it much thought because I wasn't interested in actually dating yet. I just knew that I thought other boys were pretty and I was more interested in them."

Khai pauses.

"Anyways, by the time I turned nine I understood it better. I think what happened was that I was having a really bad day, cause I didn't have meds yet or understand my ADHD or maybe I didn't even know I had it, I don't know. But I was a little crazy and unhinged as a kid..." Khai trails off.

"Like, I know that I still am but it was way worse when I was a kid. Seriously, teachers would call my mom and everything... but like in a bad way. I'd even be somewhat dangerous to myself because I felt so different."

Khai facepalms.

"Ty, I'm so sorry I'm going way off track."

It makes a little more sense now that he didn't totally freak out when he first saw the scars on my arms. He probably knows what it's like to a similar extent. I think he knows what it's like to feel that way.

"It's okay, Khai." I smile at him. "I like hearing about little Khai."

Khai chuckles.

"You get the gist, I was easily upset, especially at school because of how hard it was to concentrate and learn stuff. I'd get upset so easily and the other kids made fun of me for it which ultimately made it worse because I felt like even more of an outcast and it was such a mess... I felt so alone and different."

Khai pauses to sigh.

"Whatever, that's besides the point. Basically, I was having one of those days but I was keeping all of my angry little feelings inside because I didn't want to be bullied about it but everything kept going wrong. It was math, by the way."

He clarifies. I smile.

"Of course."

"I didn't understand what my teacher was saying and everyone else was understanding it perfectly like it was the easiest thing ever which made me feel super bad about myself. I accidentally wrote too dark and my pencil lead cracked because of it, so I tried to sharpen it but I dropped my pencil on the floor and after that the lead kept snapping, and then I dropped my fricken sharpener on the floor and the shavings went everywhere and some kids were snickering at me, and then I erased a hole in my paper and I burst out crying and ran out into the hall."

"Aww Khai, that's so sad." I sympathize with him.

He seems somewhat surprised, but he smiles meekly.

"See, you get me. They all thought I was crying because of a ripped paper but really it was everything building up. The paper was just the last straw."

Khai laughs quietly.

"I promise we're getting closer." He tells me. "And sorry. My story is funny, but I guess there were some dark moments that led up until that point."

I smile, enjoying the cool autumn breeze.

"Don't worry, Khai. I'm entertained." I assure him.

"I was expecting to be left alone because most of my teachers knew I'd get overwhelmed and that I usually wanted to be alone when that happened. Anyways, that day I was not left alone because this new guy followed me out. I don't think he really understood what was wrong but he tried to comfort me." Khai smiles.