Vic POV
After school on Monday I go to see Kellin. This time is different. He is sitting up on his bed and when I walk in he is smiling. I never thought I'd see the day where Kellin Quinn Botswick looked at ME and smile. But he did.
I awkwardly stand in the doorway and smile back.
"Hey"
His eyes dart to my back where I am holding a plastic back.
"What did you bring" he raises an eyebrow.
"Movies and Hot Cheetos" I smile and sit down on the edge of his bed. I reach in the bag and pull out a huge stack of movies. Kellin immediately grabs them and starts choosing which one we will watch first.
"okay soooo I vote for either the Breakfast Club or My Cousin Vinny first." he smiles and hands them to me. I walk over to the tv and put in My Cousin Vinny. I walk back over and lay down next to him on the bed, he rolls over and lays his head on my chest. We fall asleep like that.
He didn't cry that night. He didn't think about the next time he would use his blades. He was happy....and so was I.
Before all this with Kellin I never questioned my sexuality. I knew he was bi but I never thought I was. Kellin was different. He was vulnerable and he needed someone and I was that someone. But for some reason I felt like I was supposed to be more than just a friend.
Kellin POV
I like Vic. I like that he doesn't think I'm messed up. He just thinks I'm broken. He understands that I'm not crazy. He understands that I'm just sad.
Everyday he comes to see me. He always falls asleep. When he sleeps I look at him. Not in a creepy obsessed serial killer way. I want to know him. Know his face. I don't ever want to forget his face. If one day he forgets about me and stops coming I'll remember his face. That's all I need.
I get out in a week. I hope that when I get out he doesn't stop talking to me. Or stop coming to see me. Maybe I can go see him. Or maybe this is just a pity thing. When he knows I'm okay he'll move on. He'll go to the next person. Sometimes I tell myself "he doesn't want me. Why would he?" But then I look at him. And that all goes away. I mean. He could be with a girl or with his friends. But he's laying in a hospital bed with a suicidal boy watching "My Cousin Vinny" on a Monday.
