Rumor Has It

Chapter 7

Ty's POV

It's Monday morning and I'm skipping school so my injuries can subside. I make my way to the bathroom and trip over my shirt that I threw to the ground last night.
"I really need to clean my room up." I say while making my way to the bathroom.

I walked into the bathroom as I rub the sleep from my eyes and look at my reflection. My dirty blonde hair is all over the place, my what used to be dark brown eyes are dead, and I'm a tad bit pale. I groan and turn around to see what my back looks like today.

Before I can turn around my doorbell rings. I groan and make my way down the stairs. I sigh and open the door.
"Hi how can I- EZ!" I yell shocked to see her. She has her hair in a high ponytail, was wearing light washed ripped skinny jeans, a shirt that said 'if you think my attitude stinks you should smell my gloves' on it, some nike shoes, and mascara and eyeliner. She was also holding Ruben.

"I guess this is your dog." She says handing him to me. I reach out to take him and she makes direct eye contact with me arms. I quickly turn around and set Ruben down. I hear a gasp and spin back around.
"What what is it?!" I ask in a worried voice.

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR BACK AND ARMS TYLER?!" She asks looking at me in horror. I look down at my body and see I'm in only sweats. My head shoots up and I look her eyes. There is so much concern swirling through her bright blue/grey eyes.
"Ty..." She says as a single tear escapes her eyes. I look away before backing up and quickly closing the door.

"TYLER! TY PLEASE! PLEASE LET ME IN!" She says pounding on the door.
"Shit shit shit shit shit!" I say to myself as the pounding stops. I wait a few seconds before walking to the door and putting my hand on the door handle. I wait a few more seconds before slowly opening the door and peeping out. I open the door more and look around.

As I go to close the door Ez runs at me and pushes the door open. I fall back and my back hits the ground making me scream in pain.
"Oh my god Ty I'm so sorry!"
She says kneeling down next to me. I arch my back and she gently rolls me over.

I try to calm my breathing down and focus everything on the Angel in front of me.
"Ty I'm so sorry. Oh god umm lets get you to your feet!" She says grabbing my arms. I relax and she guides me to my feet. Once I'm on my feet for a few seconds, the pain comes rushing back.
"AHHH!" I scream in pain and drop to my knees.

She catches me before I hit the ground but grunts and wobbles, trying to stay on her feet.
"God why do you have to have so much muscle on you Ty?!" She asks before hitting the ground. Both of us are on our knees facing each other. I feel weaker than I have ever been.

I fall forward and se catches me being careful of my back. She puts one hand on my hip and the other on the back of my head.
"Tyler. What happened to you." She asks in a shaky whisper. I bite my lip and feel something wet on my cheek.

I lean back away from her and see Ez is crying. I bring my hand up to her face and wipe the tears away.
"Why are you crying? I deserve all this for all the pain I put you in." I say pushing a loose strand of hair back behind her ear.

"Ty I don't care about me. Who did this to you?" She asks letting a sob wrack her body and escape through her lips. I feel my heart break and I pull her to me and hold her.
"Tyler I'm so sorry." She says into my neck.
"Don't be." I say kissing her head.

After a few minutes she sits back up and wiped her eyes they look so much bluer all of a sudden. We sit there, staring at each other. I don't know what came over me but I start to lean in and so does she. I hesitate and look down at her lips. I place my hand on her cheek.

My eyes close and I bring her face to mine. Our lips meet and start to move in perfect sync. I lick her bottom lip that had been quivering and she immediately allows me access. Our tongues dance together and she immediately pulls away.