The Mute

late night talks

It was dark in my room and I was staring at my ceiling laying on my bed for a few moments, I reached for my phone that was charging on the side table and I prepared myself for the blinding adjustment of my eyes from the screen light and turned my phone on and looked my at lock screen that had a picture of a wolf hiding behind some trees and I noticed the time it was 4:00 am. I decided to get up and go walk around the house. I got up and walked out into the dim hallway and I looked down the hall to see Max's door closed and the lights off. I slowly walked to his door and looked at the white painted door and gently knocked not really expecting a response I waited. "Come in" Max said in a gentle voice and I slowly opened his door. Max turned on his lamp on the bed side table and sat up in his bed. Max was wearing a black tank top defining his perfectly structured muscles which they weren't big but not to small from his shoulders and arms, he wore grey baggy gym pants that goes all the way to his ankles. "You cant sleep either huh?" he said and I shook my head and he opened his bed side table drawer and pulled out a note book and a pen and put it on the bed and patted beside him and said "Come sit". I walked into his room, to the bed and sat on his bed in front of him and crossed my legs mimicking his body language. I grabbed the note book and opened it and the book was completely empty it was brand new. I wrote "so while i am staying here probably for a while I want to get to know you better can I ask you a few questions?" and I showed him and he smiled a little and said " Sure ask anything you want" and I started writing again "Favorite color? Favorite animal? Favorite food? What are your hobbies?" I showed him the paper and he thought it through and he replied " My favorite color is black as you can probably tell" he laughed a little and smiled and continued " My favorite animal is an owl they are silent killers of the night but are so cute all at the same time, my favorite food is pizza and my hobbies are photography, drawing and painting and playing video games, do you mind if I ask you the same questions?" I looked at him for a moment then wrote down " My favorite color is blue, my favorite animal is a wolf, my favorite food is pasta, and my hobbies are writing and puzzles I'm a pretty boring person" he replied "oh come on your not boring at all, I find you quite interesting and sweet and really cool" and he smiled and I smiled because of his smile and what he just said. I blushed and looked away and then I looked down at the note book and wrote "I think your really cute and sweet" but I quickly scribbled it out so much I almost ripped the page and I blushed even more and I wrote instead" I think your really cool and really brave for what you did for me even though you never really knew me". He quietly said "Well ever since I walked into that class I saw you were in a lot of pain and your stuff was on the floor I..." He paused and closed his eyes and continued " I felt a huge rush of feelings and I instantly went to help you and as soon as I saw your face I wanted to get to know you and be closer to you and every chance I got to be with you I took" He clenched his fists "When I saw what happened with you and your dad my body just took over and I couldn't bare to see you being abused like that and when I saw you on the ground basically lifeless I had to do something so I called the cops and took you to my place because I wanted to take care of you and make sure your safe and you were ok. Every passing minute that went by I got more worried and anxious and I didn't want to leave your side and when you finally woke up I felt the life that was drained from me come rushing back and I was so happy you woke up because I thought you never would" Max opened his eyes "I wanted to take care of you and keep you safe so I opened my house and heart to you and here you are safe and sound and I can tell your getting comfortable and and you are happy and so am I" He looked at me with a soft expression and I don't know what came over me but I just launched myself towards him and hugged him tightly and I felt him hug me back and I held him for a while and I suddenly started getting sleepy and he slowly laid down pulling me down with him so my head was on his chest I drifted off to sleep.