The Little Things ✔️

Only the truth

Mat looks up at me with tears brimming his eyes.
"Mat you can tell me anything. Please just tell me." I whisper to him. He looks out to the buildings that lay in the distance. He sighs and I can see the mist swirling in the cold air around us. He looks back at me with tears down his face. I so badly want to help him but when he doesn't tell me what's wrong I have no way of helping him.
"Mat please." I complain. There's another pause while he thinks.
"There are many things, I'm trying to protect me and my younger brother from my dad but it's just to much."
"What do you mean by protect him?" I say trying to calm him down.
"I live with my father but he doesn't care what's so ever about us so will leave the house around 4pm and not return till 11am then sleep then go out again and it's up to me to try and look after him. But I'm just not strong enough to. Juggling everything, exams, music and him." I can tell Mats trying hard to keep calm but he shouldn't have to. He's such a brace person, he really doesn't deserve this. He goes silent again and I can hear the cars in the distance of the people rushing home for the weekend. I bring my thoughts back to Mat as he says.
"There's one more thing, but it would be easier to show you not tell." He turns around and takes off his top. Underneath lies red marks and scratches and black and blue bruises.
I trace my finger over every single scare and bruise. He's a god damn angel and I am dreading the reason behind all these marks. He turns round and looks  at me. We look each other directly in the eye and I can sense he's hurt, he's in agony.
"Mat w-what happened?!" My voice is shaking I never knew something like this actually happened. Yes I read about things like this happening on the Internet but I never realised it actual could happen. I'm scared, I'm scared one day it will be to much to much for me, for Mat. Mat looks back at me and try's to smile but I know he is feeling the complete opposite.
"He beats me when he's at home." Thats all Mat says. But I can tell there's anger and hate and even fear behind those words. Our hands brush and then find each other again.
"But as long as I have you Al I think I can live." There's a long pause before I have an idea.
"What's your brothers name?" I ask.
"Reece. He only 5." Mat says facing away from me.
"Where is he now?" I ask I want to help him. It must be horrible for Mat to have to do this. I never give Patrick more than a second glance when I'm at home and could never imagine looking after him full time and having the hell of my father beating me.
"I'm not sure, anywhere that isn't home." Can't you bring him up here during the day and we could look after him?" Mat suddenly looks at me with the first bit of light I've seen in his eyes in a hell of a long time.
"I don't see why not! Thank you Al thank you!" He pulls me into a huge hug faster than I can blink. His top is still off and I can feel the muscles from his chest on my cheek. I can feel his steady and fast pace of a heart beat pounding through my ear.
"No matter what, I think we can survive together. Reason 26 the time you offered to help look after my brother." I smile even though I know he can't see. We are both going to have to try and cope for the other. The only reason I haven't left this world is because of Mat and no other so I hope it can stay that way and he doesn't do anything that's going to put him at risk other wise I might just have to join him.
"I love you Al, never leave me." He says kissing my forehead.
"I love you too Mat, never leave me." I say making the final move to interlock our lips. Our hands stay connected for the rest of the evening and once again I feel happy. Mat is my life support I have no idea what I would do without him. I'm so glad I asked him when I did because I think he was about to give up hope. About to. And I couldn't live without him. I honestly couldn't. I would rather die with him than live without. It just proves that you can solve the most mysterious problems by asking someone about them.

A/N- sorry this isn't the greatest of chapters X thank you rockstar95 for the name of Mats brother! And for your support it means the world to me X