Trees

Grandparents

~Tyler~
I was sitting with Josh on my bed when I heard my mom from downstairs "Tyler! Your grandparents are here" she yelled so I got up. Josh followed me and held my hand as we walked downstairs.

I smiled at my grandparents and hugged them both. It was the usual "you've gotten so big" and "they grow up so fast" from both of them. "Who's the boy?" Grandpa asked "oh uh. Grandma, grandpa. This is my boyfriend Josh" I told them and grandpa frowned. "Boy. Say that again. For a second I thought you said boyfriend" he said "yes. Grandpa. I'm gay. I like boys. Josh is the boy I like" I told him and Josh smiled. "Kelly. Don't you know how to bring up your kids correctly? You can't just let 'em go round telling people that they like boys unless it's Maddison" grandpa said scolding my mother "hey. This isn't her fault. I'm gay. It's not the way she raised me. You can't raise a kid to like girls or boys" I explained "now you hush. Y'all gays don't know shit. You think you know everything and can prance around thinking your a king when really y'all are toxic and belong in a mental asylum" he told me and I backed into Josh so he could comfort me. "Dad. That's enough. Do not insult my son or his friends like that" dad said so grandpa muttered something as he went to the guest room.

I turned around and hugged Josh. "Why am I being insulted so much today?" I mumbled into his chest. "I don't know but it'll stop" he assured me so I looked at him. He smiled before I smashed our lips together. "I love you Tybaby" he smiled causing me to smile. "I love you too jishwa" I replied then let go of him. "You don't know what love is" grandpa said so I looked at him while Josh wrapped his arms around me.

Grandpa walked over and ripped me from Josh's arms. "What are you doing?" I asked and he his me in the side of the head with his cane. "Hey stop!" Josh said stepping in "get outta here boy" grandpa said and I scrambled over to Josh. I hugged him and let tears slide down my cheeks. That didn't stop grandpa. He grabbed me and threw me on the ground before starting to beat me up by hitting my with his long wooden cane or kicking me.

"Dad stop!" My dad yelled pulling grandpa away from me. Josh ran over to me and looked at me with tears in his eyes. "Josh, take him up to his room. Please" mom said so Josh picked me up but it still hurt. I whimpered in pain as he walked up the stairs.

Josh set me down in my bed and I groaned. I looked into his eyes to see pain. "I love you" I told him in pain. "I love you too. I never want to see you in pain again" he sniffled before kissing me. "I love you so much Tyler" he told me so I smiled "I love you too Joshua" I replied then he sat next to me.

My mom walked into the room. "Baby are you ok?" She asked me so I nodded. "Yeah" I sighed and she looked at me. "Take off your shirt so I can check for bruises" she told me so I took of my shirt with out argument. She examined my body and found a large bruise on my side. "Damn. Orthopedic shoes can do some damage" I said jokingly so Josh smiled at me. "You two just stay up here. No sex while everyone is home" mom said so we nodded before she left.

I sat up and hugged Josh. "I love you Tybaby" he smiled so I looked at him. "I love you too jishwa" I replied before kissing him. He wrapped his arms around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. "Josh?" I said softly "yes?" He replied looking at me. "It's our senior year of high school and it's almost over. What do we do?" I asked him "well. I'm sure you got a basketball scholarship so you're covered for college and I will love and support you the whole way" he explained "what are you going to do?" I asked him. "I'll get a local job and be pretty laid back" he replied so I smiled at him before kissing him again. "Promise me that no matter how far away we end up. You will always love me?" I asked him so he looked at me. "Tyler you could leave me and live in China and date a random Chinese guy and I would still love you" he told me so I chuckled "that won't happen" I told him so he smiled. "I know" he told me before kissing me.

I smiled and poked Josh's sides. "No Tyler. Don't do it" he told me seriously but I did it. I started tickling him. "T-Tyler s-st-stop!" He laughed as I sat on his stomach to tickle him. He was jumping around trying to get me off of him but I didn't stop. "Say Tyler is the best boyfriend and sexist guy you've ever met" I told him "Tyler is the best boyfriend and sexiest guy I've ever met!" He laughed so I stopped and kissed him.

I got off of him and just laid there. "I love you Tybaby" he told me causing me to smile. "I love you too jishwa" I replied before cuddling close to him and drifting to sleep.

Tyler. You deserve what your grandfather did to you. All your promises will be broken. All your dreams will fail.