she hesitated a bit before she continued "I-I lo-.... care about you a lot and I want you to know that I will be there for you"
"Okay I'll tell you" I scoot over and pat the empty space next to me indicating that I want her to sit next me. When she gets seated next to me I begin to tell her what happened.
**FLASHBACK **
I woke up on the couch with Joseph sitting in his chair next to me, anger builds in me when he grins at me.
"What the fuck Joseph! What the hell is wrong with you! What gives you the fucking right to knock me out!" I say rising up from the couch
"Watch your mouth when you speak to me boy"
"No I will not watch my mouth.... I will speak to you any kind of way I want to until I get a got damn answer"
"You want an answer? Okay then I'll give you one. The reason I knocked you out is because I don't want you to leave. You're all I got now since your mother left me with your sister" Joseph says looking sorry for a second. I almost wanted to stay but then I remembered all the bad memories that come with him and this house and I just couldn't stay anymore.
"Cut the crap Joseph! If you think I'm gonna stay in this house with you then you have gone fucking crazy!" I say taking a step closer to him "And for Mother leaving you.. It's your fault that that she left! You took my Mother from me and I will never forgive you for that! " I say at Joseph with hatred in my voice.
"Y-You knew about that?"
"Of course I did....I'm not stupid Joe. I heard you tell my Mother to leave with Janet. You never loved her."
"I LOVED YOUR MOTHER AND YOU KNOW THAT!" Joseph spits with anger
"DID YOU?! BECAUSE I HAVE FAILED TO SEE IT! But you are right about one thing you loved her, but it wasn't Mother it was that whore that you were sleeping with!"
I must of crossed the line with Joseph because next thing I know I was on the ground with Joseph repeatedly kicking me in my stomach, side, and back. All I could do was lay there and take the hits, I was in too much pain to even fight back. when Joseph finished he picked me up by the collar of my now torn shirt and yelled in my face
"YOU WANNA LEAVE SO BAD...HUH? THEN YOU CAN LEAVE! I DON'T WANT CHU HERE ANYWAY...ONE LESS MOUTH TO FEED AND TAKE CARE OF. YOU WERE NOTHIN BUT A GOT DAMN WASTE OF TIME!" he dragged me over to the door as he picked up my backpack "NOW GET THE FUCK OUT MY HOUSE AND DON'T YOU EVEN DARE TO COME BACK CUS IF YOU DO I'LL KILL YA... YOU HERE?! I'LL FUCKING KILL YA!" And with that he threw me out and slammed the door on my face
**END FLASHBACK**
"So some how I managed to drive myself to the school and that's when you found me" I say staring off into space. I felt Unique lay her head on my shoulder and heard her sniff. Is she crying? I thought. I lift her head and turn her towards me.
"Hey why you cryin?" I say softly
"I knew it Michael..... I knew there was a reason why you were acting the way you are " she says as she wipes her face "Michael all the signs are there.... the puzzle finally fits together"
"Unique, can you please tell me what you are talking about" I say chuckling at her detective ways. She turns her body to me as she speaks
"Michael you were being abused... and you could of died from it" she says with tears in her eyes as she turns away from me "and I could of lost you too" she whispers but I couldn't make out what it was so I shrugged it off
"Unique I get what you're saying and you know what? Nothing is going to happen again cause I'm never going back there... okay?" I say grabbing her hand to calm her
"But where are going to stay Michael.... You're homeless now"
" Um maybe I'll just sleep in my car or sleep in a shelter until... " I was cut off by Unique shaking her head
"No... no Michael you will not sleep in a shelter or your car.....What about your friends?"
"Friends? " I scoff "More like acquaintances .. They only hang around me cause I can get them an easy A"
"Hmm....W-well you could stay with me if you want" she says quietly
"What? I couldn't hear hear you speak up" I say poking her in her side.
"Michael stop" she laughs swatting my hand away "I said you can stay with me if you want to" I stop mid poke to look at her and she looked back at me with me with a serious face "I'm serious as a heart attack Michael, you. can. stay. with. me"
"Wow well thanks, thank you"
"No problem Michael, no problem at all. But Imma go back over there so you can rest."
"No you can lay here it's more comfortable" I say softly as I pull her down to lay on my chest. Unique instantly put her arms around my waist and I massaged her scalp with my fingers. "Goodnight Unique"
"Goodnight Michael "
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