The Need To Love You

Parents

   The past days were great. I don't know why I was so afraid to tell Phil bout my feelings. Maybe I expected to reject me or even worse to broke our friendship. I had crush on him since we moved to Manchester and we started living together but when I was away from home lost in that forest it hit me. The need of Phil to be right by my side was big. I didn't care if I was injured; my only thoughts were to be back again. And then I called it love. Not crush but real love. When he kissed me after beating "The impossible game" I found out that he feel the same and was the best moment of my life. Things didn't change we continue the same routine. The only difference was the kisses and that we sleep together. One day I was lying on his chest as he played video game. It was perfect and for moment I remembered that my parents didn't know that I am alive. Because of that though I jumped and went straight to my bedroom and started packing my suitcase.

- Hey, Dan! Is everything alright?

- Phil! O God! Come in. – He entered the room.

- What are you doing?

- I am going to my parents. They are crushed right now.

-Right! They don't know about you. I will leave you to pack your things.

- You are coming with me too.

- Me? Why?

- Just go and get ready. – I said and smile at him.

- Okay. – He responded and went to his bedroom.

I was ready for no time. Phil packed his backpack and we get to the bus station. All the way to Wokingham I slept on his shoulder as we were holding hands. A lady gave us a strange look but I didn't care. Phil looked as he didn't too.

- Are you afraid? – He asked me when we arrived.

- Of course I am. Maybe they will throw me away.

- Don't think of it.

- That's why I wanted you to come. To give me courage. – I said and kissed him.

- Well let's head to your house. – He grabbed my hand and we started walking.

After an hour we were in front of my parent's house. My heart was going to escape from the chest. I ring on the doorbell. My brother opened the door. At first he looked at me and then hugged me so tight that I couldn't breathe.

- Adrian? Who is at the door? – My mother showed up. She was dressed all black and her eyes were bloodshot. When she saw me, she collapsed.

- Mom. – I said and went straight to her. She opened her eyes and started crying.

- Dan, is that really you?

- Who to be? Yoda?

- But we saw you dead. – My brother said and helped me with mom.

- As I said to Phil. That was a boy that looked like me and I was wandering around wood for two days. But now I am home.

- Is he here?

- Yes he is.

- Hey miss Howell.

- Thank god you are alright. – She hugged me and started crying. – But if you do that again I will be the one to kill you. – I laugh and everyone around.

- Where are the others?

- Upstairs. We are having dinner.

- Well let's go to them. – Phil said.

We climbed the stairs and I saw at the big room my entire family. Some of them were sobbing and the atmosphere was terrible. So I screamed:

- Guess who is back? – The entire room turned to me and looked me with shock. After a long stare at me everyone get up and hugged me. They were smiling and crying at the same time.

- Dan. You are alright. – That was dad.

- Yes I am. Can we sit down with you?

- Of course. – They put us together with Phil next to each other. That was great because we could hold hand under the table. My family asked me questions, smiled at me. Everything was great. After an hour of eating everyone left us. Dad switched on the TV and we started watching a movie.

- Mom. Dad. The reason I bought Phil with me was to tell you that we are together. – All of them looked me confused. Only mum come to me and hugged me.

- I hope you love and protect each other.

- I promise to protect Dan at all costs. – Phil said. I was so relieve to tell them that so finally I could move to Phil and lay on his chest as we were at the morning. The rest of the night continued as nothing happened. It seemed that my parents accepted the news about me and Phil.