Chapter One

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(Ethan's P.O.V)

It's been almost two weeks since I moved to L.A to be Mark's editor. Everyone's been so nice to me but they don't know. They don't know that I have depression and social anxiety. I've been depressed since almost two years ago when my mom died from cancer. My dad started to abuse me for I don't know what. One day I was just doing what I usually do every day then my dad started to hit and scream at me for no reason. 

He would always say "It's your fault that she's gone. You gay ass little shit. Why can't you just be like everyone else? Have a wife, kids, a job. But no you have to be gay. You're a fucking disgrace to me."

 I think I smelled alcohol on his breath. He has been going out to bars lately but I thought he would try to control his drinking but I guessed wrong. That's also why I started to cut.  He would hit and verbally abuse me every day until Mark had asked me to move to L.A to be his editor. I accepted as fast as I could. My social anxiety has been with me since I was 13.  I really don't know why but it just happened. I just wanted to get away from him. I hoped that they could help me in some way. Every day I see them but they don't know what I have or what I've been through. They don't know. I want to tell them so badly but I'm scared that they won't accept me. They will kick me out. Then I wouldn't have a place to stay. And I certainly won't go back to my dad's place. I would rather die than go back there.

(Mark's P.O.V)

I've noticed that something seemed off with Ethan. Like he is scared of me and everyone else. He also seems in a depressed state all the time. I want to talk to him but I don't know how I should bring it up. I can't just walk up to him and say 'Hey Ethan I noticed that you seem a lot more different than usual'. How can I bring it up without it seeming desperate? I just don't know. I could text him. No that wouldn't help at all. I want to talk to him face to face, not screen to screen. Well, I should start editing so I can talk to him later. Maybe then I'll find out why he's acting so strange.

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