hidden life - septiplier

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Marks pov

I woke up in a chair next to jacks bed. Then I remembered, that today is the day that jack and his mother move in with me. I looked over to jack and start to go over the last twenty four hours, it's been hectic. Very hectic.
"Bleh,"
I got pulled out of my thoughts by jack with his arms out for cuddles. I chuckled, got up and walked to him. I wrapped my hands around his small frame and he placed his head on my chest. It was silent.
But it was a comfortable silence. We need not talk for days if we just stay like this. Jack winced and whispered something "No," he said in a hushed tone. His grip on me grew tighter and he whimpered slightly.  I didn't wake him up. I just held him and told him that everything was going to be okay. And it is. It really is.

Jacks pov.ī

Tyler grew closer to me with a manipulating smile upon his face, i on the other hand, was on the bathroom floor being held down by wade. Tyler kicked me. "No." I choked out. But then the scene faded and i was with mark. In his arms. He said that it would be okay. And for once in my life.
I believed him.

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I woke up on marks chest, i snuggled closer, never wanting to let go. I got up and took my meds.
3 pills.
I think that's for what?
Depression.
Minor ptsd.
And anxiety?
Do they even have pills for anxiety.
Whatever.
I take them and decide to walk around the hospital a bit. Seeing as I'm in the psychiatric ward, i can walk around. I walk over to a vending machine and look at the stuff inside.
Crisps.
Chocolate.
Drinks.
Ooh chocie milk. Why hello there pretty lady. I'm strange. I chuckle to myself and put a coin into the machine.
I walk back to my room with the carton and sit on the chair that mark was previously sat on. I poke the straw through the hole and sip it. Oh shite.
I might have just spent most of my money on chocie milk.
Meh.
Do I care?
No.
Such a rebel.
Livin that chocie milk life m8.
No?
Okay.

I see mark shift and open one eye slowly. He looks at me and smiles and i return the gesture. "Is dat chocie milk?"
"Yup, and you have none. Ha,"
"Your so mean," he said sticking his tounge out at me. I giggled and took another sip.

"You're moving in today." Mark said cheerfully after some time. I nodded and smiled. Then I stared at the floor,
This isn't worth it.
I'm not worth this.
But my mum is.
Shit.
I've still gotta get her something for her birthday.
WHICH IS IN TWO DAYS.
"Oh shite. I gotta get my mum somethin for her birthday, ima just nip to town,"
I scurry around the room for a shirt seeing as the hospital shirt was placed over my jeans. "Can I come with you?" Mark asked. I nodded and put my shoes on.  I signed some discharge papers and we left.

Once we got to the town centre I dragged him towards a jewellery shop and we walked inside. The cashier gave me a dirty look but that's normal seeing as I look homeless.

I was looking at a copper locket that was the shape of a small disk. I breathed in and out, I then took a step towards the tills and said.
"H-hi could I g-get that locket please,"
She just nodded and got it.
I handed her the money that I had saved up which was around $120 she gave it to me in a box and a bag and i dragged mark out of the shop.
So.
Awkward.

"Hey, can we go to the bakery,"
"Yeah sure, why?"
"Well um when me and my mum had money we used to go there and share a piece of chocolate cake, I'm gonna get her one," i smiled. We conversed all the way to the village bakery that I'd walked past every morning, hoping to one day hear the doors bell ring once again as I stroll in.

I placed my hand on the door and gave it a light push, it swung open with a ring of a bell. I smiled as i stepped in.
"Oh wow, sean you've grown so much since I last saw you!" Mary said, the woman who works here. "Heehee, hi how it goin," i smiled with a wave. She speed walked around the counter and hugged me, I giggled and mark smiled too. I like it here. It's, homely. Like the library. It just feels right.
"I take it your here for some cake?" She said as she waddled back around the counter. I nodded and she picked up a big slice and placed it into a box. She threw some sprinkles on which she knows I love. I handed her $7 and she handed me two boxes?
"One of 'ems for you, treat yourself it's free,"
"Aww thank you Mary,"
She tapped her cheek jokingly and i willingly placed a friendly kiss there.
"Just make sure you come back often, and maybe with your new friend,"
"Oh, about that. He's my boyfriend, his name's mark," i said happily. She smiled and shook his hand "Well hello Mark,  I'm sure I'll see you often, just treat this lil bundle of joy right," mark nodded and we started to walk. "I love you," mark said out of nowhere. I smiled and held his hand

"I love you too,"

"You wanna share some cake,"

"Yup,"

And just like that.

Life was perfect for a moment.

As we sat on some bench, eating cake and holding hands.

It all fell into place.