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part 8

CALEB
"you disgusting fag get out of here!"
"this is the BOYS locker room. get your ass out!"

MIGHT BE TRIGGERING HERE !!

i was cornered by tall, masculine men. i was going to be one of those guys one day.
"i am a boy." i spit out at them, they weren't going to frighten me.

"no you're not, you have boobs" one said as he grabbed my chest. i smacked his hand and winced.

"that's sexual assault!" i screamed and he shook his head. a smirk on his disgusting face.

"you're a boy, right? so it's not the same." he said as the other boys hollered. i growled and kicked his leg with all my might causing him to wince and grab my hair. asshole.

i screamed as loud as i could, this wasn't right. "you're an asshole. it doesn't matter what sex someone is! it's considered sexual assault you prick!"

he rolled his eyes and smacked me. i held onto my face trying to hold back the tears. "you're a female. you have a little vagina and boobs, now if you don't want to be "assaulted" again i would leave." he said as he moved away from me, but pushed me once again.

OKAY ITS OVER

i woke up in a sweat and looked over to my left checking the time: 4:45AM. i groaned quietly and sat up, grabbing my phone and glasses. i put my glasses on and swung my legs over the bed, slipping on my shoes and putting my phone in my pajama pants pocket.

i walked out of my room and grabbed my house key. i slowly opened the door, trying not to wake my sleeping mother. i closed the door making sure it was locked and started walking. i didn't know where i was going i just couldn't be home. no matter what i did, i was haunted by the memories of not being accepted.

i'm a male, i thought to myself and smiled lightly. i shivered at the cold breeze and wrapped my arms around my body. i reached my destination and walked over to the swings, taking a seat and pulling out my phone. i sighed deeply as i saw the messages i had from micah.

micha 🖤
hey, caleb im sorry for not showing up at school. 7:35pm
micha 🖤🤤
tyler and travis told me you were at my house this morning... 7:37pm
micha 🖤🤤
whatever you heard from my mom, it was nothing. i'm sorry i can't tell you, but i'll explain over coffee tomorrow. 8:00pm

micha 🖤🤤
caleb, are you up?? 3:00am
micha 🖤🤤
i really need to talk right now. 3:15am
micha 🖤🤤
please be awake. i rly need to talk. 3:20am
micah 🖤🤤
please? 4:00am.

i looked at the time and it was already 5am. "i hope he's still awake." i muttered and started to type a reply.

you
hey yea, i'm up. hopefully you're still awake. meet me at the park on 75th and 3rd. 5:10am

micha 🖤🤤
i'll be there in ten. thank you babe. 5:12am

i smiled to myself at the pet name, he was adorable. in a matter of minutes, micah showed up and sat on the swing next to mine. i turned to him and smiled, running my fingers through my, probably messy, hair.

"what's up, babe?" i asked him as i swayed myself slightly. he copied my actions and decided to go faster, as did i. by now we both were swinging and laughing at each other, completely forgetting our worries. "i bet you i can jump farther!" i shouted and he laughed, throwing his head back as he did so.

"oh yeah. bet!" he shouted and jumped, landing a few inches away from the swing that was still swaying. he stood up, dusted himself off, and smiled at me. "beat that!"

"oh i will." i shouted back and jumped, landing a couple of inches ahead of him. i smiled to myself as i got off of my knees. i turned to face him and i crossed my arms over my chest. "i won!" i shouted and did a victory dance, which he laughed at.

he shook his head and stuck his tongue out at me, "yeah, yeah, i get it. you won." i wrapped my arms around him in a hug and he hugged back. we both took our places back on the swings and i asked him to explain everything that happened.

"when you showed up this morning i was searching through my brothers closet for clothes. i was hoping my mother was still asleep but she wasn't and saw me in his clothes. she got angry and..." he trailed off looking like he was going to cry.

michas flashback

i heard a knock at the door as i was getting ready and smiled to myself. i already knew it was caleb since we planned to walk together. i slipped on a pair of my brothers pants and picked at my nail polish suddenly feeling nervous. i looked in the body length mirror, admiring myself and how flat i looked.

i heard my mom yell and i cursed under my breath. i grabbed a sweater of my brothers and put it on, grabbing my backpack and my shoes trying to leave the room before she got there. too late.

"what the hell are you wearing?" she asked me in complete shock, a lit cigarette in her hand. i shuddered and fiddled with my hands, stumbling over my words.

"t-travis' clothes." i said quietly and she looked angry with me. she lifted her hand up and inched the cigarette closer to my face.

"why? you know you're a girl right? you came out of me as a girl so you're staying a girl. " she said and i moved back as she got closer. i wanted to tell her i was a boy.

"mom.." i started but she cut me off when she placed the lit part of the cigarette against my skin causing me to yell. "mom! what the hell!"

she smiled at me brought her free hand up and grabbed my wrist. her long, dirty nails digging into my skin. in a matter of seconds, travis came into the room with a worried expression on his face.

"hold my cigarette travis." my mother said and handed him the cancer stick. she kept her grip on me and started hitting the back of my head very hard. she continued to do so and soon enough she started to kick me.

i couldn't see because my eyes were filled with tears but soon she was pulled off of me and i fell to the ground. she kicked me once more and that's when travis yelled at her.

"mom get out, get out now!" he said and let her go. she walked out of the room and travis ran to me, hugging me tightly.

end of flashback

i wrapped my arms around micha as he sobbed quietly into my chest. "my poor angel." i muttered and rubbed his back. it was an awkward angle since we both were on swings but i needed to comfort him.

"it's going to be okay, babe. you're safe now. she won't hurt you again." i said and kissed the side of his head. and after that day, it was my mission to make sure he never got hurt again.

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1,200+ words. i'm on a roll with this. my chapters might not be long, but i update a lot so.

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