Affection

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"Are you serious?" Grayson questions. I nod my head in agreement.

It really shocks me how Grayson actually had the time to hear what I had to say.

Ethan knocks on his door and walks in, "hey you feeling better?" he says handing me a water but I reject it.

"Why didn't you want to tell me?" Ethan asks raising a brow.

"You know Michael it would be embarrassing" I say and he chuckles.

"Why would it be?"

" I don't know" I whisper.

"I think you should break up with him" Grayson suddenly says making Ethan and I look at him.

"Break up?? What did he do to you?" Ethan says holding a fist.

"Nothing" I lie. "I'm not breaking up with him I love him too much" I look down, all the times he has hurt me I do love him.

"Love? Gladys did you even hear what you told me? Do you know if he loves you back?" Grayson says picking up his glasses.

"And what do you know about love? You haven't even had a girlfriend!" I yell regretting telling him the stuff Michael did.

"I may have never had a girlfriend, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to treat a woman like how men are supposed to" He says serious and walking out of the room.

Ethan looks at me confused and I lay down on his bed and face the ceiling.

"What just happened Gladys? Talk to me" Ethan broke the silence.

"I don't want t-" I whisper

"Tell me!" he yells. I face him and I look down.

A week later

"Don't thank me, thank Gray" Ethan says with a smile facing his brother.

Prom is getting closer and I have no date. After I told Ethan and Grayson what happened with Michael they called the cops and now he's in jail. Maybe I told them a little too much and how aggressive he became.

Grayson didn't like the idea of what Michael did to me. Ethan got the news worse, since he is friends with him after all.

"I just can't believe he-" Ethan yells but I interrupt him.

"Please don't say it" I say feeling my eyes getting watery.

Grayson leaves the room angrily and he comes back with his car keys on his hand.

"Gray where are you going?" Ethan asks as Grayson heads towards the entrance door.

"None of your business" he says as he shuts the door.

Ethan and I look at each other with shock.

"He has never been like this" he says calmly

It makes me worry to what Grayson is up to. What if he hurts himself? Hurts others?

"He'll be okay" he says grabbing my shoulder.

"And if he's not?" I question

"You care why?" He asks raising a brow.

"What I can't care about him?" I raise my voice.

"Well since when did you care about someone like him?" He says disgustedly.

"E-" I say.

"What the fuck has gotten into you?" Ethan interrupts me. It stays quiet and he walks away leaving me there alone.

I stay in their living room and start silent crying. Teardrop by teardrop leaving my eyes.

Do I really love Michael? Do I care about Grayson?

I fall on my knees and cover my face. My life has always been complete shit and nobody knows about it. Never in my life did I ever think I'd be friends with Ethan more importantly be Michael's girlfriend.

I hear the door opening and as I hear it closed arms are wrapped around me.

I start crying loudly as I feel the arms hug me tighter.

I never felt this much affection.