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I shut my textbook and shove my it into my bag,  I walk out the classroom and down the hallway, I felt someone run behind so I turned to see Aiden, he runs towards my direction. I turn back around and walk through the metal doors, before I knew it he was right next to me. I look at him walking slowly.

"Don't you have to go home?" I asked. Then suddenly remembering his abusive dad must be home. I look up at him quickly to see his expression harden.

"I'm sorry.." I said quietly. I touch his hand and see his expression soften as he looks down at me.

"Where's your house?" I asked. He looks down, I gently lift his chin up and his ocean blue eyes pierce to me. I look deep and see he's thinking about his house. I notice the address and see it's not that far. I look down and walk towards his house direction, I also saw that there was a spare key under their welcome doormat. I grab his hand loosely and walk.

Damn these tingles.

I felt him tug me so I turn around and see his eyes pleading me not to go. I try to walk but he tugs me even harder. I turn to him in return.

"Trust me" I said. I touch his left cheek down to his neck which had a scar, on part of his neck. He nods in return and we continue to walk to his house, I smile slowly. Little did Aiden know, I could do more than see flashbacks. We finally reached his house, we walked up the cement steps, I reached under the doormat and grabbed the key. I unlock the door slowly and walk into a beer scented house.

I finally let go of his hand and down to Aiden to see him scared to the fullest. I smile in return and tell him what I said before.

"Trust me" I said again. I walk into the living room and see his dad sleeping on the couch, his hair was all over the place, he had a quite a fat stomach, he was wearing a regualr t-shirt and blue jeans that were unbuttoned. He was holding a beer on his right hand. There's empty beer bottles all around the room. He fiddles and his eyes open. Before I could react I felt Aiden grab my hand tightly.

Sigh.

I turn to him and let him know it'll be fine. I turn back to see his dad looking around groaning loudly. He then finally spots Aiden and I.

"Look who's here...." He pauses smiling weirdly.

"And you brought a friend" He said his voice getting louder. Aiden squeezed my hand with fear. I try to let go but he doesn't let me so I turn to him and he lets go. I walk closer to Aiden's dad and look at his eyes first, they were blue just like Aiden but much more cold and blank, full of nothingness. I look deep into them and there it was. The flash.

He as well can't communicate his feelings properly but the best way he does it in his opinion was alcohol and abusing his only son. He dearly misses his wife but he knows she wouldn't want this for him nor his son. He feels like he failed her and just drowns himself in beer. He's sad deep down but he won't admit it because he doesn't wanna be weak to his son and wants to show he's the man of the house.

I look down then back up to Aiden's dad.

"What are you looking at bitch?!" He yells when he finally realizes I was in front of him. I look there quietly looking at him.

"A emotional man who misses and thinks he failed his wife" I said quietly but enough for him to hear. He looks down to me sadly before covering it up with anger.

"What did you say?!" He yelled once more. He grabbed me by my shirt lifting me up, I was in the air for a few seconds before I was yanked out of his hold and into Aiden's. He looks at his dad angrily but before he could say anything to him I shushed him and got back up and walked to his dad again.

"I said an emotional man who misses and thinks he failed his wife" I repeat calmly to him. I look at him to see his walls are almost broken down but he's holding onto the anger. Just as he was about to grab me again I grab his face and he's now looking at me in the eyes. Then he sees what he's done. How he abuses his son. Drinks his life off and doesn't even take care fo his son to realize that he does.

That's another skill I learned. Whatever I see from others, they can see as well only if they need to see what they've done.

He sees all he's done and looks down. I stay firm still holding his face so he looks at me again once more.

"Promise you'll fix everything, starting with this house, I'll help..c'mon" I said to him. He looks at me before nodding. I let go of his face and he runs off to another room and comes out quickly with a trash bag, he starts grabbing the beer bottles off the couch and putting them in the bag.

I drop my bag and go to the room he went in to see it was the kitchen, there's even more beer bottles everywhere. I look for a trash bag and find one under the cabinets and start cleaning up. I grabbed two bottles at a time and stuffed them into the trash bag. Once I was done with the kitchen I walk back to the cleaner living room and Aiden's mouth parted. I chuckle walking towards him with my trash bag. His mouth is parted the whole time.

"Come on, can you help?" I asked. I smiled closing his mouth. He nods and walks to the kitchen. I laugh again.

He's so cute.

Wait what?

Do I like him?

I come back to reality and continue to help clean the house. When we finally cleaned the house the two boys sit down on the couch exhausted. I stand in the front of both of them and smile.

"Now look at this house, it's beautiful!" I beamed to them. They look at each other weirdly.

"See? You guys can bond, father and son. It may be a broken family but you should make the best of it, for Mrs. Lucas" I say to them. They smile looking at me.

"Now you should get a job, so go on search" I said pulling him off the couch and to another room with a computer.

"After that tomorrow, when you have a interview fix yourself, shower, shave and everything!" I said. He looks at me before he finally walks to the room, I walk back to Aiden and sit next to him. I look at the time. 4:30pm. It's still early. I look at Aiden who's smiling down at me.

"I have to go home" I said getting up. I grab my bag and turn to the room Aiden's dad was.

"I'll be leaving now Mr. Lucas" I said. he turns around and smiles.

"Come back soon and you can call me Luke" He said. I smile before making my way out the door.

"I'll walk you home" Aiden said. I turn to him and nod. We walk out the door in a quiet silence. I look down at the cement.

"Thank you, for everything" Aiden said. I turn to him again once more.

"No need to, I just wanted to help, everyone deserves a second chance even when they think they don't" I responded.

"No really thank you, I wouldn't have had this without you" He said stopping us and holding my shoulders. I look at him and smile.

"You're welcome Aiden, anything to help others" I answer. We arrive at my house, just as I'm about to leave I turn to Aiden.

"I'll see you tomorrow" I said.

He smiles before nodding. I walk inside and see J sitting on the couch watching tv. He looks at me before walking up to me shocked.

"Where have you been? I've tried calling you and texting you but you never answered" He asked worried and a bit mad.

"I was just out with a friend, I'm sorry I didn't tell you I will next time" I said to him. I hug him scared he's still mad, I don't like it when people I love are mad at me. He chuckles before hugging me back.

"Okay, I believe you, now go on I'm sure you have stuff to do" He says smiling at me. I hug him once more before walking to my room, smiling.

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