The Hills (boyxboy)

Chapter 20

Terrence isn't going to school today. The mental stress of what happened is affecting his physical health. He has an actual fever. I don't know what to do. So I end up doing nothing and just go to school with Colton and Pepper. I feel like a horrible brother.

Nothing really happens that day. There's those two tests. I have never faced tests so ill prepared. Maybe I'm not myself lately? Do I even know myself well enough to know that? These questions are too philosophical to deal with right now.

Colton and I go for a run in the evening. It's spent in silence, but it's nice. Afterwards he leaves to go pick up his sister. I've noticed he mentions his sister quite a lot but I know nothing about his homelife. I want to ask him about it but I don't know how or when.

Saturday is my first kickboxing lesson. I hand the paper mom signed to the instructor. He looks at it, nods, and motions for me to follow him. It's only then that I notice there is no group of kids running around like usual with these kinds of things. Were there any kids the last time I was here? I'm too uncomfortable to ask the instructor. The age gap between me and him is too small to be scared but too big to be comfortable. So I feel really awkward.

"Okay, I'll tell you how things go down here." he says as we enter some kind of office space. He leans against the desk and motions for me to sit down in the chair in front of him. I comply.

"As you can see we don't do the whole group thing. I firmly believe individual lessons are better. So every saturday you will come here at one in the afternoon. We will fitness for two hours. And then I will teach you actual kickboxing for an hour. Around four you'll leave. That sound good."

I nod. He smiles and nods too. "Alright. Let's get started then."

The first hour is actually quite alright. We even get to talking a little. Eventually he even asks my name and tells me his. Jason.

Then the second hour arrives. My mind starts wondering and I get sloppy. Jason has to correct my position ever five minutes. I start thinking this would be way more fun with Colton. So many possible innuendos are going to waste now. Near the end my position needs correcting every two minutes.

"You're actually doing quite good for this being your first time. You doing any other sports?" Jason asks while we make our way over to the punching bag for the 'one hour of actual kickboxing'. "I joined the track team at school this year."

Then the conversation dies out again and he starts droning instructions. I can feel my muscles burn harder than during the regular fitness. But I'm actually enjoying myself. If I keep this up I might be able to help Terrence. This idea motivates me to push myself harder which Jason smiles at in approval. At exactly four he sends me back to the locker room.

"And you can shower here if you want."

For some reason hearing him say that creeps me out a little bit, but I shrug it off. I even end up accepting the offer. I like sports now. But I don't like being sweaty. After double checking whether I put everything back in my bag I leave. "See you next saturday Laurence!" Jason yells after me. "See ya!"

It's a forty minute walk home, so I pull out my earphones and listen some music. While walking I start texting Colton.

'Hey, can you tell me about your family?'

'My family?'

'Yeah, like, what's your home situation like' 'I know you have a sister'

'Oh, I guess I never really told you much about that did I' 'I like being mysterious though...'

'I'll come over to your house and pout until you tell me'

'You know where I live?'

'No...'

'Hah, gayyyy'

I frown and put my phone away again. My boyfriend is such an asshole. I'll get him to talk though. I don't know how yet, but I will. I'm thinking 'gentle' sexual manipulation.