Let me love you

◊ 5 ◊

The conversation was quiet while Henry dug in to the pancakes Patrick made while Patrick smiled at his counterpart and he proceeded to tell Henry,

"I took my medicine today." Patrick chopped a small piece of his first pancake and chew on it softly while Henry finished his second pancake

"Well..I guess I have to keep my end of the bargain right?" Henry started to slowly eat his third pancake and Patrick was enthusiastic about it, especially since after he took his medicine today, the voices were almost gone and he forgot what it was like to have clarity in such a murky mind.

He felt more at peace now, that the voices were almost gone, the voices being banished from his mind because of his pills. I guess he had to thank Henry for making him take it.

The sandy blonde haired boy kept taking glanced at the taller darker boy who kept staring at the tv which was talking about another child gone missing.

"How many kids do you think went missing?" Henry asked the taller younger teen with uncertainty lacing his tone at the fact that random kids have gone missing and Patrick went back to his pancakes while he answered Henry,

"So far there's 11 victims that've gone missing and their corpses haven't been found yet, so they're not confirmed dead but personally I think they are but that's just my opinion." Patrick finished his sentence by taking his first bite of his second pancake while Henry grew more uncertain about the possibility of that maybe his gang would be targeted by some random weirdo.

Henry's thoughts turned towards the thought of losing his friends, he knew that Belch liked hanging out with him and Patrick because it helps with his inner turmoil of not being alone.

But Henry's thoughts turned to Patrick, that if he lost Patrick, he wouldn't honestly know what to do.

He was always with Patrick, Patrick was his metaphorical shoulder to cry on, Patrick was always there for him throughout their childhood and into their teenage years. Henry came to the epiphany that he actually cared about Patrick, more than a friend. Maybe even a possible lover, Henry knew that if he had romantic relations with Patrick then his father would find out and he'd be dead in a ditch with Patrick probably being forced to move on from him.

"Holy shit.." Henry was kinda freaked out by his own emotions towards Patrick and also by how many kids were abducted so far this year and it's only just June, it's been only half of the year yet, there could be so many more bodies that haven't been found or reported.

"Holy shit indeed, but I noticed something in the reports, the kids were younger than us, the eldest kid so far was 13 and most of them were alone." Henry was surprised that Patrick got most of this information about the victims through a news report.

"So what do you think we should do?" Henry was more curious than scared thinking on what to do instead of thinking about the possibility of someone killing off his friends especially the pyromaniac, due to his realization that he actually felt something more towards Patrick.

"Well I'll call Belch and Vic, we can stay in my bedroom, I have a spare blow up bed but Belch and Vic are going to have to share it, meanwhile you and me share a bed, that shouldn't be a problem since it's apart of our deal, correct?" Patrick smirked as Henry mumbled a anger filled correct at him.

Patrick got up and shoved his plate towards Henry symbolizing that he can eat the rest of the pancake which was 3/4th of it and proceeded to walk over to the phone. Henry looked towards Patrick and glanced at the hips and legs of Patrick that were displayed by pajama shorts that were clearly made for a girl and Henry's face took a flush at the soft milky pale skin.

Henry chewed silently on the rest of Patrick's pancake with a new pink tinge staining his face while Patrick's nimble fingers called Belch's number first and while waiting, Patrick tapped his nails in a rhythm against the small hard wood rounded table.

Henry heard mumbling on the other side symbolizing that Belch had just gotten up, Belch wasn't usually up before 9, so Henry took his wandering eyes to the clock which read the time 7:45.

Henry felt it was early but not that early. He was usually in first period by then but today was Sunday...he thinks.

"...." Henry couldn't figure out what was being said on Belch's side but he heard Patrick's clear as day due to Patrick being not too far away.

"Well you've heard about the recent victims right?" Patrick waited for a response which he got quickly,

"..."

"Yes, But I don't care about them, I care about you douchebags." Henry couldn't help but blush harder at Patrick's sincerity and the warmth on his face made him question himself quite harshly in his head.

"..."

"Yes, I honestly think we would be safer as a group so you and Vic should sleep at my place until it's over." Patrick twirled the cord of the phone and waited for Belch's answer,

"..."

"Fine what conditions?" Patrick rolled his eyes and Henry had to silently chuckle by how over exaggerated the eye roll was while he flopped back into the recliner listening to Belch's terms for keeping their dumb asses safe.

"...-"

"I'm going to stop you there because I already planned for you to be in the same bed with Vic, so get your ass down here." Patrick hung up the phone and got up.

"Henry, do you want anything to drink?" Patrick whipped hair out of his eyes with his hand that had onyx fingernails and Henry was pretty parched from being dehydrated so he asked,

"Um can I have some water." Patrick nodded his head and strolled over to the double sink and filled the translucent cup with matching liquid making the glass look like there's almost nothing in it.

"Here, after you finish we have to set up the air mattress and I have to go grocery shopping again-" Patrick bit his onyx index finger nail in thought but Henry interrupted.

"Wait how do you have money to go in the first place?" Now Henry was confused again especially since Vic was lower middle class and so was Belch while he was lower than them.

"My mother was a nurse and my dad was a lawyer, they pooled up enough money for me to live in this house until I turn 46 but by then I'd already have a job and probably moved out of Derry by then but hey that's the future and not the now." Patrick guided Henry upstairs to help him with the air mattress.

But Henry wondered that what else could Patrick be hiding from them.