When He Sees Me [Draft]

[9]

Ben stared into Andrews gorgeous hazel eyes
"I- you- huh?" He whispered, in shock that someone like Andrew could ever like someone like himself.
Andrew didn't say anything, and just sighed, letting his arms fall to his side so thy were no longer in each other's embrace.
Instead, Andrew grabbed Ben's hands.
"I can't be with you, Ben." He whispered shamefully.
Andrew wanted to be Ben's boyfriend, so badly. But he knew it could never work. It was too risky, and Ben would just get even more hate from the jocks.
Ben felt his heart drop, and he couldn't help but start crying again. He knew he might've been a bit dramatic for crying, because he knew all too well that they couldn't be together, but hearing it out loud sent him over the edge.
Andrew nodded as if he understood Ben's crying, and wrapped him into another tight embrace.
"You're still bleeding, Ben. You need to go to the nurse." He said softly to the shorter boy.
Ben nods, but didn't want to leave Andrews comforting hug.
Andy stood up, grabbing Ben by his shaking hands and helped the boy to his feet. Once Ben was standing, he helped him walk to the nurses office and sit down in one of the chairs. He let go of Ben's hands and just sat down next to him.
"I promise you, it's going to be okay. You hear me? You'll be fine."
"I'm not worried about being hurt. I'm worried about being heartbroken." Ben managed to say, his voice unsteady from all of his crying.
Andrew sighed and gently wiped Ben's tears from his cheeks "I know."

~

After a visit with the nurse, Ben was dismissed early for his mother to take him to the Emergency Room due to a sprained wrist. In the car, Betty tried to get Ben to talk about what happened, but all she got was silence.
"Ben, I need you to tell me what happened."
Nothing.
"Who did this? Was it those bully jocks?"
Ben just nodded and leaned his head against the car window.
"Baby, i'm so sorry. You can stay home from school as long as you need. Or at least until we get this figured out, okay?"
Ben nodded again, closing his eyes. He wanted to sleep, and when he woke up, he wanted all of this to be over. He wanted Andrew to be his boyfriend and wanted nobody to judge them for it.

~

When Ben woke up, he was laying in his bedroom with a brace on his wrist. He'd assumed his mom carried him, and it wasn't that hard because he was small.
He sighed and felt his face, feeling small bumps which he assumed to be cuts and such.
When he tried to sit up, his body ached, but he just winced and sat up anyways.
Betty walked into her sons room "Oh, baby you're awake. How are you feeling?" She asked him softly, sitting down on the edge of his bed.
"I'm okay, I guess. What time is it?" He mumbled.
"2 in the afternoon. Wednesday. You slept through all of yesterday, love bug."
"Oh. Wow." He sighed and looked over at his bedside table to see his phone laying face up. "Has anyone called me?" Ben asked, hoping for her to say Andrew.
"I'm not sure sweetheart. But why don't you eat something hmm? I brought you some waffles back from the diner." She says, putting a to-go box of waffles on his bedside table. "Alright honey, i'll leave you alone now." She said and walked out of her sons room.
Ben grabbed his phone and turned it on, his lock screen blank. His heart sunk as he went to his messages and looked under Andrews name.
Nothing.
Ben frowned and turned his tv on, hoping watching a movie would help take his mind off of Andy.

~

About halfway though the movie Ben was watching, he got a text. He looked down at his phone, hoping that it was from Andy.
It was.
hey Ben, it's Andy. How are you feeling? Missed you today at lunch, bud.
"Bud." Ben scoffed out loud, hating that word. You don't tell someone that you might be falling in love with them, and then call them "bud" the next day, Ben thought.
Andy! I'm doing okay, just a little sore. Thanks for checking in.
Ben typed back, putting his phone screen down on his nightstand, not seeing the next text message Andy sent him;
If they ever try to hurt you again, i'll protect you, Ben.