Boyf riends: A New Chapter

Chapter Five

~Michael's POV~

I rubbed my eyes and wiped my tears from earlier. I hated my dad, he never treated me kindly, in his mind I was always a loser. I'm not saying that people don't think I'm a loser, Everyone at school things I'm a loser, I think Im loser and Jeremy probably thinks I'm a loser for crying all the time. I wish I never existed, I wish I could disappear out of everyone's lives.

I walked towards my bag and picked it up. I walked outside and sniffled. I saw Jeremy in the distance, walking pretty slowly. I walked up to him, my face dry. "Hey Jer, you're still here? I thought you'd be gone by now."

He looked at me differently, he looked worried about me. "Michael! Hey! Um... can we talk about something?"

I froze for a second and stared at him. Did he know about my dad? I didn't know what to do, so I ran for it. "Michael! Wait!" I heard him footsteps behind me, getting closer. I turned my head and I saw Jeremy chasing after me, getting closer. I looked back forward and ran faster than before, leaving Jeremy behind.

I got to my locker, panting like crazy. I grabbed my things that I needed for my first class. I saw Jeremy come in and I went behind a wall, still panting. I calmed down as I started to walk to class.

~Time skip to after school~

I walked out of the school, avoiding Jeremy who was down the hall talking to Christine. I was walking down a path until my phone buzzed. I continued to walk, but I took out my phone and read the text.

Player 2: Hey Michael, I know you don't want to talk about it, but we need to. I can't tonight, I have a double date with Christine. If I don't see you at school tomorrow, please come to my house so we can talk. Take care of yourself

I sighed and turned off my phone, shoving it back in my pocket. I wasn't walking towards my house, I was walking to a park. I saw a nearby tree and sat down, putting my knees to my chest. I saw a flower and picked it up. I started to pick its petals.

"He loves me, He loves me not, He loves me, He loves me not" I picked the last petal and sighed. I would never get Jeremy to love me, in his mind, we were and are always just friends. Maybe my dad is right, I should just give up on him and find someone else. I thought of where I could stay tonight, I didn't want to go to my place and Jeremy was busy. I put my head on my knees and started to cry quietly.

I closed my eyes and kept on crying, I was just a big accident. Then I heard two people sit beside me and I opened my eyes. I turned and saw Rich and Jake, worried looks on their faces. I quickly put my head up and went to wipe my tears away, but Rich grabbed my arm so I couldn't wipe my tears away.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I looked away from both of them, I couldn't tell them I loved Jeremy, could I?

"Please, we can keep a secret. Just tell us what's wrong, we can help" I heard Jake speak up from the other side of me.

"I-I'm f-fine" I managed to say, burying my head in my knees again. I heard Rich sigh and stand up, Jake standing up after him.

"Alright, but if you need anything, we're here for you" Rich told me as I looked up at him. I suddenly remembered I needed a place to stay.

"U-Um, actually, could I maybe s-stay over at your place? I know you think I'm a loser, but I really-"

"We don't think your a loser, sure, you can stay at my place with Rich and me." He sat down and put his hand on my shoulder. He smiled and I smiled back at him. "Rich'll text you my address"

"A-alright" He nodded and looked over at Rich, who was also smiling at me. "See you soon, come at around eight" He stared to walk off while the two waved at me. I waved back as they turned away and held hands, talking with each other.

I wish I had someone who would love me as much as those two loved each other.

~Jeremy's POV~

I got to the restaurant we were dining at and saw Christine there. "Jeremy!" She called out to me and tackled me in a hug as she giggled.

"Hello to you too" I hugged her back. We both pulled away from the hug and walked into the restaurant, hand in hand. To be honest, I couldn't focus on Christine, I was too worried about Michael. We got a table immediately since it wasn't busy and sat down on opposite sides. I couldn't focus on anything, I was too worried about Michael.

"Jer? Are you alright?" Christine asked me in a concerned tone and I nodded

"Yup! Never been better!" I said as I spotted Rich and Jake coming in, hand in hand. I waved at them and Rich spotted me. They walked over to me and Christine, they looked a bit worried as well.

"Hey guys!" I smiled and Jake smiled back. Jake went to go and sit down, but Rich stayed there.

"Shouldn't we wash our hands?" I looked weirdly at Rich, it was rare he wanted to wash his hands. He just stared at me while Jake and Christine stood up.

"Sure!" Christine replied and we all walked to the bathroom. Christine's went into the girls bathroom and we went into the boys bathroom. Luckily, nobody was in there but us.

"What's all this about guys?" I asked them, a bit worried. They shot each other a worried look and then looked back at me.

"It's about Michael" Jake said as I felt my whole body fill with worry. "Let me explain. We were walking here when we heard crying in the distance. We went towards the crying and saw it was Michael. We asked him what was wrong, but he refused to tell us. He said he was fine and we were about to leave when he asked if he could stay over tonight. We just wanted to tell you and see if you know what's going on."

I froze and just stared at the wall. I couldn't and shouldn't tell them about Michael and his dad, I hadn't even spoken to Michael yet. Rich was on his phone, texting someone. "So? Do you know what's wrong?"

I shook my head. "No, I don't, thanks for letting him stay at your place" I smiled at Jake and he smiled back

"No problem, we should get back now" We all headed out of the bathroom and I saw Christine waiting patiently there.

"Finally!" She giggled and we all sat down in the same spots as before. We started to order out food, but I couldn't think about anything else but Micheal. I was so worried about him.

I just hope he's alright...