Save my soul [Imagine Dragons Fanfic]

A good night?

Dan:

Hopefully they don't ask why I am that good with picking glass out of a body. I prefer not to talk about my many experiences with that wich means that I would have to create another lie. Lies over lies, I hope I don't fall over my own tonge one day..

After about five minutes I have all of the flinders out of Platzs back. I take them and throw them away. In the meantime Wayne took one of the towels I brought them and cleaned his back. "I don't think that we have to stitch you up, bro." he comments. I think so too but I better don't say a word because it would only get me deeper in there. "W-wait here for a second!" I say and run up the stairs to get them new shirts. Theirs are coverd in blood and I know that it's not comfortable in a bloody shirt. I pull out two of mine and walk down the stairs again.

"Thanks man. We really appreciate it!" Wayne says as I hand them th shirts. They change and silence fills the room after that. "Soo, what happened?" I asked shyly. Platz sighes and explains: "We were at a party and maybe drunk a little and than these guys were making fun of you and I don't like it when someone talks shit behind your back so we somehow started to fight and...yeah." Both look a little embarrassed. "Y-you did for....me?" I stutter. No one has ever done something like that before. I had "friends" before but they all turned their back on me, just as someone started to bully me.

They nod. "Yeah. As Platz already said. We hate it when someone makes fun of someone and I don't know....but I think I had a feeling that I needed to protect you. I mean...friends are there to protect each other, aren't they?" I can feel my cheeks flush a little and look at my hands. "Friends?" Both nod again and Platz states: "Yeah. If you don't want us as your friends you can tell us. But we see you as our friend I guess. I mean if you don't want us to be friends we can leave again and we won't talk to you if it's not necessary." I look up again and smile a small smile. "No don't do that. I want to be friends with you."

Both of them let out breath as if they were holding it and I guess they didn't do it on purpose because they recognized it shortly after me and all of us started laughing. Laughing, something I haven't done in years. But it feels good, not normal but good. "So I guess you want us to go home again?" Wayne asks. "No you can stay here if you want to. My father isn't home so we can't bother him." I shrug my shoulders even though the thought of father scares me a little again. They didn't recognize because I can see both of their mouths form a smile. "Thanks. If you want us to go, just tell us!" I nod. However, right now I don't want them to leave. When I am alone I'm mostly trapped in my mind and think about what happens when father finds out about tonight.

We sit down in the living room, me in the armchair and them on fathers couch. I still can't sit on it and I don't even know why. We start chatting about school and for the first time in my life I enjoy someones company. We make fun and talk about trivial things and they don't say anything pushy or ask questions about my family or something like that. They already know that I don't want to talk about that and I'm glad that they know. Maybe someday I will tell them why I'm so anxious and leave school so fast and so on. Maybe someday I will open up and get some help, but I can't do that now. I'm not 100 percent sure if I can really trust them. Suddenly a thought pops up in my mind. I need to ask them!

"C-can I-I ask you something?" Damn I hate my stutter, just as I think that it's gone it's back. I guess I'm anxious about their reactions, I wish I could speak normal, like everyone else. "Sure, just ask!" Platz responds. I take a deep breath. "Well....I-I don't quite know h-how to form the question but ahm...Ben and you...are you friends now or..??" I finsh and wipe my hands on my trousers to calm myself down. They look at each other for quite a time and I start to think that I said something wrong. "S-sorry, I din't mean to.." I start but Wayne cuts me off. "Don't worry. I think you have a right to know about it. Ben has been our best friend for a few years now but we aren't sure anymore. He doesn't act like he normally does and...to be honest we don't even know. This whole bullying thing wasn't normal for him. He probably needs some time." he shrugs his shoulders. I nod and an uncomfortable silence hangs in the room.

"Wanna watch a movie or something or should we go home or..?" Wayne breaks the silence again. I shake my head: "I already told you that you can stay overnight, but yeah we can watch a movie. The thing is...." I don't know how to say it without sounding weird. I scratch my head and try to find the right words. "You can tell us, we won't judge you." Platz states. "Well, I'm normally not watching TV so I hardly know anthing about Netflix and TVs and so on." I explain and look down. "If that's it." Platz says. "You don't have to be ashamed or something. We'll figure it out." Wayne states.

After a few minutes they really made it possible to watch Netflix on the TV and they also showed me how to watch with their account. I'm pretty sure I won't do that but I didn't tell them. Now we are sitting here watching the third episode of Arrow and I have to say that I really like them. This day is litterally one of the best days I've ever had. Father is away just at the right time because otherwise that would never have happened.