Our Little Secret⚣ *Slow Updates!*

chapter Four

*Charlie's Pov*

Simon just looks at me with slight shock, I hope he doesn't think that I was intentionally mean to Winston. " what did you do?" He asked still just sitting on the couch playing with his hands.

"I didn't mean too, I just told him to stop and he got upset, he's very sensitive, " I say walking over to him obviously about to cry myself. He pats on the seat right next to him, I sit down and face him. He moves the tutoring stuff and looks directly at me.

" why are you about to cry?" He asks while putting his hand on my knee.

" usually when Winston gets upset he was already upset but holding in his feelings and it hurts to see that embodiment of sunshine cry" I explain, the entire time he was rubbing circles on my knee with his pointer finger and middle finger.
We could hear Winston crying upstairs and it made me get even more upset, me and Winston grew up together and I know sensitive he is but he's never done this.

" it's ok Charlie when he comes back out apologize then everything will be fine hopefully " it didn't help, I can hear someone yell but it sounds like a cry of pain, it reminds me that Winston is suicidal, but I thought he was doing better.

I start to hyperventilate and shake. Simon gasps and moves so he is sitting crosslegged then he grabs my hands and squeezes them in his slightly bigger ones.
" it's ok Charlie, just take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds." He instructs calmly. I do as he says and breath in, I hold it then I wait for him to tell me to let it go, a few seconds later he tells me to let it go, after a few more times of this I calm down a bit but I'm still scared.

" w-Winston, I think he cut himself!" I shout, he hugs me tightly the smell of cinnamon overwhelms me and calms me down more. " I'm sure Noah can take care of it, he followed right behind Winston I'm sure he got him before anything could happen, " he reassures me as I melt into the hug. I snuggle up to his chest as he rubs his hands up and down my back.

I pull away and look straight into his brown eyes. " why are you being so nice to me?" I ask him sniffling, I'm still crying a little bit.

He wipes away a tear on my cheek with his thumb. " just because I live with the school bullies doesn't mean I'm just like him" he starts softly. " I'm actually a nice guy once you get to know me" he chuckles a bit.

I now realize that my face is only inches away from him, our lips only centimeters apart, I can feel his breath on my face. Suddenly I hear footsteps coming down the stairs, he jumps and quickly moves to his previous position. Winston looks like he has been crying while Noah is looking at him with sorrow and sympathy.

Noah looks at me and winks a little. I roll my eyes then glare at him playfully. I stand up and run to Winston. " are you okay!? What happened!" I ask scared. Maybe he didn't though, I don't see any marks.

He pulls his sleeve up a bit more then I see the bandaid on his arm. He starts to tear up. " I'm sorry!" He says as he wraps his arms around me.

" its ok, but why? Did I make you do this?" I ask pulling away.

" no. I never told you but... My parents fight a lot and today they got in a big one and my mom yelled at me and told me I was a disgrace " he starts to tear up, as one falls I wipe it away. Simon walks up behind me.

" why don't we do something to get our minds off of all of this?" Simon suggests. Winston shakes his head.

" I'm not really in the mood for that right now," he says sadly, he looks up then a smile forms on his lips. " but Charlie would love too!" He states loudly. I give him a look that says 'why the heck did you say that!?' Even though he can't see it.