Save my soul [Imagine Dragons Fanfic]

Plans

Wayne:

"So guys. I guess we won't go seperate ways today but sit down somewhere and try to maybe find a solution?" Ben suggests. The others nod. "Where should we go?" "Well my mom is home and she doesn't care if you guys come over." I respond which makes Platz and Ben grin. They love going to my house. They said that my  mom is so nice and she is defenitely one of the best cooks from the whole wide world!"

We enter the house and I shout: "Mom I'm home. Ben and Platz are here too, can they stay for a few hours?" "Sure sweetheart." Mom answers and makes us all grin again. "I'm cooking right now. I'll make something for you too!" She says and Platz and Ben thank her because we know that she meant them. "Nothing to thank for. Just come down in an hour." "Sure" we chorus and head up the stairs.

Platz and I sit down on my bed and Ben grabs a chair as usual. But at first we don't know what to say. We're just sitting here everyone thinking about what we could do to help Dan. "Well we can't call the cops." Ben starts after a few minutes. "And we can't tell the principal because he would call the cops too.." After that he remains silent again.

"What if we tell our parents about the problem." Platz asks and I respond: "I'm pretty sure they would call the cops too. We need to find a solution." "And if we just let Dan sleep at our house? You know one night at your place one night at mine?" Ben suggests. "How do you explain that to your parents. I mean he would sleep here every third night." I respond. "And we would have to wash his clothes and everything. That would be to suspicious. In addition to that...my parents wouldn't let anyone sleep at my place nearly every week." Platz adds.

After another few moments of silent Platz suggests: "And if we just visit his dad and tell him to stop it?" "Do you really think that would work?" I answer his uestion with another question. "No. He would probably beat him up more ore move away." "And if we search for a foster parent?" I suggest. The other think about that for a second then shake their heads. "That would probably take too long. Who knows what happens in between.." Ben starts. "Yeah and how do you want to find them. Or pay them?" Platz continues. I nod and sigh.

" And if we do nothing?" Ben asks. I stare at him. "And get beaten and insulted every day?" I shake my head. "He would also still have to steal and we can't give him the money or something." Platz adds. "Moreover, we don't know if he isn't already suicidally or something. I'm not sure if he would survive that!" Ben ends. So all of us start thinking again.

"Guys I'm running out of ideas!" I state after a while. "Yeah this whole thing is so screwed!" Ben agrees. "What if we take the idea of a foster parent and Dan living with us and mix it?" Platz suggests. "You mean we should tell our parents about it and ask them if he could stay with us?" I ask and Platz nods. "Well mine won't do it. My dad always says that our house is too small and to be honest I don't think they would see the whole situation as we do." We nod, Platz parents are a bit stricter then Bens and mine. They are the oldest ones and pretty strict. I personally don't think they would get along with Dan.

"I think if we explain everything my parents would maybe agree with us." I state. Ben nods and says: "Yeah I think your parents are the best decision. My dad also drinks more than he probably should and he gets angry pretty fast so I don't think we should put Dan in such a situation again." "So we agree that it would have to be your house!" Platz says. "The question is how we would aks your parents as indirectly as possible." Ben smiles and says: "I maybe have and idea!"

Platz and I look up. "Tell us!" Platz orders and Ben scratches his head. "I don't know if it's such a good plan...." "No matter what it's more than Platz and I can think of!" I state. "Okay. So we can say that we talked about adoption today and maybe ask her if she would adopt someone. I mean it's not much of an idea yet..." "Yeah!" Platz arees an I can see excitement in his face. "We could tell her that we talked about a boy who was abused by his dad and what we would do and then we could asks her." I nod. "Yeah that could work. Lets try that. I mean we have to go down now anyway so we should try.

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After a few minutes of eating and mom answering question about school and how the guys are, she looks at me and asks: "Hey sweety, are you alright, you didn't eat much." I look at her than back at my plate again. The others have already finished and my plate is still half full with food because I was thinking about how I could ask her about Dan. Other parents would probably have waited to ask her kid such question until his/her friends are away. But mom knows Ben and Platz and she knows that they wouldn't be here if it would have something to do with them. And I guess she also knows that we tell each other nearly everything, so it's normal for her to ask. It's just like they're my brothers and we are a normal family. I mean every mother would ask her child in front of the sibling. At least if the relationship between everyone is okay. I look at her and say: "Yeah. I was just thinking about school!" I know how to tell her by now. "Did something happen?" She asks concerned and out of the corner of my eyes I can see Ben and Platz. From a quick look I can tell that they know that I'll ask her now. This will probably be one of the most important moments of my entire life, I can't screw it up!