Can You be Trusted

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Today is so ordinary, it so boring. the sky is covered in grey clouds that doesn't even do the honour of raining. school like always was such a drag, everyone is scared of me or making fun of me because on the first day some idiot tried to punch me, ha, I quickly showed him that I'm not the person to mess with. you see I've done kung fu for 8 years and since I'm 17 I know the really painful things, heck I can control someone's body with just three figures. little to say that did not go well for making friends, that aaannnddd I'm gay. I have to sit with my brothers' friends. his name is mike he has not that many friends too, only one, Tony. but he's nice. we sometimes play music together. but today their off together without me.

I'm left with little self-confidence and it doesn't help that I'm a naturally shy person.

the path I'm walking down has a forest on the other side that strengths for miles. me and mike use to play in there. but that was before all the kids went missing. around 5 kids all went missing in that forest, never to be seen again. it killed the parents, most committed suicide after the first 4 bodies were found, the 5th never found. from that day on the forest was a no-go zone for everyone. parents now tell their children that its haunted to keep them away.

I start thinking about the assignments I have to do when I suddenly feel the force of a bull hit me and I crash down to the ground.

"HEY" I shout at this kid. the nerve. I look at the boy that still on top of me. he has long black hair and green eyes. he's super sweaty and is only wearing white clothes. I've never seen him before. a million questions flood my head. it's a small town how could I not know him? did he just come out of the forest?

when he turns his head to look back at the forest it confirms my suspicions. he scatters off me and leaves without saying a word. he runs off, seconds later I hear the whooting and rustling coming from the forest. he running away from someone.

From my current state on the ground I run after him. lucky he's not sprinting anymore and has slowed down significantly. I'm just behind him now but he won't stop.

"hey, can you stop, I wanna talk. I can help" I shout just loud enough for him to hear as to not let our location be known. nothing, it just looks like he's trying to run harder but failing. I decide to make an either very smart or stupid move. I tackle him.

I'm on top of him this time as he squirming under me. I look at his face, nothing but fear and terror in his eyes but I keep the eye contact. "listen running just makes you stand out, here put on my hoodie" I whisper, unzipping my jacket and putting it on him. he calms down just a bit. we stand up and i hold his hand so he wouldn't run away from me. "just follow me and keep your head down."

he follows my instructions still shaking, i start walking through the park to get to my house. there's only a few people in the corner and two people running, one is wearing white. we get 3 quarters across before a group of men enter the other side of the park. the boy next to me tenses and shakes even harder than before. "calm down, do you want to get caught? don't look at them, just follow my lead" I say making sure not to increase my pace. hopefully we just look like a normal gay couple. as the runner with white turns a corner the men start running towards him thinking that he's the boy they're looking for.

finally, we make to back to my place. I bump my boots off in the hallway. he follows my lead. we walk into my band poster covered bedroom and I shut the door behind him. With the bang of the door he jumps and starts crying.

"wooh I'm not going to do anything, I promise." I say as I relies I have no idea who this kid is and what he's been through. I just helped him escaped from whoever those men were. he just shuffles into the corner of my room, sodding.

"hey, hey you're ok. don't cry, you'll leave tear stains on your face. what's your name?" I whisper as I crouch beside him, but I get no response. what I'm meant to do now?