Alex did as he was told and sat in the front seat.
"How was your day at school? Beside my wonderful art lesson?" Mr. Kane asked. "Boring. I didn't do anything in class today.." Alex said. " Okay.. so.. is it okay, if we are going to the Café we went the last time?"
"Yeah it's fine." Alex looked down at his hands and played with them. "Can we turn the radio on?" He asked looking up, meeting his eyes. "Yes sure! Actually I have a Beatles CD in the door, if you want to listen to them" Mr. Kane smiled, he knows that Alex liked the Beatles. "Thank you" Alex took the CD and put it in the player. 'And I love her' started playing which calmed Alex immediately. He sang along in a quiet voice. Alex hoped that Mr. Kane wouldn't hear him because the music was louder than his voice but of course he did. Mr. Kane turned the volume a bit down. Alex immediately stopped singing. "Why would you stop your voice is great!" He exclaimed. "I don't think so and it's embarrassing" Alex said while he looked at the Café where Mr. Kane parked in front of. He also opened him the door of the car and the Café as they went in.
They sat in their usual place, you could say, and ordered a coffee for both of them. Mr. Kane paid for it and winked at the beautiful servant.
"So Alex tell me what happened?"
"Do I really have to? I don't want to talk about it." Alex looked down. He didn't want him to see the tears coming up.
"Alex, look at me"
Alex raised his gaze and sniffed. A single tear is rolling down his cheek.
"Hey don't cry. Whatever it is it's going to be alright.. just don't cry" Mr. Kane moved himself next to him to put his arms around him and his chin on top of his head.
"It's alright.. you don't have to tell me"
Alex nodded and wiped away his tears. "I- I thought that we were sort of a couple b-but he went out with some girl" Alex told him. He didn't care that he was crying in front of his teacher or the people that surrounded him. It felt good to be held for a moment. The strong arms that protected him for this single moment, like nothing could ever happen to him if he's just with him. "Maybe it didn't mean something?" Mr. Kane finally said after some minutes of silence between little sobs of Alex. "Why would he go out with a girl anyway? Am I not enough?" Alex cried out. "Sure you are! Don't ever question that again. You're great. But what's the guy like? And are you officially together?" Mr. Kane let go of him to look him in his red teary eyes.
"He's great. I really like him and we have a lot in common.. And that's the thing! I don't know if we are official. I just asked him that and he probably answered but I'm too afraid to look at my phone" Mr. Kane gave Alex a napkin which he thankfully took and cleaned his nose and wiped the tears away. "Sorry I don't want to be a crybaby about that but sometimes I.. I just can't do anything against it.." Alex said. "No.. no it's totally fine. Sometimes you have to cry. It's good to let things go out instead of eating everything inside you and never talk about it. I used to do that a lot when I was younger. My parents got divorced in a very dramatic, difficult way and they dragged me into this whole divorce thing and I was just a kid. I didn't know or even understood what was going on and it was just horrific to me. A few years later when I was a teenager my mum told me why I never saw my father again. It was because he cheated on me mum for years. With the whole city you could say. It broke me to hear that some stupid bastard dared to cheat on such a wonderful woman who I can call my mother. I knor it's not good to talk like that about your own father but this man is nothing to me. What he did to us is unacceptable. I'll never forgive him for that and I'm so grateful to have a mother who was and is strong enough to go through all of this alone. -Mr. Kane made a short pause before continuing with his speech- I never really talked about it and it ate me alive. And I don't want this to happen to you. That's why I wanted to meet you here. Just to let you talk. And I will listen. I'll always be there to listen to you. I know how it is to feel as if nobody understands you and your feelings. I know that quite well, so I'll be there for you. I won't talk if you don't want me to. I'll just sit there and listen to you speak. Always. Remember that." Mr Kane said as he looked directly into his eyes while he wiped Alex's tears away. Alex was speechless. He didn't know that Mr. Kane is still hurting because of what happened to him in the past. His words, his facial expression, his eyes filled with hurt and sadness, Alex couldn't look at him, he didn't want to, so he just hugged him tightly and whispered "Thank you" in his ears. "No problem, dear." Mr. Kane whispered back.
After some silent minutes of just hugging they parted again and drank their now cold coffee and sat there in pleasant silence.
"I really want to look at my phone but I'm just too afraid." Alex said looking down on his phone in his hands.
"Shall I have a look at it?" Mr. Kane asked raising his eyebrows. "Noo.. I.. just.. Fuck it I'll have a look at it now. If he doesn't think we are together than it's fine. Well it's not fine but what can I do."
Thebadthing: Well, sweetheart. I want you. That's all I need. And if you want me too.. we could be together.
Alex staredat his phone. He's in a relationship now. The thought of Alex and him isn't going out of his head now.
"So.. what did He message you? Are you two together?" Mr. Kane asked.
"Yes. Yes were a couple!" Alex exclaimed happily. "We are together I can't believe it!"
"I'm happy for you Alex."
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Short one but I'm a little bit too tipsy to write more and I have to go to work early tomorrow. On a Sunday. Work in Sunday why would you even consider in inventing that.
Let me know what you think:)
