~ Mike's pov~
I sat there and waited for him to respond.
"Uh, Tony?" I asked.
"Oh, sorry." He said. "Y-you l-like me?" He asked. "A-as in like like?" He asked.
"Yeah. I-I know we just met but I have feelings for you." I said.
"Mike, j-just g-give me some time." He said.
"I will." I said. He nodded. We sat there eating.
"Why did Pete really beat me up?" He asked. I sighed.
"Because he thinks you love me or something." I said. "When I broke up with him, he lost it. So now he has anger issues and he has bad episodes." I said. "He had an episode and attacked you." I said.
"Well that explains that." He said.
"Yeah, I really am sorry that he did that to you." I said.
"It's okay." He said. He sat up more and groaned. I put my slice down.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah. J-just my ribs." He said.
"Do you want me to run to the pharmacy and get your pain meds?" I asked.
"No, no. It's fine." He said.
"Are you sure?" I asked. He nodded.
"Yeah, I'm sure." He said.
"Do you want to skip school tomorrow?" I asked.
"No, I really need to not do that." He said. "I did a lot of that at my old school because I was bullied. I don't wanna do that here." He said.
"Alright. And don't worry, you won't get bullied here. Pete is gonna be kept in check." I said. He nodded.
"Thank you." He said.
"For what?" I asked taking a sip of my soda.
"Everything." He said. I nodded.
"It's nothing really." I said. He nodded. He yawned. "I'll let you sleep. But if your side hurts worse tomorrow you won't be going to school." I said.
"Alright." He said. I grabbed the box and got up.
"I'll see you tomorrow." I said.
"See you in the morning." He said. I walked out and shut the door and walked downstairs and put the box in the fridge.
"Is he okay?" I heard Vic ask.
"Yeah." I said.
"Why exactly did he have to find a place to stay?" He asked.
"It's a long story." I said. He nodded. "Let's just get to bed." I said.
"Wait, you haven't been like this since Pete." He said.
"Like what?" I asked turning to face him.
"For once, since you broke up Pete, you haven't drank or gotten high. Why is that?" He asked.
"No reason." I said.
"You like him don't you?" He asked.
"What? No. Of course not." I said looking down.
"You're lying to me." He said.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Mike, you're my brother. I know when you lie." He said. I sighed.
"Okay, fine. Yes, I lied. I do like him." I said.
"You don't want him to see the real you just yet. Is that it?" He asked. I sighed.
"That's the exact reason, Vic." I said. He sighed.
"Well sooner or later. You need to show him the real you." He said. I nodded.
"I know this, just not yet." I said.
"That's your choice." He said.
"I know." I said. "Goodnight, Vic." I said.
"Night, Mike." He said. I walked upstairs and laid in my bed and started thinking to myself. I sighed and fell asleep.
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~ Tony's pov~
I woke up the next day thinking to myself. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." I said. In walked Mike.
"You a little better?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"How's your side?" He asked.
"A lot better." I said.
"After school I'll take you to the pharmacy." He said. I nodded.
"Thanks." I said.
"Of course. Get ready, we leave soon." He said. I nodded. He left shutting the door. I got up and showered. I changed into a pair of skinny jeans, a white nirvana tank top, a pair of vans, and a snapback on. I grabbed a hoodie and put it on. I grabbed my bag and phone and walked downstairs. I saw Vic making breakfast.
"You hungry, Tony?" He asked.
"Not really. I don't really eat breakfast." I said. He nodded. I saw Kellin walk in. "Morning, Kellin." I said.
"Morning, Tony." He said. I smiled.
"We should get going." Mike said. I nodded. We walked to the car. We got in and he started the car. "How come you always wear a hoodie?" He asked.
"Oh uh, scars." I said. He nodded.
"Do you want a coffee?" He asked.
"Sure." I said. He pulled into Starbucks and parked.
"I'll go inside and order. What would you like?" He asked.
"Uh, a hazelnut frappuccino." I said. I went to take out the money to help.
"Put your cash away. I got it." He said and got out. I sighed. I got a text and saw it was from an unknown number.
Unknown: be careful with Mike. He isn't innocent like you think.
Tony; who the hell is this?
Unknown; no one you should worry about.
I sighed and locked my phone. Mike got in the car.
"Mike, someone texted me and told me that I need to be careful with you." I said.
"Who sent you a text?" He asked.
"It was an unknown text." I said. I handed him my phone. He looked at the number and then handed me my phone back.
"Don't worry about who that is." He said. "And don't believe them either." He added. I sighed and nodded. He handed me my drink.
"Thank you." I said.
"You're welcome."he said. With that he drove off to school. I wanna know whose number that is. And I will find out. Time to talk to Vic or maybe Jaime.
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