Liberating Changes [Joavin]

unconscious

TW- violence, blood

Still Kevin's POV

I've been in the park for an hour and I hear two pairs of footsteps approach me. They sit either side of me and pull me into a tight hug.
"We lost Joaquin. No one knows where he went or what he's doing. We wanted to talk to him-" Cheryl starts but I cut her off,
"You really don't get it, do you? This is none of your fucking business. I should be the one looking for him, not you guys but I'm not. He made it clear that he wanted space and I'm going to respect that." Cheryl just nods and takes both of my hands in hers,
"I'm sorry. Let's just go to Thistle house so you can settle in and relax."

We all get there within ten minutes and Toni goes to run me a bath while Cheryl shows me around. The tour finishes at my new room and Toni announces that my bath is ready. I nod and walk to the bathroom, stripping naked and getting into the hot water. I close my eyes and think about the letter. I start to cry again, not being able to stop

Joaquin POV

I haven't left the side of the Riverdale high pool even though school is over. The water's blue and almost looks lit up in the dark room. I trace my hand along the top of it and sigh, thinking about nothing but Kevin. His beautiful green eyes, his soft chocolate hair, his faint freckles, his amazing hugs and his ability to make me feel better, even now when he's not with me. I whisper to myself,
"I love you Kevin Keller."

That's when I hear the door open and hear several pairs of footsteps walk in.
"See, I told you he was in here" I hear a voice say,
"Alright Reggie, calm down" said another
"Shut it Moose" said Reggie again. Then, I feel two people grab my arms from behind and lift me from the floor. Then Reggie and Moose come out of the darkness, both with a pocket knife in their gloved hands.
"Hey there snake boy. We saw that you broke up with Keller. We thought we try to relieve your pain" Moose said, taking my hoodie off and throwing it in the pool with Reggie takes my sweatpants off, throwing them in too. They yelled at more bulldogs to hold me down as they started cutting my wrists and thighs. I try to scream but another bulldog covers my mouth. Then, everything starts to go black and I soon fall unconscious...