my train of thought was interrupted by someone's voice "so Alex, Daniel and Charlotte are coming over tomorrow night and I would hate to be a third wheel so I need a friend to come with me, you in? Gabe smiled at me
"uh yeah sure of course" I flashed a smile back at him, hey I was making friends right?
"oh we're still going to lunch later right?" Oliver questioned "of course, I couldn't forget that" I smirked at him
The bell rang to go back to class and everyone got up and walked towards the buildings and out of the forest.
Oliver approached me "we could just go now you know?" he said
"I think skipping one class is good enough for today" I joked
"no really we have zero period, we can leave now. ready for lunch?" he flashed me a promising smile
"let me get my bag" I said with embarrassment all over my face, quickly walking to my homeroom class and getting my bags and books and meeting oliver at the front of the school. as we started to walk he looked at me and grabbed my arm gently. "we have to talk about this now" his eyes went soft and had a look of worry
"it's nothing really"
"that doesn't look like nothing, those are bad and no friend of mine will be hurt that much if I can help it"
"it's my business it's my issue all it's gonna do is bother you"
"trust me it won't. I know people who do this also and I can listen I can try to help and if there's anything I can do I will do it because no one deserves to feel that way at all ever."
"I was sexually abused for years by my father until he finally left, after that my mom is a good mom. she was always there and she never knew what he was doing and when she found out she got me through everything. my big sister who has now gone to Australia to study biology at college my mom goes on business trips a lot so we can keep a house and live a normal life. she leaves me money and by the amount she left me this time she'll be gone for a while and now it's just me again. alone.
I have to go home every day to an empty house. a silent empty house." I looked up at him "oh look we're here!" I said quickly walking into the little diner
we got seated and ordered
"I had a drug addiction" he blurted out after the waitress left
" I used to be in that douchey group of guys who shot up on whatever and smoked whatever because why not, had tons of intoxicated sex with the sluts in the group. after I met Matt and Daniel I turned it around. they are true friends and those other guys weren't so I turned my entire life around I'm sober and happy now.
I want to do that for others. so I write music and have a band to help others.
you don't always have to be alone Alex, you have friends we can be there"
"Oliver that would be amazing, but not 24/7 that could be irritating" I giggled
-another thing we should talk about, Gabe he's not the best guy to be one on one with I mean he's a cool friend to the guys but he's not trusted with girls"
"I can take care of it for now, I just want to try and make friends"
"just be careful, your my friend now if you need me I'm here" he took my phone and asked for the passcode. when he gave it back he had out his number in as "Oli (my super hot best friend)" I laughed at his name and looked at him
he looked at me with happy eyes
"your not alone kid"
