Sk8ter

chapter 3:

it's Sunday. thank god we had no school. i haven't talked to Hayden. i don't even have his phone number. i was scared that i would start to like him. it's scary for me to start to care about someone else. when things ended with ethan i feel like i never recovered. i don't want to feel like that again. but maybe it's nothing. but he kissed me twice. it has to mean something. i went out skating to the mini mart. i was passing by Hayden's house when i heard a scream and glass shatter. what the fuck was that? i decided to go up to the door and knock to make sure everything was okay. "hello?" i said. "who the fuck is that?" i heard a man say. a woman opened the door, she looked frail and lifeless, her face was red and tear stained. "can i help you?" she asked. "you piece of shit!" i heard the man yell and i heard a punch and the sound of someone falling. "Hayden?!" i yelled inside the door. the woman looked scared, she tried to close the door but i pulled it back open. "Hayden!" i yelled again. he appeared behind the woman. his face brutally beaten and bloody. "oh my god Hayden what the fuck!?" i said. "Tyler you need to leave" he said. "hayden what the fuck happened?!" i said looking into his bruising eyes. "nothing. just leave, GO!" he yelled slamming the door. i grabbed my board and ran up the road back home. i was so worried about Hayden. was that his dad? what happened to make him do that? why'd he make me leave?
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Hayden's POV:
i can't believe Tyler was here. what if Rick hurt her? she could have been in danger because of me. i knew it wasn't right to get close with her. Letting her in my life was a mistake. She knows now, she's been exposed to my fucked up life. can't imagine she'd want to stay anyway.
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it was the next day. my eye was bruised and my lip was split, and there was a cut on my forehead. i walked into school and went to my locker. i saw Tyler our of the corner of my eye. she looked so sad. she looked over at me but quickly looked away.

Tyler's POV:
he looked bad. his face was a mess. Mac and Denver saw me and started walking over. "hey tyler, whatcha doing over here? should be over there with your love bug" Denver said teasingly. "stop. not today" i said closing my locker. "yo what happened to his face?" Mac said. him and denver walked over and i followed behind. "yo Hayden, you okay man? you don't look so good" Mac said. "i'm fine. don't worry about it. i've gotta go to class" he said. he walked away but looked back at me. I wanted to talk to him. Make sure he's okay.
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school was over. it was late and i was home in my bed, playing my guitar. i heard something hit my window. i ignored it. then it happened again. and again. small rocks flying at my window tapping the glass making the smallest noise. i got up and looked down and saw Hayden. "what are you doing here?" i asked. "can we talk?" he asked. "yeah, just be quiet, i don't want to wake my brother" i said and he slowly climbed up to my window. he came in and sat at the end of my bed and i was on the other end, a distance between us. "i want to talk about what you saw" he said. "ok" i said quietly. "my dad left before i was born. my mom was alone to care for me for years. but 6 years ago she married a man named rick. he was fine at first, i little douchey but, nothing compared to what he does now. 3 years ago he started hitting my mom, i tried to protect her. so he started hitting me. i hate him more then anything. he would destroy anything that makes me happy" he explained. "Hayden. i'm so sorry. you need to do something. you need to tell someone" i suggested. "i can't. he'll tale everything my mom and i have. he could kill her" he said. his leg was shaking rapidly up and down. "hey, hey. Hayden" i said putting my hand on his leg so he'd stop shaking. "we can figure this out, i can help you" i said but he cut me off. "no Tyler. I can't put you in danger. With Rick around, you can get hurt. i can't let that happen" he said. "what are you saying?" i asked. "whatever this is, it's over. i'm sorry" he said. he stood up and began to go to the window. "can we at least be friends still?" i asked. "yeah, of course" he smiled. i smiled to but it faded when i realized i'd never feel his lips on mine again. i finally found someone who wasn't ethan. after 2 years of sulking over the breakup and now, he's gone too.
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Hayden's POV:
As i walked away from Tyler's house, i was consumed with guilt and sadness. i felt so bad for making her think that we could ever actually be together. as much as i want to, it just couldn't happen.
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i walked into school and saw a bunch of kids by my locker. one of them was staring at me with their arms crossed. i realized that he was Tyler's ex, the one that Mac and Denver made fun of in the hall that day. "well well we'll look who it is" he said. "can i help you?" i asked. "yeah you can. you can do me a favor and stay away from Tyler" He said. "and why should i do that?" i asked. "cause she doesn't want you man. she wants me" he said pushing me a bit. "tyler and i are just friends" i said pushing him back. "did you just put your hands on me?" he said getting up in my face. "yeah, cause you did it first" i said. "i can beat your ass up and make both your eyes black" he said grabbing my shirt and pulling me towards him.
Tyler's POV:
i walked into school and saw Ethan fucking with Hayden. before i knew it, Hayden threw a punch they knocked ethan back. Ethan got back up and ran up to punch Hayden but i ran in the middle. "stop ethan, don't" i said. "oh look who came to save her little boyfriend" Ethan said to me. "okay, how old are you dude? you guys are really gonna fight in school? how stupid is that?" i said. "pretty fucking stupid" Hayden said rolling his eyes and walking away. his eyes glanced at me before he turned the corner. "Ethan, do me a favor and leave my friends alone" i said. "oh come on Ty, you can do better then that" he said. "oh like you? i think she'll pass" Brooke said coming in. we rolled our eyes and left. "what the hell was that about?" brooke asked. "you missed a lot when you were in cali for a week" i said. "a lot as in you hitting it off with the new boy???" she asked getting excited. "calm down. stuff happened but, now we're just friends" i said."omg! Ty!!! are you finally over ethan!?" brooke screamed. "shut up!!! but yes, i think so" i said and she smiled big. i saw Mac running up to me in the hall, "hey i heard about the fight, are you okay??" he asked me. "yeah i'm fine"

2 WEEKS LATER:

i walked into chem and i saw Hayden with his head down on his desk. i walked past him and sat down at my desk. i haven't talked to him since the fight. he didn't look good. he looked a lot skinnier and his hair was a mess. i thought maybe i was over him. but who was i kidding. i wasn't. i missed skating with him. i miss hugging him. i miss his lips on mine. i miss being able to talk to him.
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i went to the skate park hoping not to see Hayden. but. i did. i skated in and he was on the half pipe. he didn't see me so i decided to leave before he did. i turned around and heard a crash. i looked back at the halfpipe and hayden wasnt there. "hayden?" i yelled. no response. i dropped my board and ran over. i saw him laying on the ground, his leg twisted and his face bloody. "oh my god, Hayden!" i yelled. i slid down and ran to him. his eyes were closed, i shook him a little "hayden?! wake up, wake up!" i yelled. i grabbed my phone and called 911. they said someone would be over soon. i picked up his head and put it on my lap. i brushed his long hair out of the cuts on his face. he started coughing. "fuck ahh" he said trying to move his leg. "hayden stop, don't move, someone will be here soon. "no, i'm fine" he said. "no you're not" i said. i saw his hand reaching for mine. i grabbed his quickly and intertwined my fingers with his.
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i was at the hospital waiting outside of Hayden's room. he only had a broken leg and didn't need surgery. the doctor came out and said that i could go in and see him. i walked in and he had his eyes closed. "hey" i said and they opened. "hey" he said. "how are you feeling" i asked. "eh, i could do without a broken leg but. i'm ok. i'm happy you're here" he said. i looked down a bit, not knowing what to say. "i miss you. so much" He said. i looked up, "i miss you too hayden" i said. he reached out for my hand again. i put mine in his and he looked into my eyes. he sat up and i moved closer to him. he slowly placed his lips on mine. i kissed him back. i missed his lips.