One shot book

Panic (Boyxboy)

Tw: panic attack, abuse

Andrew's POV

I run my hands through my short brown hair as I look in the mirror. My green eyes hiding behind my glasses glimmered from the light of the bathroom.  Take a deep breath Andrew. As I exhale, I turn towards the door and exit the bathroom into the busy halls of high school, trying not to remember last night.

I'm walking down the halls passing the blue lockers just waiting for mine to pop into vision.

91, 92, 93....

94. Now put in the combo and pull- oh not again. Please not again.

Ok, breath. In and out.

Keep cool.

Try again.

21, then over to the 10, then back to the 30 and pull.
GREAT. It's jammed. Again. I was late to class last time this happened. I need my science textbook. Maybe I can borrow one? Does she even have any extras? Maybe someone else can share. Too many thoughts are going through my head as I feel my breathing speed up.

Not like this. Over something so stupid.

My vision goes fuzzy and I can't think straight. This is happening. Panic attack. Next thing I know I'm running.

"Andrew!"

Someone yells my name but I can't focus my mind to stop running.

I only stop when my lungs feel as though they are going to give out. Thank god I'm outside. Looks like I'm in the back of the school.

"Andrew!" I'm hunched over trying to catch my breath. Who the hell followed me?

"Andrew it's Lucas. Try to catch your breath. Remember to breath. Can I touch you? (Get your mind outta the gutter)"

realizing it was Lucas, I look at him for a moment, hating how I'm letting my boyfriend see me like this. And it was as if that was the last straw. I sunk to the ground, giving in to the emotions. There were too many for my body to handle. I broke.

Lucas's POV

He sinks down to the floor and starts crying. I immediately sink to the floor down with him. I reach out and grab his shoulder but he flinches away. I remind him of his breathing before he passed out. "Andrew, can you hear me?" After a few seconds he nods his head.

"Ok, is it ok if I grab your hand?" I hold out my hand for him to grab if he wanted to. He reached out and grabbed my hand slowly, latching on. "Do you want some water?" He shakes his head no.

Andrew's POV

After some silence, Lucas says, "I'm not gonna make you talk, or tell me what's going on, but if you want to talk about it I'm here, ok?" I let his words sing in, every once in a while squeezing his hand. If I tell him what's going on, it could change how he sees me. I don't want to lose him.

"Last night, there was a situation at home... with
m-my dad. We had a disagreement." I can't even look at him. I don't want to see the look on his face as I tell him this. Things got heated an-and, one thing led to another and h-he hit..." I immediately broke down crying not able to finish the sentence.

I hear a sniffle. I look up to be greeted my his brown eyes to see I'm not the only one in tears. I fall into his arms and they embrace around me. I cry into his chest letting it all out. We stay like that for what feels like forever. I finally sit up after I calm down still holding on to his hand.

"Can I ask where?" He asks quietly. I take a deep breath, slowly lifting my shirt to reveal the black and blue bruises on the left side of my body. I close my eyes to keep myself from crying again. I feel a gentle hand on top of mine. I finally look at him. "I'm sorry Andrew." He then pulls my hand down so my shirt falls down covering the bruises. "You don't deserve this. You deserve the world but nothing like this. You know that, right?"

Hearing him say those words were soothing after what my dad told me last night. Like I do mean something to at least one person, and that person was Lucas.

"I will tell you one thing for sure," he started, "you are not going back home. I don't care what I have to do." I smiled at him. "Has this ever happened before this?" I just looked down and that was answer enough for him. "Hey," I look back up at him. Then I look at his lips. The distance between us closes as we embrace a much needed kiss. All my worries gone. It was then I realized I had someone in this world. And he's sitting here with me.

I know the ending sucks, I didn't know how to end it!!!! I liked this one though. Thoughts?
-Blue