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I walk down to the bathroom and go into a stall. The flickering is back and my mind is going a million miles an hour.
I sit on top of the toilet tank and shut my eyes tight, resting my head in my hands. I can feel my head throbbing in pain and the flickering in my vision isn't helping it go away. I couldn't stop the tears as they rushed down my face and onto my shirt, leaving small, dark circles on the delicate fabric.
The flickering has never been this bad before and I'm afraid I might do something drastic.
I honestly don't know what to do. Carlos knows about me now. He'll probably never want to talk to me again. He wouldn't even look at me when I left the room. I can't imagine how much-
My thoughts are cut off by the bathroom door opening.
"Cecil? Are you in here?" The beautiful, oaky tones swim through my ears.
"I'm in here," I say, trying to sound like my head was not about to explode, but it ends up coming out as a tired croak.
"Cecil... are you okay?" I hear the curiosity in his voice and can't help but feel a twinge of giddiness.
"No, not really. I have a killer headache and I just got outed. Do you think I'm okay?" I don't look up when I hear the stall door open.
"Yeah, well screw him Cecil! You're way to cool to let an asshole like Steve get you all flustered!" Carlos is smiling when I look at his face and I see a flash of something in his eyes. It's gone so fast I can't place it. I figure I must've imagined it and look away.
"Yeah well, we can't all stay calm when things like that happen," I feel bad for sounding so rude, but it's true. How he's so calm and composed about all this amazes me.
"Cecil, do you wanna go somewhere?" Carlos says as I look up at him wide eyed.
"Ummm, yes? But, don't we have class?" Ugh why am I being so sensible?
"Well, you just straight up walked out of class and I got kicked out sooo, no. No class for either of us."
"Wait," I say dryly, "Why'd you get kicked out?"
"Well I did kick Steve's ass for talking about you like that, so maybe that could be the reason," Carlos said smiling at the ground.
My heart fluttered when he said that. He fought Steve? For me?
"U-umm yeah. Let's go somewhere. Arby's?" I say rubbing the back of my neck and looking at Carlos's shoes.
"Sounds great!" Carlos smiles that perfect smile and we leave school.
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We arrive at the Arby's in eight minutes and fifty-three seconds. New record, score!
We head to my usual corner booth and sit across from each other. When I look up at Carlos's face, he's looking at his hands which are on the table playing with a salt packet. He looks troubled.
"Cecil, you can't let people talk to you like that. It's not right." He looks up and meets my eyes as he says that.
"I don't really have a choice. No one here will fight for me, besides Earl, but he wouldn't hurt a fly. Everyone here is against anyone who likes the same sex. I can't win." I close my eyes to stop the tears from coming, but then I feel warmth surround my hands. I look up to see them covered by Carlos's dark ones. I look up at his face and he is gazing at me with fierceness.
"I'll fight for you, Cecil."
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