Betting is bad for your Heart.

Chapter 9- Silas/Declan

************ Warning: Physical abuse in this chapter ***********************

It was the end of the day and I was walking very slowly home. Everything that had happened going around in my head, making me want to cry, laugh and smile all at the same time. I couldn't believe Tommy would go that far and do what he did to me. It was worse seeing how Declan was responding, and it broke my heart knowing he was trying so hard to get to me but couldn't. That's when I knew he really did have feelings for me. I just couldn't understand it. How could someone like him want to be with someone like me.

He saved me today from being raped. I couldn't repay him enough for that act of kindness. He lost his friend by helping me and I didn't know how to feel about that. I dragged my feet across the pavement as his words in the library came back to me. I lifted my fingers to my lips remembering the gentle kisses we shared. Did I want a relationship with him? I knew I have liked him since freshman year, I tried not to after his friends hurt me and he didn't help, but after everything these last couple days I wasn't sure anymore.

I could tell he was sincere when he told me he wanted to be with me. I just didn't want him to have to deal with everything I deal with everyday if we do get together. I don't even know if his parents know he is gay. I can't hide who I am and I won't. I really have to figure things out. I finally got to my front door and opened it, only to be grabbed and pushed into the wall. Looking up I saw my dad's furious face staring at me.

"Took you long enough to get home. What do you think you have been doing whoring yourself out at school? Answer me boy!" He yelled at me.

"I...I don't know what you are talking about Dad." I spat out and got hit across the face hard, making my lip split and blood trickle down my chin.

"I am not your father, you are not my son. You are a little Fag throwing yourself at every boy at school." He banged me against the wall and then dragged me into the living room and threw me on the couch. He took out his phone and clicked a couple things before showing me a video. I almost threw up right then. I watched as on the screen there I was stomach across a desk, pants down around my ankles and Tommy behind me about to rape me, it quickly changed before Declan came into the room to save me making it look like I wanted it and then it changed to Declan in the library kissing me. Of course the time stamp is the same day and only a short time apart.

"Well have anything to say for yourself Whore?" My dad spat at me as I felt tears flowing down my face. I heard my mother moving around the kitchen, I knew she wouldn't come in here to help me.

"The classroom, Tommy was trying to rape me. Declan came and saved me. The library, I really like." My head was thrown to the side after my father punched me again.

"I don't think that boy was trying to rape you, You slept with him on your own little bitch." Another punch and this one harder than the last, My eyes were starting to become blurry. "And the kid in the library, that's the Sylvester boy wasn't it. What were you doing in his room the other night when we were there. Were you throwing yourself at him then to?"

"No.No Dad I." Another punch this one to my stomach making me lean over the couch almost falling off of it. It hurt to breathe, the room was starting to spin. I didn't know what to do. I knew I had to get out of here and get somewhere else. Declan's face came into my mind and I knew I had to get to his house. It wasn't far. Could I make it?

My dad grabbed me by the front of my shirt and dragged me to the front door. He opened the door and punched me in the stomach again before throwing me hard onto the ground. He kicked me in the side and spat in my face, throwing my bag onto my head, hard, I could feel the weight of the books.