Lifted // Klance

Chapter nine

Lance's POV

"Get off of me!"

They just wouldn't stop.

I was suppose to be at the dance. Keith was probably there thinking that I didn't want to go with him. Yes I do. I want to. This was suppose to be a special night of fun with the guy i'm starting to fall in love with. Why does everything have to go so wrong?

A rock hits my cheekbone at high speed and i groan in pain. Stop. Why are they doing this to me. I released my hand a little, red liquid stains my palms. Tears streamed down my face. Why was I unable to stand up for myself? People use to see me as that strong hardworking guy in the fruit farm.

A guy grabs me by my ears and twists it harshly, tossing me to the cold gravel path in which i scraped my arms. I can't take this anymore. I don't want to live.

"Fag!"

"People like you don't deserve to live."

"Disgusting gay son of a bitch."

At this point, I didn't want to say anything back. I sat on the ground and just sobbed and sobbed. Can god end my life already...

He grabs me by the collar and lifts me back up, fist out, ready to punch me. I shut my eyes quickly, fearing about what will happen. Suddenly, I fall backwards. But it wasn't from a hit. His grip loosens and he starts yelling curse words at someone.

"Let him go, lowlife idiot!"

Is that... Pidge? She runs over and pushes him away, pointing to his chest and flicking her index finger up his chin. "You have no fucking right to bully him like that! I'll have the whole population of this town know about this and your family's reputation will go down faster than your grades!!"

And so, he goes running off, mumbling shit under his breath. Keith comes over to help me off the ground. Before I was able to say anything, my words muffled into his shirt as he wraps his arms around me.

Keith was shaking a little. He's crying... I felt so bad for not being there for him at the dance. He must have been so lonely until well... Pidge came.

"I'm sorry I-"

"Fuck is wrong with you?" He pulled away from the hug and looks me in the eye. "Don't apologize when you have no reason to."

Keith gets up from the ground and crosses his arms, looking away. I wanted to say something, but the words refused to come out of my mouth.

"Who was that guy..." Keith questions sadly, his eyes glimmered with his tears.

"That bitch Craig. He acts so innocent and kind to all the townspeople but he's the biggest bitch to Lance and all the homosexuals" Pidge explains. "Craig is no friend of ours... promise you won't get involved, Keith..."

Keith nods.

Craig was the one person I never wanted to talk to or see in my life again. When we were younger, he'd kick and toss me around for being gay but didn't have the nerve to tattle me out to my parents since he feared explanations. Craig moved to Wisconsin, United States. Why is he here now? Why have he returned.

"Get up" Keith huffs and pulls me up from the ground, his arms around my waist loosely. "Come on... lets go to the dance. It'll cheer you up."