Zoey and I grab our bags and walk outside. Carson is parked on the street. He opens the trunk and we put our things in. Zoey gets in the back seat and I get in the passenger seat.
"Where's your car?" he asks.
"My dad sold it a few weeks ago" I say.
"Seriously? Did you get any of the money?"
"Nope. He spent all on alcohol"
"That sucks. Sorry"
"It's fine" I say. The car ride to his house is silent. When we get there he leads us inside to a room. The house is huge. It has 2 floors, downstairs has the kitchen and living room and things like that, upstairs has the bedrooms.
"Are you guys ok with a sharing a room for a little bit? We have another room for storage but we still need to clean it out.
"Yeah. Thank you, Carson" I say.
"Sure. Oh um....can you not tell people about this?
"I could never ruin your bad boy image"
"Thanks. Dinner will be done in half an hour I think. You guys can get settled in" he says and leaves.
"Is dad gonna be mad?" Zoey asks.
"Probably but he won't look for us here" I say.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Do you need help folding you clothes?"
"No, I can do it"
~<>~<>~
"We called Child Protective Services. They said they're gonna go check it out in a few days. In the meantime you'll stay here" Mrs. Moore says. We're in the dining room eating a delicious tuna casserole that she made.
"Thank you, Mrs. and Mr. Moore" I say.
"Of course. Oh and please, call us Peggy and Marcus"
~<>~<>~
"Hey" Parker says. I turn and around and see him standing next to me.
"Hey" I say.
"Why weren't you answering your texts last night?"
"I was really busy. Sorry"
"Everything ok?"
"Yeah. Just some stuff with my dad. It's nothing bad, I promise"
"If you need help you know you can come to me right?"
"Yeah. I gotta get to class. I'll text you later." I say and walk off
"Uhm, okay"
"What was that?" Sophia asks
"Nothing"
~<>~<>~
"Okay wait" Zoey says confused "So the answer is 9?" I'm helping her with her homework
"No" I laugh
"10?" She asks
"No, come on you know this!"
"Ugh! Why does math have to be a thing?" She whines
"Its 26" Carson says walking in the dining room. I look at him
"I'm smart too, ya know" he tells me while eating an Apple
"I'm going to go ask Peggy for help" Zoey says and walks away.
"Come on" Carson says throwing me my coat
"Where are we going?" I ask. He doesn't answer me
~<>~<>~
"Tell me when to turn" he says
"What?" I ask
"Tell me when to turn"
"Uhm, okay. Turn"
"What way?"
"Right" he makes a sharp turn into a restaurant parking lot. We get out and go inside. We pick a booth and sit down.
"I can't believe you" Carson says quietly
"What?" I ask confused
"I cannot believe you've done this to me!" He stands up
"What Are you talking about?"
"You cheated on me!" He yells, everyone around us look. I catch onto what he's doing and stand up
"I'm sorry, Steve. I just....he was so much more bigger than you, if you know what I mean"
"I loved you!" He yells
"I never loved you" I tell him and he runs out of the restraunt. I look around, awkwardly wave at everyone and leave.
"Okay, why did we just do that?" I ask Carson. He's like dying of laughter
"Cuz it was fun" he smiles
~<>~<>~
Parker's P.O.V
I look down at my ringing phone and answer
Unknown: I know your secret
*call ends*
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Closet Case
Teen FictionBenjamin Hills is the only openly gay kid in his school. He's a nerd and only has 1 friend. He's bullied by the whole football team. One day he's paired up with the star quarterback, Parker Johnson, in a ELA project at school. Parker, is a closeted...
