Disclaimer: This chapter mentions suicide/self harm
Continuation..
"Why don't you ask him why he was kicked out of his last school?" Justin said, as I stared at Callum.
This was the most Justin had ever spoken to me in public. Usually he'd act like I didn't exist, especially in front of his friends. Maybe it was because he was drunk, I wasn't sure, but something felt off about this entire situation. Justin never cared for my wellbeing in the past, so why did he care now?
The look that Callum was giving me told me not believe a word Justin said. If Justin thought I would turn on my only friend because of something he told me, he was wrong.
I took a step away from him, and walked towards Callum.
"C'mon." I said, grabbing Callum's hand. Sober Dylan would not have grabbed Callum's hand in front of a room full of people, so lets just say I was a little tipsy from the jungle juice.
"Dylan! What the hell are you doing! Come bac
I kissed him.Callum grabbed the back of my head, bringing my head closer to his. I gasped, shocked that he was actually kissing me back. He took this opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth, caressing mine, and instantly we were making out.My whole body felt warm, even though we were outside at night. I could feel his heart beating almost as fast as mine was. He took the lead in the kiss, dominating my mouth, and softly bit my bottom lip. His lips were so soft, I thought I was dreaming; but quickly realizing where we were, and what I had just done I pulled away. I opened my eyes, breathing heavily, and met his confused expression."I can't believe I just did that, especially at such a vulnerable time, I feel horrible." I said, slapping my forehead."Dylan. I've wanted to do that since the moment we met." He said, staring back at me. Callum took both of his hands, placed them on the sides of my face, and brought my lips back to his.Aft
For the next two weeks, Callum and I spent majority of our time together. When I would go to work, he would sometimes stay in the diner for my whole shift just to keep me company. He finally met Hector, and they got along like a house on fire. After my shifts, Callum always insisted on following me home to make sure I got there safely, and my heart melted every time. I couldn't remember the last time I felt so happy.Almost everyday after school I would go over to the Gage's house. Callum's parents treated me like I was apart of their family. Whenever Callum and I found a chance to be alone, Sara would interrupt us, and plead for me to play with her. Callum eventually got fed up with it, and began locking his little sister out of his room, much to her dismay. When we were alone, we talked, watched movies together, and sometimes, we'd kiss, but Callum never took it too far.We were still friends, and hadn't really defined our budding romance. We didn't show each other a
We sat down and immediately my stomach was in knots. With the animosity between Callum and Justin, and the awkwardness between Mel and I, I was sure this dinner would be a disaster. My father added to the equation just made everything ten times worst.The seating arrangement was a nightmare. I sat sandwiched between Callum and Justin, while my father sat directly in front of me, with Eliza and Mel at his sides. He seemed to be studying my face intensely while we all sat in an awkward silence.He then turned to Callum and said "I'm sorry young man, I forgot to ask your name.""My name is Callum Gage, sir." Callum responded with ease, he and my father seemed to be the only ones that weren't nervous."Is that a Welsh accent I detect?" My father inquired."Yes, I was born in Wales, my family and I moved here when I was younger."I just wished they'd stop talking to one another, I felt like I was going to throw up."Interesting. So how do
I sat down in my father's office across from him. He looked upset, showing more emotion on his face than I had seen in a while. He looked at me, his hazel eyes filled with sadness."What did you want to talk about?" I asked.He sat up straight, fiddling with the pen on his desk."Eliza won't be a problem for you anymore. Her and I talked, things will change in this house, so you don't need to worry about her.""Okay." I said, uninterested. A woman that evil would never change. No matter how many talking to's she was given.My father looked like he wanted to say something, but seemed nervous."Was that all?" I asked.He looked into my eyes, pained."Dylan why didn't you ever say anything to me, if I knew-" He shook his head, unable to finish his sentence.If he knew then what? Would he have divorced Eliza? Would he had stopped going on all of those business trips and leaving me with people that hated me? Would he have act
The hallway was filled with people, but the one person I was looking for was nowhere to be found. I opened up my locker, and emptied the contents of my bag into it. Suddenly, a pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist, startled, I jumped out of their arms.I turned around to find my grinning, green-eyed, gorgeous boyfriend standing in front of me."You scared the crap out of me." I said, giving him a playful push.He laughed and walked towards me, wrapping his arms around my waist, our chests pressed together."Sorry, I just missed you." He whispered, looking down at me.The hallway was quieter, but I payed no mind and stared into Callum's eyes.I got on my tippy toes, and pressed my lips against his."I missed you too, even though we only just left each other a few hours ago.""It felt longer than that, I hate being away from you." He said, his forehead pressed up against mine.Out of nowhere, the bell rang, signalin
"Seven.. eight.. nine.. TEN! You both better have a really good hiding spot because I'm coming!" I yelled, laughingly.Callum and I were babysitting Sara while his parents were at work, and she decided that we should play a game of hide and seek. She task me to be the seeker, while her and Callum hid.I looked around the living room, and it was empty. I quietly walked toward Sara's room and could already hear giggling."I have a feeling that my best friend is somewhere in this room." I said, fully knowing that Sara was hiding under her bed.She continued to giggle, her laugh getting louder and louder."Hmm I wonder where she could be." I ripped open the closet door. "Interesting.. Sara isn't in the closet, but she's definitely in this room. I just have to figure out where." I paced up and down the room, and at this point she was cackling. I got down on my hands and knees and crawled towards the bottom of the bed. 
Justin's POV"Sorry bro, I'm not gonna be able to drive you home after practice, I have to go to work straight after." Aaron said."It's cool man, I'll find another ride." I said, as I took my biology book out of my locker. Four of my friends, Aaron, Nate, Declan, and Jackson stood around waiting for me so that we could all go to lunch together."Justin!" A deep voice yelled from across the hall. I instantly recognized it, and shuddered. I looked and saw that it was my step dad, Steve, walking out of the office and towards me. My stomach turned. What the hell was he doing here."Who is that guy?" Nate, one of my teammates asked.I didn't respond, and began walking towards Steve. I attempted to put space between myself and the guys so that we wouldn't have to talk in front of them. Not taking the hint, they trailed behind me, whilst I got closer to Steve.He had a sticker on his chest that read 'parent visitor'.
When school was over, I met Callum in the parking lot so that he could take me home to change for work. Even though I enjoyed the time he took me on his motorcycle, I was glad he decided to drive his car today."You want to play your music?" He asked, holding the aux cord in front of me."You seem to have forgotten that I don't have my phone.""Play it from my phone." He replied, handing me his cellphone before pulling out of the school parking lot.I scrolled through his apple music library, and decided to play Drake's More Life album on shuffle.Callum laughed as Teenage Fever began to play."Sometimes I feel like you like Drake more than you like me." He said, shaking his head.I laughed and held his free hand as he drove."Maybe just a little." I said, playfully.He took his hand from mine and gasped, putting it on his heart. "Why don't you go and be with him then!"Still laughing, I replied "If I could I woul