Broke But Not Broken Chapter 10

It was a long couple days, the doctor in charge keeping mituna on bed rest until he was deemed well enough to move around.

Mituna sighs, boredom plainly visible on his pained face. He looks to his brother, who is sitting beside him and reading. He sighs again, gaining the attention of the other captor.

"What?" Sollux asks, not looking up.

"I'm bored" was the simple response, Mituna sitting up slightly and groaning with the movement.

Sollux sighs, closing his book and eyeing the other. "You shouldn't be moving around, Tuna. Why don't you just work on school work or something?"

The other shrugs in response, wincing silently. "I don't want to do school, that's even more boring than not doing anything"

Sollux nods slightly, stretching. "Hey tuna?" He trails off

"What?" Was the simple response

"What did you mean when you said you were trying to get away?"

"Get away? When?" Mituna asks, confusion evident

"When you woke up, you said that you were trying to get away and then you were on the ground. What were you trying to get away from?" Sollux asks firmly. "And don't lie to me."

Mituna frowns, shrugging and looking down. "Does it matter?" He asks in a small voice

"Well it caused you to get hit by an oncoming vehicle so yes it matters Mituna. What were you trying to get away from?"

"A kid" He says simply, rubbing his arm.

Sollux raises a brow. "A kid?"

"A big kid?" Mituna tries again

"Was it a bully?" Sollux guesses

Mituna nods in response. "They were mad so I tried to leave"

"And you didn't see the car because it was speeding. But tuna, there were teachers and staff there. Students. Someone could have helped if you asked. They can't do anything to you."

"Doesn't matter. The teachers don't help anyway" Mituna says quietly, looking out the window.

"Have you even tried talking to them?"

Mituna shakes his head. "I got shoved in a locker while a few were watching and they didn't help. They didn't help at the other school either" he mumbles, looking to the other.

"Then we can talk to them... Who shoved you into a locker?"

Mituna shakes his head in response.

"Tuna, I can't help if you won't talk to me"

"Just leave it alone, okay?" Mituna pleads, "he probably won't chase me or anything again, I'll be fine."

Sollux sighs but seats himself. "I'm not dropping it though, you need to talk to a teacher" he states, turning on the tv.