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Out Of Reach: Chapter 11- Pain

Day 8;

Multiple tears fall swiftly from Henry Wong's eyes, as he carefully advances down the Matsuki household's stairs. After the tanned-boy reached the bottom, he reaches for the front door's door handle, and turns it.

"Oh, Henry, I didn't know you were here" Takato's mother spoke tiredly, she had a morning coffee cup in her right hand. Henry turns, not letting-go of the door handle. The woman's eyes-widen as she notices Henry's tear-stained face. "Mrs Matsuki, I'm sorry"

The tanned-boy pulled the door open and ran-out of the house, leaving Takato's mother standing in the hallway.

The brunette wakes up lonely; his crimson eyes scan the empty space next to him. Takato winces slightly as his mother opens his bedroom door. "...Takato" His mother pauses in mid-sentence, she sits next to her son, on his bed.

"Takato, I know it's not always been easy for you, making friends" The ashamed brunette drops his head in realisation; he never did have any friends. "I also know that you pretend that it doesn't bother you, though it really does, right here"

The sad Takato's mother held the palm of her hand to her son's chest, where his heat is located. Tears started to fill Takato's eyes. How could she know these things? "But when you started to be friends with Henry, you were so happy, all of the time"

The suddenly nervous woman trailed-off; she knew what she wanted to ask her son, she just couldn't find the right words. "He left this morning, he was crying" was all Takato' mother could say.

"Mum...I think I, I" The brunette trailed-off; he didn't want his mother to find-out, but he had to tell her. "You, love him?" Takato's mother spoke softly. All the teary-eyed brunette could do was nod, letting the tears finally fall.

Takato quickly leapt into his mother's open-arms, and welcomed her warm embrace. Takato explained everything to his mother, while they sat on his bed. "Well, I have a secret to tell you" Takato's mother spoke, leaning-toward the curious brunette, who raised his ear beside his mother's mouth.

"This morning, before Henry went, he whispered something to you, while you he sleeping, then, he...He kissed you" This secret made the brunette's eyes water, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "He, kissed me?" Takato's mouth was open, he wanted to cry; he just couldn't handle this.

The sobbing brunette pushed-himself up, and sped-out of the house. "Takato" His mother shouted after him. Wiping the tears from his eyes with his pyjama's sleeve, Takato ran down the street. His bare-feet hit the floor with every footstep, each hurt him, but he didn't care.

The brunette didn't exactly know where he was heading to; he entered the park, and sat on a lonely bench. Unbeknownst to the crying Takato, some of the bullies from school were watching his every move; they started to approach him.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the cry-baby, Takato" Although he recognised the voices, Takato's head didn't rise. The boys started to pick up pieces of dirt from the ground; they threw the dirt at the brunette's face.

"Stop it" Takato mumbled to himself, he raised his dirt-stained face. "What was that, you little bastard" "I said, stop it" Takato screamed. He stood-up and watched the boys' faces grow angrier. All o the boys pounced-on the brunette; numerous punches and kicks were thrown in his direction.

Takato finally found a break in their attacks, and fled from the five boys. The hurt brunette ran; his right leg was badly injured, causing him to limp as he ran. The boys didn't bother chasing after him; they thought that he wasn't worth their time.

Takato continued to run, he felt pain all-over his body. The tears that were once tears of sadness were now tears of pain. Still unsure of where he was going, the tired brunette tripped-over a huge rock, which was positioned beside an isolated tree.

Takato felt the last of his strength disappear, as he hit the ground. The brunette tried to raise his head, but it soon dropped again. "...Henry, I'm sorry" Takato's vision instantly transformed into darkness.

The unconscious brunette felt familiar hands on his body. "Takato, are you ok?" That voice, so familiar. "Takato, wake up"

"Kazu?"

That's the end of Chapter 11, I hope you enjoyed reading.

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