DISCLAIMER

Higher Ground belongs to Fox Family and The Unsaid belongs to Universal Pictures. I know this fiction is getting lengthy and it's moving pretty slow, and I apologize. Kyle's kind of difficult to write about since he didn't get much screen time alive. Plus, since the chapters are so short in Administrative Justice right now, we have two quizzes in a row. Oh well. At least it's on-line and I have two tries to get it right. I'm going to take my second try on Friday, which would be tomorrow, so wish me luck.

That night, Kyle tossed and turned in his bed, trying to get to sleep. But he wasn't sure he wanted to fall asleep. If he fell asleep, he'd just see the abuse again. He sighed and glanced at the other beds. Auggie, David, and Ezra seemed to be sleeping peacefully. He heard Scott made some low moans. Moans of pain and distress. Curious, Kyle lifted his head. What was going on? Scott's moans became a bit louder, arousing Auggie. The boy let out a moaning noise as he awoke.

"Oye, que pasa?" he complained. Kyle found it interesting that Auggie reverted to Spanish when woken. Scott made another noise of distress. With a yawn, Auggie reached out to the bed.

"Calmate, Meat. You're okay," he said. To Kyle's surprise, this did the trick. Scott immediately fell back into a peaceful slumber, as did Auggie. With a yawn of his own, Kyle snuggled into his sheets and closed his eyes.

"Kyle," Harry said.

"No. Please. Not again," Kyle begged.

"It's okay, Kyle. We're special friends," Harry told him.

"Get away from me!" Kyle shouted. "Just---just get away! Please! Don't!"

"Sssssssh. It's okay," Harry assured.

"NOOOOO!" Kyle shrieked, jerking awake. The groans of the other boys filled the room as everyone else awoke. Ezra turned on the light and they turned to Kyle who had begun to rock back and forth in his bed as the tears fell.

"What's going on?" David growled.

"Kyle, you all right?" Scott asked. Kyle could only breathe in heavy, sobbing gasps.

"You know, this is the second time you've done this," David growled.

"Shut up, David," Scott snapped. Then, "Do you want to talk about it?" Kyle shook his head. Scott and Ezra each picked a side and sat next to their new friend. However, they instinctively knew not to touch him. As the night wore on, Kyle continued to rock back and forth.