Chapter 6

SHAUN'S POV

Andy picked me up and carried me downstairs then put me down at the bottom of the stairs.

"Mum! Shaun and I are going out! We'll be back later!" He called out to Mrs Webb.

"What about dinner?" She said from the kitchen.

"We'll find something."

"Okay have fun boys."

"We will!" Andy said pulling me towards the door as little Chris came up and hugged his leg.

"Bye Andy! Wuv you!" Chris said giggling then running away.

"Love you too Chris!" Andy said as we left the house closing the door behind us.

"He's so cute!" I said to Andy about Christopher.

"Not as cute as you!" He said poking my nose and getting into the drivers seat of his car.

I got into the passanger seat smiling as we both put on our seatbelts.

"Where too?" I asked while Andy started the car and started driving.

"I was thinking a nice romantic dinner at McDonald's and then a movie?" He said smiling over at me.

"Sounds perfect!" I said holding his hand.

"What movie?" He asked.

"Hm. You choose!" I said grinning.

"Okay... What about... Titanic in 3D?" He said smiling.

"NO! I don't want to cry anymore." I replied. I think that I've cried enough today. No more.

"Okay. Mirror Mirror?"He said looking over at me as we arrived at McDonald's.

"Yes!" I said getting out of the car. That sounds better.

Andy got out of the car and started walking towards the entrance of McDonald's. I quickly followed him and grabbed his hand walking inside. We walked up to the counter and the lady took our order and gave us our food. We took our food and sat at a table opposite each other.

We made small talk as we ate our food as soon enough we were back in the car on the way to the movies.

We got to the cinemas and got out of the car and walked hand in hand up to the counter where we got our tickets and our popcorn, drinks and choc top ice creams. We had about 10 minutes till the movie started so we went and sat near the entrance to the cinema we were watching it in. Cinema 3.

We were having such a good time sitting there eating our popcorn hand in hand when along came Daniel holding hands with some blonde chick who, if I wasn't gay, would consider.

"Oh look who's here! It's Andy with fag pants!" Daniel greeted us.

I felt Andy tense up next to me and protectively wrap his arm around my waist as he nodded at the two. "Daniel. Brooke."

"Are you two seeing Mirror Mirror?" The girl I assumed was Brooke asked us nicely. No Brooke we are just sitting out the front of the cinema hoping to be able to hear a bit of the movie. I thought sarcastly to myself.

"Yes." Andy answered.

"Awes-" Brooke began to say before she was rudely cut off by Daniel.

"Aw maybe we could have a double date! Pfft I'm not sitting next to the gay emo."

By now I had started to feel that burning sensation to cut on my arm but I wouldn't do it.

"Danny be nice!" Said skanky blonde.

Thankfully the man walked out and told us we could go take our seats.

We all walked in and took our seats. First me at the end, then Andy next to me and a few rows behind us Daniel and Brooke.

Thankfully Daniel left me and Andy alone to cuddle and enjoy the movie. Just the occasional popcorn to my head that I just ignored.

This was actually only the second time I've been to the movies. Mum never let me go. I went once with Liam and Amber and that was it. But this was such an amazing thing. Sitting here watching a good movie while cuddling close to the one I love.

When the movie was over we stood up and walked out quickly to the car to avoid Daniel and got in making our way home. I looked over at the clock and saw that is was now 8pm. Shit. My family didn't know where I was. I pulled out my phone to see a few missed calls from Mum, Dad and Liam.

" I forgot to tell my family that I was going out.." I told Andy.

"Oh no. I'll take you straight home okay." He said looking at me holding my phone.

"But what about my school bag?"

" I'll bring it over tomorrow. Tomorrow's Saturday. You go sort this out with your parents and I'll text you in the morning."

"Don't leave me by myself.." I said scared of what my consequences will be.

"I'll only be next door Shaun." He said like it was so big deal.

"Not close enough! Come stay with me tonight. Please." I asked him.

"Fine." He said pulling into my driveway.

Liam heard the car pull up and ran outside. "Where have you been Shaun?! School finished 5 hours ago!" He said as I was getting out of the car.

"I know." I said pulling Andy inside with me.

"WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN SHAUN DONALD PATRICK DIVINEY?!" Dad screamed as soon as I walked through the door.

"Donald, calm down. Shaun. Sit." Mum said motioning to the couch. "Hi Andy." She said smiling at Andy.

I walked over to the couch and sat down Andy sitting next to me.

"Well?" Mum said crossing her arms. Dad was sitting on the couch fuming with anger.

I started to talk when Andy interupted me. "It's my fault. Shaun had a... Uh... Accident at school so I took him home for Mum to check him. Then we realised that we have been friends for 3 months today." He paused and smiled at me causing me to blush and look down. "So I decided to take him for dinner at McDonald's and go see a movie. Neither of us thought to tell anyone. I'm sorry." He said explaining things to my Mum, Dad and brother who was standing in the doorway.

"That's okay boys. I understand. Sometimes you don't think when your having fun." Mum said smiling. Why can't she be nice when Andy isn't around?

"No it's not! Use your fucking brain next time Shaun! You fucking ungrateful shit." Dad said walking out of the room.

My eyes started to fill with tears but luckily no one noticed.

"Don't worry about your father. You should know him by now Shaun." Mum said sitting down.

"Mhm." Was all I answered with.

"So what did you boys see? Did you have fun?" She asked changing the channel on the tv.

"We saw Mirror Mirror. It was really good. " Andy said.

"That's good!" Mum answered not really paying much attention.

All I wanted to do was escape upstairs into the bathroom, lock myself in there and cut. I've had enough shit today and I need a relief.

"Yeah. I was wondering if it would be okay if I stayed here tonight?" Andy asked.

"Of course you can you're a pleasure to have Andy." She said looking over at Andy then at me. "So what happened at school? Your face is bruised pretty badly Shaun." Mum said and I might have actually caught a bit of concern in her expression

"Really badly." Liam said from the doorway moving over to the couch and sitting next to Mum.

"Uh.." Was all I came up with.

"He got-" Andy started but I interrupted. No way is he telling them the truth.

"I fell down the stairs. It hurt." I said to them.

"Well that's not good." Mum said as I heard Andrew sigh next to me.

"Yeah." I said grabbing Andy and pulling him up the stairs and into my room shutting the door behind me.

"Why didn't you just tell them the truth Shaun? They could of done something about it." Andy said sitting on my bed.

"Yeah right! I need to go to the toilet. I'll be right back." I said walking out of the room before he could answer and locking myself in the bathroom. Just a few tiny cuts won't hurt...

I sat on the floor and pulled out my blade from my pocket and starting to torture myself.

One for being a "gay emo", one for being so weak that I had to tell/ show the whole school me and Andy's secret, one for bringing Andrew into all this, one for bringing Bradie into all this, one for agreeing to go out with Andrew, one for seeing Daniel and his slut, one for getting hurt even more by him, one for only eating a small chips at McDonald's, one for not letting Mum know where I was, one for not telling Dad where I was, one for not telling Liam where I was, one for not answering my phone, one for being a loner at school, one for being such a dissapointment to my family, one for being such a dissapointment to myself, one for being such a dissapointment to Bradie and one, the deepest one, for being such a dissapointment to my boyfriend.

17 straight lines on my arm around the "gay emo" from earlier today. 'We were dead 17 times...' I sang in my head. Making up some random stupid thing.

I sighed and put the blade back in my pocket and left my room going back to Andy who was sitting on my bed like an angel.

I went over and sat next to him leaning my head on his shoulder.

"Shaun. Baby I'm sick of this. I'm sick of acting like someone I'm not around your parents. I'm sick of lying to them, sick of them being in the dark about things they need to know. Shaun if you don't tell them then I will." He said wrapping his arms around me.

"Please don't Andy. Please. They don't need to know anything. They don't care anyway. The only time they're nice is when you're here. You don't understand Andrew. They can't know. If you tell them I'd be kicked out. Andrew if you tell them then it's over between us. Got it?" I said closing my eyes to hold in tears. I wouldn't really leave him. I just said it to stop him.