Before we leave, he and Jess have to tell their friends that they're leaving. I stand paitently, waiting, keeping a close eye out. Just incase.
They're apartment is cozy. Mid-sized. "We have an extra bedroom..." Sam said quietly. "That's cool." I reply with no expression. Sam sighs and crosses over to sit on the couch. He pats the seat next to him, signaling me to sit there. I hesitate for a moment before walking over and sitting. I knew we were going to have a chick flick moment.
Jess is in the other room so it was only us. "Dean..." He starts. "Did dad hurt you?" I nod hesitantly. He sighs loudly. "And I can see you lost some weight." He points at my arms. I never noticed before but i do look skinnier. "Guess I haven't been eating properly..." I trail off. "It's no big deal Sam. I can eat whenever I want." "Dean, it's a HUGE deal!" He pauses for a moment. "When did this start?"
I stay quite. I don't want Sam to feel guilty. It's not his fault. Should I tell a tiny lie? No. Sam would be pissed.
"About... 2 years ago..." I look away from his gaze and look at something facinating on the wall. "When I left for Stanford?" He asks quietly and guilty. "It's not your fault Sam! Don't start feeling guilty because i can't fight back." Thankfully it got through his head. He nods and puts a hand on my shoulder. I look at him. He looks like he can see all of the terrible things dad has done to me just by looking in my eyes. I sigh and look away.
"Are you hungry?" He asks. I shake my head but my stomach betrays me and growls loudly. He chuckles and says "Sure your not. C'mon the kitchen is this way." He stands up and motions me to follow. I stand slowly. We walk in and see Jess on the phone with someone. "Sam... Theres a man on the other end and he's looking for Dean." My eyes widen as I back away from her. "Let me see it." Sam says. She hands the phone to him, looking at me with worry. "Hello?"
"Bobby!" I sigh in relief. "Yeah its good to hear from you too. Dean? He's fine." Why is BOBBY looking for me? Last time I saw Bobby he threatened us with a shotgun. "Um... You heard from dad?" I freeze again. "Yes. Oh thankyou so much Bobby!" He hangs up. "Ok. So Bobby has heard from dad. Said dad has been worried sick about you." He says looking at me. "Bobby knows Dean is here but he won't tell dad. He knows dad abuses Dean. Dad is sober right now so he might call here." My heart stops. "Lets just forget about that right now. Here let me get you some food." I forgot I was hungry as I nod my head. "You like popcorn chicken?" "Sure."
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I have been quiet most of the day. Sam seemed to notice cause every now and then he comes over and just puts a hand on my shoulder. Its now like... 12:30 am. Jess went to bed awhile ago. I'm in the living room when Sam walks in. "Hey... You ok?" He asks. "I'm fine Sam. Now do me a favor and stop motherhenning me please." He shakes his head. "No way dude. Can you tell me exactly what dad is doing to you?" I look away. I really don't want to have a conversation and talk about my feelings with my little brother. "Please? Dean I need to know so I can give him a piece of my mind." I want to laugh. "Sam, he wouldn't know what your yelling at him for because he wouldn't remember!" "Then what did he do to you?" He asks.
I sigh. "He... Walked in lastnight and demanded he show me where his Jack is..." Sam is taking this information in. Face getting reder and reder. "I really didn't know so I got slapped really hard for it. He told me to find it and walked out. I went in and told him I was going to go get him some new Jack. He told me to get him cigarettes too..." "Dad smokes?" "When he's drunk. Anyways I walked out and ended up here. God, Sam he didn't even look at me!" Sam nodded sympatheticly. He wrapped is huge arms around me and hugged me tight. I groan. "It's gonna be ok, Dean. You hear me? Its gonna be ok." I let him hug me. I really did need it. I haven't felt something like this in a while. I feel warmth burning in my heart. I feel... Loved.
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I don't know how long i stayed asleep but i woke up at... 1:30 pm? I yawn. I forgot I was at Sammy's. i need to get my stuff from the Cozy Nook. I open the bedroom door and walk down the narrow hallway. When I reach the kitchen I see a note. "Dean, I had to go to class. I'll be back around 3:00 so... Stay safe... And yeah. So see ya then." I smile to myself. Thats Sam for you. I continue smileing while going to get my leather jacket. I have most of my right arm in the jacket when my phone rings. I walk slowly towards it. Suddenly nausious when I read the caller ID. I shakingly pick it up. "Hello?" I ask.