Hurt Chapter 2
#1 of Hurt
Chapter 2: The Lone Wolf
Debra woke up and stretched here arms. The slightly plump thirty-five year old polar bear slowly crawled around in the large king sized bed. She got out of bed and walked to the kitchen. She poured a cup of coffee taking a few sips she looked over at the flashing message machine next to the phone. She knew what was on there before she even looked. "He probably skipped class again." She sighed out. She looked in the fridge and began to cook some bacon.
She walked down the hall to Skylar's room. She opened the door and walked inside. The wolf was curled up on his side still sleeping. She looked at his face, the fur around his eyes was matted. "He was crying." She thought frowning. She leaned down giving him a hug and a kiss on the forehead. "Baby, it's time to wake up." She said hugging him. Skylar rolled around in the bed. "Shelby?" he asked. "No sweetie it's me." Deb said. "Oh hey mom." He said with a dissappointed tone. "It's time to get up for school, kay? Breakfast is cooking." She said giving him another peck on the forehead.
Skylar got up and put on some clean jeans and another long-sleeve shirt. His put his thumbs in the holes. He washed his face and went to the kitchen. On a plate was banana pancakes with strawberry syrup. Skylar quitely ate and soon he walked out the door. "I love you sweetie, have a good day!" Deb said as he walked away.
Skylar arrived at school and got his book gathered as he walked towards class. On his way down the hall he seen Shelby and her group of friends, they were laughing as usual. "What the fuck ever." He thought apathetically. He went to his first two classes, each was spent the same his head on his arm scrawling away at a piece of paper not caring what the teacher was talking about. Third period came and he went to class. Once again Shelby was there acting like nothing was wrong while Skylar sat there feeling dead inside. The tan lion Angelo walked over and sat down next to Skylar. "Hey Sky how are you?" Angelo asked a smile on his face. "Shitty, now why the hell do you even care?" Skylar said apathetic. "Oh I just wanted to sit by you, you always look kind of lonely over here by yourself." The lion continued. "Sure fine, whatever it doesn't matter anyways." He said putting his head down scribbling away at the desk.
Class went on as the teacher assigned some paper they had to do. Shelby and her friends would talk about other stuff and laugh. Everytime they laughed Skylar sighed. "Hey Sky what's number 6?" Angelo asked trying to get Skylar's mind off of his recent rejection. "The guilded age." Skylar said the same apathetic tone about him. Soon the class bell rang and Skylar left. Angelo followed behind him. Skylar walked down the halls absent-minded. He arrived at the small tree outside on the outskirt of campus, often he came here to think or write. He sat down leaned against the tree and started to draw. He rolled up his sleeve and looked at his recent punishment. He looked at them, unaware that Angelo was only a few feet away. Angelo seen all of the slices along his arm, the fresh cuts and the old scars. "Oh my god." He said. "I knew it was bad but not like this."Angelo thought shocked.
"Skylar." Angelo said. "What the fuck do you want?" Skylar said as if he was tired. Angelo walked next to him and sat down. "I seen what happend yesterday and everytime before." Angelo said. Skylar looked away as he felt tears forming in his eyes. "I've seen how much you hurt and I don't want to see that anymore." Angelo continued looking at him. "Nobody gives a fuck about me!" Skylar lashed out. "That's not true." Angelo said trying to reassure him. "Of course it's fucking true, why doesn't anyone want to be with me then!? It wouldn't matter to anyone if I died!" Skylar said tears began to stream down his face. "That's not true!" Angelo said. "Then who does?" Skylar said looking at him his face was covered with tears. "Well your mom for one.....and....Me." Angelo said hugging him. Skylar was shocked but it was nice to have someone to hold him, he continued to weep in silence.
The lion's warm soft fur was like a comfortable blanket. Skylar hugged him back. Angelo pulled away once Skylar calmed down. He looked at the wolf's arms. Red lines covered them, "My god..Why did you do this?" Angelo said trying to keep a comforting tone in his voice. Angelo's paw ran along the red lines. "...Because I am not good enough for anyone, if I can't be good enough I have to punish myself." He explained looking at the ground. "You are perfect, trust me." Angelo said. "But, no one wants to be with me." Skylar said still shaken. "Skylar I have seen you hurt so many times, I have wanted to tell you but everytime I have gotten close you either ran away or I wasn't courageous enough." Angelo said before stopping. "What?" Skylar said looking at the Lion's large golden eyes. "I love you." He said. Skylar sat there. "So some does care about me but it is him, I don't know, I do want someone to be with, but this is all so.." Skylar began to think trying to sort this out. There was only silence. "I want to be with you." was all that Skylar could muster. They held each other for a long time. Eventually the got up. "I am going to go home." Skylar said. "Then I shall walk with you." Angelo said smiling.
They walked back to Skylar's house, every so often Angelo would give him a hug. The arrived back at his home. "I am glad you said all those things." Skylar said giving him a huge hug. "Me too." Angelo said. "I'll see you tomorrow?" Skylar said. "Yeah I'll come over here." Angelo said hugging him and smiling. "Good." Skylar said smiling for the first time in a long while.