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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 18:42:29 GMT
Ashton could feel the silence descending upon them like a slow- creeping fog. "So, do you have any siblings?" he asked after what seemed an eternity, as his sapphire blue eyes shifted from Maxi's face, to the lake and back to Maxi.
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 18:56:44 GMT
"Do you have any siblings?". The question rang through Maxi's head like he didnt know what. The look of... discust on his sisters face still hurt him. Though they had accepted it now and were fine with him, the look they gave him that day will haunt him forever. "Yeah, two sisters. Danielle and Leanneabelle." He did love his sisters more than anyone and would protect them with his life. "Do you?"
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 19:01:30 GMT
Ashton sighed. "No. I wish. It'd be nice to have a brother or sister." He gave Maxi a small smile. "So your family is okay with you being gay?"
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 19:07:02 GMT
"They're neither okay with it nor not okay" Maxi told him, "They know that they cant change my sexual preferance, my dad tried that. Though they said so long as they dont have to listen about it, and im not allowed to bring my boyfriends home, theyre fine with it" Maxi hadnt explained that well at all. His family were not fine with it, not at all. They were living with the fact their only son, or in Leanneabelle and Danielle's case, their only brother, was gay. They didnt say anything, but Maxi knew they despised it. "What about yours?"
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 19:15:55 GMT
Ashton looked away as the tears came to his eyes. He always dreaded talking about his dad. He was afraid that he would let something slip... that he would accidentaly tell people what his home life was really like. "My... father doesn't know." he replied in a barely audible whisper as he chewed nervously on his lip. He faced Maxi once more, eyes glistening with unshed tears. "I've never told him. I'm too afraid of what he might do." He took a deep breath. "My father and I? Well... let's just say we've never really seen eye to eye."
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 19:20:53 GMT
Maxi noticed that Ashton had looked away. Did Maxi's tale upset him? No... It was something else. Something bigger. "Ash.. are you.." He began but was cut of by Ashton telling him that his father didnt know. "You've never told him..." Maxi thought aloud. Maxi had told his as soon as he had to live with them, Maxi and his father didnt exactly get along, but they werent hateful towards eachother. Maxi couldnt bear lying. "...What he would do?" Maxi said looking at Ashton, who now he could see had tears in his eyes. Maxi held up a hand and wiped the tears away, with his other hand Maxi gave Ashton's a reassuring squeeze. "...He'll find out... eventually"
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 19:25:31 GMT
Ashton forced a smile as he wiped away the tears. "That's what I'm afraid of." he whispered with a sigh. "Maxi, I do plan on telling on him, but... I'm scared. I'm afraid he'll try to kill me. Again."
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 19:42:57 GMT
"Then tell him in a letter... and dont go back if your afraid" Maxi stated. He felt sorry for Ashton, he really did. Though Maxi wasnt good at this, he didnt know what to say to make people feel better and usually ended up saying the complete wrong thing. "..."
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 19:47:38 GMT
Ashton gave a wry smile. "It's not that simple Maxi. I have to go back. I have no where else to go. Besides, he'd just hunt me down anyway." he finished bitterly. He looked deep into Maxi's eyes trying to decide if he could trust him. Taking a deep breath he began his tale. "Maxi? If I tell you something, will you promise that you won't tell anyone?"
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 20:07:47 GMT
Life is never simple. Maxi hated that. Nothing was simple anymore, not like it was when you were a kid. Toys. Thats all you cared about way back when. What was the problem anyway? Why couldnt people accept that yeah, some boys like other boys, some girls like other girls? It infuriated him. "Yeah, i promise"
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 20:15:47 GMT
Ashton smiled. "Thanks." He sighed. "Well see... the thing is... my mother died in childbirth and... my father blames me for it. Why?" He gave a derisive, humorless laugh. "I have no effing clue. But anyway he blames me for it and he either gets drunk and slaps me around or pretty much pretends that I don't exist." Ashton rolled up the sleeves of his robes to reveal the bruises covering his arms where his father had either grabbed him, punched him, or thrown him to the ground and then kicked him ( he had bruises all over him but he couldn't risk showing them in such a public area. not yet anyway).Gazing down at the bruises brought back the memories of the beatings and he had to wipe away another tear. "When I recieved my letter from Hogwarts, and showed it to him he called me a liar and tried to strangle me."
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 20:20:48 GMT
By the end of Ashtons tale, Maxi was staring black faced, wide eyed and open mouthed at him. He didnt have a clue what to say, or do. Or even what to think. All he knew was that it was horrible, and if it was Maxi, he'd have done something, told someone. Though what help would it be, what would it achieve? Nothing. "Oh.. uh.." Maxi mumbled. His tongue seemed to have stopped working so instead he crawled closer to Ash and slipped his hand behind his neck, pulling him to him, hugging the boy hoping that it may make him feel, if nothing else, like he at least had someone who cared.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 20:25:24 GMT
Ashton froze as he felt Maxi pull him into a hug, then he began to relax and lean into the embrace. "I'm just so scared. I don't know what to do. I mean he's going to find out eventually and if worse comes to worse. I have no where to escape to." he whispered against Maxi's neck.
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Post by Max Hennerdale on May 23, 2007 20:27:54 GMT
Maxi breathed in deeply. Listening to Ashton as he spoke. He had known many gay people in his life, being one himself. Though none had ever had this trouble, like the trouble Ashton was having. It was saddening. It was horrible. "Then come to me, escape to me if you need to" he whispered gently.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on May 23, 2007 20:32:00 GMT
Ashton couldn't believe his ears. Was he really hearing this? "Really? You mean it?" he whispered softly almost disbelievingly.
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