Granted Wish

Special - Nathan's POV

My heart stings as his slim frame stiffens under my touch, as his beautiful eyes squint shut tightly. What did just happen in there? 

"What did the doctor say?", I ask, getting really worried as to why he would react like this. Maybe a few months ago it would have been normal, to see him scared of me but now, something bad must have happened for him to behave like this. "I'd rather tell you later, okay?", I simply nod, forcing him to tell me is probably the worst thing I could do in this situation. Soon after Alex comes over to us, leaving the group of his parents and the doctor but I'm too deep in thoughts to listen to their conversation right now, wondering what he could have done to my boyfriend. I still like the ring to that even though I didn't break up with my Ex all that long ago.

Watching Dr Sheppard sign something to Sky, I could feel my stomach turn at his expression he gave the older man. Without another word, he continues to walk towards the door, his head lowered, and hands clenched into fists. I jog after him, grabbing his wrist, feeling the cold metal in the palm of my hand. He turns around, looking at me wide-eyed.

"What is it with you? Did he do something to you?", I can see his jaw tighten at my words, his gaze lowering a little. "Nothing.", I know it's a lie. If there's anything he can't do then it's lies. "Don't give me that.", I try not to sound angry, it's not his fault he doesn't want to talk about, it's his own choice. Sky sighs a little and he frees his wrist out of my grip.

"I'll tell you some other time, I just have to sort this out with myself first, okay?", it sounds like a question, his sweet voice trembling slightly. I feel stupid for trying to force him to tell me, I shouldn't have. If there's something I should have learned from the time I was able to spend with him then it's to never make him do things he doesn't want to do.

"Sure, I don't want to force you to tell me.", I give him a small smile, receiving none back. I'm not saying it irritated me or I was hurt but I wish he'd start trusting me more. Sky stares at me through his intense blue eyes that could easily run shivers down my spine. Tilting my head, a little I return his stare, wondering what might go through his mind right now.

The whole ride back in the cramped red van went by in uncomfortable silence, no one dared to say anything, and Sky still seemed so far away from even though we were sitting right next to each other. On the drive to the doctor he'd cling to my hand, his head leaned against my shoulder and his silky blonde hair tingling in my nose. And now? Now his head is resting against the glass, his hands intertwined with each other and an empty expression in his soft features.

I know I'll wait for him to talk to me; I'd never force or blackmail him to tell me. I love him too much to see him hurt because of me.

Even as I leave for my own place, I don't try to touch or kiss him, neither does he, his eyes fixated on his phone. I head over to my house entering the compared to outside cold building and yell a quick 'I'm back', to which my mom's head pops up from the living room, a worried smile on her red lips. "What did the doctor say, is its bad news?", she asks, her voice bright and tainted with worry. "He won't talk to us, not even to me.", I sigh, turning around to take of my shoes just to see my boyfriend through the window in the hallway, walking fast with his head lowered and his phone in his hands. Part of me wants to tear the door open and run after him, pull his fragile body into my arms and kiss the tip of his nose to let him know that nothing in the world could change my feelings for him. The other part wants to hit myself for even thinking like this, I'd never get so emotional over another person, what makes him so different? It's like I'm obsessed with him.

I place my black shoes next to my mom's pumps before heading up the stairs towards my room. "Do you want me to cook you something?", she yells from the kitchen earning a quick 'I don't care'. Sky's probably on his way to Claire, which is totally fine. She's so much closer to him but that's why he'd want to talk to her first. 

Which is totally fine.

Is it?

The way these two acts and behave with each other leaves me with yet another sting in the heart. I know there's nothing to worry about, that they're just friends but I can't stop thinking that she's more to him. More than a friend.

With a long undefined grunt, I drop to my knees in front of the cage to grab the black rat. Last week, Sky decided to name her since she's his favorite and I felt weirdly happy about that. "Hey Gaby, your little friend couldn't come over today.", I whisper to her, knowing she can't understand me but even so, she looks at me with her ruby red eyes as if she knows what I'm feeling. Placing her on my lap, I continue to stare off into space wondering what Dr Sheppard could have told him to make him so distant towards all of us. Well, not all of us since he's most likely with Claire right now.

Suddenly my phone rings and a familiar caller ID shows up on the bright screen including a derp picture of a girl. I pick up with a smile, happy for the distraction.

"Leslie. How are you?", I ask, two girl giggles at the end of the line.

"Hey, I'm here too and we're both just fine and dandy.", I immediately recognize the other girls voice grinning a little as I take Gaby to my bed so I could lay down while talking to them.

"Kalyx! It's so good to hear from you guys.", I can't help but sigh silently, hoping they didn't hear it.

"Did something happen? You sound stressed.", Leslie notices, worry thick in her voice. I guess that's what friends are for, knowing exactly when you're not tour happy self.

"Nothing dramatic just a few too many things on my mind, that's all.", it's not a total lie.

"Oh, let me guess, boyfriend troubles?", Kalyx guesses but there's no mockery in what she said. If someone would never make fun of my relationship problems, then it's these two since they helped me through the last one that really had nothing to do with love.

"Kinda but nothing like... That.", there was no explanation for what my Ex had done to me but I'm not one to complain about the past.

"Do you want to talk?", I'm not sure which one of the two asked since the call quality suddenly changed.

"No, I'm good. What about you guys?", I don't want them to know of the weird things that are going through my head at the moment, seeing it as not normal feelings.

"Nothing is really ever happening here, which is why." "We want you to come visit us next week.", it's Leslie who finished the sentence and both girls laugh a little. So, do I.

"I was actually thinking of bringing Sky with me but if things stay like this I'm not sure.", what even am I saying, just because he doesn't cling onto me anymore doesn't mean he's breaking things off or something.

I decided to drop that subject for at least an hour, talking with the two girls about various things, such as prom and their ice hockey training. Kalyx and Leslie are the only females on our team, both of them beyond skilled at what they do.

"I miss you guys, so much.", I admit the end of our call before hanging up and throwing my phone next to me.

These two. I wonder what my life would be like without them, would I still be in a relationship with Dean, would I still be living with my stepdad and have him beat me? Would I be happy?