"Who the fuck is this?"
I flinched at his tone.
"Dad, this is CC, my boyfriend."
He frowned. "You're not gay."
"Yes I am dad."
He looked like he wanted to slap me and I shuffled in CC's arms.
"Well he won't be for long,"
I sat upright in an instant, dread filling my heart.
"What do you mean?"
CC sat up and hugged me. My father smirked.
"You're coming to live with me in Cincinnati."
My heart dropped as though it had been filled with lead. Tears pricked up and my bottom lip started quivering.
"N-No."
"Yes."
CC's arms wrapped around my waist.
"You can't do this!"
"You're my son, Andrew, I can do what I want."
"NO I'M NOT LEAVING!" I turned around and sobbed into CC's shoulder.
"You are, Andrew, whether you like it or not. I'll drag you if I have to."
I sobbed harder. CC was kissing my cheek, holding me close.
"Please, don't take Andy away from me. He's all I have."
"Shut it, you little fag."
I lost it. I flew off the bed at my father screaming and beating my fists against his chest.
"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE HE'S MORE OF A MAN THEN YOU EVER FUCKING WILL! I FUCKING HATE YOU! I'M NOT LEAVING!"
He grabbed my arm and pushed me away. I landed on the floor.
"You'll do what I say or I swear to God I'll give you to Him."
I stared at him. "Y-You wouldn't."
"Wouldn't I?"
I screamed into my hands. CC knelt by me immediately.
"I'm here, baby."
I looked up at yelling. Mom.
"What did you do to him?"
CC growled. "He threatened to give Andy to his rapist."
Mom stared at him.
"You would do that to your son?"
"Yes."
I shook and sobbed harder into CC's shoulder. He kissed me and soothed me but I couldn't stop. I was being forced to leave my friends, my boyfriend and everything and in the final year of school. I screamed into CC's shoulder. I didn't want to listen to anymore. I couldn't listen to any more. CC picked me up and lay me on the bed. I focused on him, staring into his eyes, still crying.
"C, promise me we won't break up. Please."
He nodded and held my hands. "We're not going to. We can call and text. There's Facebook and Twitter and Skype."
I nodded. "I love you, C."
Tears pricked up in his eyes. "I love you too, BatmAndy."
I smiled at his new nickname for me and then sobbed. I didn't want to lose him and now I had no choice. I threw my arms around him and sobbed harder. I was so scared he'd move on. I pulled his ring off my finger and handed it to him. He shook his head.
"You keep it."
I nodded and pulled my bandana off my head before wrapping it around his hair.
"Then you keep this."
He nodded and kissed me.
"Swear you'll never take that ring off."
"Only if you promise to never take my bandana off."
We nodded at the same time and this time, it was CC that screamed. I knew how much I meant to him, he meant the same to me. I threw my arms around his neck and we just sat there, holding each other and sobbing. I wanted to stay with him, talk with him and let him know how much I loved him but my eyelids dropped. I fell asleep in CC's arms.