Wpov

I was running. I had to get to the police department.

How could I be so stupid?!

Oh gods what if he's already with his dad?! I should have went with him. Then he wouldn't have gone to the police!

I finally got to the police department.

I burst through the door and asked to see Mr. Di Angelo and his son.

"I'm sorry but Mr. Di Angelo is already in a meeting."

My heart seemed to stop. I was too late.

"No, he can't go in there!"

"Sir, I have orders to not let anyone in until the private meeting is over."

"When will it be over?"

"Eleven fifteen."

I looked at the clock on the wall. It was 11:14.

One more minute couldn't hurt, right?

"Fine. But I'm only waiting one minute."

I waited the remaining thirty seconds and asked where Nico and his dad were.
"Down that hall and to the right."

I sprinted that way.

"Did your dad abuse you?" I heard someone ask.

I burst into the room. The guards gave me weird looks. Nico had a bruise on his cheek.

"Will-"

"You can't let his dad go back home!"

They raised the eyebrows. "Sir-"

"No. His dad can't back home."

They sighed. "We have to let Nico answer."

"He's going to lie."

"Why would he lie?"

"He doesn't want anyone else hurt."

They looked to Nico. "Were you going to lie?"

He looked at his feet. "I...."

"So did your father did abuse you?"

He bit his lip but didn't say anything.

"Yes, his dad abused him." I answered for him.

"Okay. That's all we needed. Thank you."

I took Nico's hand and started to walk out. We walked in silence.

"I'm sorry, Will." Nico said quietly as we passed a park.

"It's my fault. I-I should've went with you."

"I would've found a way to go."

I laughed quietly. "Your too persistent sometimes, Nico."

We got back to my house and sat down on the floor of my room.

"You scared me so much, Nico." I said, "And you have a bruise on your cheek. That wasn't there before."

"I had to go to a private meeting with my dad before they asked."

"What the heck?! Those idiots! Why would they let an abusive father in a room with his son with no one else in the room?!"

"I don't know. Seems weird to me."

"Yeah, no kidding," I said.

-the next day-Npov-

Today is my first day of school!

I was so excited. I hadn't gone to school in forever and I was really looking forward to it.

Will led me to the office, where they handed me my schedule. (A/N: I forgot their age in this so far so imma say that they're both fifteen.)

I looked over it and Will got his out and compared them.

He was in my first four classes but my last four I had alone, or with Lou. I only had one with Cecil.

Once he gave me a quick list of people to avoid (a girl named Drew, a boy named Octavian...the list went on.), he showed me where my first classroom was. He walked in too.

It was English.

"Alright settle down." The teacher said. "I said settle down!" Once the students were quiet, he said I should introduce myself, and tell the class stuff about me.

He gestured for me to stand in the front of the room, so I walked up there.

"My name is Nico di Angelo." I said. "I um..."

"Tell them where you're from." The teacher, whom I still hadn't learned his name, said.

"I uh I lived here..."

I looked to Will for help, but he didn't seem to know what to do either.

"Are you that kid the news was talking about? Abusive father?" One kid asked. I flinched at the word 'abusive'.

"Luke!" The teacher scolded. "Manners!"

I bit my lip. How was I supposed to answer that?

"Nico, it's alright. You can sit back down."

I nodded and went back to my seat, relaxing.

I heard the other kids whispering about me. It was quiet enough so I didn't know what they were saying, but loud enough so I knew it was there. It drove me crazy not knowing what they were saying.

The teacher introduced himself as Mr. Brunner and he introduced each of the children, too.

I wondered if all the classes would be like that...

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