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2000
Alex pov
Cramped changing rooms that stink of BO. Bloodied rugby outfits and broken noses is about the best you'd get during peak season.
Were almost done with the first year, preparing for new recruits.
Same old flimsy type tjat believes they'll get extra shagging privileges for being on the team, man are they wrong.
Not even gonna attempt to bother with them I get a start on to chem, with the need to make a quick pit stop to the toilets.
I run into a guy face first. My forehead slams against tje other guys one. I stumble up to make a quick attempt at an apology, but then I get a look at his face. Bloodied nose, bruised eye, and cuts lingering amongst his scalp, and j know he isn't on the rugby team cuz I would have had that face locked into my memory for sure.
Under the blood matted hair held sleek brown waves and piecing blue eyes appearing against the purple circulating his eyes.
He pats me on the shoulder and apologies for bumping into me, im assuming cuz I was just staring at him.
He walks off. Nope not happening I speed to him.
"Where did you get those bruises from,' I speak with urgency.
"Business;" he replies soothingly liek that excuses it.
At a quick observation I see lines coating his wrists.
Ive been told I soeak before I think.
"Busines what business makes u wanna tear yourself to shreds and cut yourself up."
He halts like i struck a nerve i probably did.
He speeds more and something drops out of his pocket.
I pick it up abt to give it havj when I read it.
Darren lynch, so that's his name, cute name for a cute guy.
Local whore and cheap fuck. Pardon. No.
No, no a prostitute.
I look back at him as he escapes the room, a guy well lets be honest practically a kid being battered and bruised left and right to be reduced as a local whore.
He needs help.
And Darren lynch youll get the help.
From one glance hes so much more, instead of battered and on these posters blackmailed probably, he'll be with me jn the team beating at rugby than his wrists.
Darren lynch, tbe first guy I wanna spend my life with, a life that I shall never see the end off. And trust me he'll be saved and be loved.