‘Are you aware of ways to scare off bullies?’.
Yes, that’s simply the question Ryan was going to throw at Kai. Then there was a very high chance Kai would want to know the reason why he asked that question.
That is what would lead to Ryan telling him what happened at school today, the main bullying had resumed again. Boys that did bully him in the past had started bullying him all of a sudden again.
The threat used in scaring them off before wasn’t working out on them anymore…Ryan was going to tell Kai all these, all he needed to do was ask him the question.
According to what Dylan said, asking family members or asking others was the best way to do the research and discover if there were other ways to scare off bullies.
Ryan couldn’t just ask anyone in his family the question because he didn’t want them to know what was happening to him at school. He didn’t want his dad to know, he didn’t want his mum to know, and also his sister.
And he doesn’t plan on asking others because he didn’t consider that much of a good idea…
Just as he didn’t want some of his family members to know what was happening to him at school, that’s the same way he didn’t want others to know.
Walking up to a stranger and asking the person if he or she knew ways to scare off bullies…he considered that to be really awkward.
What would make it worse was if the person recognized him as Ryan Howell.
There was no way he’d ask such a question and the person he asked wouldn’t want to know the reason why he asked such a question. The only person he could ask such a question freely was his older brother, Kai.
And why was that? Kai was the only one in the Howell family that knew what had been happening to him at school. Before they even started happening, he’d already told Ryan they’d most likely happen to him once he resumes his schooling.
And because of this fact, Ryan wouldn’t find it hard to tell Kai the reason why he was asking him such a question once he asks him…
It would be so easy with Kai, but up till now that they were conversing, Ryan was still contemplating if he should ask him the question or not.
He couldn’t just comprehend what was holding him back from asking him the question immediately. Was it because they were in the living room, and he was afraid of someone else hearing the question once he asks him since he didn’t want others to know what was happening to him at school?
Though they were in their various rooms, the ones whose rooms were somehow close to the living room could hear the question once he asks him. That was Ryan’s mindset.
That was the reason he was using to deceive himself why he was finding it hard to ask Kai the question though they’d been conversing for minutes now.
..With that reason in mind, he decided to take Kai to his room and ask him the question there.
So as they were conversing, and Kai was the one doing the talking now, Ryan suddenly cut him short saying,
“Can we head over to my room?”.
“Why?”. Kai inquired.
“There’s a particular conversation I want to have with you there”. Ryan responded.
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“Why can’t we have the conversation here?”. Kai inquired once again.
“That’s because we need to have the conversation in my room, having it here wouldn’t be a good idea ’cause it is something I don’t want anyone else to know about”. Ryan explained.
“But no one is in the living room with us currently, how would they know whatever you want to talk to me about when they wouldn’t even be able to hear it?”.
“I don’t want to take the risk, Kai. You know, there are some rooms that aren’t too far from the living room, and there are people occupying them. Who knows, someone might hear what I’m about to discuss with you even though you’re thinking it isn’t possible”.
Kai sighed, glanced down a little, then he focused his gaze on Ryan again before saying,
“Okay, let’s head straight to your room then”.
A little smile appeared on Ryan’s face at that moment before saying, “Thanks”.
And with that, Ryan and Kai stood up from the long couch they were sitting on and began walking out of the living room. To reach Ryan’s room, they’d have to climb a staircase.
They’d have to climb that same staircase to reach Kai’s room. So the moment they reached the staircase, they began mounting it. They’d finished mounting it by now and were standing in front of Ryan’s room.
Opening the door, the both of them stepped foot into his room. And the moment they’d done so, Kai uttered to Ryan,
“So, what do you want to converse with me about?”.
..He couldn’t just seem to discern what Ryan wanted to talk to him about were the things happening to him at school.
He wanted to ask him an important question. He and Ryan had talked about that topic before, and he knew Ryan didn’t want anyone in their family to know about what was happening to him at school.
He could have reported to their dad a long time ago to end the things happening to him at school, which Kai had also persuaded him to do, but he refused.
Kai was fully aware of all these, and he should have discerned that since Ryan didn’t want anyone in their family to know about what was going on at school, then he would always want their conversations about that topic to be done at a secret place.
But Kai’s mind wasn’t just going there, he couldn’t just seem to discern it…
“Let’s go sit on my bed first”. Ryan said to Kai.
“We don’t have to do that, we can just have the conversation while standing”. Kai stated.
“Come on big brother, let’s go sit on my bed first. I don’t think it is something that should be discussed while standing”.
“Firstly, you said the conversation you wanted to have with me isn’t something you want others to hear about, you didn’t want us to have the conversation in the living room, you needed us to go to your room,
Now, we are already in your room, and you’re saying you don’t think it is something we should discuss while standing? We have to go sit on your bed? Why does it matter?
Well, let’s go sit on your bed to have the conversation since that’s what you want”. Kai voiced out.
And with that, the both of them began walking toward Ryan’s bed until they reached it and sat on it. Then Kai glanced at Ryan and stated,
“I’m all ears, what is it you want to discuss with me?”.
Now, all Ryan needed to do was to ask Kai the question, but he was still finding it hard to do so.
‘What is wrong with me? All I need to do is ask him if he was aware of ways to scare off bullies, he’s aware of what was happening to me at school though he isn’t really aware of the recent ones,
He was even the one that told me those things would most likely happen to me before they even started happening to me. So why am I finding it hard to ask him this simple question?’. Ryan thought to himself.
His mindset was that maybe the reason why he was finding it hard to ask Kai the question when they were in the living room was because he didn’t want anyone to hear what they’d converse about.
He didn’t want anyone to hear the question he planned on asking him…he didn’t want to take the risk. But now that they were in his room, he was still finding it hard to ask him the question.
It was at this moment it dawned on him, he was using that excuse to deceive himself…
There was another reason why he was finding it hard to ask him the question which he was refusing to acknowledge.
“Once again, what is it you want to discuss with me?”. Kai’s voice resounded again with his gaze focused on Ryan.
“Umm…so, umm”. That was all that flowed out of Ryan’s mouth.
And at that moment, Kai became so confused which was evident on his face.
“Why can’t it flow out of your mouth? We are already at your room, we’ve sat down on your bed, and words are finding it hard to flow out of your mouth?”. Kai stated with that confused expression still plastered on his face.
Ryan couldn’t still say anything, he was just glancing at Kai.
“Wow! This is just somehow”. Kai’s voice resounded again.
Now, as said, there was another reason why Ryan was finding it hard to ask Kai the question he wanted to ask him. Well, this was the reason…