Betrayed by most but Love by some (3)

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"Come in" I said, picking up my art book and going back to my second assignment.
"Hey, uh, are you busy?" Lincoln asked, I was shocked to see him standing in my door way. I quickly went backed to my work before I started to blush, but I already felt the heat rise to my cheeks, and I was sure that he saw.
"Um, not really just doing an art assignment, you can still come in if you want."
"Uh, ok then." He said lying on my bed. "So, I hear your 19"
"Yeah, and I heard the same thing."
"Yeah." He said smiling. From the corner of my eye, it looked like he was staring at me, so I looked up and I was right. ‘Awkward.’ I thought. I put my art book on my night table and, looked back at him.
"I don’t want to sound rude or anything, but and particular reason your in my room?"
"Well, I do want to get to know and stuff."
"Oh, well want to do want to know?"
"Why you moved in with my brother"
"Oh" I said looking down at my hands. "Well, do you know anything so far?"
"Only what Alex told me which was that you had family problems and that you left."
"Oh, I see."
"Yeah. Are you going to tell me?"
I sighed. I was still looking at my hand when I started.
"Well, I guess it started when my mom died. I was seven when she died. she just happened to be at he wrong place at the wrong time and got hit by a stray bullet while taking a walk during a dive by shooting. Following the funeral, my father started to drink a lot." I took a deep breathe and continued. "Everyday was like living in hell, my father has anger issues from depression and has no other way to vent it, so I was beaten everyday and I was no where to go. I had no friends in high school, except the rare boyfriend, and there was no one there for me when I need them the most. Things started to change when I got into university with a scholarship in art. I got a job at the local bar which was a block away. My first day at work I met Alex. That night was really slow so we got off early and went for coffee. Ever since then we have been best friends."
"That live with each other." Lincoln said
"Shush, let me continue," I said "Then one day, when we were working, my father came into the bar and started yelling at me. Things got a little out of hand but they were controlled. After work Alex told me not to go back home and he brought me here to get away. After a couple of months he eventually gave me a key and my own room. The a couple weeks ago my dad got really drunk, and now I’m living here." I looked up to see if he was still listening.
"Wow" he said. "I’m sorry for everything you went through." I looked into his eyes and saw pity. ‘Great’ I thought ‘just what I need, someone else to feel sorry for me.’
"Don’t be, I already have too many people feel sorry for me."
"Oh, well, I take my sorry back then"
We both laughed, which was followed by a long awkward silence.
"So why are you here?" I asked breaking the silence
"Well, mostly because I got a scholarship to the same university as you and my brother, but I also came to see him." I nodded
"What’s your scholarship for?"
"Photography."
"What kind of picture do you take?" I mean like do you take a specific type of pictures."
"Anything that is worth taking a picture." He said with a grin
"Am I worth taking a picture of?" I asked him
"Hmmm…" he lifted his hands in the air to make a picture frame. "Sure, but"
"But?"
"But, if you want a picture taken by me you have to earn it." He grinned again
"Oh, really and how am I suppose to earn the privilege?"
"Anyway you can."
"I see" I said pondering of ways.
"While you think can I look at some of your art?" he asked
"Only two people are allowed to look at my art. That’s Alex and me."
"And why can’t I look?"
"Because"
"Because?"
"Because if you want to look at my art, you have to earn it." I said grinned back.
"Touché" he said smiling. We sat there looking in to each others eyes.
"Well, well getting friendly are we?" Alex asked raising his eyebrows when he saw us on my bed. I started to blush and looked back down at my hands.
"Why of course. We need to get to know each other seeing that we will be living together." Lincoln said
"Uh huh." Alex replied tolling his eyes "Well, I’m going to bed so keep it down you two"
"Okay" I said
Once Alex left the room, Lincoln turned back to face me.
"Well, I think we should go to bed as well then." He said
"Alright, I’ll see you in the morning then."
"Okay." He said getting off my bed and heading to the door "Night Sara"
"Night Linc."
He turned away and closed the door behind him. I got up went to brush my teeth and wash my face. Once I was in bed that’s when it hit me. ‘Oh god, I gave him a nickname. This is so not helping the situation.’ I tried to forget it, and I eventually got to sleep.