[Bovice]

Alicia sighed. "Holden tell him, I think it will make things a little bit easier for you." She said looking him dead in the eyes.
Holden put his chin on his knees, looking at Alicia. "Do you think he's ready?" He asked with sadness in his voice.
"Honey he just told you his biggest secret, I think he's ready. Also you told me before you knew my secret." She said with a smile. She put her index finger on his forehead reading his mind for what happened after he called her. "Oh she is going down." She said only so Solomon could hear her. "Tell him Holden." She said with red eyes.

"Ok here goes." He said taking in a big breath. "As long as I can remember my mother has physically and mentally abused me. It started out little like slapping me, to hitting me with something. Or calling me stupid to saying I'm a faggot." He said taking another breath. "I've tried to tell my dad but I couldn't break his heart like that, especially since I know he's proud of me. If she finds out that I left tonight its gonna be the lamp next." He said hiding his face in his knees.

"Shhh Holden it's ok." She said rubbing his head. "It goes two slaps, the lamp, a pan, a push down the stairs, and then we don't know because the last time it got to that he was unconscious for two weeks." She said to Solomon with telepathy.