Kidnap Self
He had already left school; he wouldn’t be scolded or punished anymore. Nothing important remained
But, for fun, you still hugged each other. He chattered on about what happened to him, his anger, and how he believed things should be. He told you about his shame and his vulnerability to words. And, he lived in fear every day. He snuggled against you, telling you he wanted freedom, or just to cry
This didn’t end with him returning to his parents. You merely lived together from then on