Blaine let out a long breath when the car stopped in front of the park. “You ready?” asked Lauren.

“As ready as can be,” said Blaine while he opened the car door. He waited until everyone was out of the car.

“Where did he tell you to meet?” asked Lauren. She knew that Blaine had received a text later that night with the exact place he would be.

“At the lake. He said there was a bridge and he'd be sitting on the steps,” said Blaine more confidently than he actually was.

“When you are ready, we can go,” said Lauren.

“I don't think there is a time when you are fully ready for this,” answered Blaine as he smiled softly at her. “I just want to get over with it.”

She nodded in understanding as they started walking. The cameras were following Lauren and Blaine, as were Mathew, David and Wes.

They looked around a bit and Lauren pointed in the direction of a bridge that you could see in the distance.

They slowly walked into the direction. As they came closer, they saw a long slender guy sitting on the steps, he was looking at the water, his mind clearly miles away.

Blaine stepped a little faster, not caring if the rest were following them. It was after all for him they were here.

He took a seat next to the guy on the steps, noticing how the others kept their distance, although they were close enough to film and keep the sound ok.

“Hi,” he said quietly, not wanting to disturb the peace surrounding the boy.

The guy looked up. His mouth fell open a bit as he took Blaine in. Blaine saw how some tears formed into his eyes. “Thank you for coming,” he whispered.

Blaine leaned forward and wrapped him into a hug. “I promised you,” he said in his ear as he felt Kurt relax in his arms.

They stayed like that for a while. It was like they had all the time in the world and they both needed the time to let this all sink in.

Kurt was to first to unwrap himself from the hug. Blaine noticed how he wiped a tear away with the sleeve of his shirt. “I guess I should tell you my story. But maybe you should first introduce me to your friends,” he said while he pointed at the group a little further.

“I think they would like that,” smiled Blaine. He stood up and held out his hand for Kurt. Kurt looked a little shocked but took Blaine's hand anyway.

Blaine held the hand and leaded him to the group a little further. “Guys, this is Kurt. Kurt these are David and Wes, my best friends.”

He felt how Kurt let go of his hand and held it out for Wes and David to shake.

Then he did the same with Lauren and Mathew. “Thank you for doing this for me,” he said to them with a soft smile.

“I think it's time for me to tell my story. How about we take a seat? There are 2 picnic benches over there,” he said as he pointed a little further.

They all took a seat. The camera crew kept standing. Lauren and Mathew sat in front of Blaine and Kurt. David and Wes took a seat on the table next to theirs, their bodies fully turned.

Kurt took a deep breath and looked down at the table. Blaine noticed the struggle and placed his hand over Kurt's. “Take you time,” he said softly.

Kurt smiled at him. “You've waiting enough Blaine. You need to know the truth.”

He squeezed Blaine's hand and looked down again. “I want you to know that I never lied about serious things. I did lose my mum when I was 8 and my dad had a heart attack a little over a year ago. I never wanted to hurt you in any way, you have to believe me when I say that,” said Kurt as he looked in Blaine's eyes. “You mean too much to me to be hurt.”

Blaine nodded, feeling how sincere Kurt was being but still a little disappointed in all the lies.

Kurt looked down again and started trailing drawings on the table with his finger. “As you probably know, being gay in a place like Ohio isn't the greatest thing. It started in elementary school already. I was different but they didn't figure out why. It was in high school that they realized what I was. Ever since school has become my personal hell. Dumpster tosses, slushies, locker shoves, pee balloons and so on. You call it and I've probably had it done to me. They like to film those things, probably as a victory,” Kurt shrugged.

“I know,” whispered Blaine.

Kurt frowned, “How?”

Lauren pulled in that moment. “When we did our research, we came across a video. We were a little shocked to be honest.”

“You get used to it,” shrugged Kurt. “I looked for a way to escape my reality when my dad had his heart attack. My dad remarried another woman a few days ago and I got a brother. I couldn't think of anything else and decided to use his picture. He would never find out, I thought.”

He shook his head and let out a frustrated laugh. “You can't believe how much easier life is when you are wearing a jersey like that. Even on a social media site like twitter. Everyone wants to talk to you. They like you, don't care about the rest. I wanted that. I wanted to be myself for once and be accepted for it. And then I found this profile from a guy names Blaine Warbler and he looked like the most amazing darkish person I had ever seen. I thought why not, at least I could get a friend of this. I could have never hoped he was gay though. And then we started talking and we just had that connection, as least I felt it. I felt lighter, happier. Like I could always fall back on someone.”

He looked up at Blaine. “You made it easier for me to go to school. I know it doesn't take the pain away and the bruises all over my body, but it takes away the mental pain I feel every day for a while. You helped me through my roughest days without realizing it. You made me smile again. Hell, I wouldn't know if I was still here if it wasn't for you,” whispered Kurt.

Blaine couldn't stand it anymore and wrapped Kurt into a tight hug. “Don't you dare say that Kurt. Don't you dare even think about it again. You are not alone.”

Kurt sobbed into Blaine's shoulder. Blaine held him tightly, rocking slowly even though it wasn't easy on the bench.

He saw Lauren sign to the cameramen to turn it off over Kurt's shoulder. He nodded in thanks.

“Kurt,” Lauren said kindly when Kurt's sobs had stopped. “We won't air this. You shared so many private details, you opened yourself up for us. We can't do that to you.”

Kurt shook his head. “You  need to air this. If only to show the people what it's like. I've endured all this bullies for years and people should finally realize what it does to people like me. I'm not the only one but sometimes it feels like it. I don't want pity, I want change.”

He felt Blaine take his hand. “You are so strong Kurt but I think they should stop filming for today. I wouldn't mind though spending a little while longer alone with you. Would you mind?” he asked.

Kurt blushed and shook his head. “I would love that.”

Blaine smiled and stood up. He held out his hand for Kurt to take and looked at the crew and his friends. “Guys, I can find my way home. You don't have to wait for me, ok? I need some more time to figure things out.”

They all nodded in understanding. Blaine turned around and started walking with Kurt. He hoped they would be able to find their trust back.

He looked once back and saw Wes and David look at him. They had their thumbs up and looked happily at him.

Blaine smiled, knowing his friends were proud of him and they sincerely hoped that he would find someone special here. And Blaine thought he just might have.