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Best Mistake Part One

For CDandNG

"Maybe we will meet again, when we are slightly older and our minds less hectic, and this time I'll be right for you and you'll be right for me."

Nash is bored, he's so bored of the same routine every Sunday. They sing the same songs from the very outdated hymnal and they don't even bother having a youth class so he has to sit with his parents and almost die of boredom every week.

He has learned to maintain an interested and reverent facade while his mind wanders and fantasizes about everything.

He grew up in such a repressed and sheltered environment that he always gravitated towards them. He and his younger brother Hayes were home schooled for the majority of their lives. But once they hit high school they begged to go to the local school citing needing to learn how to socialize before they go to college.

So Nash is entering his senior year of high school while Hayes is entering his sophomore year.

He's desperate for graduation, he can't wait until he gets out of this small town in North Carolina.

His parents think he's only applied to the local community college but Nash applied to schools all over the country and he figures the farther he goes the better. Once he turns 18 his parents will no longer be able to control his life.

Nash has done a lot of research and has realized that he doesn't need his parents to survives in college, all he needs to do is get financial aid and he'll be fine.

But Nash is smart, he knows better than to rock the boat while he still lives under their rule. He has to admit that as far as parents go, they are not that bad. They make sure their children are well fed and well clothed but that's not the only things that children need. They never receive any affection, they never get any praise for their good grades, they are not allowed to go out and hang out with friends on the weekends. Their parents keep them shuttered away, they want their children to have as minimal influence from the world as possible.

They are required to read 1 chapter of the Bible each day, they need to do that even before their homework. Their clothes are plain, there are no name brands because their parents believe that it would be worshipping someone other than God.

So Nash plays his role and bides his time. The only person he trusts with his secrets is his younger brother Hayes. He's the only person that knows exactly what Nash is going through because he lives it with him. Hayes tells Nash everything as well.

It's ironic that both of them have turned out to be attracted to males. They confessed their secrets to each other late at night when their parents are asleep.

Nash hasn't found anyone he's even interested in but Hayes has. He has a big crush on football player Aaron Carpenter who has a beautiful girlfriend named Mahogany. Nash advised his brother not to get his hopes up, that couple seems solid. But Hayes likes to hope and dream that someday he will catch Aaron's eye.

Nash peeks at his younger brother and they smile at each other. They stand automatically with the rest of the congregation as they sing the final hymn before the pastor says his last prayer. He bows his head to pray and he struggles not to laugh when he peeks at Hayes and Hayes is making a funny face at him.

They are definitely not mature. Nash feels relief when they're finally in their car and headed home. Their parents play old hymns in the car on the short ride to their house.

They live in a nice home, their father does very well for himself in his line of business but that means nothing to Hayes and Nash. They don't get the latest video game consoles or skateboards, they only have phones because their parents like to keep tabs on them when they aren't home. It's the only reason why they have iPhones, their father is able to track where they are using the find your iPhone feature. It's bullshit but Nash keeps that to himself.