Old Friend New Lover | Conan Gray

Chapter 5- How Long Will You Be Gone?

September 19th- 2017
I get a call from a familiar number as I'm packing up again seemingly so soon but I hesitate picking up but do so anyway knowing it'd be shitty of me not to. Hello I say with a shaky voice? "Syd how long will you be gone I hear the freckled face boy ask"? I... I don't know cone I'm sorry- I'm so so sorry I say close to tears now. "You broke your promise Syd you said you'd never go anywhere". I know conan and I'm sorry believe me but I had no choice.. but we can still talk and be friends it's.. my parents.

September 15th- 2017
Hi Cone come on in you have everything for tonight?
"Yeah I'm excited haven't had a sleepover in awhile he says while giggling". I show him up to my room and he plops down on my bed pulling me into a hug and I collapse next to him. We burst into a fit of laughter until we settle down and just stare up at the ceiling. "Syd Conan asks breaking the comfortable silence we've built up"? Yeah cone I ask tuning to my side to face him? "Nothing just wanted to see if you'd answer he says as he turns to me with a smile". I roll my eyes with a smile and close my eyes relaxing to the touch of Conan playing with my hair humming to a song I hear him listen to a lot. Hey cone wanna make some cookies.

"Umm duh... what kind"? Chocolate chip ofc silly come on. "You always expect me to know everything he says as he holds on to my arm as we walk back downstairs to my kitchen". Yeah that's how this friendship works you didn't know? He laughs and pushes me away and goes into the fridge to look for something to drink. "Hey where's your sweet tea he says with a pout"? Check the freezer bub I say with a smile not turning being to preoccupied with setting out baking pan.

"Ah yes score I hear him say making me chuckle lightly". As I'm finished with setting the baking pan and placing a few cookies on and notice Conan walking up to me so I give him a tight side hug and he hugs me back. He reaches over and eats some cookie dough that's still left out. Hey no that's bad for you I say taking the rest of the
dough from his hand. "He gives me a slight pout and I give in and give him more wiggling out of hug to get back to the cookies, but he hugs me again. I look over to him, cone I thought we were making cookies not cuddling let me go I say while giggling a bit.

"We can multitask he says as he squeezes me and lifting me lighty". After we finish making our cookies we sit down on my bed with a plate of some and our sweet tea.
He lays his head on my shoulder and I can feel him relax making me weirdly happy and at ease. I'm glad at least Rachael was out tonight so we could hang out. Hey Conan can I ask you something I say worried about judgment knowing he never would judge me?

"Yeah of course what is it"? Well I just feel like college isn't for me but, my parents can't see not going to college as am option and I just feel so trapped.. I don't know what to do cone I say with sad eyes. "Hey everything's gonna be alright he says as he pulls me into a hug". I know it might not seem like it now but, things will work out just as they're supposed to I promise". "Sometimes the most unimaginable things happen and they turn out to push us to what we really want... does that make sense bubs"? Yeah I say as I wipe my few tears away. Thank you cone I really appreciate it. "Of course Im always here for you he says as he wipes my tears away for me.

We go and lay down and say our goodnights to each other and fall asleep.

September 16th- 2017
I go downstairs to see my mom and dad pointing at some college pamphlets and I internally roll my eyes. "Sydney what were you up to last night my mother, asks confusing me".  I had a sleepover with Conan over here.. he's still here you know that I say with a laugh going to get some cereal. We know that you're lying to us  I- what... it's innocent we were just talking about whatever. "Oh that's what you been up to eh well now we know and now we know not to let you out in fact I think it's time we move back home my father says with rage building in his eyes". Oh so you just lie to me and now what.. we're moving back home because I was talking to a friend ok got it I say sarcastically.

"Don't give us that tone Sydney he's a bad influence on you we know he's convinced you not to go to college and we can't allow that my father spoke out". Are you kidding me he's going to college himself why on earth would he convince me not to I told him I didn't wanna go and he was supportive something you could learn to be I snapped. "Now that's enough you can go ok upstairs and back your bags were leaving in two days said my mother". I can't believe this i was really starting to like it here like it was my home I hate you both I say as tears start to prick my eyes but, I run back upstairs before I dare let them see how broken I am.

I run up to a sleeping Conan and start to cry even more and go to my bathroom not wanting to wake him with my crying. He soon gets up having to use the bathroom so I walk out and he instantly notices something's wrong. "Hey syd what's wrong"? I- I'm fine I promise well I'm not I'm just not ready to talk but, I will I swear. "Ok he says as he gives me a side hug before heading into the bathroom". After he's finished I tell him that he should maybe go home and we can talk later since my parents aren't in the best mood. "Oh yeah ok we'll talk later right he says with sad eyes"? Yeah of course your rooftop 3pm don't forget I say as I hug him tightly silently saying how much I love him.

"I'll see yeah Syd he says after he takes all his packed stuff back over to his neighboring home". I collapse on my floor by the front door and bawl my eyes out
not wanting to leave the only real friend Ive made here not after promising I'd never leave him or Texas. My parents don't care about me they just want me to be successful to make it seem like they're stand up parents who know what they're doing. I head up to my room to pack for home.

September 18th- 2017
I meet up with Conan one last time on his rooftop.
Hi Conan umm are you ok. "Is it obvious that I'm so far from ok"? I'm sorry Conan I truly... I really am- I don't wanna leave but. my parents want me to come back home I say with teary eyes. Conan notices and embraces me tightly. "Hey it's ok syd we'll always stay in touch I'll never let us drift apart that's a promise". Promise? "I promise he says with sincere eyes". I have to go now cone so I guess this is goodbye... "for now goodbye for now". Right I say sadly... for now I say as I hug him for the last time as far as I know.

Love you cone... "Love you too syd.

that was chapter 5 of old friend new lover sorry it was so sad ahhh but I hope you enjoyed nontheless ok that's all byye ❤️.