The side effect of dying

Part IV: Fight between brothers

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*Gus' POV*

I don't really mind being called Nick's right hand. I mean, c'mon. It's the fucking truth.

I know that guy since the first grade.

We both know each other better than we know ourselves.

Pretty gay for me to say that but yeah.

Not that I have anything against gay people. I think it's cool that they're so open about their sexuality.

Where was I? Oh right, Nick.

Yeah, so I knew that he had something troubling him a week later when he and Tori went to the hospital Nick's dad worked.

I watched Nick being beaten down by Jason during practice.

"Dude, what the fuck is happening to you?" I asked.

Nick sat down on the bench beside me, breathing heavily.

I handed him a bottle of water and he drank gulps of it. "Nothing."

"Fuck your nothing, Nicholas." I grunted and he laughed.

"I want to break up with Penelope." He said eventually.

"What?"

"I wanna break up with Penelope." He repeated.

"Why?"

He shrugged and watched the others hurdle in the field. Coach Donald was screaming his head off. I can see his vain on his neck almost pop out.

"Do you still like Tori?" Nick suddenly asked without looking at me.

It took me a while to realise what he was saying.

"Fuck. No." My eyes widen. "Nicholas."

He met my gaze and I knew that I guessed right.

"You like Tori." I hissed.

"Yeah."

"Is it because she helped us win the game?" I narrowed my eyes at him suspiciously. "Because if I remember correctly, you couldn't stand her a month ago."

Nick sighed, brushed his hair with his hand and shrugged. "I know. I just ... "

"You mean to tell me that it just happened?" I snapped angrily. He knew I liked Tori.  I just didn't have the guts to ask her.

Sure, I was always the straight forward one when it comes to asking out girls but with Tori, it's a totally new level.

I feel so woozy when I get near her, like something is building inside me and I can't get it out.

"I didn't mean it to happen, Gus." Nick murmured quietly.

"Whatever man. You had Penelope and now Tori? You knew I liked Penelope back then. And now Tori? What the actual fuck man."

I stood up to run to the others, too angry for that shit right now.

Back then, in our freshmen year, I told Nick that I liked Penelope.

And then, Boom.
Two weeks later, they became a couple.

I wasn't really mad at Nick. I was more mad at myself because I was too scared to ask her out.

And now, I just spontanously ask girls out and they say yes. But when Jason told me that he got turned down by Tori, I was atually surprised and hurt.