(quick recap if you skipped pre chapter, revealed that Clay's dad left, sister lives with stepdad who divorced Clay's mother. Clay struggles with depression & has for a while & he doesn't feel loved by anyone but thinks that george might be the change in that :) )
Back and forth George and I have more and more fights yet, simultaneously we can't say no to each other. Slowly everyday things such as homework, jobs, chores all leave my brain as its just filled with thoughts of George. He's my main focus now.
George and I tell each other everything, everything that we can't tell anyone else.
We lie to so many people that it becomes an initial response, it's become fun and maybe I hate myself for that? But I love George more than anything.
George and I meet up at the cherry tree, it's our spot, we go there every time we meet up even if it's just for a second. It's special to us.
George and I are sitting at the top of the tree on some branches.
"Y'know, Clay I always wanted to see a real cherry tree, ever since I was little, I always wanted it" George giggles and pauses taking a deep breath in then saying "and you brought me here and I love it more than anything" George stops abruptly "I want to be buried here, Clay. At the roots of this tree" that sentence captures my attention
"Why would you say something like that, George?" I ask, genuinely confused, why was this boy being so strange?
George's eyes begin to well up with tears.
"We can never be together, you know that, right, Clay?"
"No, I don't know that actually? What's going on George? Why are you acting so strange?"
Finally the tears that were forming in his eyes fall and the lump that forms in my throat only too often comes again.
"There's something I need to tell you"
"Tell me"
"I was sick. I used to have cancer, when I get older the chances that I get it again are so strong that the doctors in London say that I have to go back when I'm 40. I'm 19, Dream. I only have so long. So long with you" his voice breaks, not as much as my heart.
"I'm- I'm so sorry George, I had no idea" now I'm crying
"It's okay but-"
"We can still be together! We can still be in love, it doesn't change anything! I'll still love you!"
"Clay..." George whispers "it was never going to work"
"It could! It still can please George!"
"That's why we can't be in love. It won't last long enough, I won't last long enough, I don't want to leave you alone, with only yourself to trust"
"I don't want to love anyone else. I want you, I don't care how much it'll hurt you'll be there!" I say, rubbing the waterfall of tears off my face
"I won't be there with you, Clay"
"no . But you'll be there" I pause and sallow hard, tears are dripping down both of our cheeks again.
"And that'll be enough"
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