Maybe things aren't half bad after all?-byler

Part 23

December 1st 1987

Thanksgiving break was sadly over mike hasn't spoken to Will ever since thanksgiving and he wants to keep its that way

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It was the time mike dreaded for was lunch Mike avoided Will in all his classes it was hard not talking to him it just hurt Mike doing that but mike had to push that away but Mike had nowhere to sit at lunch so he found an empty table in the corner of the cafeteria and just sat down........alone

Mike was minding his own business looking threw his bag to try to find his Walkman but the he hear a lunch tray plop down on the table which startled Mike and when mike looked up he saw the person who set the tray down was lucas giving him a small smile

"u-uh h-hi" mike stutters

"Hey man"lucas says while sitting next to mike, mike had no idea what to say it was just awkward silence at the table

"What's wrong?" Lucas asks breaking the silence

"n-nothing" mike says

"Then why aren't you sitting with the party?" Lucas asks

"Why are you sitting with the party?" Mike asks and Lucas sighs

"I saw one of my bestfriends sitting alone instead of sitting at his usual table so I decided to sit with him" Lucas says and mike let's out a loud sigh

"Now what's wrong?" Lucas asks again

"Nothing." Mike bluntly says

"Then why aren't you sitting with the party?" Lucas asks again and mike sighs again

"Come on man you know you can tell me and I won't tell anybody like I didn't tell anybody about our conversation in the bathroom" Lucas says

"I'm avoiding will" mike mumbles

"Why?" Lucas asks

"I can't be near him, every-time I'm near him my feelings for him just grows and every time I hear him laugh I get butterflies every time he smiles I can't butterflies just by thinking or looking at him" mike rambles

"Then why aren't you telling him how you feel?" Lucas asks

"Because of my dad dipshit" mike says

"Yeah I know that but you're dad dosent have to know you can't just be more secretive about it" Lucas says

"We were secretive about it but my dad still found out" my spats

"Oh, but why are you avoiding him?"lucas says

"I'm trying to loose feeling for him.." miek mumbles and Lucas's breath hitches

"Yeah that's not going to work out" Lucas chuckles

"Not helping dude" mike groans

"Sorry but I'm just saying, Mike I've seen the way y'all look each-other" Lucas says

"Yeah but my dad, on thanksgiving he gave me a talk and told me ' don't pull any queer shit Michael'" mike mimics

"And after the Byers and may left he came to my room and he told me to keep my distance from Will, like for good"Mike says

"Damn your dads a real asswhole" Lucas says

"I fucking hate my life, all I wish I could do is be with Will" mike groans

"I feel mad for you, but what about may?" Lucas asks

"What do you mean ' what about may'?" Mike says

"Aren't y'all still together?" Lucas asks