Haunting Pasts

T W O

A bird with a broken wing met another with a broken heart. Together they learned to sing

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Why am I nervous?

He was never nervous when meeting Zeek

Asher Aloisio sat on one of the park benches as he waited for his boyfriend , Ezekiel to meet up with him , he had texted Ash that it was urgent and had to see him immediately ,  Ezekiel is Asher's first boyfriend , I guess you could say that he was his sexual awakening , he was Asher's first real relationship a relationship he was actually committed to , He was the first guy that he's ever kissed but most importantly he was his first real love.

Asher and Ezekiel loved each other and they both knew it although Ash hadn't come out to his family yet his boyfriend has never pushed him or pressured him into doing it , one of the many things he absolutely loved about him was his patience.

Asher's ice blue eyes lit up as he saw the familiar dark hair that belonged to the boy he absolutely loved with all his heart ,the heart that instantly knew something was wrong when he noticed that Ezekiel couldn't bring his brown eyes to meet Asher's

He tried to go in for a hug but he refused causing the pit in Asher's stomach to grow as he furrowed his eyebrows.

" Zeek what's wrong" Ash asked his tone the softest he could make it worry settling onto the face that would usually light up upon seeing his boyfriend , Ezekiel slowly looked up at him his sorrow -filled honey brown eyes finally meeting his ice ones.

"I'm sorry " he whispered " We-we.." the boy cut himself off with a sniffle
"We what baby , come on , what's going on " Asher was now gently cupping his face wiping away the tears that had found their way down his soft , pale cheeks.

" We can't " the two words sent Asher into panick mode

We can't that means he's ending things , right?

"We can't what sweetheart , you're scaring me" He can't he can't leave me

"We can't be together " Ezekiel finally managed to finish but Asher didn't want him to say that , he didn't want him to leave, he'd never want him to , he never imagined him saying those four heartbreaking words.

he needed him.

He needed the late night calls
He needed the random kisses
He needed the cuddles
He needed his silly good morning texts
He needed his warmth
He needed him and the endless amount of love he showed Asher.

He shook his head " No why , why are you doing this " his voice cracked as his vision began to blur with tears that threatened to spill. "They know , my family knows" Ezekiel's family was extremely religious and at times that meant homophobic all someone had to do was mutter anything LGBTQ+ related or glance at the pride flag and his parents would say how God created the rainbow as a sign of how he would never flood earth again other than supporting two guys who want to make out , including their son

"How -how did they find out " they had always been really careful whenever they were together , making sure that nobody saw them , they would mostly makeout or cuddle in the back of Asher's car because the windows were tinted or sometimes go the extra mile of booking a hotel room to make sure that they have all the privacy they could ask for.

"Zack..he sent them this " he pulled out his phone showing him a clear video of them passionately kissing under a tree with Ezekiel's hand slowly making its way under Asher's shirt exploring his torso , "That asshole " he swore through gritted teeth , Zack was the one who made Ezekiel ashamed of his body he made him feel like a guy had to have abs and be muscular in order to be considered a man and Zeek already being body conscious and felt underweight started working out alot ,too much and it effected his health negatively.

And when Asher came into his life he always made sure that he knew how much he loved his body the way it was. "Getting angry won't help , it's out they know.....I'm officially out of the closet whether I like it or not" he let out a dry chuckle " but that doesn't mean we have to break up , you don't have to go through it alone I'm here for you" he looked up at Asher his eyes full of hope and a sad smile on his lips , but he seemed to realize something as he slowly shook his head.

"We can't if we do then you'll get outed too , I know you aren't ready for that " another thing he loved about Ezekiel he was selfless , he cared more about Asher's feelings and mental health over his own , without knowing it , a salty tear fell from his bright eyes followed by more and now it was Ezekiel's turn to reach up and wipe his tears pulling him into a comforting hug.

They both just stood there for a while as they held each other , tears wetting their faces and when they finally pulled away Asher brought his hand to the side of Zeek's face caressing his cheek that he loved to kiss , he leaned into Asher's hand he's eyes closed savoring the feeling of his soft warm skin on his " I love you so much Ash" he whispered now looking into his eyes "I love you more " he pressed his forehead against his and whispered "more than you'll ever know"  the slightly shorter boy leaned up sealing their lips one last time Asher wrapped his arms around his waist desperately trying to hold onto him as more tears raced down both their faces , passion seeping into their kiss as their lips moved perfectly against each other.

It was Ezekiel who pulled away first trying to pry Asher's hands from his waist but the taller boy just tightened his grip as he sniffled "Asher please let me go "

"No please don't , please don't leave me , I need you "

"No you don't  , please let me go " the blue eyed boy simply refused "if we stay together you'll get outed too"

"I don't care "

"Yes you do , Now let me go" reluctantly he dropped his arms to his side watching as his now ex-boyfriend silently walked away never looking back once.

Ezekiel walked away with a piece of his broken heart. his mother's funeral had impacted each one of Aloisio siblings but it seemed to have been worse for his sister Tessa because she ran away a month later , shattering his heart. But Zeek had been with him through it all,  even before they started dating he promised Asher that he would never leave him for as long as he needed him , but he did , he broke his promise.

He said he would never leave as long as I needed him , he promised and he broke it , he broke his promise along with my heart that he was slowly putting back together

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