The Chosen.

A Man.

Loading up a mini van with our few remaining possessions, candy being the majority, we head out towards New York. I rest my head on the back of the seat trying to think of all the possibilities of what we could encounter in the big apple.

"Tom and Bill what was your life like before this?" Zeke asks from his place in the drivers seat. Bill, as always, answers first,

"We move here for college, I am an Art major." he says very unsurprisingly. Bill is... eccentric for a guy and that makes me just that much more attracted to him. His androgyny makes him so strong yet so soft and delicately beautiful.

"I just wanted to come to college for the girls so i joined Bill." Tom says with a sly smile pressed into his lips. Is he kidding? He's disgusting. How does he get around life saying such idiotic things?

"What about your family?"

"Our Mutter und Vatter are divorced we lived with our mother and step father. Our older brother Georg is studying to be a doctor in New York, our younger brother Gustav is a senior is high school and is still with our parents." Bill says, i smile at him for not noticing he switched from English to German and back again. The words are similar enough no one corrects him

"Mia?"

"Uhh, I am pre med. i live... lived with my mom dad and brother, Mason. Mason is 10 and just got diagnosed with the same cancer as i had. Andddd I want to be a childhood cancer doctor."

"That's awesome Mia." i say sweetly, her story almost bringing tears to my eyes. I know i have a hard time tolerating her presence but her letting me see such a vulnerable side of her has really opened up a new door between us.

"Junie?"

My eyes meet his in the review mirror but i'm taken back by what he called me. What Sloane called me, her nickname she gave to me on move in day. I miss her so fucking much. I wish she could be here with me so desperately i just want to scream out for-

"June?"

"Sorry... uh yeah i'm pre med as well... my family lives in Texas i have a little sister her name is Willow... What about you Zeke?"

He sighs "Uhh, well it's just me now. No more family. I am trying to become a lawyer, i actually just scored perfect on my LSATS and got into my dream law school, the letter came in the mail the day everything went to shit."

Bill exclaims "Oh! Zeke we are so proud of you!" it seems like he doesn't remember everything is changed now. That law school doesn't even exist right now in this moment. No professors to teach and no students to even be taught, well besides Zeke of course. But everything is gone and now Zeke has nothing left for him, besides us.

"We are your family now." I say tenderly from the back seat of the vehicle, I hope he knows i really mean it.

"Thanks Junie, you guys really are."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?" screams Tom from the front seat, i can tell from the tone in his voice he is petrified. I've never heard him like that, my stomach drops to my ass as i look out the front windshield

"It's a man..." I whisper under my breath