All in Due Time

The Split

Sebastian always minded his business and kept to himself. In fact, he never gave much thought to other people unless it was Sam or Abigail. But when Farmer came into their lives, it completed them.

Farmer was like their missing puzzle piece, he was outgoing, snarky, and he had a huge adventurous spirit. He was willing to learn to skateboard with Sam, go into the mines with Abigail, and fix up Sebastian's motorcycle. He was the friend they all needed.

Until he was more.

Sebastian was not surprised by Farmer and Abigail getting together, they seemed closer than the rest of the group, and Farmer shared Abigail's passion of monsters and fighting. What was surprising was how quickly it all went downhill.

The pair had stopped interacting with Sam and Sebastian completely, they always had to be together. A love-filled obsession with the other placed them within their own bubble of existence. However, Farmer soon became distant even with Abigail. As if his energy to maintain their relationship had run out, all he seemed to do was follow the wind of his obsessions. The latest having been the community center and his farm.

Sebastian had witnessed first hand, the arguments, the begging, the crying, and the storming away. Him and Sam worried about Abigail, and it took months of reaching out to finally reason with her. Farmer wasn't the same.

And after a while, Abigail was exhausted of the relationship. Months of crying to Sebastian and Sam, months of crying to herself, she made the decision to leave him.

The whole ordeal was messy.

But it was not the break up that passed through Sebastian's mind when his mother told him the news.

It was the last night he saw Farmer that passed through his memory.

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The night was cold and frigid with thundering rain, perfect weather in Sebastian's eyes. Sebastian was brooding on the board walk by Willy's shack, as he had grown accustomed to doing as an escape from the world.

There were the soft taps of foot steps behind him, and Sebastian turned to see Farmer, drenched by the pouring rain.

"Farmer?"

Farmer walked next to Sebastian, his head down and tears disguised by rainfall.

"I'm surprised to find you out here in the rain."

"Storm's brewing." Farmer stated.

"Dark clouds looming over the horizon, I hope they come this way." Sebastian remarked as he looked up at the storming skies.

Farmer snickered to himself, "You would hope that wouldn't you?"

"Yea, I like this weather because it makes everyone disappear, you know?"

"It does." Farmer said, a tone in his voice rang with understanding the sentiment of wanting the rest of the world to wash away with the rain.

"Being around people makes me anxious," Sebastian began, his voice shivering with the cold and strain of what he wanted to say, "I don't feel that way with you, though."

Farmer and him connected eyes. There was a lot of pain in Farmer's eyes. The pain of a broken heart, of a stubborn man.

Sebastian broke eye contact and reached for his umbrella, "We're getting soaked."

He opened the umbrella, and him and Farmer stepped closer together to fit under it.

"It's over now. Me and Abi." Farmer stated solemnly.