Three Phantoms of You [bxb]

Love to: Wallen

Kiev:

"Where are we going?"

I ask Wallen as he continues to drag me out of campus into his car. My body craves an explanation and, moreover, a longing reason as to why he needed to stop me in my tracks just to come with him.

"Dude, did you for real forget?"

He gives me a look of astonishment, as if there was something special I'm totally missing out on. I cleared off my schedule for today, and it's unlikely that it would have anything to do with me. He would normally do this if it's my birthday, but it's October, and I'm far from being a Libra.

I'm nowhere empathetic, diplomatic, or tactful. I'm fucking decisive too, which caused me to push him away before he led me somewhere I'd rather not be at the moment.

This better be with him. Or else I won't come.

I thought of thinking: however, there was no point to hope considering how Wallen never really had any closure with Nolan. I'm just delusional.

"Just tell me where we're going," I demanded, stopping in my tracks even before stepping inside his car.

He looked at me with a brightening smile as I eyed him for reasoning. "Let's just hang out for once. Like a party."

I stare at him, feeling iritated because I'd rather not be celebrating right now for no reason other than pursuing my own sanity. "Yeah, I'd rather not," I say. "Tell me the real reason."

Sighing, Wallen finally gave up. "Fine. I wanted to come to Gabriel's birthday, and I thought you could join me," he counters.

"Aren't you his boyfriend? I'm sure you can go there alone." I shoot one eyebrow up for clarification.

"Well, yes..." He starts hesitantly. "But I still need someone to go with. You know how she feels when we're in public."

It's the truth. He keeps telling me how they're low-key in public and will only meet from time to time. He keeps insisting to me that it's normal, even if I feel like he's being used. It just means that Gab's persona is so big that being with Wallen actually hurts all that she has built.

Even if it hurts me, I didn't have a choice. Wallen seems desperate, and I couldn't turn him away at the moment. Although I may be fixed on what I want, I still have to feel for him whenever he needs me. He always does the same anyway, and God, I'm pissed that it had to be today.

I wanted to meet Nolan, but it turns out fate had other plans. I can just go to him tomorrow. This is what my conscious wreaks as I step into his car and drive off with him to a mile-off club.

It took about 30 minutes before we got to the place where he said Gabriel's birthday would be held. It looks like a normal bar where college dudes go to entertain themselves, yet right now, it's reserved for this event only.

I knew Gabriel had a social empire when it came to her friends and people on campus, yet it didn't occur to me that it'd be this much. Every corner of the place is fucking stacked with bachelorettes from the campus and people who are probably her past schoolmates.

Wallen has already separated from me, saying he'll just find Gabriel to talk to her and hand her his gift. He truly is a lover boy, because if I were him, I'd just give it the next day. Yet here we are.

I just kept walking around the bar, trying not to feel awkward as my eyes drowned out my whole body with watchfulness.

Even though I'm wearing my uniform, there were still some students who wanted to get my attention and even danced next to me to the beat of the song playing.