NorRay-emo loser-

Norman's pov

TW:

anxiety

I ran out of Ray's room and ro my car as quickly as I could. Once in the car, I slumped down in my seat and covered my face with my hands. When I could handle looking up, I started driving home. I kept my mind blank in that stretch so I wouldn't crash. Ray definitely doesn't need that to happen again. I finally got home and walked quickly to my bedroom, where I promptly collapsed onto my bed. WHAT JUST FUCKING HAPPENED. So Ray's aunt caught us kissing. No big deal, right? But her face . . . I need t- My phone dinged with a notification. I grabbed it immediately, thinking it must be an explanation from Ray. He'd say everything's alright,  and he'll see me at school, he just overreacted.

Ray: Norman, I don't want to see you anymore

I stared at it. What. I-I don't know what t- How can I even respond? 

Norman: what?

Norman: why?

He saw the messages, but didn't respond. Is he ghosting me? After a bit, I added:

Norman: ray, I don't understand

He saw that, too. Nothing. Back at the house, before I left, I looked at him... he looked so . . .what if he was embarrassed of me? Does he hate me now? I don't get it. Why would he like me anyway? I guess he's realized I'm just an embarrassment. I started crying. I feel like that was proving my point. I spent the rest of the day freaking out, not really able to do anything but lie down.

(Timeskip to the next day, before lunch where the last chapter ended)

I was walking to lunch when my brain sort of froze. Where am I going? It's not like Ray will want to eat with me, right? So ... I guess the cafeteria is my only option. I breathed in and changed direction. Once I got to the cafe,(Cafe is short for cafeteria, if that wasn't clear) I realized that I had fucked up by going here. All I could hear was children yapping. I swear some were screaming, and they were everywhere. I suddenly remembered why I started eating outside in the first place. Get over it, Norman. I sat down at an empty table and tried to block it out. I couldn't handle bringing the headphones Ray gave me with me, so there was no way to stop the noise entirely, but I tried. I shut my eyes tightly. I still don't get why Ray would-

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I flinched and turned around quickly, and there he was. Ray. Oh. He mouthed words, but I couldn't hear him.

"What?" I nearly yelled.

"C'mon," he responded and led me to the door of the cafeteria that took you out of the school.

All the noise was gone, and now I was just looking at him, and we were alone.

"Norman, I'm so sorry. This is my fault."

I stared at him. "What. Don't you . . . Not like me?"

He looked really sad, "No, I didn't want to text you that. I can't believe you believed it."

"Ray, what do you mean? I don't get it."

"Honestly, me neither. My aunt forced me to send that. She also said to stop talking to you, but she doesn't have to know."

A massive weight fell off my shoulders. Of course he didn't want to. Of course he'd disobey his aunt for me. Why did I believe that. But still, why didn't his aunt want him to be with me.

I asked him, "Why did she do that, though."

Ray shrugged, "I was too upset to ask. I think she's homophobic, though. She was yapping like 'oh but he's a boy', yknow."

"Well that's.... inconvenient?"

We both laughed, but I added, "But seriously, if she's really awful to you, tell me."

He nodded. I felt like he was lying, though, so I kissed him for good measure. We spent the rest of lunch together outside, with Emma probably quite confused as to why she'd been abandoned again.

Author's Note: I almost made the breakup era go on for multiple chapters. ALMOST. This time I chose the good path, though:>. Also I will probably upload more after this chapter, because I will have more time(the pigeon attacks are becoming infrequent). BYE BYE.