Reasons May Vary

Chp. Five

(Ronnie's POV)

The remaining days of summer flew by without a care. Bryan no longer let me into his room, but still even from a distance I could sense the emptiness. His wardrobe slowly changed, and I kept finding his things in the trash. He come out of his room less and he slept more often. There were even nights where I could hear the sound of a woman's voice resounding from his bedroom.

Had he forgotten that we had very thin walls?

I dreaded going to orientation. I was terrified that there was s chance he wouldn't be there when I returned. I held off on leaving for as long as I could. Nevertheless, I eventually had to go.

I haven't seen Bryan in two days.

Who's to say he hasn't already left.

(Bryan's POV)

I walked onto the campus, and breathed in the school grounds. What a beautiful sight. I'd start my life here. I'd cleaned up, gotten rid of all my crazy looks, gotten rid of any gaudy piercings. I started breathing in life normally. I cut my hair, and i changed my morals. I was going to be different. I wasn't going to be the Bryan that everyone back home loved and knew. I was going to be a newly designed Bryan. One who doesn't give life shit.  

I'd left the house when Ronnie was sleeping. Leo, Jessie, and Jackie sent me off in the silence of that night. Ronnie cannot know I am gone until Leo sees the time as right. I left him with a key into my room. When she is ready she will be allowed to go in. Until that time the three of them have been tasked to make Ronnie believe I am still there. It was cold of me, but goodbye would've hurt me badly. Rather just leave the departure open. It's easier to never have said goodbye, then to have said it. When you don't say goodbye, there's more of a chance of saying hello.

At least that's how i saw things. 

Things are going to be very different from now on. Life was going to change since i didn't have little Ron-Ron to push around. It'll be okay though. I had to leave sometime.

"Bryan are you ready?"

"No. Honestly I'm scared, but let's do this Stella."

"Remember the bigger picture. When we graduate you and I will paint the heavens for her."

"Come on. Let's go."

I took Stella's hand and we made our way to the admissions office.

Je t'aime. Adieu Ronelli.