Homecoming Pt. 1

Devin 61

I stood in the door facing my foster mom, she looked upset but she didn't say anything. "What are you doing here mom?" I asked looking in her eyes.

"I only came over to drop off your mail, Devin I........ I'm sorry for everything that's happened over the last few months and if you ever want to talk then I'll be there for you." She didn't say anything else she just handed me the mail and walked away.

"Devin are you alright?" Will said looking at me.

"I'm fine look it's getting late, and I'm probably about to head to bed soon maybe you should get going." I said to Will, he looked upset but then he smiled.

"Alright Devin hit me up whenever you are free." Will said, he tried to kiss me but I backed away. The look on his face told me he was pissed.

"I think I should leave too." Nico said from behind me. I turned and looked at him and he was staring at the door Will had just walked out of.

"Uh... Nico I think you should stay here, I mean you've been drinking and I don't think you should be on the road." I said quietly, Nico looked at me and gave me that sneaking smirk that melted my heart.

"I'm good Devin, besides you drank more than I did." Nico walked over and kissed me. "Don't worry I won't beat up your little boyfriend." Nico said smiling, I pushed him gently and he walked out.

I sat on my bed holding the three letters my mom gave me, honestly I was scared to open them they were letters from three of the five colleges I had applied to, hell I'm surprised they didn't open them. When I opened the door I wasn't expecting her to be standing there I think that's why I went off the way I did, I thought she was going to come up with some sob story to get me move back in with them. But all she wanted was to give me my mail, since I wasn't answering their phone calls. I started to open the first letter when there was a knock on the door, I threw the letters on my dresser just as Cam walked in, he walked over and sat on the bed next to me.

"I'm sorry about earlier Dev, I just couldn't stand seeing you walk around the house all miserable and I felt like ever since you broke up with Nico you've been on a path of destruction, like having that dude Will over." Cam said looking at me.

"Yeah that wasn't one of my brighter moves but I told Will it was a mistake to fuck with him so soon after me and Nico broke up. He seemed cool with it but I don't think him and Nico will be able to recover from this one and it's all my fault, they used to be best friends until I came along Will told me that was the real reason for their fallout the first time. Will liked me and he knew Nico did too so he made Nico's life hell so that he'd leave the school, and he'd have me to himself, in hindsight I should've saw that Will had a crush on me but I didn't."  I said.

"Devin I can't pretend to know what you're going through because I've only been with one girl since I was thirteen, and that's Legacy's sister so I can only give my honest opinion on the matter. Will seems like a nice enough dude but I think the only reason he want's to fuck with you is because he want's to piss Nico off, I saw how he was trying to piss Nico off at dinner, whatever issues Will has with Nico started long before you showed up so it's not your fault and as for Nico,  I know you love him.... and maybe it was my fault for forcing ya'll together but you need to chill out with the flirting and I'm saying this as your brother all this flirting is going to lead to giving Nico false hope." Cam said.

"So what am I supposed to do Cam, not see him?" I asked.

"No you can see him, you just shouldn't flirt with him. I'm your brother Dev, I just wanna see you happy, and right now...... the only way I can see you doing that is by being single." Cam said, I sat back and started thinking about what he was saying, he was right as usual and there was no point in arguing with him, so I decided to change the subject.

"So you and Legacy's sister?" I asked grabbing a basketball and started throwing it in the air.

"Yeah Liberty, we've been dating for about six years. I don't see myself with anyone else, especially after everything we've been through." Cam said.

"What happened?" I asked looking at him. I could see the pain in Cam's eyes and felt bad about it. "I'm sorry bro, if you don't wanna talk about it it's cool."

"Nah I'm fine like every teenage relationship me and Liberty had our issues but we loved each other and that was all that mattered.Two years ago she got pregnant, I was so happy that I was going to be a father life seemed perfect when she had C.J. there were...... some issues, and before I knew it he was gone. After that things between me and Liberty got bad but in the end we were able to work through it.... Alright enough with this sad shyt what do you have here." Cam said grabbing the college letters.

"Just a few colleges I applied to." I said trying to grab the letters from him.

"Let's University of Oregon, Notre Dame, and Ohio State..... Devin why haven't you opened them yet?" Cam asked.

"Because I don't want to know..... I've already decided on Texas." I said finally grabbing the letters. Cam looked at me and I could tell he didn't believe me.

"Dev..... what's the real reason? You obviously applied because you liked those schools so now why are you having a change of heart. If it's because I'm going to Texas then I really think you should reconsider." Cam said.

"I felt like I chose the schools for the wrong reasons y'know, Khalil went to Notre Dame, I'm from Columbus so OSU was definitely a choice, and Oregon well is an all around good school plus I used to live in Washington so it was close to the other place I called home and now with Texas that's where all the people close to me are going." I said.

"Have you talked to Khalil about it? " Cam asked me.

"No.... you know how Khalil is he's more like a parent than a brother, I could ask Enzo but he's always busy and I don't wanna bother him. What do think I should do Cam?" I asked.

"I get what you're saying about Khalil, since I've been here we've barely talked to each other, it's like whenever we see each other it's like we're walking on ice it's like we're not even brothers."

"Khalil's not a bad dude Cam, he's a great brother when he's not trying to play dad. I honestly think the three of us should sit down and talk to clear the air, because there's some things we need to say to each other.... but what should I do about the colleges."

"Follow your heart little bro don't let me, or Khalil, or even Nico influence your decision about your future just think about it and I'm sure we'll all respect your choice. But look I'm going to head to bed I'll talk to you in the morning." Cam said walking out my room. I laid back on my bed and started to drift off to sleep when my phone started ringing.

"What's up little bro." Khalil said. I smiled because even though he was only gone for a few days I actually I kinda missed him.

"What's up big bro?" I asked.

"You I've been thinking we need a vacation you me and Cam. I realize we haven't had a chance to actually hang out just the three of us." Khalil said, I sat up confused because this was what me and Cam were just talking about.

"So how's your trip going big bro." I asked.

"That's kinda why I'm calling you Dev...... our mom wants to meet you. I told her it was up to you, so what do you think?" Khalil said.

"Think about what?" I asked him.

"About meeting her, it's your choice Devin and I'll respect it." Khalil said quietly.

"Uhh...... can I get back to you, I need some time to think about it. But I'll talk to Cam and see if he's down for a vacation and call you tomorrow morning. I love you bro." I said.

"Love you too Dev goodnight." Khalil said hanging up. I laid back in my bed and closed my eyes, was I really ready to meet the woman who abandoned me?