Love story my ass [Vikklan]

Like nothing happened

The weeks went by like nothing happened, no more mentions of Lachlan. No more mentions of what I've been trying to hide. Lachlan knows, he understands. Lachlan knows I don't hate him, he knows that I want to be his friend but he also knows why I can't. I wish it wasn't this hard to do what I want.

Life is cruel and he's going to have to deal with that, I have.

"You can talk to me we're alone." I look up from my phone and see Lachlan standing over me.

Why is he here? I came to the park for space, nobody knew I was here, nobody from school comes this side of town so why is he here? This is my space, my safe place. In a dodgy park just outside of town, a place many people consider dangerous. This is my safe place. I've came here for over a year now and never seen anyone from school here. So why now? Why him?

"Why are you here?" I ask generally curious.

"I needed some place quiet." He shrugs sitting next to me under the tree, "I used to come here as a child."

"Must have been a while ago."

"It was like 5 years ago I last came." We sat in silence, "Can we speak properly?"

"About what?" I knew what he wanted to talk about, I'm just not sure if I wanted to.

"Vikk."

"Okay I know." I admit, "It's just I need things to go back to normal. You know that, it's not the best option but it's the safest."

"You aren't willing to take a risk." Lachlan said it more like a statement than a question.

"Only if I know it would pay off." I shrugged.

"Then it's not really a risk."

I sat their thinking for a while, it wasn't awkward at all. Just me and Lachlan sitting in the almost silence thinking.

"Vikk sometimes your going to have to take a risk. Sometimes it won't pay off, sometimes it will but that shouldn't stop you taking them." Lachlan muttered, "Look Vikk I know you don't want a hard life but sometimes the easiest option is the more painful one."

"I'm not hurt."

"Your hurting inside." No I'm not, "You are that's why your doing this."

"You don't know anything." I snap but my voice was lacking energy so it comes out as more as a weak whimper, "I'm doing this because I was happy before and want to be happy again."

"Are you happy now?" He asked and I shook my head, "That's because things have changed Vikk. However much you don't want to believe it things have changed and they are going to keep changing. You can't change that."

"I don't want things to change though." I admit, "I don't like things changing it throws me off, I like order."

"We can't control that Vikk." He sighed, "We have to adapt that's how we survive, that's how everyone has survived it's the ones who can't adapt that die out."

"Why?"

"That's just how it is."

We just sit their until it gets dark barely talking just enjoying being in each other's presents and I enjoyed it.

No need to talk just think. No need to go home before it's dark because I'm not alone. I just wish I could be like this everyday but it would change too much. I know I need to accept change but that's not going to stop me digging my heels in. I won't move, at least not for now. For now I will try to keep things the same, one last try before I accept it.

Authors note: so yeah it's late but I've had things going on. I've also got to update my other book but I'm finding it hard to do that right now. I've put a update out in this because it's the more important one. I'm probably going to only work on this until I finish then finish my other book.

I've had an idea to do a charter Q&A so should I do that?

Hugs, kisses and peace ✌🏻️