Colors (bxb) [DISCONTINUED]

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The second part of this chapter is written in past-tense. Just fyi, in case some of you get confused on why the tenses are suddenly changed and whatnot.

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"Why do we fall in love so easy? Even when it's not right."

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"Thank God for the bell," Tyrese says, grinning. His voice mixes in with the colors of the other students, like a drop of orange in an ocean of rainbows. It's pretty and disorienting at the same time. "I'm gonna end up sleeping as soon as I get home, man."

"Same," I agree, nodding.

"Well, I do have to eat first, but as soon as I get in my bed I'm probably not getting out. School sucks."

"Same."

"And sure, I might take a shower . . . but do we really need showers? I don't think anyone took a shower one-hundred years ago, and they turned out pretty chill. Missing one bath won't kill me, right?"

"Same."

Tyrese sucks his teeth and playfully shoves me into Justin, who immediately catches me before I can hit the ground. For a split second, my entire body heats up, and a chill runs down my spine at practically being hugged by my crush. He smells good today -- as he usually does -- and I take a small second to relax in his arms. But before anyone can notice anything, I detach myself from the wavy-haired boy and immediately punch Tyrese in the shoulder, earning a yelp of pain from my chocolate-skinned friend.

. . . And then we all laugh.

"You're such a meanie," Tyrese whines, rubbing his shoulder. Faking a cry, he turns away from Justin and I, wiping his imaginary tears. "I'm gonna tell an administrator that you're bullying me."

I shrug. "Same."

We all laugh again.

As of now, I'm in a pretty great mood. Not only is school over for today -- hence the reason we're all walking to the buses -- but moments where I can just act like a carefree teenager are always appreciated. I'm constantly worrying about something, whether it's keeping the secret of my sexuality or dealing with the issues of my friends. It's nice to just laugh for once. It's nice to be happy, even if the feeling is always momentary.

Tyrese and I are in a good place right now, too. There are moments when I can't stand to be around him, but that's normal; he's like a sibling to me, and the relationship with my real sibling is questionable at best. Ever since squashing that problem with his hair, things have been pretty . . . chill.

Justin and I, too, are having a pretty satisfying time in our relationship. Things between us might be completely platonic, but as the days pass by, I'm starting to not mind it as much. Looks aside, he's such a good person, so much so that it's almost scary. Personable with just the right amount of playfulness to make him irresistible. And after that small conversation we had on Saturday about the accidental k-word, the small tension between us has vanished almost entirely.

I love him.

No, you don't. You like how he looks and you like how he acts, but you don't love him. Stop being an idiot.

Still, even with those scalding words in the back of my mind, I can't stop the smile that grows on my face.

Soon enough, Tyrese goes off to go talk to one of his other friends, leaving Justin and I walking alone. Well, not alone, considering there's about one-hundred other kids around us, but alone from our friends. Emanuel typically walks to the buses with us, but he's currently trying to flirt with some girl. And Ava, too, decided to walk with Stephany and her endless amount of friends today. So it's just Justin and I.