11. If You Change Your Mind

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Wow okay

If you change your mind you know where I am

IM SO SORRY I HAVENT UPDATED THIS IN LIKE A MONTH OH DEAR

*Alex's POV*

*Morning*

"Well I've been thinking, and I don't want you two boys going to school today. I think you just need one more day away from that place" Mom says. I can't tell if she's doing this to keep us safe, or so she's not worried about being alone if those people come back. She's got work today but she usually gets home an hour or two before me. At least dad's finally going to be getting home tonight

"Okay" There's no sense in arguing with her, she's already stressed out... we all are.

I shut off my alarm that was set to go off at 6:00. It's only 5:30, so mom's got to leave for work now.

A few seconds after the front door closes, I hear Jack's raspy whisper from next to my bed

"Alex"

"What?" I didn't even know he was awake.

"What happens after someone dies?"

The question takes me by surprise "What do you mean?"

"What happens to them?"

"I don't know what happens to them," I sigh "But let's hope they go to someplace with unimaginable beauty... Better than anything that ever could've touched the earth"

"Oh... What about their families?" He rolls over on the partially deflated air mattress

"They're heartbroken, no matter how they look at the situation, there's really no way to make light of it"

"Their friend?" One? Maybe I misheard

"Just one friend?"

"If that's all they have, then yeah, just one friend" He sighs

"Well I'm sure they'd have more than one friend and-" I pause and lean over to the side of my bed "Jack... Why are you asking about all this?"

He shrugs "Just curious I guess"

I nod, still uneasy about his questions, and lay back down

"You're not planning anything, right?"

"Hmm? What would I be planning?"

Well don't leave it to me to bring it up "To see what death's really all about"

He stays silent.

"Oh Jack I'm sorry I shouldn't have brought it up. I didn't mean it like that. It's just that I'm really worried about you" I blurt out

He slowly climbs up onto my bed, as if silently asking if it's alright. I nod. He lays down and wraps his arm around me

"I've thought about it and why would I want to experience death when I haven't had the chance to experience life yet?"

Dumbfounded and completely at a loss for words I stutter "I-I don't know"

"Then you don't have to worry" He kisses my cheek and I instantly feel my face burning as a bright red flush takes over my features. My heart kickstarts and beats against my chest at a rapid pace.

"Are you... umm... G-Gonna go back to... sleep?" Jeez this guy's got me blushing and stuttering like a lunatic...

He chuckles and nods "Yeah, I think so"

The boy rests his head against my chest and soon is fast asleep.

So yeah sorry short and ew but ugh and no

Sorry

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