Control (Evak & Philkas)

Chapter twenty-six: Much needed explainations

  If Isak thought he got away from talking to Helen and Gabe on Sunday morning, he was wrong. The two adults waited until after dinner to go and talk to him, almost making Isak believe they had forgot. When he saw them both in the doorway of his bedroom, looking at him expectantly, he knew they hadn't forgot. 

''Isak, can we talk for a moment?'' Helen asked, poking her head trough the doorway. Philip was in the barn, working on some school project, aka watching YouTube videos and trying to repair his cam- the camera he stole. Helen has yet to talk to him about the camera. It won't be a joyful conversation... 

It was the perfect moment to talk about what happened with Even. 

''I don't want to talk about it, Helen,'' Isak said, looking at her with pleading eyes and if Gabe hadn't pushed her forward, she would've went back to the kitchen. She doesn't want to admit it but, she has a soft spot for Isak. She grew close to him since he moved in with them, more so than Philip. She still struggles with this one.

''We want to,'' insisted Gabe, following behind Helen inside the room. 

''I owe you explanations, Isak. I didn't want to push you when we came home, I knew you were tired and that it had been a long tome but, I think now is time.'' She sat down on the end of his bed and Gabe too the desk chair. Helen looked up at Gabe for confidence and he nodded at her encouragingly. It's not because she's a grown woman that she doesn't need a little encouragements. Being a parent is difficult for her and she is thankful to have a loving husband who is there to help and support her on moments like this. ''I want you to understand that what I did was only to protect Even from himself...and us. He was out of control.'' 

''I know. I-I'm not mad at you, Helen,'' Isak assured her, playing with the fabric of his blanket. ''I just- Can we not talk about Even right now?'' 

Helen frowned. ''Did you two get into a fight?'' 

Isak shook his head. 

A fight? Of course not. It was more of a...disagreement. Even and him weren't on the same page as far as their feelings go. Isak was in love while Even was...manic. Whatever it means.

''What happened? I thought you two were good friends?'' 

Good friends? They were way passed this status. 

''We... It's complicated.'' 

''Do you want to talk about it?'' The blonde bite his lip and Gabe shared a knowing look with his wife. ''Isak, is there something you'd like to tell us?''

Isak opened his mouth, about to tell them that there is nothing he wants to say but he couldn't. Helen and Gabe are his foster parents, he shouldn't be hiding thing like that to them. He should feel 

''There's kind of a..thing between- was,'' he corrected himself. Isak cleared his throat, feeling sweat form in the palms of his hands. ''Even and me. We're- We were...we were kinda together.''

''Really? That's cool, Isak,'' said Gabe, the smile on his face reassuring the blonde. ''That's really great. I'm happy for you.''  

''You don't understand...'' he trailed.

Did they hear him? Did they not notice how he used past tense? His relationship with Even is...to be forgotten. They're no longer a thing. According to Sonja, there never was a thing between them and it feels like a stab in the heart.

''It's okay to like boys, Isak. Gabe and I won't judge you if you are gay.'' She paused, waiting for an answer but Isak seemed to have moved to another planet as she caught his starting into nothing. He wasn't listening. ''Are you?''