Thoughts raced through my head, I attempted to scurry them all to the finish line, to a conclusion. How did I save Connor Murphy? I looked back at Connor, to my surprise there was a smile on his face. I'd never seen Connor actually smile, he's faked one I guess, like that time a year or so ago, when he had signed my cast, but I know that wasn't real.
"When I was dead, or when I was...an angel. You helped my family. I told you that you could get rid of me whenever you wanted, but you didn't. You didn't let go of me, even though you could have. You did the things that I told you to, you kept the lie to keep my parents and my sister happy. That's what saved me, I don't know how, but it did." I watched as Connor attempted to explain. The Connor angel, that was actually real? I thought that was my mind and my anxiety playing tricks in my head, I didn't know that he was actually there, I winced as I felt his arms slowly wrap around my waist. I stood on my toes, and put mine around his neck, hugging Connor back.
I just knew all the eyes we had attracted, by Larry, Cynthia, Zoe, and nearby doctors, so I slipped myself out of the hug. I looked at them, I still felt bad about the lying, I shouldn't have lied, but it saved Connor. Did the costs outweigh the benefits, I thought I was so selfish to continue lying just so that I could be a part of it, I knew it was selfish, but it helped. In result of what I did Connor was standing here, alive. Anxiety built inside me, Was everyone still mad??
"Evan, calm down. Want to go to the orchard?" he asked me. I nodded in agreement.
"The Connor memorial orchard, or the old one?" I asked him, I tried to take deep breaths and calm my shivering.
"The Connor Project one." he said. He started to walk out of the hospital, I didn't know if he was allowed to, but I didn't want to be the one who said something about it. We went and he got into the drivers seat of his car, so I got on in the passengers side. I watched as he started the car, and he pulled away from the hospital. I watched out the window at the trees passing by. I felt like only seconds until he said "We're here, but there is something I want you to see" he got out and started to walk so I followed him, To the entrance sign.
I read it aloud "The Connor And Evan Orchard" my eyes widened
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The Stars In Our Eyes
FanfictionEvan finally is starting to get used to life without lying about Connor. Until a life changing event occurs in Evan's life, and he begins to fulfill the tales he once told.
