Two Boys in Love

Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11

Mom and I drove to Adam's the next morning. I was so upset the night before after Adam broke the news, that I ran downstairs to Mom and begged her in tears to drive me out to his house so that I could be with him right up until he left. Don had no idea either and called Sherry. Sherry herself apparently didn't even know about it until then, everyone was in absolute shock. Mom was also really sad, both for me, and also because she liked Adam too, and she was going to miss him just as much as I was. She told me while I sobbed that the family needed to be by themselves tonight to get ready, but that she would drive me by there in the morning. I went upstairs and tried texting and calling Adam again, but got no response. I lay down on my bed and cried myself to sleep.

We drove to the house and there was a tractor trailer at the front, and men were going in and out of the front door carrying lamps, chairs, furniture, and other items. A Realtor was pushing a "For Sale" sign into the ground by the driveway. Mom parked along the curb and we both walked to the house. Sherry was in the front foyer directing the movers. She saw us and came over and gave us both a big hug.

"Thanks for coming." She said with a sad look. "Buyer, Adam's in his room. I know he's going to want to see you." She said.

She hadn't even finished what she was saying before I was running up the stairs and dodging two movers who were coming down with a rolled up carpet. Adam's door was slightly open so I pushed my way in. Adam was filling a box up with some books and things. His room was already almost empty, with only the bed, the couch, and the desks remaining. Several taped boxes marked "Adam's room" in black magic marker were stacked near the door. He also had two packed suitcases. Adam dropped what he was doing and rushed over to where I was and threw his arms around me. I embraced him back and we stayed that way until a couple of movers came in to take the small desk out.

"What the fuck?" I said after the movers left.

Adam looked tired and sad, like he hadn't slept. "Gerald is selling his company and he bought a place in Malibu, so we're going to move to Malibu, I guess." He said.

"I didn't read anywhere that Gerald was selling Lintronix." I said.

"It hasn't been announced yet." Adam said. "He's selling it to Microsoft. We're going to be super rich." This should have been good news but Adam sounded like he was talking about a favorite pet dying.

"I'm going to miss you, Adam..." I said as tears welled up in my eyes. Adam burst into tears and grabbed me in another embrace. Never in my life had I ever felt as sad as I did then while we hugged. Maddie then came down the stairs and into the room. She was just as upset as Adam was. Maddie and I hugged and cried just as Adam and I had.

"I can't believe Gerald did this to us." She sniffled as she wiped a tear away and sat on Adam's bed.

"I'm never going to forget you, Maddie." I said. Maddie and Adam were sitting on his bed clutching each others hand, and they both looked so unhappy and miserable. "When do you guys leave?" I asked.

"Soon. Our flight is at one but we need to be at the airport by eleven to get checked in." Maddie said.

I checked my Droid and it was 10:45. "My God, that's right now." I said. I helped Adam box up the rest of his stuff. We cried and hugged a couple more times and made promises over and over to each other to call and email and text each other everyday. My stomach felt like it had a lead weight in it.

As we finished taping up a box, Sherry called from downstairs to say the airport van was there, so this was it. We went downstairs. Sherry stood and watched sadly as we descended the stairs. She came over to me when I got to the bottom and gave me a big hug. Mom hugged Adam too, and both of them were crying. Sherry then asked me if she could talk to me in private.