Dark Red Rose (Tree Bros)

9

Evan's POV

I fling myself out of my mom's car and run to Connor's door, which flies open before I can knock.

"CONNOR GO OUTSIDE - hi Evan - YOU HAVENT LEFT THE HOUSE EXCEPT FOR SCHOOL FOR THE PAST WEEK GET OUT!" Connor's mom yells, pushing Connor outside into my arms.

"Hi!" I grin.

"Evan!!" Connor squeezes me into a kiss as soon as the door closes behind him. I kiss him back and he smiles into my mouth. "I have to tell you something, Ev," Connor suddenly pulls away looking serious. He's never serious, he's funny and amazing and adorable, but not serious.

"Stop kidding with me," I laugh and his face lights up.

"Uhm-" I interrupt him with a kiss.

The next couple of weeks are weird because Connor and I don't hang out as much because I have to catch up on the school I missed while I was away.

In the beginning of October I get a call from Jared. "Uh, hi?" I say, he's never called me before.

"Imsorryimsorryimsorryimsorryi-" Jared says.

"What? Why are you sorry?" I interrupt him.

"For while you were away... the party," Jared explains.

"I didn't go to a party," I say, confused.

"I know you didn't, dumbass, the party Connor and I went to."

"What?" I'm sure he's joking.

"The party where I kissed him because we were drunk?" Jared seems to expect me to know about this. Again, he's probably joking with me.

"YOU WHAT?" I ask, pushing aside all other thoughts.

"Listen don't get mad at me. We were both drunk and he was kissing me back. It's not my fault we started making out."

"Dude, what the hell?" I yell before hanging up. I lay on my back in my bed for at least half an hour until I hear a knock on my bedroom door.

"Mom, come in! Why are you home so e-" my bedroom door opens. "Connor?"

"Hey," Connor looks soft in a light grey hoodie and a forgiving face. My heart tries to flutter and block my brain, but I push it down.

"Why are you here?" I say, sitting up and staring at him, my eyes cold.

"I wanted to see my boyfriend," he says, looking slightly hurt.

"I thought your boyfriend was Jared," I direct my glance to my toes.

"Evan, I..."

"Get out," I say, pleading my tears to stay inside.

"Ev-"

"Get out," I say more forcefully.

"Evan I don't love Jared, hell I don't even like him too much, I love you," Connor pleads with me.

"No you don't."

"I do, I always will care for my boyfriend."

"I'm not your boyfriend."

"Evan..." Connor chokes on his words, I let myself glance at his face and I watch a tear slip down his pink cheek. He rubs his nose with his sleeve and pivots to walk out my door. I feel tears sting my eyes and I let them fall as soon as I hear my front door shut.

The next day I don't go to school, screw school. Screw Connor, screw Jared, screw school. But, for the next few months I wander down the hallways, lonely. I know I have to avoid the cafeteria at lunch to avoid Connor and Jared. I know that eventually I'm going to need to eat lunch again, but as soon as I peer through the cafeteria doors I see Connor and Jared laughing. Grinning at each other. My gaze is fixed on Connor, the boy who once loved me. The boy I once loved... the boy I still love.

The next day is the last day before a finals week for the end of the first half of the year. How is it already January? How did Connor have such a big impact when he entered my life? And how did he have an even bigger one when he left it?

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