Dan looked at me, seemingly wanting to say something horrid, but then, softened, sitting down on the couch near me.
"Big bro?"
"We're not related."
"What?"
He shook his head, "We don't share parents at all. Mom just told me so herself."
"You're still my brother!"
Dan smiled weakly, "Yeah, I guess so. You do amazing things, Alright?"
"I will! I'm gonna head over to Jack's house!"
I left the house in an instant, skipping happily over to Jack's house, the two of us having a fun time.
The next morning, we found out that Dan....
Dan...
Dan!
There was an empty bottle of pills sitting on his nightstand, and a note.
Dear Mom, Dad, Ethan,
I'm disgusting, I must be. These emotions are disgusting. The only thing that made me normal was this stupid veil of family. I'm not family, so I'm disgusting. I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm sorry.
I don't deserve a place here.
Goodbye
It wasn't until Dan was buried under the earth that I realized he was gone.
I cried for months, and hardly seemed even remotely caring with school. I couldn't. Everything just hurt.
Eventually, I picked myself back up, and the older I got, the more I understood about Dan's final words, Dan's note.
The more I feared my growing feelings for Jack.
It was scary, but, I had to press on, for Dan.
I had to.
Had to...
Had-
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Pain and Love Comes in Many Forms
RomanceNavigating love and heartbreak is always a tough ride. Things don't always work out the way you want them too, and sometimes people feel as if they deserve a million chances. A million chances to take but never to give. The first four chapters are a...
