"Is...that?"
"N..no nothing. Just a..a I-I m-my arm-I br...broke it..."
Evan heard Connor pause.
"Well that's just the saddest thing I've ever heard, oh my God."
"I..i know."
"Um...no one's signed your cast."
Evan blinked. "No...i mean... about that..i don't know...i think..."
C O N N O R
Evan pushed the memory of his first cast far away.
It sounded so stupid. How was he going to explain to Connor that someone who'd shared the same name as him had signed? He refused the thought of bringing up his black panther.
He's definitely going to make fun of me for having a stuffed toy.
Evan wasn't sure who's signed his cast, but he was certain of one thing: this was going to be a very awkward exchange.
So he chose the easier option, eyes cast down. "N..no."
"Well." Connor paused. "I'll sign it. I have a sharpie, is that okay?"
"You..y..you don't h..have to..." Evan stuttered, bright red, as Connor grabbed his left arm. "Ow." Evan winced as his cast scraped against the table.
Connor apologised quickly as he uncapped the sharpie, scrawling his name in big black letters against the white cast.
It looked too familiar.
CONNOR'S POV
It looked too familiar.
The ink settled on the white cast, sinking in, like it had always belonged there.
Just like it did a few months ago.
"Hansen? Evan...Hansen?"
"Y-yeah?"
"What did you fall out of?"
The image of the smaller boy free-falling towards the grassy ground. He started to remember.
"I-i..."
The trip to the hospital.
"It's okay, Hansen..." Connor patted Evan's arm to reassure him.
"I..I I f..fell..I f..fell I...I"
Connor saw Evan clench his fingers and close his eyes. He gulped sharply, taking deep breaths.
"I fell.i fell...i fell...out o-of a t..tree."
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TreeBros: Not Alone
FanfictionTwo young boys, Evan Hansen and Connor Murphy. Never knew the other existed until their school lives-but even before then, they had already met once. Maybe Connor would vaguely remember that encounter, but Evan would have no recollection of it at al...
