My Best friend

12 birthday again?

---milo---

"Justin it's boring please let me take some rest"

"You're doing that sum wrong for the fifth time just concentrate Milo"

"Please give me ten minutes to refresh my mind.. at least can we talk about the secret birthday party we've been planning for Noah"

"I already told you ...am gonna take him to the same restaurant that we went for our first date"

"Really.. that's boring as f.. fudge?"

"But that's just me"

"Ok now tell me.. hypothetical question you have all the money .how will you celebrate my baby's birthday"

"Firstly he is not your baby and secondly,I always want to celebrate his birthday like this one day...

A lawn decorated with red roses,a champagne,red velvet cake in the shape of an angel...with fireworks on the sky,a small group of people playing our favourite songs in piano and violin.me and him dancing ...after that I want to be alone with him in the roof top with floating lanterns with his name on it .. finally I will sing happy birthday to him"

"That's very ..b beautiful.. you're not a hopeless romantic I guess..it's magical and I swear Noah will like it"

"But I can't,not now..I don't have money...I wish I was rich...but I'll work hard and will make it happen"

"You both are so cheesy and sugary...too much ... it's better to do this sum than hearing you talking about your love "

"Are you jealous Milo??? hahaha"

"Jealous...in your dreams Justin.. moreover I don't like these sappy sh...shushi. "

"It's funny to hear you swap the swear words with something random... shushi... really!!?"

"You and your no swearing policy..I f..fishin hate you both"

"Fuck you "

"Noah!!!! Justin just sweared in front of me !!'

"Shush Milo please don't tell him am not ready to hear his lecture"

"Ok. But I will not do this sum ...am gonna sleep,also I want your share of that  ice-cream"

"Ice-cream!!!!  but.."

"Noahhhh"

"Ok ok ...eat ice-cream,rat poison whatever you want take it .. please don't tell Noah"

"Are you that afraid of him....it's funny as. I will not say...haha you fool am not like you "

There goes Justin's sweet share of ice-cream on my tummy....

---noah---

I don't know why Justin asked me to come to the lawn at this night time...the text message sounded very urgent and I immediately went there...

Oh my god ....

It's 12 o clock...

My birthday..

There is a bunch of people playing my favourite song.... fireworks going on the sky....the lawn is filled with red roses....cake shaped like an angel....with different types of exotic chocolates and aromatic candles and champagne!!?......

Justin grabbed me in his arms and whispered happy birthday....he had some disappointment or anger in his eyes which I can't place..
We started to dance and he turned soft and smiled at me... I can see the love on his eyes...he kissed away the tears from my cheeks....He said that three words which gives me heart attack every single time.

"I love you Noah ..."

"I love you Justin"

We locked eyes followed by our lips...he then took me to the terrace ...and it had a bunch of floating lanterns with my name on it...we floated those away and watched it until it becomes a star among the others ....he held me in his arms ... And we kissed..he carried me to our room .where we made sweet love...and that moment I felt like the happiest man in the world....
I wondered how a broken boy could have such a beautiful birthday...
Well he can....
Because the broken boy is loved by an angel...
Justin is my angel ....I fell asleep with my face buried on his chest...

---justin---

****before the birthday night*****

"What's all these milo....I can't believe you did this"

"Are you mad Justin....why "

"You want to know why?? Because its not my money"

"Ok...we can talk about this later ....Noah is coming here...I sent him a message from your mobile just now to come here... please don't ruin the surprise...just go with it we can talk later alright"

"Oh my god he is here....."

"I'll better leave...bye Justin"

"Milo ...MILO...damn it"

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"Here ...two thousand dollars....now tell me how much I have to pay for everything you did for Noah's birthday"

"What the hell Justin....it's all your imagination...I just gave life to it ..our goal is to make Noah happy and we did that ... what's your problem"

"Because I can't take credit for something which I never did ...I want to make Noah happy but not from his friend's money... I appreciate what you did but I can't accept money from you just tell me how much you spent .. NOW .."

"Hmm...thirty thousand dollars"

"What??"

"Am sorry... Justin I didn't mean to spend this much..you don't have to repay "

"But I will.... I'll do four shifts ...or whatever I'll repay ...I don't want your dad's money"

"Really Justin you think I took the money from my dad.... come with me"

"Where are you taking me"

He took me to a men's clothing store ...it had Milo's face in it .

"You did that modeling campaign?!"

"Yes I did ...you helped me realize my potential for modeling and helped me to do it...and you know what...I spent my money not my dad's...am not a rich spoiled brat that you think I am...how can you be so dumb Justin...I arranged the party not to mock you or make you feel like a loser...I want to give life to your dreams....I want you to show how much you love Noah.....the money is not important here...it's just a tool to make your imagination come alive...I want both of you to be happy.... you're the grumpy dad...Noah is that caring mom..I am that disrespectful spoiled kid...and we make the perfect family.....we are family Justin.... you both share love and affection with me I shared my money....and I don't think it's wrong....and if you don't want me to do things for you... hereafter I won't interfere ...am sorry Justin...I'll just leave...I won't trouble you..."

"Milo ...Milo...am sorry ... please stop.."

He walked faster...I started to chase him .

"Milo.."

"Justin stop watch out!!!.."

Everything is a blur.. I felt Milo pushing me to the other side of the road...I heard a thud...I fell down and heard my ears ringing....I felt numb....

Then I saw him..

His crumpled form on the ground...

Blood covered his abdomen and face...his eyes were closed..

It looked like he was sleeping peacefully minus the blood and tested up shirt...
Milo..

He saved me from the car hitting me.

I should be the one who lay on the ground...
I should be the one with the torn up shirt...
I should be the one who ...

But Milo took my place..
I felt like I can't breathe...
Like under water...
I shiver with lips trembling
My chest hurts...
My eyes blurred with tears as the ambulance carried away Milo from my arms..
I wished he should not take the longest path....
Milo ... please be ok....