jeyjey's pov
i switched the water to off and started to dry myself off with a towel. i went up to the mirror and rubbed some of the fog off with my hand. my hair was long again, almost too long, but i didn't have time to deal with it. i grabbed my toothbrush and started to brush my teeth.
i thought i heard some noises from my room, which was weird, so i hurried. when i opened the door, i saw benji sitting on his old bed, startled by the sudden creek. he shot up from his position, a shocked look of his face but i can't tell if it was from me of from something totally different.
"uhm h-hey jeyjey. i was just, uh, showing myself out." he announced, looking me up and down nervously, but he still had a smile plastered on his face.
"uhh okay?" i replied, trying not to interrogate him with questions, even though i had so many to ask.
"but before i go, are you going to the party tonight? y'know like the before everyone goes back home party?"
"i think i am. will i be seeing you there?"
"you can count on it!" he flashed me a way less nervous smile before almost skipping out of the room like a little kid. he seemed... happy? like really happy for no specific reason?
"what the actual fuck just happened." i said to myself as benji closed the door behind him.
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i showed up to the party that night. some of my friends were there but i really just wanted to get drunk one last time before flying back home in the morning. the venue was some rich kid who went to our school's house. it was huge, and when i say huge, i mean like pool the size of a football field huge.
i went straight to the kitchen and grabbed a drink. i have no clue what it was but it tasted like pure alcohol so it was great. i started to wander, without a goal, just kinda looking around.
out back there was a garden, it was beautiful. i sat on one of the benches just to look at the flowers and take it all in. i felt my phone vibrating in my back pocket but ignored it. this moment was too good to ruin.
but ruined it was.
"jeyjey! i've been looked everywhere for you!" benji ran over to me all out of breath, shoving his own phone in his pocket. i assume he was the one calling me.
"benji. hello." i greet him, quite annoyed actually.
"there's something i need to tell you. like it's really important."
"go ahead." i replied, standing up to face him.
"okay well actually i'm more showing you something than telling you something and it's gonna blow your mind and i really hope you'll be happy because when i found out i was so happy and i don't think i've ever been this happy before and i wanted to tell you sooner but you were, uhm, naked, and- never mind now i'm here and i ha-"
he kept rambling so i cut him off. "benji. show me."
"oh yeah, okay." he reached into his pocket and pulled out something green. he placed it in my hand.
i looked at it, confused at what i was looking at at first. eventually, i figured out it was a small, green bracelet that said the words "best friends" on it. it exactly matched mine. there was no earthly way that.... it really was... benji?
i kept glancing up at him with my eyes and back at the bracelet before i fixed my eyes on the other boy's face, my eyebrows scrunched together.
"b-benji?"
"jorge it's me! we found each other!"
"it's really you?"
"it's really me."
i started to cry, which i mean, let's be honest, we all expected that. he wrapped his arms around me tightly and i couldn't help but to cry more, i was shaking.
"benji. oh my god it's really you. i thought i'd lost you forever." i snaked my arms around his neck and pulled him even closer. he was almost picking me up since he's so much taller.
he pulled away to look at my face. "jorge? can i kiss you?"
"of course." i blushed through the tears still streaming down my face.
benji's lips met mine and it was almost like the last puzzle piece fell into place. i knew that when he said goodbye it couldn't actually be goodbye. i felt too connected to this boy. i loved him too much.
his hands tangled in my hair and the kiss deepened. it felt amazing. i've been wanting to do this for so long. i missed it so much.
we pulled away and i looked up into his eyes.
"i knew you looked familiar. i just could never put my finger on it." i joked, but honesty being 100% serious.
"and you started going by jeyjey instead of jorge. maybe i would've figured it out sooner if you didn't change your name."
i laughed. "at least we know now."
"i love you, jorge."
"i love you too, benjamin."
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hey guys! so i don't want this to be the end of the story but i have no clue what to do after this. maybe a few of them coming back to school the next year just so they can finally be together again. let me know if you have any suggestions in the comments below. ily all so much and thank you for being so patient <3
