Love... Not Romance [BoyxBoy]

Thirteenth - Love and Mysteries

 "Kyle..." Brent called on the other line.

"Drew..." I heard Nico call my name.

"Are you still there, Kyle? Are you alright?" Brent asked.

"What happened, Drew? What did he say?" Nico asked.

"That's impossible..." I muttered. "Are you playing a prank on me, right now, Brent?" I asked shakily.

"Do you think I would joke about something this serious?" Brent replied. "The old lady..."

"She might be remembering things wrong, Brent. I mean, you said it yourself, she's old." I argued.

"Yeah, maybe you're right." Brent said. "But she sounded so sure, and she didn't sound senile at all... Mrs. Flint, does it ring a bell?" Brent asked.

"Yeah, she lives near the lake, she doesn't socialize much, so I don't really know much about her, but you're right though, she doesn't seem senile yet." I said honestly.

"Well, when I asked her about the incident she told me that I know the boy who went missing, then I started showing her pictures of our friends, and when she saw your picture, she told me that it was you."

"That doesn't mean that she's right, she could've been mistaken me for another kid, after all it was four years ago, and Mom never, she never..." I was practically shaken, my mind was clouded and swirling with different thoughts.

"As I said, no one wanted you to remember. I don't know what exactly happened, the old lady, she didn't want to talk much about it. I tried asking my Mom, but she just blatantly lied that nothing of the sort happened." Brent said. "Kyle..."

"I'm alright... I need some time to process everything though." I said honestly.

"I understand. Call me when you're ready to talk." Brent said.

"I will..." I said and then hanged up the phone.

Nico, without saying anything, held my shoulder and squeezed. I held Nico's hand on my shoulder and left out a heavy sigh. I told Nico everything that Brent told me, and he looked as surprised as I was.

"Four years ago? Is he sure?" Nico asked. "You disappeared on the lake, just like the boy you saw on the video?"

I nodded.

I kept quiet.

Not because I wanted to.

But because I can't find any words to say.

"What are you going to do now?" Nico asked.

"I don't know. I guess I could ask my Mom, but I'm not even sure if she would answer me honestly. I mean, everyone in our town stopped talking about it, they kept it a secret from me – considering that what Brent said is right – so I'm pretty sure that the one behind the big secret are my parents. I'm sure they're the one who asked the whole town to keep it a secret from me. Everything is too confusing for me right now, I don't know what to do."

"I guess that's a good idea... but I'm surprised that the whole town would agree to stop talking about such... incident." Nico said.

"That town is pretty small, everyone treats each other like family. You hurt one, and the whole town would go after you, they protect their family." I told Nico.

"I see, but, Drew, it wouldn't hurt to try." Nico said.

"You're right, I should at least try. If only our old town is not miles away, then I would there right this instant." I sighed.