Jared's POV
I was just finishing up a video game when I got a notification on my phone. I pick up my phone and turn it on to see the notification, it's from Evan.
'Hey, can we talk?'
I responded back with 'I need to finish something really quick'
"It can't really wait'
'Is it important? Did you hurt yourself again?' Now he's starting to worry me.
'I didn't hurt myself, but it is important'
'Okay, do you want to meet up or call?'
'Just call'
'Okay'
I hope he's alright, he's not usually into calling people. He says you can't really think over what you're going to say and if you mess up you can't say it's just a typo. So, if I'm thinking straight, he's dying.
I called him, and as soon as I saw he picked up, my nervousness got the best of me. I started playing with my hair. I said with a soft tone, "You okay Ev?"
Then I heard his signature chocked breathing, he only does that when he's holding back tears.
"Evan. Did someone hurt you? I swear to god I'll kill them!"
"I'm fine J-Jared, nobody is dying today."
Okay so he's not dying, of course I was wrong. I'm gay anyway, thinking straight never works.
"What happened Ev?" I calmed down.
"I… I feel sort of a-alone.." damn, I know that feeling.
"You have me!" I tried to sound enthusiastic.
"Yeah but…" he mumbled the last part and I couldn't understand what he said. He does that when he's really nervous.
"Hey, it's okay, whatever you want to tell me, it's okay. I won't judge, just take your time."
"I s-said, yeah but only as a family f-friend." What… he, he… oh my god.
"Wait, what?" I swear I was almost whispering. It's not everyday I get shocked like this.
"You h-heard me…" he sounded worse.
"I did but, I'm still confused?" I wasn't sure on what to think.
"I l-like you, I like you so much more than just family friends, but what does that even mean? "Family friends", am I that bad that you can't call me a friend? Is that it?! Are you embarrassed to be anywhere close to me?!" He started crying. Then he hung up.
Shit. Shit. Shit. I messaged him again.
'Evan.' I waited for a bit for a response. When I got nothing I typed again, 'Ev, please answer me'
As I'm waiting, I'm thinking of Evan. Just Evan. He likes me. He fucking likes me! Yes! I go back to thinking of older memories of us. How adorable he would get when he talks about trees as we walked through the forest. How he always made sure I was happy, because that alone made him happy. How we always play fight when we hang out which led us to laughing like crazy out in public.
Then I heard another notification, Evan responded. I can still fix things.
'What.' Dang. We never use periods when we text.
'Can we call again?'
'Why'
'I want to say something, you'll want to hear it'
'Do I tho?'
'Trust me, please'
'Fine'
I called him again as soon as I read the message. His icon thing popped up, as he connected he said "what is sooo important?" It was supposed to be a question but it sounded like a statement. He's still shaky, I can tell by his voice. I know him too well.
"Well I was thinking, after you disconnected, and I thought about all the memories of us. I don't see you as a family friend anymore Ev. You're way more than that. I don't know if I could say I like you…"
"It's okay, I get it." He said with a sad laugh.
"... but, I can say something else, but you can't runaway after I say it."
"Okay… should I be worried?"
"Not at all Ev."
"Okay, good, you scared me for a second."
"Sorry about that… I just… uh, this is stressful, wow, I… I love you."
"W-what-really?!" He sounded so much happier than he was a minute ago.
"Yeah, I'm done lying. That whole family friend thing, it's all a lie. We've been best friends for years, but I couldn't open up to you. I had to cover everything up. I love you so much."
"I… I love you too…"
For the rest of the night, it was just us, talking about everything and nothing. Evan was happy, and so was I.
