The deepest secret

“Well, hopefully it won't be too much longer until we can meet again. I don't know how much more of these things I can take. I would prefer to spend some quality bonding time alone with you than have to sit through hours of boring introductions,” he jokes with a laugh.

“Sounds like a plan to me. Well, until then...” Max says before standing up from where he was sitting.

“What are you doing?” The boy asks confused as he watches Max walk towards the hallway. Max stops at the door frame and turns around.

“I'm heading to the bathroom to pee. See you in a bit,” he tells him before disappearing behind the closed bathroom door.

After he heard the door close, the boy turns around and smiles fondly at the ceiling before closing his eyes and letting his mind wander back to his earlier conversation with Max.

After talking for almost an hour, the two friends eventually decided to call it quits early for the day. They exchanged numbers with Max promising to text each other once school begins the