Chapter 18

"Jimmy," Geo stage whispered. "This is the worst place to talk about this, and the worst time to talk about it."

"You won't let me talk to you anywhere else!" the boy cried. He always was a crier. Usually, it was Geo who had wiped those tears from his eyes and comforted him. Jimmy always came running to him when he was upset.

Could Geo do the same, though? No. Even when they were together, he always had to be the strong one that took care of him and deal with all of his drama when he had a thousand other things on his plate. He hadn't even realized just how bad their relationship had been until they broke it off.

"There's nothing left to talk about, Jimmy," Geo told him. The tiny man was giving him the infamous doe eyes that he had used on him countless times. "It's already been said."

"I just wanted to tell you that I was sorry," he cried. "I didn't mean to try and push you away. I just..."

"You don't want to be here," Geo finished for him. "I get it. But I'm not going to mark you an