Se connecter“There’s this party… and I wanted to invite you.” Tristan asked with his hands pinned behind his back.The air played its part in the darkness, collecting every light it could catch in its own net and placing them inside a transparent jar.“I’m thinking that you’re inviting me, aren’t you?” Josh spoke with his finger on his chin, pressing into the coldness of the night.“Yes,” Tristan’s eyes lit up wide. “And I want you to go with me and have fun for a while. I mean—”Josh cut him off.“Sorry to announce, but I’m not coming. There’s one task I have to do before graduation as the Council President. You should, too. You’re the vice.” Josh threw the responsibility right at Tristan, whose jaw dropped into a massive loop.“And what was that?” Tristan stepped forward, crossing into Josh’s personal space.Josh let a smile settle on his cherry lips. His hand drifted toward Tristan’s smooth forehead, which felt like a cushion made of skin.“Our statement! Our vocabulary and a long text to expo
This day left Josh and Tristan feeling so jittery and restless that they could barely stay still. The two of them were inside the gym, where everyone had already gathered and the rest of the group was already mingling about.Josh kept scratching the skin on his hands while Tristan stood beside the coach, both hands resting firmly on his hips. Josh gave Tristan a soft, cute smile that tugged at the corner of his lips. Everyone else was loud and chatty, but the atmosphere felt calm and cool. A gentle breeze seemed to blend perfectly with the quiet stillness of everyone around, whether they were sitting or standing.“All of you, this is our very last class here at school. And to all of you soon-to-be graduates, don’t you dare forget me,” their coach said. Right then, tears started to well up in the coach’s eyes, and Josh felt a deep, heart-tugging emotion washing over him. His cheeks felt cold and stiff.“Shit,” he muttered under his breath.The air in the gym crackled with sudden intens
After class, the two students leaned against the front of the school’s massive building. Students walked past them. Phased right through them. Glances were made, probably because of how brutally Nathan had died.“You know what, let’s go,” Tristan said. Josh tapped his foot on the ground, his head drifting toward the pavement.His heart clenched, wrapped tight like it was sealed in plastic.“Of course, let’s go,” Josh said.Then he spotted Thomas. Jonathan dragged him along with a smirk that made Josh’s stomach twist. It contorted his features.His best friend was really in love with a guy. How disgusting was that? A guy with a guy? That was basically a sin to heaven, where sins were banished to a burning heat, a spice that stung the skin and the eyes until they rotted and melted.“Are you fine?” Tristan asked. His eyes scanned the landscape of the field and spotted Jonathan and Thomas.“Looks like both of them are having fun to themselves,” Tristan commented.“Probably because they’re
Three weeks had passed. Josh stood next to Tristan, his arms clinging to Tristan's shoulders. The air seemed to ignite in his hair. His eyes were locked onto Tristan’s, but Tristan’s gaze darted down to the ground.Josh sighed. His mind warped to the exclusive placebo tie around Tristan’s neck.Then a bomb exploded in his ear.Ting! Ting! Ting!His lids slid up. He stood up, his chest exhaling as he felt the sensation of sweat running down his cheeks. As the sunlight from outside his window hit his skin and sterilized the patch, all of the watery liquid vanished.“It was just a dream,” Josh muttered.He walked toward the mirror, which reflected his dissolved strands that looked like a raccoon’s tangled rope fur.“What happened to me in the past few weeks?” Josh asked. His voice was tired, a mix of confusion. His cheeks felt brittle, like the texture of plastic material.The walls called to him, urging him to remember everything that had occurred over the last few weeks. His eyes react
48Josh ran through the hospital doors. The hallway was incredibly loud, bustling with people, and the atmosphere felt suffocating. Some ignored the chaos entirely, while other patients sat silently in their wheelchairs, their eyes vacant.Josh scrambled to find out which room Nathan was in. He grabbed a passing nurse, his voice trembling as he asked for directions, before managing a weak, "Thank you so much."He rushed into the elevator and pressed the button for the third floor. The doors slid shut, and the elevator began its ascent, carrying the heavy weight of the anxiety Josh felt in his chest. When the doors finally parted with a sharp ting, he stepped out immediately, his footsteps clicking rhythmically against the cold floor.His eyes scanned the area until they landed on Tristan.Tristan was sitting on a cold, metallic three-seater bench. His hands were curled against his forehead, and tears were streaming down his face.Josh’s heart fluttered as he stood in front of Tristan
Honk! Honk!Violent flash of light came out from its shield to Josh’s eyes. He blinked his eyes twice, as if it were being taunted by the lights brightness and burn them.Josh rubbed his lids, to his surprise his eyes widened and a recognizable person was driving the car, hands on focus on the vehicle’s engine movement controller.“Dylan,” he muttered his stepfather’s name. He could never imagine Dylan’s vehicle right beside him—its engine mechanuc roared and its eating him alive."Why would Dylan be here?" Josh asked.He had heard the statement Dylan spoke while he was laying in the hospital bed with his eyes closed. His ears had kept lingering on those words. That was not a reason to be nice to him though. Josh had to know why Dylan was here. Maybe he had some agenda going on or some work to get tied to.The door creaked open as Dylan exited the vehicle. His hair was flawless and his face was masked with a kindness and a smile that crept into Josh's throat. The balloons inside of hi





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