2 minute read
IN-BETWEEN
by Anon 2
It started in a gloomy Friday when a certain figure stood motionlessly in the middle of a shouting crowd. His eyes seemed to be glued toward the scene in front of him, 2 souls, holding each other as if the whole world was theirs. The shouting crowds around them were nothing but mere spectators for their budding love stories.
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He forced a smile as the scene flashed in his eyes. While holding his breath, he clenched his fist, dug his nails into his flesh as he tried to soothe the pain within his chest. A burning sensation he had never felt before, a certain feeling that made his mind numbs, Hurt? But why? Jealous? Didn’t even make sense! He screamed internally as he tied to hold the feeling that raging inside.
He hitched his breath when a hand grasped his wrist and pulled him away from the crowd. Shock could be seen within his glazed orbs. A tall figure was grabbing and pulling him away from the center of the commotion.
“Lucas, stop!” he demanded as he tried to release his wrist from the boy who pulling him.
“Lucas!!!” He screamed on top of his lung until the boy stopped abruptly.
“How many time did I told you to stop doing that!!” Lucas raised his baritone voice before he turned his body and faced the smaller boy in front of him.
“You can’t hide your feeling forever Eric.” The words could only hang on his head as the taller figure talked about his action earlier. “There will be some point, where h-“
“Just because it’s impossible, doesn’t mean you have to be the one who did that.”
“Doesn’t mean that you have to be the one who-“
“Lucas! What kind of a friend am I if I can’t unite them when I know they have a feeling for each other?!” The shorter boy said as he looked through the taller guy’s eyes.
“But-“
“Lucas, it’s my choice.” He breathed it out softly. “This is the consequence for bearing this kind of feeling.”
“And It’s my choice to throw those feeling away.” He said it as his lips forced a line of a smile, hung his head low as he tried to hold the urge that built up in the corner of his eyes.
“Sigh...” Lucas exhaled his breath heavily as his eyes scanned the shorter that stood in front of him. His hands then reached out toward the brunette and ruffle hair slightly in front of him.
“Well, you’ve grown up I guess” as he showed his grin toward the brunette.
“!” He surprised as he jolted his head up and saw the taller guy who’s grinning in front of him, butterflies started to tingle his stomach and that brought a smile upon his face.
“Now that’s my friend!!” the taller added.
“Come on cheer up, you’ve been through worst and survived.” he said it and reached his hand toward the shorter and pulled him over, they started to walk through the pavement, as the maple leaves drifted away by the autumn wind that blew gently in that evening.
