Marco lay in his bed staring blankly at the wall. All he could think about was Dylan. Things had taken a wrong turn for him after the breakup. His dad found out he was gay, and he had to live at Ellie's house. Ellie wasn't doing so well because her mom started drinking again and Marco just couldn't find someone to replace Dylan. He longed for Dylan to come back into his life but "Open Relationships" were the least thing Marco wanted. He slowly got out of bed and went down the steps. He froze and saw Ellie cutting and sighed. "El, please stop." Ellie dropped her compass and quickly pulled down her sleeves. "Marco, I'm sorry" Marco angrily took the compass from the couch and sat down with Ellie. He looked at her sympathetically and she began to tell him about what she'd been through. Marco tried to comfort her but inside, He was dying, devastated about Ellie and Dylan. All he wanted to do was go home and lay in his own bed. The phone rang and he picked it up surprised to hear Paige crying. "Dylan died last night." that's all Marco needed to hear. Some mixed emotions of fear and anger swept over him and he began to cry. He went back up to his temporary room and paced the floor in bitter confusion. He clenched his fists until he heard a little crack. He opened up his hand and remembered that he was still holding Ellie's compass. He quickly dragged it across his arm and sighed in relief.
xMango