Chapter Five: Forgive Me

Brodi gasped when he heard Mac, staring at him in disbelief as the heartbroken teen fell to his knees. Kaori got off him and stared at Mac the same way Brodi did.

"Mackenzie, WAIT! Look, Kaori... I don't think I can be with you anymore..." Brodi said and jumped up, but Mac had already fled the trailer. He and Kaori both heard Mac scream into the morning, and Kaori started crying.

"I... I understand, but... he HATES me!" She sobbed and ran out of Brodi's trailer back to her own in almost the same manner that Mac had. Brodi was left alone, standing in the middle of his trailer, staring out the door Kaori hadn't cared to close. He sighed and sat down on his bed, still warm from where Mac had lain. He loved me… and I broke his heart…Brodi thought to himself. Brodi felt like he was falling in love with Mac too, but he had no chance now. He broke Mac's already shattered heart, in his time of weakness, his darkest hour.

"I have to do something…" Brodi whispered to himself and stood up, heading out of his trailer and towards Mac's. When he got there, he pressed his ear to the door and heard nothing. He was sure he'd be able to hear Mac crying, but there was nothing. "Mackenzie…? Are you okay in there…?" Brodi said loudly, listening for a response. "Oh God… Mackenzie?" his tone rose and when he still received no answer, he started to assume the worst. "MACKENZIE! I'm coming in there!" He yelled and grabbed the door handle, shaking it, but it was locked. He started to panic, taking his boarding pass from his pocket and using it to pick the lock. After a few minutes of trying, the lock on the door finally released and he burst inside. "Mackenzie, where are you?" He looked around wildly, but then spotted the lump of covers upon the bed, sighing in relief. Mac was asleep, that was all.

Walking slowly over to the bed, Brodi sat down on the edge of it, pulling back the covers and revealing Mac's sleeping body. "Mackenzie…" He whispered softly, putting his hand on the boy's shoulder and massaging it gently. "I'm sorry… I know you think I love Kaori now… but I don't… I love you, dear Mackenzie… I'm just too nervous to tell you in your waking moments… I love you," Brodi had leaned down and was whispering in Mac's ear. A tear fell from his eye and landed on Mac's cheek.

Mac felt someone touch his shoulder and he returned to consciousness, but remained motionless and silent. He listened to Brodi whispering to him, and felt tears coming to his own eyes. After Brodi had finished speaking, Mac couldn't hold his tears any longer, he started sobbing and he curled into a tighter ball.

"Brodi… I… I heard you… I wish I could believe what you said, but you're lying… I loved you, now just go away and let me sleep, okay?" He rolled over onto his back and looked up at Brodi, who in turn looked down at him, into his eyes.

"I am telling you the truth, Mackenzie. I've always had feelings for you. I don't know why I was with Kaori in the first place, but I broke up with her, because well, I'm gay…" Brodi blushed slightly and looked away from Mac.

"You helped me then betrayed me!" Mac sat up and stared at Brodi angrily. "How could you do that?"

"Mackenzie… I'm sorry. Please, forgive me…"

"I can't! I can't forgive you, because I was hurt and you rescued me now you betrayed me! I never want to see you again!" Mac didn't mean what he said at all. He wanted more than anything to forgive Brodi, but he had broken his heart… Brodi had been there for him after he was tortured and beaten, but Brodi only ended up ripping his heart out…

Brodi leaned down and kissed Mac's cheek gently before standing. "I love you…" He whispered and walked out of the trailer, back to his own again.