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Why Me? Chapter 4

Strange Happenings

It was two years after that horrible night. Marco still awoke in the middle of the night, after recreating that horrible hockey game in his nightmares. Then he would remember that everything was ok, he was fine, and so was his Dylan.

Marco called up Dylan to see if they could get together that day. He needed to talk to Dylan about those nightmares. Whenever he was upset or scared, Dylan could make it go away.

"Sorry, sweetie, I've got a doctors appointment today. We can talk after that," was Dylan's response.

"Oh…ok," said Marco. He hated it when he had to go longer than a day without seeing Dylan. He knew it was just a little bit obsessive, but Dylan thought it was cute. "Love you, Dyl," he said into the receiver.
"Love you, too, Marco," Dylan replied. "Talk to you later."

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Later that day, Marco called up Dylan again. But Paige said Dylan couldn't come to the phone. And it had sounded like she was crying. Marco started to get worried. What could have happened that Dylan couldn't talk to him, that would make Paige so upset. If someone had died, Dylan would call Marco up right away.

What if Dylan is hurt! Marco wondered. What if he's sick or something. Wouldn't he tell me? Marco climbed in his car and drove over to Dylan's.

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Marco walked up the steps to the house. The car was in the driveway, but all the lights were off. Maybe they didn't want company. But, no, they had said, in good and bad times, Marco was always welcome. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. He was greeted by Dylan's tear-stained face.

"Marco, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"I called to talk to you, and Paige said you couldn't come to the phone. She sounded upset."

Dylan sighed. "Marco, there's something I have to tell you. Come inside."

Marco walked through the door, worried as hell. He couldn't figure it out. What is going on? What is Dylan's family hiding?

He sat down on the couch, and Dylan sat next to him, cuddling close to him.

"Marco…a few weeks ago I went to the doctor, and he ran some tests. Today he was giving me the results, and I'm HIV positive. If I'm not careful, I could only have a year or two more to live." Dylan broke down in to crying. Marco held him closer, hugging him with all is strength.
"Don't worry, baby," he whispered. "I won't let anything happen to you."

And they sat there, two teenage boys, sobbing in to eachother, for the next few hours.

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