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Flashback

The story takes place in May. Jack and I were walking home from school. I remember it was very cold that day, well, cold for California. We found eachothers hand's and held tight.

I looked over at him and smiled. He had his trademark bandana tied around his neck, and wore his rope belt loosely on his waist. "Where'd you ever get the idea that wearing a rope for a belt was cool?"

He simply shruggs. "I dunno."

I turn around and step in front of him, preventing him from moving any further. "What's up with you? You've been acting strange lately."

Again he only shruggs.

Frustratedly, I turn around so I'm facing the right direction and start walking. Jack soon follows my lead.

He sighs. "Jared..."

Sighing back, I look at him. "What?"

"I... I can't do this."

"Can't do what?"

"Date you," Jack says meekly.

I can feel the blood draining from my face. "Why?"

"I was offered a scholarship... the school is against gays."

"So? Don't go!" I plead.

"But it's a really good school!" Jack argues.

Just when it looks like things can't get any better for me, he looks me in the eyes and says the three words I've always wanted to hear him say, but not now. "I love you."

"If you love me, then don't leave me." I answer back with much more courage than I thought I could've, yet sounding whiny at the same time.

"Jared, please don't make this so difficult."

"Why? So that when you leave here, you don't have to remember me?" I demand.

"No," he answers quietly.

"Then why?"

"Because! I... I don't know what to do for the first time in my life and I'm really freaked out about it!"

Jack looks ready to break out into tears and I find that hard to believe.

Jack? Frightfully close to crying?

I find that very hard to believe and almost apologize for making this hard for him. I want to hold him in my arms and tell him that I'm sorry, that he can do whatever the hell he wants, as long as it makes him happy.

But then I remember one more person. Me. What would I do with him gone? He was my hero and he was thinking about leaving me!

End Flashback

That was the first part in our relationship that lead to the dreadful end.

No, I'm not gonna tell you what happens at the end.

Because you have to wait.

Yes, I know, I suck... at least that's what Snitch tells me. :hinthint: