It was Monday morning, bright and early. Alex was back at his mom's house. He groaned as his alarm clock woke him up at six in the morning. Alex was not a morning person…at all. He rolled out of bed and off to the bathroom, where he got ready. He got his belongings ready and went down to eat breakfast. His mom had already gone to work, so it was just Alex and his thoughts. He poured himself a bowl of cereal and dug in.
He sighed. He hated Mondays. The only good thing would be that he'd get to see Mike again. He smiled as he continued to eat his cereal. He really had fun the other night, too bad John was really paranoid about it. Alex finished off his breakfast and headed off to school.
"Hey man, what's up?" John approached Alex's locker before class started.
Alex raised his eyebrows. "Sup?"
"Alex, I really think you should stop before you get in over your head."
Alex shook his head. He couldn't believe John was lecturing him about what to do with his life. John had always been on Alex's side, so why couldn't he be there now? "I've heard enough."
"Seriously. You both will get in a lot of trouble and what's the point? There is not point!"
Alex slammed his locker shut. He was furious with his so called best friend. "Mike's been there for me since the day I met him. He actually cares about me and understands what I'm going through. You? You live this perfect life where your mom and dad buy everything for you! I don't live in luxury anymore. You just don't understand and you refuse to actually let me enjoy something when I feel like shit all the time." Alex stormed off to class, leaving John feeling horrible.
Alex walked into Mike's class and sat in his normal seat. A few minutes later, John walked in. He glanced at his usual desk, next to Alex, but decided not to sit there. He walked off to the back of the class, next to Randy.
The bell for the end of first period rang at 9. Alex tried to walk out before John caught him, but his bag got caught on to the chair. "Alex!" John screamed. "Please, Alex, just listen."
Alex finally swung his bag over his shoulder and glared at John. "It's not a good time right now."
Mike was ease dropping on their conversation. He noticed that Alex and John weren't sitting next to each other during class and was a bit concerned on what was going on.
"Alex, c'mon. I'm always here for you. Who's house have you been staying at, huh?" Alex just shook his head. Before he could respond, the bell for class rang and they were both late.
"Great." They moaned.
"Boys, wait up!" Mike stated, getting up from his desk. "I'll write you both passes so you aren't marked late." Mike wrote on up for John first. "Here you are."
"Thanks!" John smiled before he darted off to class.
"Is everything alright, Alex?" Mike asked, writing Alex's pass.
Alex rolled his eyes. "It's a long story." He grabbed the pass from Mike's hand and walked out the door.
"So what was that all about this morning?" Mike asked as Alex walked in for their afternoon sessions.
Alex threw his backpack on the ground before he unleashed all his anger. "John was mad that we went to the game. I don't know what's up with him lately. It's just like everything I do now, he wants to make a comment on. He can't feel what I'm going through. Everything is not okay, but he doesn't understand that." Alex was pacing back and forth around the classroom.
Mike was getting emotional listening to Alex. He knew exactly what he was feeling. "John just isn't there for me like how I thought he was going to be. Things that make me happy aren't good enough for him. I…I just want to be happy right now, but it seems impossible. Hanging out with you was one of the best days of my life. It was a hell of a lot better than these past few weeks."
Mike bit his lip. He was growing true feelings for Alex and he could tell that same was happening to him. "You're there for me. You actually care…more than John, more than anyone else. I..I really want to thank you, Mike. You're an amazing person and I…"
Before Alex could finish his sentenced, Mike leaped into a kiss with his student. Alex was stunned at first, but realized this was exactly what he wanted. The kiss was passionate and something they both wanted to do for so long. Alex's hands with planted on Mike's back, while Mike moved his hand through Alex's hair and the other, rubbing his back.
Mike quickly pulled away and walked away from Alex. He rubbed his hands over his face, just realizing what went down.
"Why…" Alex panted, catching his breath. "Why did you stop?"
"We can't…" Mike was stumbling all over his words. He ran up to Alex and grabbed his hands. "We can't do this here. Not ever again." Alex nodded, understanding where Mike was coming from. "How about we call it a day?"
Alex slowly let go of Mike's hands and went to grab his books. "I'll..I'll talk to you later?"
Mike smirked. "We'll talk later."