Coming out

by Ozymandias9

“What would make you happy?” There were so many answers. And he couldn’t have them all. What it really came down to was that lying to all these people he cared about was making him miserable. NoahLuke

2. Silence

Coming Out

Part 2

Noah really wasn't sure what he had expected Maddie to do when he told her. He could have dealt with her screaming at him or slapping him. He deserved her anger. What he hadn't known how to deal with was the silence. She just sat there. But he could see in her eyes that she was hurt.

So he talked. He told her about the night at the farm. He told her about the kiss. And he told her about how Luke had stood up to him about using her. He kept talking until there was nothing left to tell her. And she still didn't say anything.

So he grabbed his bag and walked to the door. But before he left he thought of one last thing to say. "I'll talk to Kim on Monday. I'll quit. You won't have to see me at work." And then she finally said something.

"No."

Noah stopped. This was one more thing that he hadn't expected. He put the bag back down and stared at her for a moment before he spoke. "Maddie… I…"

"No. You shouldn't quit. I'm pissed at you. What you did, it—it's horrible. I don't want to see you right now. I don't even want you to exist. But I know that after that's gone I'll still want to be your friend. And Luke's. So I don't think we should work on things together for a while, but you shouldn't quit."

He really wasn't sure what to say, only that he had to say something. He struggled to find something, he spoke: "Maddie, I… I don't …"

But she cut him off. "You should leave now." And he knew as he picked up his bag and opened the door that there wasn't anything else that needed to be said.