"What's Up With Jay?" Will Asked As The Three Boys Walked Down The Corridor Towards Their Lockers. "Yeah, He's Been Acting Well Weird!" Neil Agreed. "I Think It's Amy." Simon Said Sounding Slightly Concerned. "The Last Time He Got Emotionally Attached To A Girl, He Locked Himself Away For About A Week." Will Looked At Simon With A Raised Brow. "Since When Were You So Concerned About Jay's Love Life." He Remarked. "I'm Not, He's Just My Friend! Our Friend, I Have A Right To Be Concerned!" Simon Snapped, Sticking Up For Himself. It Wasn't Like He Was Jealous. He Was Just Looking Out For His Friend For God Sake! It Wasn't Like He Fancied Him Or Anything...
Simon Lay On His Bed And Starred Up At The Ceiling. Thoughts Running Through His Mind. When Suddenly His Phone Vibrated. He Picked It Up And Saw A Text From Jay. He Gulped. He Soon Plucked Up The Courage And Opened The Text Which Read: "Hi Si, Was Just Wondering If You Wanted To Come Play Football?" Simon Starred At It For A Few Seconds Then Replied: "Sure, I'll Come Meet You At You're House." He Took A Deep Breath, Pressed 'Send' And Jumped Off His Bed And Began To Get Ready.
"Alright? Jay Called Down The Street To Simon As He Headed Towards Him. "Yeah, Not Bad." Simon Croaked, Then Coughed To Clear His Throat. Jay Smiled As They Headed Down The Next Couple Of Streets And To The Park. "Will Told Me You Snapped At Him Earlier." Jay Said, Breaking The Silence. "Oh Right, He Did?" Simon Asked Concerned As To What Else He Could Have Told Him. His Hands Now Buried Into His Pockets. "Yeah, It's Ok To Be Concerned You Know. Mates Are Supposed To Look Out For Eachother." Jay Smiled Reassuringly, Placing A Consoling Arm Around Simon's Hunched Up Shoulders. He Gulped. "Yeah, Cheers Mate." He Smiled Weakly. His Feelings For Jay Were Growing Stronger By The Minute In More Places Than One...
As Time Passed, Jay And Simon Sat Beside Eachother On The Grass. Simon Could See Jay Was Sweating An Awful Lot, Which Made The Thin T-Shirt He Was Wearing Cling To His Chest. Simon Couldn't Stand Much More Of This, It Was All Getting Too Much For Him To Handle. "Simon, I've Got Some News." Jay Said, With A Small Smile. "What Is It?" Simon Said, Leaning Backwards, His Arms Resting On The Grass As He Looked At Jay. "I'm Going Out With Amy." He Said, The Smile Broadening On His Face. Simon Felt A Horrible Feeling In The Pit Of His Stomach. He Felt Like He'd Just Had His Heart Ripped Out. He Also Felt Chocked As He Spoke. "Oh, Well Done Mate." He Said Croakily, Trying To Hold Back The Tears.
It Was Dark Now As They Lay With Their Backs On The Grass, Staring Up At The Sky. Simon Rested His Hands On His Chest As He Sighed Deeply, Letting A Tear Slip Lose As It Rolled Down His Cheek. He Quickly Sniffed And Wiped It Away, Hoping Jay Wouldn't Notice. He Then Sat Up Head In His Hands. He Couldn't Contain The Tears Anymore. Jay Looked To His Friend, Sitting Up And Putting An Arm Around Him. "Si?" He Said Gently. "What's Wrong? You Can Tell Me." He Smiled Reassuringly To Simon As He Took His Hands Away From His Face And Wiped His Tears Away With The Cuff Of His Jumper, Looking At His Surprisingly Caring Friend. He'd Never Seen This Side To Jay Before. "I – I Cant." Simon Said A Fresh Tear Trickling Down His Face As He Stared Back Down To The Grass. Jay Held Him Closer, Allowing Simon To Rest His Head On His Shoulder. The Smell Of Jay's Aftershave Only Made Things Worse.
"Why Not? It Cant Be That Bad Surely!" Jay Joked. "Its Not About Me Is It?" He Continued. "You Can Tell Me Anything Simon." By The Long Silence From Simon, Jay Had Guessed It Was About Him. "Is This About The Other Day? Look I Didn't Mean-" Simon Cut Jay Off. How Many More Signs Did He Want? He Began To Get Slightly Frustrated With Jay's Ignorance. "I've Tried Everything Jay. To Get You Off Of My Mind But I Cant!" He Sobbed. "What Do You Mean?" Jay Said Worriedly, Raising An Eyebrow. "Its You Jay! I Never Realised Up Until Today, That Its Been About You All Along, The Missing Part Of Me. Not Carli, But You Jay! I Love You!" He Sniffed. Jay's Eyes Widened. "Shit…" He Said Hoarsely. Suddenly It Wasn't About Amy Anymore, It Was About Simon. The Friend He'd Always Confided In When His Dad Had Given Him A Rough Time.
"I'm Sorry." Simon Said As His Friend Took His Arm From Him And Leaned Backwards Onto His Arms As Thoughts Flew Around In His Feeble Minded Head. For Once Jay Was Stunned Into Silence. Simon Could See The Tears Welling Up In His Eyes As Jay Sighed Deeply And Took A Big Sniff Of Fresh Air Into His Lungs.