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The silence was abrupted when I heard a knock at the door.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Come in!<br /><br /><br /><em>The door opened slightly and my mother popped out from the doorway.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Julia</strong><br />You boys up yet?<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Ya.<br /><br /><strong>Julia</strong><br />Good. Well Dan, your parents are outside getting ready. They want you to get dressed and meet them down there soon.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />I&rsquo;ll be there in a bit.<br /><br /><strong>Julia</strong><br />Alrighty.<br /><br /><br /><em>The silence returned for a bit before Daniel got up.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />I uh, better go get ready.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />&hellip;ya.<br /><br /><br /><em>We both made eye contact He seemed as if he wanted to say something more, but then bowed his head and turned around, continuing to walk towards the bathroom. I sighed. I don&rsquo;t know why but I began thinking of a gift that was given to me a long time ago. I reached down and opened the drawer to my nightstand. I grabbed the box it was in and opened it. It was beautiful, how like I remembered. I felt conflicted then but I wasn&rsquo;t going to spend my last day with Daniel laying in bed. I set the box down and got up, walking towards the bathroom. The door was open and I saw Daniel brushing his teeth. I couldn&rsquo;t help but smile a bit. His eyes met mine again and I laughed. Then I walked over to the adjacent sink.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />What?<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Hm, I was just remembering that time I fell and scraped my elbow. <br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />What-like, 5 years ago? Ha! Ya, I remember. You were such a crybaby about it too.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Well it hurt!<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />*chuckles* What made you think of that anyway?<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I don&rsquo;t know. I guess I&rsquo;m thinking about a lot of things.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Ya, me too.<br /><br /><br /><em>We finished brushing our teeth and getting ready. Afterwards we walked back to my room. Daniel began to get dressed as did I. Then I sat down and Daniel began to put his shoes on. Suddenly, a wave of emotion consumed me. Was this it?! Were we just gonna say our &ldquo;goodbyes&rdquo; and move on with our lives?! Never to see each other again?! I couldn&rsquo;t process this level of anxiety. When Daniel looked back at me, I broke down in tears.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Aw, Joel c&rsquo;mon&hellip;<br /><br /><br /><em>Daniel walked over and sat next to me on my bed. He threw his arms around me, pulling me in close; My face buried in his chest.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I&rsquo;m sorry, I didn&rsquo;t want to cry.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />It&rsquo;s okay, Joel. It&rsquo;s okay.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I wish I was strong like you.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />*chuckles* Hey, I&rsquo;m not as tough as I look. <br /><br /><br /><em>I remember thinking &ldquo;Where did all these tears come from?&rdquo;</em> <br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I&rsquo;m never gonna see you again. <br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Hey! That&rsquo;s not true!<br /><br /><br /><em>Daniel cupped my face then brought us eye-to-eye.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Look, I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s going to happen. But, we&#039;ll figure something out, okay? I&rsquo;ll-I&rsquo;m not just going to ignore you. We&rsquo;ll find a way to see each other.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />You promise?<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />I promise.<br /><br /><br /><em>He pulled me in tightly for a hug. I held on. My eyes glassy from the tears. As I looked up, I saw the box I left on my nightstand. My eyes widened. And in that moment I knew what I had to do.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Dan?<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />What?<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I-I have something to give you.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Oh c&rsquo;mon. You didn&rsquo;t need to get me anything.<br /><br /><br /><em>I walked over and grabbed the box. I didn&rsquo;t know how he would take it but I just couldn&rsquo;t let him leave empty-handed. And to be honest, I wanted to give him a reason to come back to me.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I had it forever. I was just-I was waiting&hellip;<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Waiting for&hellip;<br /><br /><br /><em>I handed him the box. He opened it and saw this beautiful heart-shaped necklace. I could see he was stunned! He could barely make out any words.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Wha...where did you get this?!<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I&rsquo;ll tell you some other time.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />But why me?<br /><br /><br /><em> I didn&rsquo;t know how to answer back then. But I knew in my heart &lsquo;why&rsquo;. And I think he did too.</em><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Here.<br /><br /><br /><em>I smiled. I took the necklace and pulled the halves apart. I took his piece and placed it around his neck. Then, put the other half around my neck. I could see he was holding back the tears in his eyes.</em> <br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />You like it?<br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />I&hellip;(nods) ya&hellip;<br /><br /><br /><em>We pulled each other in for another hug. The two-halves magnetizing as we came close. Then breaking apart as we pulled away.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />Thank you.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />-Thank you, Dan.<br /><br /><br /><em>There&rsquo;s a knock on the door again, it was my mom.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Julia</strong><br />Hey guys, sorry to interrupt but I&rsquo;m afraid it&rsquo;s time Daniel....<br /><br /><br /><em>We let go of each other and both stood up. I began to follow him outside. Everyone was there. Dan, his brother and his parents. We all said our goodbyes. Dan got into the truck and rolled down the window. He smiled back at me.</em> <br /><br /><br /><strong>Daniel</strong><br />I&rsquo;ll call you.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />You better. *chuckles*<br /><br /><br /><em>Then they drove off, into the sunrise. I held on to my necklace as their car turned the street. I knew I would see him again. One day&hellip;</em><br /><br /><em>So...</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />...what do you guys think? <br /><br /><strong>Kate</strong><br />That was the sweetest thing I ever heard.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Ha, really?! Taylor?<br /><br /><strong>Taylor</strong><br />And that was the gayest thing I ever heard. <br /><br /><strong>Kate</strong><br />Oh, don&rsquo;t be an ass!<br /><br /><strong>Taylor</strong><br />Well I&rsquo;m sorry. He had to get all sappy at the end.<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />*chuckles* I&rsquo;m glad you liked it <strong>Taylor</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>Taylor</strong><br />Ya-ya...<br /><br /><strong>Conductor (Loud-Speaker)</strong><br />Last call for Train 927. All aboard?!<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />*breathes in*<br /><br /><strong>Kate</strong><br />You sure you don&rsquo;t want us to come?<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I&rsquo;ll be fine. Plus, I don&rsquo;t know if I can trust you with that camera of yours.<br /><br /><strong>Kate</strong><br />Hey, that was a total accident!<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I don&rsquo;t know, looked like a still-shot to me! <br /><br /><strong>Taylor</strong><br />Can we not talk about this again?<br /><br /><strong>Kate</strong><br />Oh, whatever! Just get out of here. *laughs*<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />Well uh, bye guys.<br /><br /><strong>Taylor</strong><br />Hey, you call us if you need anything, alright?<br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />I will!<br /><br /><strong>Taylor</strong> &amp; <strong>Kate</strong><br />Bye!!! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Joel</strong><br />*I&rsquo;m coming, Dan*<br /><br /><br /><strong>To be continued in Weekend 3&hellip;</strong><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />If you enjoy my art, consider supporting on Patreon!<br />You get early access, previews, HD art files and decide future artworks!<br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/zetaharu\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.patreon.com/zetaharu</a><br /><br />Comics, Prints,T-shirts, Stickers &amp; More!<br /><br /><a href=\"https://inkedfur.com/zeta-haru?rating=unrated\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://inkedfur.com/zeta-haru?rating=unrated</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.redbubble.com/people/zetagabestore\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.redbubble.com/people/zetagabestore</a><br /><br /></div></span>",
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