Ethan's POV
I have my lamp on dim as I lie on my bed, waiting for sleep, my body turned completely towards the left where Michael is sleeping peacefully on Gavin's bed, his own previous bed. He has his beautiful almost ethereal face turned towards me, his right arm under his head, raising his face a little from the pillow, revealing to my eyes his perfect plump lips and long eyelashes resting on his pink cheeks.Wait, if I've to confess honestly, he was actually sleeping facing the other direction but after 11 PM, when he finally fell asleep, I slowly crawled out of my bed and carefully turned him, making him face my direction. Although I really wanted to lie beside him and hug him, I didn't do that cause he made me promise, I won't climb on his bed and then play octopus with him like I unconsciously did on our first night of encounter. Anyway glad I was at least able to turn him toward me without waking him up.Now it's almost 1 Am. I can see theNate's POV " Hey Nate, will you be coming for tomorrow's party ? ", Andrea asked me as we walked out of the chemistry lab, evening after the two hour's practical. " Party ?? What p..party ?", I asked clueless. " Oh..you didn't know ? Our volleyball team is throwing a party at Noah's house tomorrow cause they won the match.", She said. " Oh..your best friend?", I asked. " Yeah..", She nodded. " Ethan and Gavin will be coming. So you also will be there, right ?" " Ahmm..I didn't g..get any invitation.", I replied. " Oh..you don't get any special invitation for that. Just come. Everyone will be there.", She said. "Let me see.", I replied, although I had already decided I wasn't going. I have never been to this kind of parties yet. But I know what it'd be like. Just drinking and dancing like crazy to heavy raucous music. Isn't that what is called party ? I'm clearly not interested.
" Oh c'mon..it's gonna be fun ! ", Grace whined stomping her feet in front of me. I sighed and crossed my hands. " I said I'm not c..coming." " But why ? What are you gonna do sitting here ?", She asked annoyed.It's sometime since she is nagging me to go to the party happening at Noah Franklin's house. I've already decided I am not going and I'm not changing my decision. " I'll d..do something. I've homeworks.", I said. " Oh C'mon Nate, tomorrow is goddamn SATURDAY ! ", Grace groaned. I can't understand why she want to drag me there when I don't really want to go. "Grace, please...I don't want to g..go. I don't l..like parties. ", I said. " You don't like parties ?", she left a sigh. " Or is it because Ethan would be there ?" " No. Ethan has n..nothing to do about this. It is he who is ig..ignoring me. Not me.", I said. " You told him not to come in front of you.", Grace sai
I smiled and took Andrea's hands in mine. I decided to take it as an opportunity to prove to Ethan that I don't like him. I and Andrea started moving along with the music, a bit awkwardly.I again glanced at Ethan and saw he was looking extremely pissed and annoyed now. But then he suddenly grabbed the hands of a girl who was dancing beside him. I watched through side eyes as he said something to the girl and the girl giggled in reply. Soon Ethan rested his hands on the girl's waist and my head involuntarily tilted to look at them. I saw the girl laughing excitedly whilst snaking her dainty hands around Ethan's neck. Ethan then pulled her closer and held her close. " Nate..", Andrea called. " Y..yeah..", I responded and looked back at her. Andrea withdrew one of her hands and proceeded to twirl holding my hand. I moved along with her whilst side eying Ethan.There he was moving his body fast along with the unknown girl in short
Ethan's POV I lay on a lounge chair by the edge of our school's pool in my swim suit, looking at Gavin and Grace swimming and splashing water at each other by the other side of the pool. It's ten or fifteen minutes since we came here and it's almost 10:30 Am now. The sun is shining brightly above us. There's more than twenty people here, both boys and girls who hasn't gone home for weekend. Most of them are in the pool, swimming and playing and laughing cheerfully. A few are sitting by the sides relaxed, dangling their legs in the water and applying sunscreen onto their body. But I don't feel like swimming or joining these people. It was Gavin who forcefully dragged me here. Last day I had told Gavin that it'd be nice to go swim in the pool on weekend. But then when I said that, I was thinking about swimming along with Michael. But things changed just in a day. Michael isn't here in the pool. Grace said she called him a lot of times to
Ethan's POV " How long are you both continuing like this ?", Gavin asked me in a cold tone, standing at a little distance from me, his hands akimbo. I was sitting on my bed fiddling with my fingers in annoyance and frustration. " I don't know.", I replied. Grace who was sitting on the desk chair let out a long sigh and took off the floral scarf she was wearing. She, Gavin and Michael together had went to a nearby church, since today is Sunday.Gavin didn't really tell me they were going to church and I was wondering where he went when he suddenly disappeared after breakfast. I thought he was in Grace's dorm.Anyway they just came back ten minutes ago. Grace said it was Michael who proposed to her the idea of going to church yesterday night, as he hasn't gone to church after he came here. Also she said Michael told her not to tell me. Michael directly went to his dorm after they reached back, while Grace came here along wi
Nate's POV " Why are they h..here ?", I asked tilting my head and frowning at Grace. We were at the nearby McDonald's. Grace wanted to have lunch from outside and I agreed to go out since by now I also hate the lunch from our mess. When I asked whether Gavin is coming, she said he went out with his friends. So I didn't expect to see Gavin and Ethan sitting here sipping on lemonade. " Coincidence ??", Grace said. I deepened my frown a bit more. " This isn't a c..coincidence." "Okay, c'mon..let's go sit and talk ", she said and grabbed my hands. " I don't want to. Can we go s..somewhere else?", I asked. " Don't start behaving childish. Ethan wants to talk to you. And we are talking and solving your problem today.", She said. " He isn't gonna understand. I already t..talked to him a lot of times. It's better I s..stay away from him.", I said and quickly glanced at the table they were sitting. Etha
" Hey, are you here alone ? ", Ethan asked walking towards the girl, smiling. He slightly hit me as he enthusiastically barged towards her. " No..my friends are there.", she pointed at a group of girls who were standing on the other side of the claw crane trying to win a teddy bear. A few girls were looking in her direction. " Oh Yesss ! Got it ! Yeah ! ", I then heard Gavin and Grace squeal loudly. They have finally got the unicorn out. Gavin gave it to Grace and she hugged it to her chest whilst smiling. Gavin then turned around proudly to see Ethan with the barbie doll girl. His lips bunched into a surprised smile. " Oh hey! Gabriel ! What a surprise.", he said looking at the girl. Grace also turned around, smiling slightly at her. They both also know her. So she is probably from our school. " Oh you guys were also here ?", Gabriel smiled. "I only saw Ethan." "Hmm..we were also here.", Gavin laugh
Nate's POV Ethan was completely ignoring me the last two days. Monday, in Calculus class, he went and sat at the back even though there was a free chair beside me. During lunch although we sat together, he didn't speak a word to me or look at me. I tried to talk several times but each time he ignored me like I was nothing. I thought Gavin or Grace would interfere and ask him to drop that attitude and talk to me. But they didn't say a word. I'm sure they noticed I was miserable. Still they didn't do anything. Tuesday he bunked history hour. I can’t explain how much angry I felt. I was hoping to finally sit with him in history and he didn't come to class. Then at lunch, Gavin asked him why he was sitting with Gabriel in the canteen during first hour. " I didn't feel like going to class. And first hour was free for Gabriel.", was his nonchalant reply. So he now like to sit with Gabriel than me. Earlier he was sayin
Nate's POV Ethan has a proud smile on his lips as he looks at me from among the vast sea of graduates, sitting in front of me, wearing black robes and hats. Gavin, Grace, Milan and Dulce are beside Ethan and they also have wide smiles on their faces. I'm now standing on the dials of Westview's main auditorium, in front of the Mike, facing at least a three thousand people, including our principal, chief guests, staffs, my fellow graduates and their friends and family. And they are all looking at me confused as to why I suddenly paused my valedictorian speech without a proper conclusion. Yes, today I'm graduating from high school and I'm standing here on the stage, delivering a speech after becoming the Valedictorian of this year. Something I and all the others thought I would never be able to do. Or better something people made me think I would never be able to do. But today I proved to myself and to the other that it was a wrong conception. Of course I co
" Michael..", Ethan calls, shaking me by my shoulder as I almost drift into sleep. I open my eyes and see his face hovering over me. " Your parents are coming here evening. They want to have dinner with us.", he says. " Oh ! ", I gasp and shoot up from the bed, causing Eve to groan. I quickly give her a pillow to hug and slide out of the bed. " But they didn't tell me." " They were going to tell you when you handed me the phone.", he says. " Okay, so what are we d..doing ?", I ask. " They are planning for us to meet at some restaurant.", he says. " So after having dinner, they would r..return back ?", I ask. He nods. " So they are coming just for a dinner ? Why do they have to c..come now ? We had told them that we would come on v..vacation, right ?", I ask in surprise. " Yeah..but they want to see us now. They already booked ticket.", Ethan says scratching on his neck.
Nate's POV It's past 6 Am when Ethan pulls the car in through the gates of our house. We had started from hostel at 4, after our bit too courageous deed there. Ethan had been waiting for it since a long time and I too was waiting for him to do it to me. But he wouldn't ask me. So at last I decided to ask him on our birthday. I wanted our first time to be special and memorable and I'm damn sure this past night will remain in our memories forever. I know, If we got caught, we could have got dismissed from school without being able to write the last semester exams and it would have been a forever painful memory for both of us. But I knew no body would catch us as almost all the students had went home and only a very few were staying at hostel during study leave. And thankfully everyone in our nearby rooms had went home. Ethan pulls the car into the porch and unbuckles his seat belt whilst rubbing his sleep deprived eyes. He could only sle
My hands shook and my heart pounded away so hard in my chest that I thought I might perish right here and now from the simple sight of my angel lying naked underneath me on our small sweet bed in Dorm 69. This is the bed where we slept hugging each other tightly on the day we first met. I remember picking up a hyperventilating Michael from the bathroom that day and making him lie here on this bed. He was in a totally vulnerable state then. He was someone with a lot of fears and insecurities. But now he has changed a lot. He isn't that same boy anymore. As I looked at his gorgeous baby blue eyes and his equally gorgeous body, which he had given me to do whatever I wanted tonight, I felt my pulsing desire to make him fly to the highest reaches of heaven. I wanted to show him how desirable he was and how perfect he was to me and how hot he was. I watched fascinated as his slender body undulated underneath mine, his creamy skin flushed s
Ethan's POV Soft, cute, warm, nice, beautiful, comforting, baby blue, lovely, gorgeous these are a few of the many words that randomly pop into my mind as I lie back comfortably on the driver's seat with my head tilted a little to stare at Michael, lying beside me on the passenger seat, animatedly talking about his past birthdays, his baby blue eyes glowing beautifully under my car's dome light. " And then Ethan...I..", he pauses and tilts his head smiling at me. My heart melts on seeing his dimples and I stare at him awestruck. When he smiles at me like this I feel my entire being coming to a standstill. He then suddenly giggles, the most softest and cutest voice, which is like music to my ears. And the corners of his baby blue eyes crinkle making him look more cute. He simply takes my breathe away with those eyes and dimples of his. "Why are you looking at me like that ? " he asks, stopping his giggles as I keep on staring at h
4 Months and 2 weeks later Ethan's POV I feel uneasiness bubbling in the pit of my stomach as I park my car nearby Black Swan and unbuckle my seat belt. " What now Ethan ?", Michael asks me in a soft voice, unbuckling his own belt. " Baby, I feel sad...and also guilty.", I say. He sighs shaking his head. " I shouldn't have told you actually." " No..it's better you told.", I mumble, leaving a sigh. The thing is actually, tomorrow is June 7, our birthday. And currently it's Friday evening 4 : 35 Pm and we are in front of our usual cafe Black Swan. Gavin, Grace, Milan and Dulce are inside there and they are now gonna give me a small surprise birthday party. So to make things clear, none of them still knows Michael's birthday is also tomorrow. We haven't told them anything. The only people who knows we got switched at birth are Me, Michael, Michael's parents, his older sister and my Mot
" Really ? You don't know to r..ride a scooter.", Michael laughs looking at me whilst wearing the helmet. " I just haven't rode a scooter or motorcycle yet.", I say whilst patting on the leather seat of his Mom's scooter. She is now standing at the front doors along with his Dad, looking at us with a wide smile on her lips. " I thought I can r..ride sitting behind you. Now I've to give you a ride.", He laughs and climbs on the scooter, expertly pulling it out to the yard. " Okay, C'mon..climb on.", he squeals giving me a helmet. I take it and wear it before hoisting my legs over the scooter and mounting on the seat behind him. I don't know whether it was funny to watch me climbing on the scooter's back for the first time in my life, anyway both Michael's Dad and Mom laughs. Soon a growl escapes from the scooter's engine as Michael reach the handle bar and turn in slightly. " Mickey..ride slowly, okay ?", his Mom calls out as he revs up
Ethan's POV I feel like I just slept for five minutes when I wake up hearing knocks. And it's kinda dark inside the room. I take away Michael's arms and legs from my body and reach my hands to the switch board. He groans and buries his head into my chest as soon as I turn on the lights. Rubbing my eyes, I tilt my head to the left where a clock is sitting on the wall. It shows 5 : 50 Am. " Michael..get up. Your parents are knocking.", I whisper to him, shaking him slightly. He soon rolls around on his back and sits up rubbing his eyes. " Go, open the door.", I tell him. He nods, blinking his eyes twice or thrice, adjusting them to the lightening inside the room. Then he crawls out of the bed and walks to the doors, ruffling his hair while I quickly kick away the blanket from my feet and sits nicely on the edge. Like I expected, both his Dad and Mom are standing there as he opens the door. Both of them instantly turns their gazes to me and they look
Ethan finally pulls away and flips us over, making me lie on his chest. " Baby, are you still hiding something from me ?", he asks me, staring deep into my eyes with his beautiful brown orbs. I can't say 'No' or shake my head. " What are you still hiding, Michael ? Don't you trust me ?", he asks. " Yes..I trust you Ethan. M..my Dad and Mom knows I'm n..not their Son.", I let it out. He looks at me really surprised and I snuggle my head into the crook of his neck, letting out a whimper. He is silent for a few moments before his hands starts running slow soothing circles on my back. " How do you know baby ?", he asks. The gentle tone of his voice and his soothing hands doesn't help me keep the secret to myself. I practically let everything out.I start telling him about the blood group and he is surprised knowing there is such a thing. He tells me his Mom is also B+ve like him and his Dad is A+ve. So B+ve is possible for the