Today is also my birthday, which I didn't celebrate because I thought that it wouldn't be a big deal. So far I haven't celebrated it. Not even once. In fact, I don't remember ever doing it. However, today will be different. Today is my first anniversary with Roman. I'M SO HAPPY. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.When I got up from bed, I walked into the bathroom and got myself ready for the day. After I had finished dressing myself, I headed downstairs. I checked my watch and realized that Romano had another half hour until he gets here. I decided to make breakfast for myself. I cooked eggs, sausage and sausages.When I was almost done, someone rang the doorbell. I ran to open the front door and saw Roman standing outside with a big grin on his face. He looked amazing, as usual. He wore blue skinny jeans, a white T-shirt, and a leather jacket. He looked like he had stepped right out of my dreams. He looked gorgeous."Hi babe!" I squealed happily."Hello darling." He laughed as he kissed my cheek.
I stared at the letter intensely for a while. What do I do now? Should I put it in an envelope and mail it to you? Would they even read it? I could send it directly to them, but then I'd worry about them reading it. Or I could just mail it to them, but I can't think of a good reason to ask a lawyer to take care of it for me. I should probably talk to the lawyer anyway. I'm sure he won't mind taking care of it for me, since he's basically my father.Finally, I decided to just mail it instead of sending it personally. It's better that way. At least that way my parents will know that their youngest son is alive. I hope they are doing well too. I hate seeing them cry. Their health was terrible because of me. If it wasn't for me, they would've never passed away. As much as I hate them, I still love them. They gave me life and gave me a purpose, and I love them dearly.I got up from my chair and started making my way downstairs. I had a feeling that the lawyer I was going to speak to was
"Let me explain everything to them. Don't worry, mom. It's going to be okay."My mother smiled at me and nodded her head."Okay, honey. Let's go inside."As soon as we entered the house my mother immediately greeted everyone and led them upstairs. I stayed downstairs and kept looking over at the door. I wanted to hear what they were going to say to me. After all, I'm responsible for this. I should be the one apologizing first to them. But, when I saw my mother walk towards me I realized that she's going to do that herself first. She kneeled down in front of me and gently cupped my face with her hands."Romano, we didn't come here to cause problems. Your father and I just want to understand what happened between you two and to apologies properly. We were so worried. We love you very much."I nodded my head and hugged her tightly."I'm really sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. It's my fault," I muttered sadly."That's not what your father and I wanted to hear. So please do
"What's your problem?"The girl looked at me and gave me a confused look."What do you mean? What's wrong?""Well, you seem to be staring at him rather intently... and if I'm not mistaken, you're blushing as well."The girl let out a nervous chuckle and scratched the back of her neck."I don't know what you' m talking about. I only met him yesterday.""Whatever you say."At that point Mr. Drew had come in and he began giving instructions about the assignment. Before we knew it, he had called the name of the person who made the mistake. Everyone laughed at his joke, except the guy from before who kept his head down. As soon as the bell rang, I rushed out of class and searched for a place to sit. As I did this, I glanced at him and caught him staring at me. I quickly looked away, trying to ignore him. Then I remembered that I still had his phone which I had taken from his pockets. I quickly took it out of his pocket and checked the messages. I had no notifications yet. I pressed his n
"Do you happen to have any spare change? I'm a bit hungry. And I don't feel like waiting for someone to give me some money.""Oh, sure. Hold on a second. I'll go get it for you."I walked a short distance and came back. After handing him his change, he immediately took a few coins and shoved them into his pocket."Thanks. So, did you manage to sell any of the stuff that you sold to those people last weekend?"I shook my head and replied, "No. I sold all of them. That's why I'm so hungry."Suddenly I became aware of my stomach growling. I hadn't noticed I had stopped moving. Roman chuckled lightly and said, "Looks like I'm late to my first meeting. You have fun with your manager."Before I could reply, he disappeared into the crowd. I sighed and went inside my building to find the office. I went past many rooms until I finally saw Mr. Drew at his desk working. After telling him the reason behind my tardiness, he looked at me suspiciously and said, "You're lying. There was no way you w
When we finally arrived at my house, I showed him where the guest bedroom was and led him to it. Once I showed him the bathroom, he thanked me again for showing him around the apartment, and then went back out to meet up with his band mates. Once he had left, I went back to my room to shower.About twenty minutes later, I stepped out of the shower, dressed in a pair of jeans and a white tee shirt. I quickly dried off and grabbed my bag. Making sure that I had my keys, wallet, phone, and shoes in my bag, I left my apartment and locked the door. Then I proceeded to walk towards Roman's car. Once I got to his car, I unlocked the door and opened it. Once I was seated in the passenger seat, I put on my seatbelt and started buckling it up. A few moments after I closed the door, Roman got into the driver's side and started driving.As I sat there, watching as cars zoomed by on the road, I started thinking about what had happened earlier today. I had only met the person who bought that album
"Well, I hope you aren't bored out of your mind too long. Cause otherwise, you'd miss all the fun things in my life."Blake laughed at me and said, "You mean your awesome music and awesome personality, and your amazing looks, and your.""Okay okay, I get the point. Anyway, are you going somewhere after this?""I'm going to see a movie with Romano. We haven't hung out in a couple weeks and I want to spend time with him.""Sounds like fun. I think it's about time that you two get to know each other better. And besides, we still have to hang out this weekend. Remember? Your birthday party?""Oh yeah, that was yesterday. Well, I guess I'll be seeing you Friday. Bye Irish!""Bye Harvey!" I responded.As soon as Harvey was gone, I jumped onto my bed and pulled out my laptop from underneath my pillow. After setting up my computer, I opened the internet browser, went to YouTube, and clicked on one of the videos that I liked. The video was titled, very interesting,I seemed know about it. Ther
"Yeah. It's something that I'm very passionate about. That's why I've been working for Mr. Drew this summer. He offered me a job and a place to stay once I finish school and get a degree. But, I won't let that happen. I'm going to graduate High School at the top of my class, just like I always wanted.""That's great! Well, at least you still have something to look forward to. Speaking of looking forward to, do you think you will find what you're looking for?"The man gave me a confused expression as he answered me, "What do you mean?""Well, I'm looking forward to finding what I'm supposed to be searching for, but I'm not sure what it is yet. Maybe it's something that I need but I have to wait until the right time comes to find it. Or maybe it's not really something that I want but I just can't imagine anything else."I looked over at him as he smiled at me, trying to give me some sort of response. I could tell that he didn't understand what I meant so I continued my explanation. "Ma
Today marks the first day back after what happened last week. A lot has changed since then. Since we've gotten married, my mother has completely stopped trying to convince me to marry her son, although it has been clear throughout the past weeks that she hates him. But she has also been very understanding towards Sergio, even if she hasn't accepted us yet.My father is currently living with us, as my brother had kicked him out of the apartment last week. He didn't seem very happy about it, especially since it meant that his boyfriend would have to give up their house to live with him. I didn't mind that much though. The less attention that I get from my family, the better.This morning, I decided to wake up early so that I could get some breakfast ready before everyone woke up. I quickly made myself breakfast and put it in a bowl for Sergio. I then proceeded to walk around our apartment getting ready for the day. I was brushing my teeth when the bathroom door burst open and Sergio ra
"Baby, you know that I won't do that ever again. Never. You know that I will always protect you. Always, always. Forever and ever." Sergio reassured me.I nodded in response."Do you remember when you said you needed a break?" I asked quietly."Yeah. Of course I do. Why? Are you feeling better now?" He asked me, rubbing circles on my back."Kind of, yeah." I replied shakily."Well, it's late and I think it's time for us both to sleep. Come on, let's get up and make some coffee so that we can get some rest." Sergio suggested.I reluctantly opened my eyes and slid out of the covers. I followed Sergio out of the room and we entered the kitchen. We poured ourselves two cups of coffee, drinking them gratefully. After putting the cups in the sink, we carried them over to the sofa and sat down."Do you want to talk about it?" Sergio asked me gently, taking my hand in his."Not really." I admitted. "Maybe later?"Sergio smiled at me reassuringly. I leaned forward and kissed him softly, trying
"Wait. What?" I interrupted. "When did that happen?! Why didn't you tell me that you were leaving? What about us? Where were we during those years? Did I know what you were doing? Why did you hide that from me? What happened between you and my brother?"Sergio closed his eyes."You know that it was my fault...you know that I didn't mean for him to become involved with you. It was my choice to leave you alone. But he insisted that you came back with me. That he loved you enough to be willing to sacrifice everything and everything. I tried to convince him that it was in his best interest to stay away. But he wouldn't listen. He was stubborn and refused to change his mind.""He convinced my father that you two were meant to be together. He told my father that you were perfect for each other and he was determined to get married sooner rather than later. That he would wait until you were both eighteen and that it would be worth it because he was sure you'd love him as much as he loved you.
For a few minutes, we just stared at each other, not saying a word. I decided that now was a good time as any to ask him about his relationship with Sergio."So, you and Sergio....?" I started hesitantly.Sergio looked up and stared at me for a few seconds before turning away, his expression unreadable."Yes, we're together." He replied. "But it won't work out." He added when he saw how shocked I looked. "We love each other, I know that. But you'll never be able to understand us like you do. You don't know everything about us. You've known us for all of a day.""How long have I been here?" I asked, not understanding why we were talking about this. Wasn't that supposed to be my question? I had the feeling that I already knew the answer."About seven days." Sergio replied calmly."Seven days?!" I yelled, surprised. "And you didn't think that it was important to tell me that I've been unconscious for seven days?""We thought you needed time to adjust. We wanted to give you some space to
Tears kept spilling from my eyes as I tried to run harder than ever before to catch up with them. Suddenly, I found myself at an empty street. I looked both ways to try and find any sign of the couple and I spotted a familiar figure sitting under a lamppost a little way ahead of me. I broke into a sprint and rushed towards him. As I approached, I began to realize that the man wasn't wearing a jacket, so I figured he must have been freezing.When I got close enough, I could see that he was looking straight ahead with his arms resting on his knees, completely unmoving. I slowly came to stand right next to him, hoping that he would acknowledge my presence. But, he didn't. His expression remained the same and I knew that he was ignoring me. For a second, I stood there, staring at him without moving, completely dumbstruck by what was happening."Are...Are you alright?" I whispered, afraid to make a sudden move lest he would snap out of whatever trance he was currently in.He didn't reply
"Not really. I don't know. I'll probably just hang out with the guys, but that might take a while." I answered."Okay. I'll pick you up at seven then." He said. "How does that sound?""Perfect." I said, smiling slightly. "I'll see you then.""See you then." He responded, hanging up.I stared at my phone for a few minutes longer. I knew there was nothing to worry about. He wouldn't come to pick me up if he knew something was bothering me. He was just being friendly. After a few moments though, I realized that it was already nine in the morning and that the time to wake up everyone else was approaching rapidly."Great. Now everyone else will wake up." I said with a sigh. I picked up my phone and dialled the number of the person who most definitely was not going to appreciate waking up this early. She answered almost immediately."Irish, I was expecting you to call earlier. Is everything OK?" She asked me."Yes, I'm fine. I just woke up and wanted to check if you were awake.""Ah yes. T
"What's so funny?" He asked, frowning at me."Nothing... I was just wondering why you're behaving like this." I said with a chuckle."I'm not behaving like anything." He protested."Oh please, Sergio, don't play dumb. You know exactly what I mean. I saw the way you looked at me." I told him.He looked up at me, puzzled."Look, Irish, it's not what you think. I didn't mean to stare at you, ok? It was an accident." He explained quickly.I shook my head. "You know perfectly well that you couldn't have meant to stare. Look, Sergio, you don't seem like yourself these days. You look more serious than ever before. And besides, there's no need for you to feel guilty. You didn't do anything wrong."He stared at me for a while longer, as if trying to find the right words to say."I know. Please. I am sorry, Irish. Can we start over? Forget what has happened." He pleaded earnestly.I sighed. "Okay. I forgive you, Sergio." I said, reaching across the table to touch his hand.He took my hand gentl
"Is it okay with you if we go out for dinner tonight?" Sergio suddenly asked, breaking the silence between us."Why wouldn't it be? That sounds awesome." I answered smiling. "What are your favourite restaurant?"He chuckled lightly at my enthusiasm, and then told me his favourite restaurant nearby. After ordering our meals, we started to discuss our plans for tonight. Although we hadn't talked in a long time and neither one of us was sure about what we wanted to do, we still decided to try to spend some time together. Since we weren't going to be able to talk about what we were going to say later, we decided to keep some of it simple. Just a few casual questions about each other's lives. Then after we finished our meal, we would decide where to go next and what we were planning to do for the rest of the night.It was nice spending time with Sergio again. After everything had happened the last time we spent time together, I had missed him so much. He was someone whom I missed dearly.
But it was hard when I could hear him chewing slowly, every movement accompanied with loud chewing noises which weren't exactly quiet, yet somehow they still managed to reach me. And when I looked up and looked into his beautiful brown eyes... I lost control. Every fiber of my body wanted to jump into his arms and run away from the awkward tension that was surrounding us. And I just couldn't seem to resist."Would you like more coffee, dear?" My mom asked.I snapped out of my thoughts and focused on the question that she had just asked."Yes please." I responded, giving her a weak smile.She nodded her head and made her way toward the kitchen. I heard Sergio move closer to me and stop right beside me. I remained silent while my mother prepared my coffee."You don't have to stay with us," I stated softly. "We're not forcing you to stay. I can handle things perfectly fine on my own. You don't have to stay."He didn't respond to my statement. Instead, he continued to watch me silently un