Edwin and Ace were at Edwin’s house, watering the indoor plants, while talking. Edwin spoke “It’s really crazy to maintain a secret friendship with the rival of my college.”
“Crazy? Oh, you mean amazing? Of course, anyone will feel amazing, spending their time with me.” Ace smiled.
Edwin rolled his eyes with Ace’s words. He said “It’s you, who have great imagination, not me.”
“So, how is your practice? The competition is so near.”
“How much close we are as friends; that much distant we are as opposite team captains.”
Ace shrugged his shoulders, speaking “I asked casually. Besides, I don’t have the interest to know about it. I know who is going to win this time.”
Edwin stopped watering his plants, and turned to Ace, crossing his arms, asking “And who is that?”
“Of course, it’s me and my team.” Ace turned t
Kate and Edwin were flabbergasted with what just happened. Ralph left Edwin’s house, quickly in anger though Edwin and Kate kept asking him to listen to them once. Kate was scared, Edwin was startled and Ralph was disheartened. They both tried calling him to his cell phone but he deliberately ignored their calls. They didn’t want their friendship to get broken, especially Edwin. After all, Ralph was the closest friend that Edwin ever had. When Ralph kept ignoring their calls, they both decided to go to Ralph’s place. After an hour, they reached his place and saw him on his couch. He looked furious and frustrated. As soon as Ralph saw them, he shouted “I told you I won’t reveal your secrets to anyone. Now leave.” Kate bent her head down, biting her lips whilst Edwin stepped towards Ralph, trying to convince him. “Ralph, please listen to us.” “I always listen, Ed, but it’s you, who won’t tell anything to me.” Ralph yelled. “Ralph, please...” When Edwin was about to speak, Kate int
The morning Edwin woke up with a terrible hangover. His head was aching so badly and he felt he had no strength left in his body. He sat straight massaging his head. He looked at Ace, who was still sleeping and the last night memory hit his head. The fact that they were about to kiss the last night, frightened him. He convinced himself that they both were so drunk and they were not in their senses. He didn’t want to behave in a weird way that could put their friendship at risk. He kept thinking Ace had no feelings for him, except the bond friendship, but little did he knew, Ace was already having deep feelings for him.Edwin had a crush on Ace before, but with time, it faded. At least he thought so. He felt strange feelings when he was with Ace, sometimes, but he never cared about them because in his heart there was still Liam, and last night incident began terrifying him.When he was in his thoughts which added more to his headache, Ace woke up. His blue orbs me
Just with the revelation of one secret, Edwin’s life was pushed into the well of sadness. His best friend, whom he always considered as his brother, left him. He was scared what more would happen if any other thing that he had been keeping secret from his friends gets revealed.Though Ralph strictly told Edwin to not even try to contact him, Edwin always made ways to talk to him. As much he tried that much they both were getting separated with deep misunderstandings. Kate tried convincing him but when Ralph didn’t listen to her, she gave up.On the other hand, Ace was facing the situation almost as same as Edwin. Jacob couldn’t take the fact that Ace became friends with their rival. They were in Ace's guest house, still fighting over the same topic.“Why don’t you understand? He is our rival.” Jacob shouted.“Oh, come on, Jacob. Just like you love Kate, I lo...” Ace stopped uttering the word in the middle. T
By the time Ace woke up, it was already noon. He sat straight holding his head. He noticed his friends still sleeping beside him and the place was messy with the beer cans and other party stuff. He took his cell phone to see if he received any other messages from Edwin but he there were none expect the messages from the people, who were unimportant to him.Stretching out his muscles, he stood from there. Then Jacob woke up followed by Freddie, and they all freshened up. After spending few hours there, they all left to their houses though they were going to meet again in the night.As soon as they left, he called Edwin. He wanted to meet him but the situations were not allowing them. When Ace asked for the meet, Edwin was not at his house. He was outside, looking at the things to buy so that he could gift something to Ace. The time Edwin wanted to meet him, Ace was with his father playing the role of a perfect son before his father’s business partners, who called
It was late night when Ace reached his house after spending his time with Edwin then with his other friends. As he expected his father was still awake, looking furious. Ace knew what was coming next and he also knew he could not escape from it.“I told you to stay.” Arthur growled.Ace had no energy to argue so he kept silent ignoring his father’s shouts and yells. The shouts continued for the next thirty minutes and Ace hoped he would end his stupid yells soon. Later, Ace reached his bedroom and fell on the bed. He shut his eyes to drift into sleep but Edwin’s face kept displaying in front of him that made him unable to sleep. He gently touched the bracelet given by Edwin, smiling. He never gave much importance to any gifts but he started to grow a kind of attachment with the bracelet.He kept trying to sleep but he couldn’t. Finally, he sat straight and opened Edwin’s contact to call him but noticing the time, he realized he
Without making noise, Edwin walked out of the house, taking his uncle’s car keys. He locked the house from outside and left to Ace's guesthouse. Edwin was smiling continuously; might be because Ace was the one, who helped him or for some other reason, he didn’t know. In an hour, he reached the guesthouse, where Ace was already waiting for him. Edwin entered in calling out Ace’s name. Then he found him near the swimming pool, sleeping on the sun lounger. Edwin’s smile widened, seeing him, and he slowly walked towards him. With his eyes shut, arms folded, Ace looked so cute and Edwin began adoring him, silently. Suddenly, Ace came out of his sleep and his face brightened as soon as he saw Edwin. Ace sat straight, speaking “Hey! Oops! I fell asleep.” Edwin sat beside him without fading his smile. Noticing his happiness, Ace asked “Won any lottery?” Edwin shook his head as negative without shifting his gaze away from Ace's blue eyes. He said “It was you.”
Not just butterflies erupted in their stomachs but they felt they both were promising eachother, sealing their fate, with their kiss. It held many emotions that both of them needed. The emotions of trust, passion, care and never-ending love erased all of their sorrows and miseries. They lived in the moment; cherishing it with no second thoughts.Not their colleges, not their differences, not even the society felt a hindrance to their love as they both strongly believed they would stay together despite everything. Although Edwin was a little scared in the start as he didn’t want his heart to get broken again, Ace’s eyes, which hold sincerity, made him push aside his thoughts. That was the moment when they both realized it was not just friendship that was bonding them but love. The passionate love that they both felt for eachother.Edwin’s cheeks were red as the bloodstream rushed to his face. He was on his bed with his palms on his mouth trying to muff
Edwin never noticed when the hours turned to days and days to weeks. He didn’t realise it till the competition came near. In the presence of Ace, he never bothered about anything, but it was the time for him to act as the perfect rival in front of everyone. The competition was going to held in four days. He was in his college practicing area, practicing along with his teammates while their coach kept scolding and yelling at them, continuously as he was expecting more and more from them. Though Edwin was looking ready for the competition, deep down he was scared. Not because of the competition, but because of the things that were going to happen after the competition. Even if Ace and Edwin promised eachother that nothing would change if they win or lose, but Edwin couldn’t be serene. He knew Ace’s temper and he was sure something would definitely happen. He was determined to not lose his relationship whatever happens, however Ace reacts. Taking a small
Love has no boundaries. It neither cares about the religion nor about the sexuality. It happens to anyone at anytime. It can be between a girl and a boy or a girl and a girl or a boy and a boy. No matter what the sexuality is, love is the same. Love is clearly not based on sexuality. **** Like the same, love happened between two rivals. Between two guys, who always fought with eachother. The two young souls, who were so broken from inside, met eachother to fix the broken parts, to fight against the society and to fight for what they truly deserved. After Ace’s confession, they both had to face many problems. They faced insults, humiliations and bullying, which Ace afraid the most, but they stood strong. Ralph and Freddie never opposed them but they felt furious as they got to knew about their relationship, lately. But after few kicks and punches, everything went normal. Arthur raged at his son for what he had done and again tried to brainwash
Edwin was on the terrace, having his drink, looking at the sky and gazing at the stars. The talk with Ralph that he had was not leaving his mind. A few minutes back, he called Ralph to wish him the luck as the next morning was the competition. The talk lead to their graduation and then their future that scared Edwin. In just a few days, Edwin and Ace were going to graduate and if they wouldn’t talk and solve their problems before their graduation, then it might increase their distance so much as there were chances of Ace leaving to foreign. “Ace! I don’t want to lose you.” Edwin mumbled. He then continued drinking, trying to stay calm yet his mind was as chaotic as always. He looked at his cell phone for the hundredth time, feeling like calling Ace. Finally, he held his cell phone with his little shivering hands. He wanted to talk and solve everything but he didn’t understand where to start. He decided to talk to him but his mind was opposing his decision. He then decided to at least
Edwin couldn’t focus on the work he was doing as he kept thinking about the competition, the academy and his team. In the morning, North Hill students left to the academy that reminded him of the days when he used to get excited to go to the academy.He rested his elbows on the computer desk and rubbed his face with his palms, letting out a sigh. The memories of him being with his friends, playing in the basketball court, the academy and all other things kept hitting his head, making him unable to focus on anything.Along with that, last night moment was still displaying in front of his eyes. Before Ace’s visit, he kept thinking about him and was dying to see him. Like a blessing Ace arrived. Though he wanted to hug him, kiss him and wish him the luck for the competition, he stood still as he didn’t want Ace to know he was thinking about him.“Oh God!” he mumbled, holding his head. “Focus Ed, focus.” He muttered to get c
Ace was beyond angry not just with Edwin but with everything and everyone. Edwin was not even giving an eye contact with him that was shattering him. He kept trying to talk to him, convince him but Edwin’s ignorance was making him broken. He never felt so much about anything or anyone like he was feeling for Edwin.He kept trying to make everything normal, sending gifts, acting so gentle to win him back but little did he knew those were not the things Edwin wanted, he just wanted Ace to support him and be with him no matter what the situation was.As for Ace, he couldn’t clearly understand what else he had to do to win his heart again. The angry look on Edwin’s face whenever they met unknowingly was making him go crazy. Apart from that, the thought of Edwin had moved on was sending chills across his spine. He didn’t want Edwin to forget him. He wanted him in his life, all his life.“I don’t understand what to do, Jacob.”
Ace thought Edwin’s anger would fade away with days. He thought Edwin would talk to him again but nothing happened like he assumed, instead their relationship was totally falling apart. Seeing the only person, whom he loved from his depth of the heart, hating him, Ace couldn’t keep himself calm. It was hurting him too much. The mental stress that he was carrying was so much that he felt he would go mad someday.Though he knew what he told Edwin or what he decided to do was wrong, he couldn’t help it. He saw no other option before him. All the time Edwin’s thoughts were consuming in his head and he was not even concentrating on his game, the last game, which was coming so near. Jacob tried to patch them up but he failed in convincing Edwin.On the other hand, Edwin was feeling the same as Ace. He was feeling restless. He wanted to see Ace, talk to him, touch him but whatever Ace said never left him and it kept reminding him how selfish Ace was an
Ace held his head with his palms, falling onto his knees. Seeing Edwin walking away, he was shattered. He felt he was not just walking out from the house but from his life. He didn’t mean to talk like that, he wanted to convince him but the frustration he had been carrying within himself got the best out of it and the choice of his words made the situation worse.He had been keeping himself away from Edwin only to stay near him in the future but he couldn’t assume the things that would happen with his decision.Immediately, he ran out calling Edwin’s name to stop him but he was not much lucky. By the time he walked out, Edwin already left from there. Ace walked out hoping to see him on the street and he walked on the streets looking at the surroundings. When he reached the main road, as he wished Edwin was walking on the street but before he reached him Edwin took the passenger bus that was stopped near the signal and left from there.“Ed
Edwin kept checking his cell phone, waiting for Ace's reply. He was not even concentrating on his work as he kept thinking about Ace all the time. When he heard the notification sound, he got excited to see the reply but after seeing it, his heart shrank.Ace: Ed, so sorry. I am going out with Jacob. I will meet you later.Edwin just stared at the message swallowing down his sadness. He badly wanted to meet Ace and share everything that he had been doing at the office with him but Ace seemed he was not at all interested in it. It reminded him of Liam, and the days when he used to die to meet Liam but he kept turning down his ideas.Without giving any reply, Edwin turned off his phone to focus on his laptop. Although he was not at all interested to concentrate on his work, he couldn’t risk getting thrown out from there. After a few hours of his work, he reached his home. His mind was clouded with many thoughts and his already overthinking state became more.
The next day Edwin’s parents began to leave. His father didn’t talk to him since last night that hurt Edwin. Even though he kept trying to talk, his father was ignoring him and that ignorance shattered him. He could understand his father was too much angry on him but he couldn’t see his father ignoring him. While his father was in his bedroom packing his bag, Edwin entered in. His father gave him a look and continued his work ignoring him. “Won’t you talk to me?” Edwin asked looking at his father. “What’s there to talk?” his father replied, angrily. “Nothing?” Edwin’s eyes welled up with tears. “If you are angry then hit me, dad. But please don’t ignore me.” “What can I do, Ed?” His father shouted. “Do you know what you are doing? Do you really understand?” he scoffed. “A homo? Really?” Edwin bent his head down swallowing down his emotions. His father continued “How can you even say that? Don’t you know the things that you will face once everyone knows it?” Edwin slightly nodde
“We are so happy to see you after a long time.” Edwin’s mother spoke welcoming Kate and Ralph. “We are equally happy, aunt. It’s so good to see you.” Kate replied hugging her. Ralph shook his hand with Edwin’s father, greeting him. They all stepped inside the house and began conversing, casually. “Ed, invite your friend, Ace too. Let’s have dinner together.” Edwin’s father announced that surprised Ralph and Kate, a little. “You know Ace?” Ralph questioned and Edwin pressed his lips together but he didn’t try to convince him or divert the topic. He let Ralph and Kate to know everything. While his father kept saying things about Edwin and Ace, how they both used to visit the town, Ralph and Kate, stunned. For Kate, the doubt of Edwin in relationship with Ace multiplied, but she didn’t dare to ask Edwin although she wanted to know what was going on between them. While they kept talking, Ace and Jacob entered in. Seeing Jacob, Kate’s smile widened just as Edwin’s face brightened when