Via"I know it's kind of late, but I thought you'd like to see the beautiful sky with me," I say, setting Lance down on the grass for a moment as I lay out the blanket."Pretty, right?" I ask, sitting him down next to me and handing him his animal-shaped keys and his dino teething toy.He studies the toys for a second, then begins playing and biting with them.After about half an hour, I got the idea to make Lance try to walk.I softly take away his toys and place them on the grass as I help him stand up. He begins to get fussy, but I quickly take his hands and begin to hum."Come on, buddy, you should try walking. You turn two in a few months," I say, kissing his nose."He turns two in five months," a voice says behind me.I jumped, completely startled. "Oh my," I quickly pull Lance towards me and turn to the voice.Nathaniel stands there with a concerned look on his face. "I'm sorry for startling you." He looks from me to Lance. "I missed you both," he says and joins us by sitting n
ViaI slowly open the box, then look inside it. Another smaller dark blue box is inside, and I laugh. "Is this going to be an endless box type of thing?" I ask him.He chuckles. "No, firefly, open that one and that'll be it."I smile. "I was just kidding," I state as I get the dark blue box out of the red sparkly one and wait a few seconds.What can this be? It wasn't my birthday, and I have told them I disliked gifts since it made me feel awful. They questioned it for a while, but once I explained, they understood—or so I thought they did.I stare at the dark blue box in hand, then look back at the laptop screen where I see Sebastian watching me intently."Come on, firefly, open it," he says, and I nod.I open the dark blue box and freeze. "I can't accept this, Sebastian," I state, then close it back up. "I've already told you guys how I feel about expensive gifts.""Firefly—" He tries to protest, but I shake my head as I place the dark blue box back inside the red sparkly one."No,
ViaChances are my Nathaniel and Alexander didn't vote yes to a test today, but either way, I'm going to complain to them about it later on regardless."Once you are done with your test, you can do anything quietly. I don't mind. Just don't take out your phones during the test or even after. Laptops are allowed as long as you do school assignments with them." He pauses momentarily. "The three principals from our schools will be doing rounds today in two different groups, and the chance that they will walk in here is very high." Mr. Montgomery walks back to his desk. "So please be mindful. Thank you. You may all begin."The entire class mumbles complaints but all start the test.Once I flip it over, my phone vibrates in my pocket, and I sigh. I can't check it, and I'm on edge.Sebastian once again became a complete ghost after the call. After the call, he had promised me he would text me every day, but that was far from the case.He became a ghost all over again.The paper in front of
Via"Are you okay, Via?" Ethan asks as he puts his arm around me."Yeah," I say as we walk."Do you hate Ms. Adams?" Ethan asks as we sit in the cargo bed of Kol's truck."No," I say, throwing my backpack to the back."Then what the hell was that last period?" Ethan asks, looking at me concerned."That was me on the brink of exploding from a mini anxiety attack," I say, taking out my phone from my back pocket and lying down."That wasn't just your anxiety. You hate her," he says, and I sigh."If you already knew I hated her, why ask me, Ethan?" I ask, annoyed at this whole conversation but not at him."Because I wanted confirmation that others also hate that lady," Ethan says, causing me to furrow my eyebrows.I process what he said and sit up. "You hate her too?" I ask, staring at him, confused."Yes," he says, looking away. "She called me and Aiden disgusting and said we, as a gay couple, shouldn't be open with our relationship because it might make others uncomfortable," he says, m
ViaKol said he'd never butt into my problems like I once did to him. Why the fuck was he talking about a subject that didn't even involve him?I look away from Aiden and look at Kol. "Okay, and what do your bad vibes have to do with my love life?" I ask Kol, then look at Aiden. "And when did you both become so freaking buddy-buddy? It's fucking weird." I get my backpack from behind me."Via, you said we—" Kol begins, but I cut him off."I said to keep it real on everything but our own relationships, Kol. You got pissed at me when I got involved in your relationship, so leave mine alone," I state as I get off the cargo bed of the truck."Where are you going? Aren't I supposed to drop you off at—" Kol starts, but I cut him off again."I'm walking home. Goodbye, and I'll see you guys tomorrow," I state as I begin to walk away."Via, get in the truck," I hear Kol say, and in a flash, he's in front of me."No. I want to walk home," I state as I try to walk around him.He pulls me toward h
ViaI quickly take out my phone and decide to send Sebastian a message.Me: Hey baby, I just got home. FaceTime me whenever you can.Then I walk up to my room to change before I hit the submit button.Then, when I have thrown my phone on my bed, I try to figure out what I should be wearing. I finally made the decision to change into some adorable purple and white checkered pyjama trousers and a spaghetti strap in the same colour. This decision came after some time had passed.My phone starts ringing as soon as I finish what I'm doing, and I basically rush my way to it as quickly as I can.Whenever I see Sebastian's name displayed on my laptop, I quickly glance at it and don't help but smile.I pick up the phone and immediately find myself confronted with my lover, who is quite attractive.He's wearing a tux, and his hair is a mess. The subtle-looking beard he had last time we were on FaceTime has grown a bit more, and I can't help but giggle."Hi, handsome boyfriend," I say, and he
ViaI made the decision to completely disregard the odd voices that were commenting on who he was having dinner with and instead concentrated on finishing cleaning all of my berries. As I went back to my bowl of vanilla yogurt, I began to incorporate the berries into the mixture."Will he call me back?" I mumbled to myself, finishing adding all the berries.After washing the strainer, I placed it on the drying rack and then walked to the sink to wash it. I reached for the jar of granola and poured some of it into the bowl I was using.In spite of everything that had happened, Sebastian had not yet phoned me back, which caused something to stir inside of me.My instincts told me to disregard them, but I chose to ignore them anyhow. I went to the living room, where I immediately grabbed my phone and a dish of yogurt that had berries.I began eating my late-night snack after turning on the television and watching a show that I had no idea what it was.Several minutes later, my phone bega
ViaHe nods and unbuttons his tuxedo pants. "Are you sure? You don't seem too sure," he says, unbuttoning another button and I feel my cheeks heat up again."Yes, I'm sure," I state as I sit up. "You guys are mine."He chuckles and nods. "Remember that, will you?" He unzips his pants, and I quickly shove a spoonful of yogurt in my mouth to cool down.He chuckles, and I feel my cheeks heat up more. "Is that yogurt that good, Firefly?" he asks teasingly."Yeah," I look down at my almost finished yogurt parfait, then back at him. "I'd offer you some, but you're too far," I tease back.He chuckles again. "That's too bad. I bet it's as good as you say it is." He moves out of frame.I didn't want him to move out of frame. I wanted to see him."Sebastian," I speak out quickly, feeling a bit of instant regret, but I push it down."Yes, Firefly?" I hear a drawer open and then close."Can I, um..." I try to swallow my nerves. "Can I see you change?" I ask, and he chuckles."You want to see me c