Derek Reid has been chasing one particular boy since high school. What can you say? He fell head over heels for Nero Campbell. He even went as far as choosing the same university Nero is attending in. But what if when they see each other again, and...
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Finally, this is the chapter you've all been waiting for! It's quite a bit short, but I do hope the romance between them is enough. Thanks!
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"So honey now, take me into your loving arms. Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars. Place your head on my beating heart. I'm thinking out loud. Maybe we found love right where we are."--Thinking Out Loud, ED SHEERAN
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His words hurt like dagger to me. Tears flow out of my eyes like an endless river, draining me physically and mentally. I sob harder, remembering the way Nero's parents treated me. They treated me like I'm a garbage, and worst, Nero didn't even protect me. I run across the hallway with my tear-streaked face, earning a look from people passing by.
I take a seat on the ground in the field, glad that there's no one out here as everybody is preparing for their Thanksgiving break. I try to wipe the tears off of my face, but the tears continue to cascade down my cheeks. The pain is my chest is undeniably unbearable. My shirt is soaked with tears.
"Derek?"
My eyes meet Caleb's, and I lunge myself at him, wrapping my arms around him, then cry harder. Caleb immediately wraps his arms around me, rubbing my back as he soothes me.
"What's wrong? Tell me what happened." Caleb asks me worriedly.
I end up telling Caleb about what happened today; I told him about Nero and his parents, and the words that Nero said to his parents, that he would never associate himself with me. Caleb listens to me throughout my story, and never once he interrupts me. His hand constantly rubs my back, which helps me somehow to tell my story without crying out loud, although the tears are still there.
