R.J Forever?

Chapter 53: Where E.J is.

Ricky's POV:

It's been about two and a half or three full days since I last talked to E.J in-person.

Three days.

That's a long time in my book.

On Friday E.J didn't even talk to me or make eye contact with me or at least, I didn't see him in the halls talking to the lacrosse guys who bullied me, and I didn't bother to look for him in the upper class men halls or classroom since I didn't want to get bullied by those guys myself. I texted him before school since I decided to start walking to school again because of my injuries. I mean it's a long walk but I don't care. I never got a response back though after our conversation about his coming out announcement at lacrosse and my scavenger hunt clue and I didn't even bother to ask Ashlyn about him that day because I didn't want to seem needy for just one day. I even texted him as soon as I got home Friday night after struggling to take my shirt off with my sprained arm in the stupid sling. Still no response.

And on Saturday, Big Red and I spent the entire day at the skate park just sitting around talking on the grass. Well, he sat and talked about the pizza place and Ashlyn, and I ignored him, and thought about calling E.J all day.

Then on Sunday, my dad went out on a 'date' with someone he met on a dating app to some music festival that he most likely didn't like, so I stayed home and worked on my song for E.J. It was hard considering the fact that one of my arms was in a brace and I had a slight headache from lack of sleep and worrying about E.J. But I finished the song and that's all that matters. I contemplated on calling E.J last night, aka Sunday night but decided not to. I don't know why I didn't call him over those days but I just felt kinda weird having to call my secret boyfriend.

And early this morning, I saw Ashlyn put up a poster for something called the "Our Night to Remember pride prom" on the bulletin board by the main office but didn't think anything of it because all I could think about was where my secret boyfriend is.

"Hey Ricky, Gina and I are are going to make a music video for my Youtube channel just for fun after school today since I am no longer the secretary of the stupid homophobic SGA. It's kinda a celebration video. I was wondering if you wanted to be in it?" I hear half of what Nini is saying while I'm standing by my locker holding my arm that is in this stupid sling.

"Huh? Something about social media?" I look over at the two of them and look over at Big Red and give him a 'can we please go to STEM now' look.

I never even bother to look at social media nowadays, it's just stupid and another reason for me to get bullied online.

Cyber bullying is the worst because it never goes away.

"Gini, are talking about a music video and a stupid homophobic SGA group. What are you talking about Ricky?" I watch Carlos snap his fingers in my face and Kourtney glaring at me as if I am supposed to know something they know.

"Who is gini?" I ask out of curiosity.

"Gina and Nini. Their ship name. Like Seb and I. We're Seblos. Seb and Carlos. Just like how you and E.J are R.J," I listen to Carlos say in a loud melodic voice as if its a song.

Before, he can even say the letter, E in E.J's name I shove my hand over his mouth and immediately regret it.

Gross.

Lip gloss on my hand.

But then again, I wear clear nail polish and that stinks.

"Do you know where he is? and don't say R.J in the halls," I whisper to my friend group while slinging my backpack over my shoulder with my good arm.