Climax

Weang and Wanking - 6

It took Xie an hour to get Wei's address from one of the elementary school kids. But he got it. He would go there this evening and fix the problem.

With that resolve he went to the bike stand and found his prey waiting there for him sitting on a tree trunk, head bent over his knees.

Xie slowly approached him. "Wei?"

Wei stood up hearing his voice. "Hi..."

He looked as bad as Xie felt. Xie decided to finish his apology before Wei started fighting again.

"I'm sorry Wei. Are you angry because I didn't eat your rikla? Going forward I'll eat it. I'll eat anything you want me to. Please don't fight with me. Please..." Xie said, threading his fingers together in a prayer.

Wei stared at him in shock. He would eat his god? For me? His heart thumped quite furiously.

"You damn fool..." Wei said, shaking his head and in the next instant he wrapped his friend in a tight hug. "You are so stupid Xie." He whispered into the other boy's ear.

Xie sobbed into his neck in relief. Xie didn't care if he was a fool or stupid or anything. As long as Wei said them while hugging him.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Wei asked when they both dried their eyes and sat down leaning on the tree shade, shoulder to shoulder.

"Then we wouldn't be friends."

"Said who? You lied... you shouldn't lie to friends."

"I'm sorry."

"Promise me that you won't lie anymore."

"What about the past lies?" Xie decided to come clean, he wouldn't be able to handle another fight not even for the hug.

"There's more?"

"Um... yes. I love rain. I hate walking. I don't like mangoes. I can't stand the smell of fish. I don't like to go to the girls' school." Xie listed his lies without taking a pause. It's something he developed to keep track of what lies he told whom. He usually lists them in his head before meeting them, so that he wouldn't slip and say the wrong thing.

"I feel like I don't know you at all." Wei said in a low voice, feeling betrayed all over again.

"It's just..." Xie stopped, gathering his thoughts. He wouldn't say something without thinking it through. He didn't want to lie again. "If I don't like the same things as you then why would you want to spend time with me? I won't have any friends. I won't have you." He said, feeling ashamed.

"Are you for real? You don't get friends like that. That's... that's fraud." Wei felt bad to say it, but it had to be said.

"Sorry." Xie said hoping that's enough.

Wei couldn't take his somber expression. "It's okay. Friends don't have to have everything in common, you know? If you don't get bored when you're with them that's enough. Do you feel bored when we are together?" He kept his fingers crossed for Xie to say no.

"Oh God no! It's the opposite. Time flies."

"To me too."