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There was this kid in my class
His name is Jax.
He was so cool, and awesome, and the best!
He aced all his tests, and got all the answers right!
Honestly, I was kind of jealous.
Me and him were friends,
We went to my house and hung out in my treehouse.
I suggested we could play Minecraft on my Xbox,
And so we plugged our dingy, yet workable controllers in.
We had fun,
Ordered pizza,
And finally went to bed.
We snuggled up in the covers of the same bed,
I didn’t mind.
I don’t know if he did.
He was friend, my very best friend. I should trust him.
Right?
I could feel him sigh on me,
His warm plume of breath brushed against my chin.
I felt warm.
So warm.
And it had nothing to do with the person beside me.
I’ve never felt this way towards someone before.
Especially not towards another guy.
It’s wrong to feel like this towards your friends, right?
Especially if they’re a guy.
Maybe it was just body heat.
Or the sheets.
Where was he?
He didn’t stride down his usual path he took to school.
My eyes picked up a sliver of purple,
And instinctively, I waved.
He was laughing.
His laugh felt like music to my ears.
And the silence that trailed after it when he saw me was nails against a chalkboard.
Did I do something wrong?
Maybe he was just having a bad day.
Yeah.
Jax moved away years ago.
I’m 42 now.
I have a wife and kids.
Yet for some reason,
My heart stubbornly aches for Jax.
I don’t really care for my wife.
I know it’s terrible,
But I just can’t help it.
I’d rather be with Jax.
Sometimes I pretend she’s him.
It’s legal now.
I should’ve just confronted him.
Maybe that would’ve prevented this fiasco.