Heaven or Hell (manxmen) Camp NaNowrimo 2014 Winner (Short Story)

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Simeon…

(Chord Overstreet as my vision of Shaun------>)

“OMG!” I was barely able to contain my glee as I threw myself into the driver’s seat of my car and did a little wiggly happy dance behind the steering wheel. “I gotta a job, I gotta a job.” I chanted as I started the engine and made my way back to campus for my afternoon lab class. It has been a little over two weeks since I moved in with the twins and I am slowly beginning to feel like myself again. Courtney no longer permeated every moment of my life anymore. The brothers have been so nice to me and that has helped tremendously in helping me heal. They were really the angels they were named after. But Michael, he could easily deem a fallen angel; that boy had no filter and no respect for my personal space. I am now so used to him turning up behind me in the house that I don’t even jump anymore when he suddenly pops up out of nowhere.

My new frame of mind was also gained from the fact that I have not laid eyes on Courtney since that eventful day on his doorstep, for which I am eternally grateful. Seeing or even hearing him at this point would rip the scab off my healing heart and cause it to bleed all over again. But back to my job, yes, I got a job as a stock clerk in the local pharmacy close to campus. It may not seem like much to others, but to me it was a means to gain my independence, I could stop freeloading off the twins. They were nothing but nice and lately they have been doting on me, even offering to drive me to school even when they had no need to be on campus, they always include me in there plans. And they fussed over me doting parents. I soaked up all the attention like a dry sponge.

I didn’t realize how much I was missing out on basic human contact and communication with another person these last couple of months with Courtney. As hard as it was to admit, Courtney had been showing signs that he was no longer interested in me, it was really me refusing to see them. It still didn’t excuse what he did to me on our anniversary or how he did it. But I can clearly step back and look at the situation a little better without being so bogged down and blinded by my hurt feelings.

 Another thing that I had to be totally honest with myself about was the fact that even though I was recovering from my heartbreak. I found myself being more than a little attracted to both of my roommates. I felt like an abnormal freak sometimes. Especially when I caught myself drooling over one twin and then turn around to drool over the other. You would think that I would be attracted to one over the other because of their personality, but that wasn’t the case, they completed one another.

 I mean where one brother lacked a certain trait, the other made up for it. For example, Michael is a playful little deviant, but he is the sensitive one that really sees inside of you. And Rafael is the serious one, the level headed one that plans everything out with the precision of an Army general, but he could be a little dense sometimes. It was like the two brothers put together made the perfect man. There is no way someone would be able to choose gorgeous man one over the other.

Entering the campus through the east gates, it took no time at all for me to find a parking space. I took to parking on the other side of this particular building because Courtney’s lecture hall is in this building, and I am counting on not running into him for awhile yet at least. I parked the car and grabbed my bag from the back seat and headed towards the building. I had Organic Chemistry Lab or the next two hours and then I can go home and tell the guys about my job. I was about to turn the corner to go upstairs when I heard someone calling my name.

I turned around and looked around and spotted a cute young blond purposefully making his way over towards me. The closer he got, I was sure I didn’t know this person. But I stood still and waited patiently to see what this person had to say to me. He was pretty in that twink kind of way, stunning blond hair and delicate features complete with big blue eyes. And in an instant I knew exactly who this young man was. This must be the Shaun, my replacement. I had a good mind to turn around and fly up the stairs, but I didn’t want them to feel that they held the upper hand or that I even cared anymore. I was sure now that this pretty little thing was in the house when Courtney had tossed me out on my ass.