boat boys: highschool dating au ( ˘ ³˘)

chapter 13

Joels POV:

For the past 4 days I had been totally ignoring Etho. I cant lie- it was hard. I really missed him but I couldnt let myself to talk to him now knowing how Bdubs felt. My parents have been arguing a lot lately and usually it wouldnt bother me but it did scare me for some reason.

Etho had tried to interact with me- every single day but I would just walk away. It really broke my heart but it was the only thing I could do.
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It was already lunch break. I was heading towards the cafeteria with Grian and Scar. I decided to stop by the boys locker room so I can leave my books. As soon as I walked in I saw Etho right in front of me. My face turned red and I tried turning around and running away but he grabbed my wrist.

"Joel what the fuck? Can u please stop ignoring me? Did I do something wrong??" he seemed really angry but his face was almost as red as mine. "Look, I cant say why but its better if we stop talking. I dont want to ruin ur-" the words almost slipped out of my mouth. Shit. I stepped back a little but he grabbed my shoulder. "I have to go..Grian is waiting for me." and I ran off.

"Joel? What happened? Ur red as fuck." Grian pointed out as I sat down. "Oh dont worry, I was just running. I had forgotten my phone in the classroom." I lied. He didnt seem to believe me but it was none of his business anyways.
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The rest of the day was lame as always. I was outside of the school, about to get going home. It was raining so I had to hurry up. I heard a shout from behind me. "JOEL!" I turned around to see a tall boy with silver-white hair. He started running towards me. "Etho, its raining I should probably go.." despite my request he hugged me and pulled me into his umbrella.

My face was burning. We stood like that for a few minutes which seemed like forever. When we pulled away he smiled. "Bdubs told me that he um..likes me. He explained to me what had happened that Sunday when u two hung out. And I suppose u were ignoring me cause u didnt wanna ruin our friendship. I really appreciate it but u shouldnt have kept pushing me away!"

"Those few days without u were so lame, I cant lie." I laughed. "I agree. I did miss u. Wanna play Minecraft later today? Surely u dont have that much homework." he chuckled and winked at me. "I actually do but..of course!" I mumbled.

"I think I should get going. Its getting dark and the rain.." "Yeah I agree. Talk to u later!" I smiled and ran away. As I was walking home I couldnt stop thinking about Etho. I was glad that I could talk to him again without worrying about anything. And honestly Bdubs is great. Im so thankful that he spoke up and we cleared things out. I suppose he'll move on and find another guy.

Later when I got home me and Etho called and played together. I had a great time as always however I had to mute myself every now and then cause my parents were shouting at each other again. He asked me what was going on but I dodged the question. We decided to hang out again this weekend but at my house. My mom was going out of town and dad would probably be at work.

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