Two Player Game

~Chapter Twelve~

"Where's Evan?"

"How did you know where I lived?"

"Don't dodge the fucking question, where. is. Evan?? He told me he wasn't, but I could fucking tell. I knew he'd pull some shit like this. Like everyone else does!"

"What? Cheat? No no, that's a misunderstanding. We were just talking."

"Right, and that's why he blew me off for you, right?? To just fucking talk??? Why wouldn't he come to me for that, I'm his BOYFRIEND for fucks sake!" Evan is practically hiding in JAred's room, knees pulled up to his chest. He's gonna cry again. He can feel it.

"He didn't go to you, because whatever he seems to say to you, you hit him for it! Even if you don't mean to. He's scared of you, Connor. He's scared of you because you can't control your anger!"

"I don't have the patience for you, where the fuck is he?"

"Fuck off Connor. He doesn't want to talk to you right now."

"Let him tell me that himself! Evan, get out here! I know you're in there."

"He'll talk to you later. Go. The. Fuck. Away."

"Make. Me." Jared closes the door and locks it. Connor bangs on the door, shouting accusations and obscenities. Evan trembles at the foot of Jared's bed. He can't stand this. Jared makes his way back to Evan quickly.

"Evan-"

"I can't take it! I can't, I can't, I've got to go talk to him, but I can't go out there, he's so mad."

".... Let me go with you. I'll make sure he doesn't do anything to you but talk." Evan nods shakily. When the door is opened, it happens too fast. Before he can say one thing, Connor smacks him. His eyes fill with tears again.

"...Co-"

"I trusted you!"

"Hey, asshole. Hands to yourself." Jared's there to protect

"C-Connor, I'm not-"

"Then Why?? Every time you blow me off it's got this fuck, I don't understand!"

"B- because... because-"

"Spit it out!" Jared hates watching this. He hates Connor so much.

"Because you're HURTING me, Connor!" The tears spill. "Because I had to tell someone, show someone!"

"But why HIM??"

"He pays attention! I-I just didn't want to stress you out, Connor, I just-"

"Bullshit!" Jared actually thinks Evan might break up with him. Could he do it? Is he able to?

"You're trying to leave me, aren't you?? You're trying to cut me off!"

"Connor, I would never, don't say that-"

"Then Fucking act like it!" He winds up for a punch and Evan braces himself to take it. It's heartbreaking. It's like it's in slow motion. It's a million years before he feels the sharp pain against his cheek. But Jared rushes as fast as he can in front of Evan and ends up taking the mpunch for him. His nose starts to bleed and one side of his glasses are broken.

"Jared!!"

"Why can't you get the fuck out of our business, Kleinman??"

"Conner stop, you're gonna -!"

"You shut your whore mouth." that's when his heart breaks. There is no love in Conner's eyes, only anger and fire and hate. He freezes and can't make himself say anything else.

"Of course you'd try and leave, of course you'd find someone that treats you better than I can! Should've known You'd end up Kleinman's from day one. Those marks should have been a warning! How long have you been playing me, huh?? Since I said I was leaving in two weeks?? Decide you're finally free of Conner Murphy and his feelings don't matter anymore?? "Just couldn't stand to stay, could you?? Couldn't find it in you to love me when I needed you most??" Evan is frozen. He can't even breathe right now. Jared gets back up, wipes some blood off with his sleeve. He's gonna be the badass Evan wanted him to be.

"Do you even see yourself right now? You're scaring him and all you care about is you. You never let him explain. I wonder why he came to me instead." Conner turns all that rage on Jared.

"And you're the Fucker taking him away. Proud of yourself?"

"Conner, don't, please. "

"Listen to him. He's begging you to stop, but you let your anger overcome you. You're doing everything that he doesn't want. Proud of yourself?"

"Jared, you're just making it worse, Connor-"

"Shut UP, EVAN!"

"It's not me making it worse, It's Connor proving my point."

"no no no, God, let's just stop fighting. It's okay Connor, let's go, we'll just go, I can't watch you guys like this."

"No, do you want him to hurt you again??"

"I- it's fine-"

"Keep your goddamn nose out of our business, Kleinman, I'm not gonna hurt him." Evan takes a step forward.

"We'll got to my place and talk it out, okay? Promise it will will be okay, Jared."

"....okay.." He hates this. It's not because he's jealous. It's because he doesn't want him to get hurt anymore than he already is.