chapter 27
austin point of view
that night, dez came to my apartment sobbing uncontrollably.
"dez, baby whats wrong?" i ask hurriedly.
the red-headed boy just collapses into my arms and i carry him into my room and lay him on the bed. i caress his face, and wipe away the tears.
what could have happened to make my beautiful boy cry?
"austin... i-i ha-have to tell y-you something.." dez begins to say and i listen
"i went to the d-doctor today and it seems that... i-i might bec-become blind"
my eyes widen, and dez cries uncontrollably all over again.
"please don't hate me.." he whimpers
i pull him into my arms and say, "i couldn't ever hate you. that's impossible"
he kisses me and i kiss back, we pull away and look at each other.
"what's going to happen to us?" dez asks. how could this boy think such absurd thoughts?
"nothing. absolutely nothing. i will continue to love you because its impossible to not love you. I love you so much"
i kiss him again
"mm" he sighs and falls asleep
i kiss his head and whisper,
"you'll still be my red, with nice skates"