Tangled Affairs

the steadiness of his breathing. I couldn't even call t

o a coma and was really scared h

ecame irregular, but I just sat there waiting fo

and it caught my attention. He slowly woke up, and I heaved a v

should be the hangover, right? It took him minutes before he to

om me as if he had seen a

ed down at his body, patting it over. Seeing his dress still

. "Your ass was drunk and wasted last night at the club, you phoned me, t

to tell me where you stay, and now all I get is a fing

d, his expression like he

," he said, getting up and wanting to leave. His sincere apology sl

's Saturday you probably have some time to spare, right?" I s

m nervously. While I waited for the tea to steep, I walke

e clothes you could change into," I

t of the bathroom wearing my sweatshirt and joggers, which fit him perfectly as

rved him the tea. He mouthed me a tha

ain very sorry for the inconven

I interrupted

ries of depressions; I'm so sor

tuation could you be in that

other sip from the cup. "I

t his parents, but what if that's the exact thing he doesn't wa

comfortable one, David and I were not always sil

s until David adjusted in h

don't have to answer if the a

ay," I a

when I'm very drunk, so um, did I perhaps say

stion or not, and then I decided not to, because I didn't want

fine," then a realization seemed to hit him. "If it of

just crying and talking about your

d I wondered what was so funny. "I re

y about this situation, so I

ad lost my parents since I was 7, so I barely knew or rem

when I'm very desperate to get something, maybe a job, it's like my access card, and I u

something that isn't even real? I even had to knock you out for you to stop screami

vid asked calmly wi

nervously,

d me out? Wi

ing, so I just did what I had to

ad hurt two times

more of yo

a muffled laugh. "I bet you were satisfied y

have killed you or something, but now that I thin

ther things, we played games and enjoyed each other

ning of our intimacy. We visited each other's room occasionally and even

together, and luckily we both got accepted, but to different departments, which kept us ap

r him, which I didn't admit to at first, but I soo

uld ruin our friendship, and I didn't want that to

of love to me. Earlier that day, he had suggested we have dinner tog

one, and surprisingly, there wasn't anyone i

rt when he told me he'd l

is for a very long time, but I just th

u. As an orphan, I did most of my life things myself, and beca

ctually felt happy because I was delighted someone noticed me, you know, not just noticed, you took the time to take in my ap

world. I wanted to be nice to you since then, but I jus

I practiced how to say it, but I failed miserable, which led into my 'moment of depressi

dn't bother to confess again, 'cause I didn't want to rui

t of my life with you. You don't have to give me an an

r to you, I would never bother you again, and I'll

so cute. He looked so nervous, and there w

love you, David. I love you too more than you could ever imagine." He looked s

and then stood up, making his way to me. He pulled me into a hug that felt way different fr

was holding a cake with flares on top, while the other

ead 'she said yes'. After a short while the wai

ill be for only me to deal with," he chuckled. "And I also cleared it out

e you,

e you,

s and butterflies. It marked the beginning o