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Don't Touch Chapter 11 [3-3]
Since I wasn’t in a rush to head home, I let Fernando work on his car for a little longer and after about an hour we started making our way to my house. I wasn’t too sure about the clothes I had and I’ve never really dressed myself aside from prom or my dad’s wedding. I sat on my bed as I watched him look over my clothes hanging on in my closet and he pulled out a few selections of clothes. I could see him pondering over the red pants that I wore for the wedding and I wasn’t too sure if it was the type of place to wear such fancy bottoms. “Do clothes really matter?” I asked him, breaking the silence. He looked up at me and pondered for a second to answer. “No, not always. I mean, sometimes you do it to feel good about yourself or to please other people if you know a style they like. Sometimes people dress up to impress the person they like.”I thought about this and blushed remembering when Elliot wore suits for me. “I think I know what you mean.”Fernando laughed after seeing my ex
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It was a short drive getting to the location that Andre picked for our outing and I couldn't help looking around as I tailed behind them. I walked beside Leo until we got in line and it took a couple of minutes for us to get inside after the doormen checked our ID. They put a band on Genevieve and Leo so they can identify them as over-age when ordering alcohol when we order. Andre led us to a table that fit us all and I looked around seeing the place crowded while electric music blasting. It reminds me a bit of those teens movie scenes that you would see, but I could only compare it to a movie since I’ve never gone out to a place like this before and I wasn’t too sure on what I would be expecting. For a while, we were debating on what to order since they wanted to get a few appetizers plates for all to share and I only agreed with anything they wanted since it seemed like they'd already been here before. I looked at my phone before a waiter came to our table and we began to put in o
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I waited for him to leave before reaching for my phone to send a message to Elliot, wondering what he was doing, and I wished he was here with me. Maybe he would have helped calm this anxious feeling and wishing that he could tell me that it’s all in my head. I looked down at my phone waiting for a response, but I think he could still be at work and he wouldn’t reply for a while. When Lucas came back I put my phone away and we sat around for a while as I tried the drink that he ordered for me. It was nice watching everyone dancing and for a second I thought Andre was going to have me join him when he returned to the table reaching for my hand.“I haven’t had fun like this in such a long time,” He said, raising my arm a bit so he can spin and moved to sit down. “Then back to doing finals for the next few weeks and the filming.”“Don’t remind me about finals,” Lucas said as he hands Andre a drink and pulls off his jacket. “Hey, we need to do another round before they have more security
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When arriving at the apartment, Lucas decided to go with me and wanting to make sure that I made it inside before heading home. I was about to trip over the stairs when Lucas held on to me and wrapped his arm around my waist, trying to help me. I didn’t think that I would get back like this and I almost wanted to laugh at my behavior. I wanted to have a good time and I thought joining in with them would help ease me. I tried to be quiet, not wanting to wake up the neighbors, and when approaching the door I accidentally dropped my keys. How did I become like this? I wasn't supposed to drink. I wasn't supposed to get drunk. I broke rules that were placed and I've never done that before.“I probably shouldn’t have had that last one.” I said picking up the keys and felt a little squeamish. Lucas laughed, “Oh come on, we had to do it to end the night and we need to do it again.”I smiled and nodded, “I’ll be there.” “We’re going to dance again and I’ll teach you a few moves,” Lucas said
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“Michael, are you home?” Elliot asked once he answered the call.“I just got here,” I answered.“Really? You should have woken me up to give you a ride. That must have been a long trip to get back home and I know you don’t like it when the bus is crowded,” He said.I rubbed my forehead as I tried to figure out what I wanted to say to him and we were quiet for a minute. “I wanted to clear my head. I’m sorry that I drank last night and that I didn’t take my medication. I know that was irresponsible of me to do, but you shouldn’t have reacted that way either and you were completely rude to Lucas.”“I know. I’m sorry, and I really shouldn’t have talked like that to your friend.” He replied.“You blew him off after he safely brought me to your apartment and I thought it would be a good chance for you to meet him. Lucas has been a good friend to me,” I respond, still feeling a little angry about that scene Elliot made. “I look up to him since he’s helped me figure things out and introduced
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After sleeping for a few hours, I finally woke up around two and used my time to wash up. I caught myself sighing a few times, wanting to call Elliot back, but I was holding it off until another day. I keep repeating the words over and over that we’re not broken up, that we can be together again once I sort things out with school. I’ll make an appointment with my counselor on Monday and then maybe talk more with Genevieve about the newspaper work or the club activities with Andre. I don’t want to waste this whole month on not sorting things out and I want things to feel settled. I need a new path again to go towards or I might fall down. For some reason, I feel like I'll have a hard time getting back up. By five, I was waiting outside when Lucas sent me a message and I made sure to take my medicine again. I was feeling nervous now that the thought that I wasn’t following my schedule began to creep up on me and the expression on Elliot when finding out has been flashing in my mind. I
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It became quiet between us after that conversation and it seemed like it was a good moment to talk as he lay there trying not to focus on the tattoo that was being done. I watched curiously again and it looked like it was a long process to get it done. From making the line work to the shading, I was quietly thinking about last night and I didn’t want to show how upset I still felt. I didn’t want to be bothered by our conversation and I didn’t even know how much I wanted to share with Lucas right away. I wanted to have new experiences with my new friends and I’ve been able to create new experiences like the support group or deciding that I want to study photography. “What if I do get something before we leave?” I asked, breaking the silence. Lucas laughed, looking over at me curiously. “You want to get a tattoo?” “No, I was thinking of a piercing,” I mumbled, wondering about what type of piercing I could get. “Well, that isn’t a bad idea,” Lucas replied and closed his eyes. “I ca
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During the drive, I looked out the window and tried to ignore the stinging on my nose from the piercing. I had already sent a message to my mom about it like promised and I’ve been waiting after sending one to Elliot, but there hasn’t been a reply. Maybe after some time, he wanted distance from me and could be trying to ignore me. It was a mistake. This is my fault for thinking that it was okay to go out for a few drinks and it’s the same as when I messed up the night I jumped into the pool in high school. I’ve thrown myself into another situation and caused damage to others because I wanted to be selfish. “Michael?” I turned to Lucas when he said my name and realized that we were parked in front of my house, “Sorry.” I mumbled as I unbuckled my seat belt and opened the door. “Thanks for having me come along with you.” “Michael, wait,” Lucas said quickly, reaching out to grab my arm. “Can we talk before you go?” Slowly closing the door, I knew what he wanted to talk about and prom
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