Chapter 32 - So Much For Love

Liam

To say the last week has been difficult is putting it lightly. Asher is back at school and on the football team again, but he’s different. He said that he doesn’t care who finds out about us, and I have given him time since his dad died, but he’s gone back to pretending that I don’t exist.

It shouldn’t bother me this much, but it does. When we’re alone, he’s back to the Asher I fell in love with, but when we’re in public…

I should let him come to terms with who he really is instead of assuming that he already knew. Maybe it’s the stress of the upcoming games before Christmas break, I don’t know. Or perhaps I should stop trying to make excuses for Asher; it’s up to him if he wants to change or be the persona he created to shield himself.

Walking through the hallways on Christmas eve, bundled up tightly, I spot him standing at his locker with the usual three assholes around him.

We make eye contact, but as usual, he’s the one who looks away first. Sighing, I head to my locker,