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“Because you reek of it!”
He starts to laugh. “Fuck. I never wanted any of this!” he says. “I wanted to be normal you know? I wanted to be free of this stupid abnormality! This thing that makes me a freak! But every time I see you, Teague I can’t help myself. I can’t help being in love with you. I can’t help that every time you tell me about some woman or even about Mia that a part of me wants you to break up with her. I can’t help that there’s always going to be a part of me that’s going to want you this badly. But I’m sick of keeping it from you all! I’m sick of being this person!”
“Sebastian, there’s nothing wrong with being gay. There are plenty of gay guys in the world!”
“Yeah. Like Liam.”
“What?”
“You heard it,” Sebastian says. “I thought Liam and I were perfect together. I was almost about to forget you, and I was happy! For once in my life I had the hope of finding love! And he said he loved me he was the one who wrote all those letters, Teague! He said all that but he lied. He lied to my face.”
“I thought Liam was your friend.”
“Yeah. I thought so too,” Sebastian says. “Until he basically tried to rape me today! He’s been threatening me. And I can’t stop seeing him because I’m afraid he’ll hurt me or any one of you. He’s dangerous, Teague. He was the one who killed that guy you almost-killed. He poisoned him, I heard him talking on the phone to someone and bragging about it! He keeps telling me that if I don’t do as he says he will tell everyone about me and my secret. He was the one who brought in Ashley so you would break off with Mia.”
“Why?”
“Who the fuck knows?” Sebastian says. “For the fun of it I’m guessing? A guy like Liam doesn’t want anything! But when he does, he will do anything to get it.”
“What does he want now?”
“Me. But not in a good way. He wants me to be his fucking slave and at his mercy. So he can torture me and do whatever the fuck he wants without me complaining!”
“Why didn’t you tell me all this?”
“Oh come on, Teague. You’re the straightest guy I’ve ever known. I’m surprised you’re not already running.”
“Just because I’m straight doesn’t mean I hate people who aren’t.”
Sebastian stares at me. “It’s too late, Teague.”
“What do you mean?” I say. “Too late for what?”
He comes towards me and places his hands on my chest. His one hand reaches my neck and then my hair and I grab both his hands and hold them away from me. “I love Mia, Sebastian. I’ve loved her for most of my life and it’s not going to change.”
I let go of his hands and he has tears in his eyes again. “I’m not asking for love,” Sebastian says. “I’m not asking for some fucking commitment. I don’t want any of that.”
“What do you want then?”
He says nothing at first and then he tries to kiss me and I shove him, hard. He almost stumbles and falls. Suddenly, the anger that I’ve been trying to keep at bay, comes up and I can’t help hating him. All my rage is directed towards him and I don’t even think when I say the next words. “Fuck you, Sebastian!”
“You hate me, don’t you?”
“Oh, hate is a small fucking word for what I’m feeling for you right now!”
He looks hurt. “Leave,” he says.
“Sebastian!” I realize right away what I just said wasn’t fair. “Look, just fuck…listen to me okay? We’re best friends, right? We have been since we were kids! That means something to me and it should mean something to you. I know you’re confused right now, but that’s because Liam’s been playing with your mind, Sebastian. He’s been abusing you in more ways than one! I know people like him. He’s a manipulative bastard. You can’t take what he said seriously.”
He turns his back to me so I can’t see his face. “I said leave.”
I can feel him shaking.
Something’s not right I know it.
And then I see something drop to the floor, and it’s bloody.
I know it’s the same switch
