Later that afternoon Jun and Lucas drove to a nearby park to meet Liam. Lucas was nervous and overjoyed at the same time.
"What do you think he wants to talk about?" Lucas asked, "I don't know, the worst thing he could say is that his seeing someone else and he doesn't want to commit with you." Jun told him, "You think?" He asked, "i dont know, you have to see by yourself." He said as he stopped the car and looked at Liam who was standing next to his car from a far.
"Before you go give me your phone." He said, Lucas looked at him confused as he handed him the phone. Jun grabbed the phone did something on it and then gave it back. A big smile flashed on Lucas's face as he opened the door and walked over to Liam.
"Hi," he said as he hugged him, Liam smiled and hugged him back. "I missed you." Lucas said, "I've missed you too." Lucas stopped hugging him but they were still hand in hand. Lucas gave him a peak on the lips and smiled at him. "I finally told my parents about me, so now we can be official." He told him, Liam slightly smiled and nodded his head. "About that," he said hésitent, "are you not happy?" Lucas asked, "no, I'm very happy. But, I don't think I can't do it anymore."
Lucas dropped his arm Releasing himself from Liam's grip. "What do you mean you can't do it anymore?" "I'm sorry Lucas, I don't want to hurt you when the truth comes out. I love you but,…I haven't been truly honest with you, and you don't deserve a person who's dishonest and disloyal." He stated, "why are you telling me this now?" "What did you decide to tell me this the second I had to courage to finally tell my parents everything!" He exclaimed.
Liam grabbed his hands and apologized, "I didn't think it was necessary, me and the person had stopped a long time a ago so i didn't think it was necessary." Lucas shook his head in disbelief, "is it Kalus?" Liam stayed quite. Lucas shook his head as he pulled his hand away from Liam's grip and walked away. "It's not Kalus," he replied quickly grabbed his arm, "then who is it Liam?" He asked, Lucas stayed quite once again.
Lucas sighed shaking his head he walked away from Liam. He couldn't believe the only guy he loved was doing this to him. All his courage and effort felt so useless now.
Jun, who had been observing the scene from a distance, approached Lucas silently, offering a comforting presence.
Lucas ended bursting out in tears as they entered the car. "You were right, he is hooking up with someone else." Lucas cried, "that Jerk!" Jun exclaimed in anger, he looked over at his cousin who was heartbroken and devastated and sighed. "It's going to be okay, his not worth it anyways." He told him. Lucas lifted his head and looked over a Jun, "But he told he he loves me and will wait for me, was that all a lie!?!" He sniffled, "Sometimes people say things they don't mean just to prove that they can get what they want. Sometimes everything they do and say are lies." Jun said, "But I love him," tears fell down his face, "I did everything just so I can be with him, I even told mom and dad about him."
Jun patted his back reassuring him that everything was going to be okay.
In the comforting presence of Jun, Lucas allowed his emotions to flow freely. The tears were a mix of heartbreak, betrayal, and the weight of dashed hopes. The drive back home was filled with a heavy silence, broken only by the occasional sniffles from Lucas.
As they entered Lucas's home, Love, sensing the somber atmosphere, approached with concern. Seeing Lucas in tears, she embraced him, a mother's comforting hug providing solace in the midst of emotional turmoil.
Lucas, still grappling with the pain, finally managed to share the heartbreaking truth. Love, though disappointed for her son, offered words of wisdom and unconditional support. "You're stronger than you realize, sweetheart. This pain will fade, and you will find happiness again," she reassured him.
That night Lucas locked himself up in his room balling his eyes out. He scrolled through the pictures he had with Liam and that made him cry even harder. He still couldn't wrap his head around the fact of his first Love breaking his heart. Liam was the only guy Lucas had feelings for, it has always been Liam in Lucas's eyes. But, it's not always Lucas in Liam's eyes. He just played with Lucas anytime he got and after his tired, he goes back to the other person.
Lucas tried to call Evelyn and text her but nothing went through. At a moment like this all he needed was a comfort from his best friend but, his friend was also out of reach.
A few minutes later Jun barged into his room. "So you're telling me you're going to lock yourself up in this room forever?!" Ignoring Jun's attempts to bring him out of his despair, Lucas remained cocooned in his room, the weight of heartbreak pressing on him. Jun, not one to easily accept defeat, decided a more direct approach was necessary.
With a determined expression, Jun walked over to Lucas, forcefully pulling the sheets away. "Enough of this, Lucas. You can't let him ruin you like this." He declared, eyeing his cousin sternly.
Lucas, red-eyed and emotionally drained, mumbled, "I don't know how to face this pain, Jun."
Jun sighed, understanding the depth of Lucas's sorrow. "Listen, heartbreak is like a storm. It's fierce, but it passes. You need to let it run its course, but you can't let it consume you. You have people who care about you, like your parents and me. We won't let you drown in this."
Days turned into weeks and Lucas was trying to Process all the events that had happened in the past few weeks. He even thought of calling Liam and try to work things out but Jun stopped him from doing it. There was one think that Lucas needed to know, no matter how heartbroken you are you can't just turn a blind eye and let that person that broke you back into your life. Because the second you let them in, you will face double the pain you faced from the beginning.
On a stormy Friday afternoon Lucas and Jun where home alone there was a knock at the door. Jun left Lucas in the resting room and went to open the door, when he opened the door Charlotte and Helena were stand there with a sort of disappointed look.
"Oh, char and Lena what are you guys doing here?" Jun asked slightly smiling, "is Lucas around, we need to talk to him." Helena asked, "yup, come in." He said letting them walk in the house as he locked the door.
He led them to the resting room where they found Lucas stuffing his face with ice cream.
When he saw them walk in he placed his ice cream down as a big smile flashed on his face. "CHAR, LENA!" He rejoiced as he hugged them, "I missed you guys," "how was your trip?" He asked, "we missed you too Lucas." Charlotte said, "our trip was also great." Helena told him as they sat down. "What are you guys doing here?" He asked, Helena and charlotte looked at each other and sighed. Lucas and Jun's smiles turned upside knowing that there was nothing good they were going to say.
"We have to tell you something Lucas," Helena said, "you are our friend and we can't hide this any longer." Charlotte added on. Jun looked at them confused wondering what they were going to say, "what do you mean." He asked nevrouse of what they were going to say.
The tension in the room as Charlotte took a big breath. "Evelyn and Liam have been hooking up!" She confessed, Lucas's face dropped, the room was quiet for a bit until he asked, "how long has this been going on?" "Since freshman year." Helena revealed, Lucas sighed in disbelief. "We're so sorry Lucas, we didn't mean to hide it for this long." Helena apologized grabbing his hands, "so you guys knew for this long, and you're telling me now?!"
"We didn't think it'll happen again, all four of us agreed to keep it a secret from you if Evelyn and Liam stopped ." Charlotte told him, Lucas shook his head as he stood up away from them. "It can't be true, Evelyn wouldn't do such thing. She's my best friend and she knows how much I care for Liam ."
Helena sighed, "this happened before we knew you Lucas," Lucas looked at her with tears down his face, "But she knew I liked him even when I wasn't living here, she was also the one who gave me his number so we can start talking!" He exclaimed. He wiped his tears away, "I also thought you guys were my friends, friends I can trust not friends who lie to me!" He exclaimed. "We're so sorry Lucas, we didn't mean for this to happen." Charlotte said.
Lucas shook his head, "guess I was the stupid on to think that we will be good friends just because our parents were friends." "You guys should leave," "I don't want you guys here."
In the aftermath of this revelation, Lucas felt a mix of anger, betrayal, and heartbreak. As Charlotte and Helena left, Jun stayed by Lucas's side, offering silent supporIn the aftermath of this revelation, Lucas felt a mix of anger, betrayal, and heartbreak. As Charlotte and Helena left, Jun stayed by Lucas's side, offering silent support
To be continued