Epilogue
Days passed. Those days turned to weeks, then months. The school year came and went, and Ethan and Rain gradually became best friends. Ethan still hid his feelings from Rain; Rain began to sink further and further into depression. The two had somehow managed to get past the murder incident, but Rain's feelings for Joe, while finally fading, left him increasingly depressed. Ethan did his best to cheer Rain up, but it became harder and harder, until one day, the two began talking on the internet...
Rain: moo
Ethan: No, QUACK!
Rain: lol
dammit, mood is down again...
Ethan: I figured as much
Rain: How?
Ethan: You didn't seem as happy as you were
Rain: how could you tell? All I said was moo...
Ethan: Can't say I'm terribly "happy" either
But I don't feel horrible
Rain: what's wrong?
Ethan: And that "moo" would be why
Rain?
Ethan: Your usual entry has big letters and puts off a lot of emotion
You tell me why I don't feel superb
Rain: bad day?
Ethan: Not really
Just seeing if you can guess
Rain: uh... bad ending to the book you were reading?
uh... you're mercurial?
Ethan: Do you know what several of my friends' greatest fears is?
I'm not trying to change the subject if that's what you're thinking
Rain: What is it? And, DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT
Ethan: IM NOT GOING TO
So, anyway, do you?
Rain: No I don't.
Ethan: Rejection, and it seems that I am just now finding out I agree with them
Rain: What happened?
Ethan: No, I'm just finding I fear it
Nothing has happened
Rain: Then you should be fine
Ethan:
Rain: you fear it, big whoop. you found that out; you aren't rejected, so get the fuck over it.
pardon my language.
Ethan: And what's that supposed to mean?
Rain: It's supposed to mean...
Ethan: Oh, and you see, it's an "IF"
It would be the unknown
Rain: YOU ARE NOT REJECTED. I WILL NEVER REJECT YOU UNLESS YOU KILL SOMEONE. CHEER THE FUCK UP.
Seriously.
I don't mean to be self-important
but
I'm at least one person
who will never reject you
Ethan: You know, STOP MAKING ME GRIN! XD
Rain: You're welcome.
Ethan: Course that still wont change what Ive been thinking
Rain: you know, Ethan...
you're one of the people I depend on to cheer me up.
If you're not happy, or at least NORMAL...
then it just sends me further.
Ethan: I wonder, can you even guess what I'm getting at?
Rain: uh... no.
at least not now...
OH MY GOD
is it what I think it is?
Or am I just overthinking?
Ethan: ...?
Rain: nevermind.
What is it?
Ethan: Tell me what you were thinking
Rain: nevermind.
Ethan: What were you thinking?
Rain: What did you mean, then?
Ethan: By what
Rain: "Can you try to guess what I'm getting at?" is what I meant.
Ethan: I beliave that what you were thinking was right on the dot
Rain: Uh, what did you think I was thinking?
Ethan: well, with your "OH MY GOD" statement, you sort of revealed yourself
Rain: ...? you're not saying what you thought I thought.
Ethan: you're mean XD
Ugh.
Do I really have to?
Rain: Yes.
Please.
Ethan: Fine.
Yes, I DO like you, but as more than a friend.
Ugh I feel horrible
Rain: Okay, do not take this as any reaction except for surprise, please...
oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god
I'm actually hyperventilating
Ethan: I feel more like Im going to explode
Its funny how my hands wont stop shaking
Rain: Okay. Uh. Wow.
Um.
I...
I don't know what to say.
I mean...
Er...
I'm pretty sure I'm over Joe.
Ethan: Say whatever you want
Rain: So that's pretty much over, though I still kinda like him.
Okay.
So.
And..
I did meet this guy who I think is good-looking, in band...
but he seems to be nice, then an ass, so it's nothing more than
"He's good-looking."
so...
okay, you know what...
to tell the truth
when you came over that first time...
I kept having these little... I guess, you could call them "flashes".
Of what life would be like...
If... well, you know. This happened.
And, I think I kinda liked it.
Oh god
I'm still like... not hyperventilating, but... my heart's beating fast.
Ethan: My mouth is pretty much all dried up
Rain: Okay, then... so what does this mean?
Ethan: I don't know
Rain: I guess... are we... er... boyfriends...?
Ethan: That would be, unfortunately for you, your call
Rain: oh god
oh god
oh god
... oh god
I'll be right back, I really need a drink...
I, um...
wow.
Damn, I'm probably making you more nervous, aren't I?!
Ethan: Not really
I don't think that I can get any more nervous
Rain: I know how you feel.
I mean it.
Lol.
I really don't know what to say.
I mean...
Like I said, I got those "flashes", I guess, of hope?
So...
I guess...
(I'm considering making you wait until tomorrow, but that's cruel.)
So...
Yes.