My romantic story : Part 6 - final

"Get out" i say slipping gym shorts on.
"Let me explain, please Chris."

I whip around to look at Patrick "DON'T, call me that."

"I'm sorry, Nate." Patrick says, as he pathetically grips at my bed covers. I stand next to the bathroom door leaning against the wall, my heart still beating fast and my chest still drenched in sweat, for the life of me i can't find my shirt and it's pissing me off.
"You have five minutes to explain. Make good use of it." Patrick looks at me sadly and stares down, preparing his defense.

"It was so long ago.....

The mall was only an hour from closing time, the owner was apparently visiting to deposit money into the safe. I remember walking past an armored truck on my way in, i didn't think much of it. I was looking for a new laptop when i heard gunfire. I was scared so i quickly hid inside a nearby closet.

I remember sobbing thinking i might die, but i quickly quieted myself when i heard struggling footsteps and the sound of something being dragged into the store. I listened and heard a voice that to this day brings me peace, it said 'It's alright sir, stay with me, it's alright. Tell me something about yourself, do you hear me? I need you to stay awake, listen to me, ill tell you about myself, my real name's Christopher, not a person in this town knows that, i'm relatively new here, but sir i don't plan on a change in my employer.

Stay awake.' He soothed the man for what felt like an hour until the gunfire finally stopped and people came and took the struggling man away, i emerged from the closet but to find an empty room. I wanted to know the voice of peace that i had heard that day, but i couldn't go back to that mall, not after that.

After a while i had given up all hope of finding my Christopher, until that one day in school, this hot guy walked up to me and my friends during lunch and that voice flowed out of him like sweet honey. But his name was Nathaniel. I was extremely confused and not sure what to think, but when your parents almost called you Chris tonight i knew it was you for sure, you helped me through that experience whether you knew it or not and from that day I have loved you, done everything i could to find you and be with you."

I stare at Patrick as i lean against the bathroom door, now sitting on the ground. Not knowing what to think. Patrick was basically a stalker, he could have told me up front that he had been looking for me, but he didn't for over six months. I count that as lying, and i wont be lied to again. Which has to do with why i don't date athletes.

"Listen to me Patrick. I want you to forget that name and never speak to me again, forget the relationship, forget everything we've done together. I want you to get out of here." I stand up and walk towards him picking up his pants off the floor along the way, when i get to him i toss them at him "Tell anyone my name, and you'll never hear from me again." I walk into the bathroom and slam the door, i turn on the bathroom exhaust fan, and lean against the door as i slowly slide to the floor as i begin to cry.

I had thought i finally found someone who was genuine and loved me back, this is why I so hardly get into relationships, shit like this. After about five minutes of crying to myself, i stand back up, turn off the fan and walk out the door, Patrick is gone, and i don't even want to sleep in my bed, or on the couch downstairs. I grab some pillows and blankets from the hall closet, go back to my room and lock the door, i walk into the bathroom and throw the comforter and old nasty pillow into the bathtub. I guess i won't be getting much sleep for a while.

The End

*** Did you guys think i had abandoned you? Heck no, know that i will never leave a story unfinished, i was simply having trouble with my internet, and because of my roommate who is an avid video gamer, i literally never got the chance to restart my router. But we are back in business.

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