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I was wrong though. Everything changed after that day. Everything.
"So," I tossed out casually, trying to distract myself from my wayward thoughts. "What year are you in?" Please say fifth year. Please. Please. Please god make her say fifth year. "Third year." Yeah, and that was that. She was in third year. And just like that, I watched my five-minute dream float out the window. Fuck. My. Life.
"What happened?" he demanded, glaring down at me. "Who the fuck made you cry?"
She was mine and I didn’t want to share.
"Bye, Johnny," I whispered, hovering in the doorway, fighting back the urge to run back to him. His pain-filled eyes landed on mine. "Bye, Shannon." I love you. I am so in love with you. Please be okay.
"And maybe because you love him?" Exhaling a ragged breath, I rolled onto my back and turned my face to look at my best friend. "I'm so in love with him, Claire," I confessed, and then I burst into tears. "I love him so much that the thought of him not being okay is killing me."
"There's no girl, pet," Dad coaxed. "There's no bus, either. You're jacked up on morphine." "Oh, fuck," I groaned. "Am I dying or something?" "No, Johnny, love, you're not dying." "Thank fuck," I groaned. "'Cause I wanna see that girl again." "Okay, Johnny. Just relax, buddy." "No, no, no, Da, I'm serious," I slurred. "I think I love that girl." "Well, who's this girl?" "She's a river," I sighed and closed my eyes. "I'm keeping her, Da." "Okay, son," he coaxed. "You keep the girl."
"You found her, Gibs!" I exclaimed. "Thank fuck. I thought I lost her." "I did, buddy," Gibsie chuckled softly. "I brought Shannon back to you." "Shannon like the river," I sighed contently. "Shannon Lynch?" Mam exclaimed. "That's who he's rambling on about?" "Oh, yeah," Gibsie mused. "What happened to being friends, Johnny?" Mam asked. "I lied," I snickered. "I've been lying all along." "Oh, Johnny," Mam sighed. "You never had to lie, baby. I like that girl." "She's mine," I grumbled. "You can't have her." Gibsie laughed loudly. "Everyone knows that, Cap."
A few moments passed by in hushed whispers. And then I heard those two words. "Hi, Johnny." "Boom, boom, fucking boom, Da," I groaned, slapping a hand against my chest. "I'm done for."
