Divine Intervention by Francis Gideon

Author:Francis Gideon [Gideon, Francis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Evan heard the beginning bars of the Buzzcocks’ song inside his mind as Bart took over his position in Heavy Rain. Evan got to his feet and came face to face with the wall clock again. Nearly two in the morning.

“All the clubs are closed now,” Evan remarked, surprised at how somber his voice sounded. “So much for the old times.”

“Liam definitely has a girl,” Bart remarked. “Why else would he stay away?”

Evan nodded. He didn’t look up as he rinsed his and Bart’s dishes from before. He picked at some stray sauce that wasn’t coming off, and then gave them up to soak.

“That’s good, though, right?” Bart asked. “You know, that he’s moving on and such? I didn’t think he would have been able to get over her so fast.”

“He’s not. Definitely a rebound.”

Bart nodded. He got up, gathering up some of his bottles and bringing over some dishes. “Well, good for him either way.”

“Yeah. But what about us? Are we just going to camp out and braid one another’s hair like a sleepover and wait for him to return?”

Bart laughed, a lot more than Evan expected. He was used to making that joke for his sister’s sake, especially since almost all of them hated having their hair touched. With a smile, Bart flipped his long mane over his shoulder. He backed up into the kitchen, getting really close to Evan.

“Well, go on,” Bart insisted playfully. “I mean, if we’re going to have a slumber party, we may as well get it right. Go ahead and touch it. I promise I don’t have lice.”

Evan sighed and shoved Bart gently. He looked back towards the stove and sighed. “Is it bad that I want to clean more? I mean, there’s enough stuff here that could keep me going until next week.”

“Maybe we should just leave? Send Liam a note, though we’ve left enough texts for him, and just put his key under the door.”

Though Evan and Bart both nodded at the plan, neither one made a move for the Post-it notes by the fridge or the doorway. Instead, they raised their eyes to one another slowly, and then looked quickly away. Evan swallowed.

“You know, losing Sarah like this must be killing Liam. Even if he is fucking someone anonymous right now,” Evan said.

“Yeah,” Bart agreed. He shifted on his feet and his eyes darted around the room. . Evan waited anxiously as Bart ran his hands through his hair before opening his mouth. “Did Liam ever tell you the story of The Symposium?”

Evan smiled and lied casually, “No. I don’t think so. Why?”

Bart sighed, a little surprised. “Well, it’s basically the story of how everyone falls in love. We’re all these strange beasts with four arms and four legs. There were three types. Earth, moon, and sun people. It corresponded to gay, lesbians, and straight people but I forget who’s who. Except lesbians are always the moon, so yeah. I remember that.”

“Aren’t they always,” Evan said with a small laugh.

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