Zack set down his bag with a loud sigh that echoed through the small flat he shared with Rian, these past few weeks had been far too stressful for Zack to handle. Alex had been an emotional wreck due to Jack finding out that he had kissed some guy, Rian was always out the house not wanting to spend any time with him and when he did come home he was either drunk or god knows what else and Zack had a presentation due in a week.
"Ri?" Zack called out not really expecting an answer or if he was in he was no doubt sleeping off a hangover, pulling out his laptop he started on his presentation and thought about the guy who always sits next to him in class. Evan. He was quite cute, a really good laugh and someone who Zack would class as a friend also he was from Baltimore as well but a few years older than him. He was halfway through typing out some of his notes when Rian decided to show his face, Zack looked at him expectantly but all he said was
"Gonna turn that music down" Then walked into the small bathroom slamming the door behind him, Zack held back tears of frustration as he took out his earphones and connected them so only he could hear the music. A few moments later Rian re-appeared from the bathroom, Zack removed one of his earphones and turned to Rian.
"Are you going out tonight?" He asked already knowing the answer to his own question.
"Yeah leaving in half an hour" Rian said moving to the small kitchen and taking some asprin before sending Zack a half smile.
"Ok" Zack clipped putting his earphone back in and started typing away for his presentation not really knowing what he was writing, Zack was to busy wondering where Rian was going, who with, what he would do and when he would return home.
"I would ask you to come but your busy" Rian said sitting down on the other sofa across from Zack, he looked up from the laptop screen and scowled.
"How do you know that I'm busy! Eh?" Zack said is voice raising slightly in anger that had built up over the past few weeks.
"You've always got your face stuck in books or that stupid laptop!" Rian said standing now.
"It's called work! And maybe I would've liked to gave came with you, you just never fucking asked me" Zack said slamming the laptop shut and looking at Rian who was glaring at him and Zack new if looks could he would probably be dead right now.
"Don't fucking swear Zack! This didn't have to turn into an argument" Rian huffed before turning and going to walk away from Zack but he stopped him.
"Well you're out every fucking night doing who knows what and I stay up till you get in no matter what time my classes are at just so you don't hurt yourself with how drunk you get! " Zack shouted hearing his voice echo through out the small flat while Rian just stared at him bo enotion in his eyes at all.
"Fuck you Zack, fuck this place, this house, this relationship!" Rian shouted back and Zack could feel tears rolling down his cheeks.
"WELL GO THEN! GO GET SO FUCKED UP YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR OWN NAME! BUT YOU WHAT RIAN I WON'T BE HERE WHEN YOU GET BACK" Zack screamed after Rian as he walked out the front door slamming it behind him and Zack fell to the floor sobbing realising what had happened. He didn't know how long he sat there crying but once he clamed down enough to try and talk he phoned Alex first who was already out with Jack but would phone him later, realising the only other people he could call was his mom or Evan he decided on Evan and his mom as a last resort. Dialling Evan's number Zack tried to stop the lights tears escaping his eyes and stay calm enough so he could talk.
"Hey" He heard Evan say and Zack took a shaky breath before asking
"Could I maybe crash at yours tonight?" he held his breath expecting Evan to say no, that they didn't know each other well enough.
"Zack is everything okay?" Evan asked while Zack could hear the concern in his voice and he found himself shaking his head.
"Not really, I really need somewhere to go Evan please" Zack hated that he was begging Evan but he had no one else to turn to.
"Sure Zack I'll be over in five go get some stuff together" Evan said then hanging up, it took Zack all his effort to pull himself off the floot and go into his bedroom, tears starting back as he saw Rian's stuff everywhere and his smell filling the room. He stuffed clothes upon clothes into his gym bag along with his toothbrush and laptop not really knowing why, then a car horn sounded and Zack took a look at the flat.
"I'm sorry" He whispered and ran down the stairs into Evan's car, Zack didn't look at him but he could tell he was concerned because he kept a hand on Zack's knee the whole journey. Arriving at Evan's Zack carried his stuff up and Evan finally spoke.
"Eh the guest rooms down the hall to the right and bathroom on the left" Evan smiled and Zack smiled than started crying again.
"Fuck Evan sorry" Zack said taking a shaky breath as Evan shook his head and pulled Zack into a hug.
"Zack what is it?" He asked running a hand through his hair and Zack found himself spilling his heart out to Evan, about his old life, about Martin, about moving here and finally about Rian.
"I just can't go home and deal with him anymore! I feel so alone here, I was so close to dropping out and just going home telling my mom I want to play football and Rian was a mistake" Zack finished no tears left to spill.
"From the sound of him Zack he isn't worth all this crying, I think he's having a hard time fitting in here but look you can stay here as long as you want alright?" Evan smiled and Zack pushed Rian out his mind of ine minute and kissed Evan which so much force he knocked him onto the floor, Evan laughed then looked Zack right in the eyes attatching their lips again. Zack knew it was wrong, so wrong but he had felt so alone and right now Evan made him feel loved.