Brian's Letters To Matthew

Zacky woke up to see that Jimmy spent the night, since Zacky was in Jimmy’s arms. After reading the rest of the first letter, Zacky checked to see Mattie fast asleep in his bed. He went back to his own room and watched tv with Jimmy. He fell asleep before he knew it. He saw the journal on his nightstand. Zacky wants to read more, but he knew Jimmy and Mattie wouldn’t like it.

“This a bad time?”

Zacky looks up to see Johnny leaning against the doorway.
“No,” said Zacky, “Nothing happened last night and Jimmy is still sleeping.”
Johnny sits in the swivel chair and slides it until he reaches next to Zacky. He immediately spots the journal.
Johnny picks it up, “What’s this?”
“It’s a journal I found yesterday,” Zacky answers.
“Can I read it?” Johnny asks.
“Sure,” Zacky answers, “Only the first entry though. That’s as far as we got.”
“Fine,” Johnny answers as he opens the journal.
Mattie walks in, still in his pajamas, rubbing the sleepy seeds out of his eyes.
“How come Johnny gets to read it?” Mattie whines.
“Shhh Jimmy’s still sleeping,” said Zacky, “Johnny is catching up. I wouldn’t read the next entry without you.”
“Okay,” Mattie replies before climbing onto Zacky’s bed and sitting next to his brother.
Jimmy stirs before opening his eyes.
“Partying without me?” Jimmy mumbles.
“We have to wait for Johnny to catch up before Zacky can read the next part,” Mattie explains.
“Well hurry up short shit,” Jimmy says before plopping his head onto the pillow.
“I’m reading as fast as I can without missing anything,” said Johnny.
Jimmy lets out a groan as he closes his eyes and tightens his arm around Zacky. Mattie hugs his teddy bear tighter as he leans against Zacky. Zacky rubs the arm around affectionately while waiting for Johnny.

“Any idea what the secret might be?” Johnny asks.
“Not really sure,” Zacky says with a shrug of his shoulders.
“Maybe he’s a ninja assassin!” Mattie says with a smile.
Zacky chuckles, “Only way to find out is to keep reading.”
Johnny hands the journal to Zacky, “Then read away.”
Zacky sits up and takes the journal. Mattie sits before his brother, excited for the next piece. Zacky opens to the proper page.

---x---

Dear Matthew,

It’s been a month and we’ve grown so close. You took me to your family’s Thanksgiving. Even though we’ve been together for so little time, your family was so nice I felt like a member. I thought it was so cute when you when your face got all red from all the childhood stories your mother shared.

Like the time you ate your first ice cream when you were three and got it more on you than in your mouth. Or when you were six and a girl in your class wouldn’t leave you alone. So you presented her with a frog and she never bothered you again.

I think my favorite part of that day was snuggling with you by the fireplace. The night grew cool and you came by with a blanket that you wrapped around us both while you kept your strong arms around me. All I knew is that I didn’t want to be anywhere else with anyone else. When we went to your room in your parents’ house, I was still high with happiness and love. Laying my head on your chest with your arms around me.

Since I met your family for Thanksgiving, I invited to my family’s Christmas. My father, the comedian that he is, jokes with you over and over… and over again. You took it better than anyone I met. I must admit, even though we were only fourteen, I kept having dreams of us growing old together. Maybe it’s my heart, maybe teenage hormones, but at the time I didn’t care. Two months together and I was still in love with you.

I still have the guitar you gave me, I even play it. Do you have the aviators I got you? If you do, do you think of me when you wear them like I think of you when I play my guitar?

Now that I’m thinking about it, I’m going to go play with that guitar right now.

With all my love,
Brian

Notes

Thoughts??