PROMISES AND LIES

Chapter 1

Sean Evans and Web Phillips became friends at their first meeting during the first day of their first year of high school until they became best friends.

Web Phillips came from a wealthy family. His father is half-Chinese and half-American. Sean Evans is an orphan and working in the café. He is an adopted child of James and Martha Evans who was a migrant in China. They are both graduating as a senior high school now.

The good news, they both passed to the university of their choice and they are happy they will still be together during their college life. Both of them are happy being together and hoping it will be forever. TOGETHER and FOREVER are their favorite words.

They will kiss their pinky finger and cling it together, and their thumbs will meet like kissing three times and let go of the finger, make a fist punch to each other and spread the palm, and make a kiss in the air and they will hug. It's their daily routine and every person who sees them doing that, either they will feel jealous or think, it's better if that is a real kiss instead of spreading it on the air. Same as what Web is in his thoughts every time they do it.

"Best friends together, Best friends forever!"

That's their motto. And yay, another five years of togetherness and hope one day, they will be forever together.

Five years passed and now they are graduating from college and that five years was torture day by day as their feelings for each other grow stronger. And many sweet memories and stories that happened during those days.

Sean Evans has had a huge crush on his best friend since they were first-year high school and he keeps it a secret for how many years now. He thought, since they will go separate ways after graduation, Sean decided to confess his feelings on their graduation day which will be held in three months.

"Sean, what do you plan on our graduation day?" Web asked and pulled Sean's shoulder and clung his arm on his neck while walking.

"Probably, I'll confess my feelings to a certain someone and hope that certain someone will not reject me and give me a chance. I will propose to that certain someone and we will get married and we will live happily ever after." Sean answered nonchalantly without pause.

Web halted and let go of Sean's shoulder and step ahead. He faced Sean, holding his both shoulders, and excitedly asked.

"Sean, who is that lucky person huh?"

Web's face becomes serious and his heartbeat races as he feels he is that certain person Sean is talking about.

"He is someone you know," Sean winked at him with the love gunshot straight to his heart and smiled widely in a shy way and continued to walk.

Web left dumbfounded standing like a statue in the middle of the track field and just looking at Sean walking away.

Sean notices Web is not following him so he looks back and finds Web walking like a zombie and walking back.

"Web, what's up? Why did you stop walking? Let's go!" Sean pulled Web's left hand and dragged him and started to run. Web also runs as they need to finish the last one lap to complete their PE lesson. When they finished, they dropped their body on the green grass field and their chest moved up and down while catching their breath. They look at each other and laugh while salty water drips on their faces and their necks.

Sean stares at Web's throat and subconsciously gulped his saliva and quickly bit his lower lip and pulled away his face turn up to the sky to avoid staring at the tempting neck beside him.

Little did he know, Web is very aware of every movement and reaction he does every time they are together. For so many years they're been best friends, Web learns to hide and keep his feelings to Sean.

Web found himself falling so deeply in love and drowned in his feelings for Sean. Both of them don't know and are unaware that they love each other so much to the point that they are afraid to show their feelings.

Web is so afraid that he might lose Sean if he confesses his feelings and the friendship that they built and protected for how many years, the memories they shared and treasured will collapse and will break into pieces.

Web can't believe that Sean already has someone in his heart. Web suddenly becomes sad and wants to cry but he needs to know that lucky person first before he exerts time and effort in crying and saddening.

They are both twenty-one now and Web is dying inside every day how he will tell Sean his true feelings. That he doesn't look at Sean as a best friend anymore. That he feels weird every time Sean is next to him, being clingy to him and he can't explain his feelings every time Sean is being extra sweet and flirtatious sometimes.

How can't he resist Sean's hug when the man is asking for it every time he is sad and wants comfort. How can he stop his heart from beating fast every time Sean is staring at him intently without blinking those doe eyes straight into his eyes? How many times he restrained himself every time Sean would lick his lips when it's dry and almost touch that tempting mole under his lips. How he wishes he can lick it too like the way Sean does.

How many times he fantasizes about his best friend every time they will change uniforms together in the dressing room and secretly look at his creamy white skin. Web is so in love that he doesn't know what to do every time Sean will say I love you because you are my best friend. How he is dying to say I love you too because I don't find you as a best friend anymore. How many times they shared the same spoon and chopsticks and Sean even licked those pair of chopsticks and spoons he just used. For Web, those were indirect kisses that how he wishes directed on his lips.

Every day, he is picking up Sean in his house without fail. He loves to see Sean next to him every morning going to school sitting on the passenger seat. And there's one thing he loves to do, Sean is lazy putting on his seatbelt and he will just sit there and Web is always willing to do this kind of job. He can put a seatbelt on Sean for the rest of his life. Ha-ha.

In exchange for that, Sean will feed him a sandwich or any breakfast he brings while he is driving the car and even wipe his mouth with a tissue when he is messy which he kind of likes and he is intentionally doing it. For Web, Sean is like a princess that needs tender loving care, shower him with food because he is a foodie bunny, treat him special because he is just so innocent and fragile, yet so playful and flirty but only to him and he is sure of that(evil grin).

Both of them treat each other like a prince and princess but no one knows their exact feelings for each other. Both of them are so good at hiding yet afraid to get caught.

Now, hearing that Sean will confess to the one he loves is killing him. Web is not prepared for this. Seeing Sean clinging his arms to the person he loves, kissing, and so on.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Web wanted to hit the wall to ease the pain he is feeling right now, he wanted to hit someone and wanted to crash his face so that the pain would go away. He wants to drink anesthesia to make his heart numb and don't feel the pain.

Sean is killing him little by little just by the thought of it. And in three months, they will be separated to start a new life.

Ah Sean, Sean. You don't know how much I love you...

Suddenly a light bulb appeared on Web's mind and he formed a curve in the corner of his lips.