Who: Recon; tag Northstar When: March 29th, 2008 Where: Northstar‘s Bedroom What: Closing a Chapter Status: In Progress Rating: PG
The carpeted hallway leading to Jean-Paul’s bedroom felt like quicksand. It felt not only difficult to walk on, but seemed endless at the same time. It’s amazing how the upstairs can feel like a labyrinth when something is on your mind. Josiah was never one to hurt someone’s feelings, but he felt it was unavoidable at this point. His romantic relationship with the Canadian was still pretty new, they never fought, and were very complimentary to one another, so why did Joe want to end it?
Simply put, he felt hollow. The part of his soul that was only fulfilled by that special someone was empty, no matter how loving and romantic Jean-Paul was. This was a rarity that the cliché of “it’s me not you” actually was true, but he didn’t want to say that. He didn’t know what to say, all he knew was that he couldn’t express himself like he wanted to.
Josiah stood at Jean-Paul’s door in limbo. He looked as though he was watching the numbers change on an elevator. He took a breath and exhaled through pursed lips. Finally, with a cup of hot chocolate in one hand, he delicately knocked with the other.