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    The next day, Jessy doesn't show up to school all day, nor the next day. I'm worried to death for him. Also at the end of class, I will question Amy in order to obtain his address. She gives a little smile which immediately makes me think that she is going to rush to find Chad and tell him but, honestly, I don't care. At this moment, I don't care about my reputation, all that matters is this boy who has already indelibly marked my life and for whom I worry so much. I have to struggle for a little while and make up a crazy story, but in the end, I leave the school with the coordinates in my pocket. Immediately, I went to his house. He lives in an old two story house which has retained its incredible charm, despite the renovation work it has undergone. The paint, a light yellow, was redone recently. It’s just the kind of well kept house my dad likes. This thought makes me smile. A covered terrace, where a bench and two armchairs have been installed, shelters the entrance to the house. I climb the three steps and ring the bell. I don't have to wait long before the door opens for Jessy.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uXypmskeF
    — I’m not in the mood to worry, he told me point blank.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd0seA3Upa
    He looks tired, preoccupied. Despite his obvious bad mood, I'm happy to see him. These last two days without seeing him seemed like an eternity. His mother comes up behind him. I can only glimpse it briefly.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc8T17sUT1
    — It’s for me, mom, he tells her.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkJ5Af7lha
    Understanding that he doesn't want to talk to me in front of her, I decide to play on it and, leaning towards him, I whisper to him : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEhnyIsHJD
    — I'll stay until we've talked, and it's too bad if your mother asks me what I want.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEONhbFf2z
     His green eyes stare at me, trying to see if I'm bluffing or not, finally, he gives in.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJm7Jp4dW9
    — Very well, I’m coming.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcJLvRv5Lj
     He grabs a denim jacket before following me down the street.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUj3YZ7Pbp
    We walk aimlessly, following the roads that pass before us in complete silence. I don't know how to start the discussion, I'm afraid of offending him, or of upsetting him if I question him too much.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgy7GSr1uCd
    — So ? You wanted to talk to me, go ahead ! He says in a bad mood, as we arrive near an abandoned factory.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5so1ENaM0O
    Intimidated, as always by his presence at my side, I take it upon myself to get started : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc39N5jrSd
    — You haven't come to school for the last two days...527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEorwI6SDT4
    — Oh yes, you noticed, well done ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFC7jvMtil
    — Don’t be sarcastic, please. But you let me down for the presentation ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSlyvwEoxJ
    — Oh, and you probably want an apology ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfb8qWKXnY
    — No, I don't care about this duty.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds1CsIXFI1
    I use a calm tone so as not to annoy him further.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpjSKGsoDV
    — Why did you come to see me ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYh8M5Bd26
    He stops walking.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgcg8blYkc
    — I was worried about you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHXZa8IP41
    — Well then ! Instead, admit that you want details so you can tell your friends everything afterwards ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQhySCSdUi
    — I don't plan to tell anyone about it.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh92b0bckAm
    He examines me for a long moment, seeming to search deep in my eyes if he can trust me.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn2LBJ9BRm
    — How long have you been HIV positive ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lFNidoxLg
    — It's been about a year now.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLBcXdvVGv
    — And how did you catch it ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmt3AayLtS
    — One evening at a friend’s party, I met a girl…527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduUMkYTXlC
    — And you slept together ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkakKvZm2L
    — No, we watched cartoons ! He said, really angry.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzGKZf78MN
    — She didn’t tell you she was HIV positive ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAzb1u2Y06
    — She didn't know at the time... A doctor called my mother a few weeks later, Haley had taken a test which came back positive. She had informed the doctor that I was one of her partners. I had to go get tested myself and that’s how I learned that she infected me.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMhBs4cCYr
    — Just for one night you spent together.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YonHztWB6
    I whisper this sentence as if to myself.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O36rRGHcO
    — Not one night, just a short moment and a lack of condom and this is the result. A word of advice Meg : When you decide to do it with Chad, don't forget the condom otherwise you'll end up like me, a walking corpse ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIBMG0S6oF
    — Jessy, stop saying that ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3x49kGmtf
    — For what ? It's the truth ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg6XP8IDCf
    — No, you are in good health, it doesn't even look like you have this virus so you have to be optimistic.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl11WLBV5ZD
    — As if that could cure me ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptFhRED1PV
    — Yes, it can help you hold on until the doctors find a cure.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSrCtcprDy
    I spoke more firmly than I wanted. Jessy looks at me, surprised.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhorfD5SQS
    — You're right, you have to be positive and enjoy life, right ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtUYH5dBGt
    Suddenly his gaze changes, it becomes darker. He approaches me and takes me by the waist, holding me tightly against his body. I pull away from him immediately, not out of fear of illness, but as I would with any boy who did it this way.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVIjnj5Jf8
    — Hey, weird ! You don't want to kiss me anymore ! This surprises me greatly ! Go find your fantastic and healthy boyfriend and leave me alone ! he shouts as he walks away.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglXcPswx8J
    — Jessy, you’re wrong, that’s not it ! Come back ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHVHOCLPGB
    My words are lost in the silence.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQzIUtnL8E
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    The next morning before classes, which start later today, and where Jessy will certainly still be conspicuous by his absence, I am sitting in a corner of the snack bar. It’s a café where all the young people from high school like to meet for a drink, listen to music and chat. The room is quite large, with its light green imitation leather benches, its silver metal tables and its fifties decoration all in pink and blue. I found Chad there, who is having fun around a pinball machine with his friends a little further away, while I read Jessy's book. In fact, this is the third time I've devoured it since he lent it to me. The story of this man who fights alone against everyone to obtain his freedom after having been condemned in advance by public opinion now takes on a whole new meaning for me. Between these lines, it is Jessy’s life that I see. I can't stop thinking about him, and it drives me crazy. I'm dating Chad, I like Chad. So why do I only think about Jessy's lips on mine ? Why am I so worried about him ? How come I miss him so much ? I have already gone several days without seeing Chad, when he went on vacation with his parents, without ever feeling this emptiness in the pit of my heart. Yet I am in love with him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JXXhAdOBZ
    Do I like Chad ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sxsCKJ9vg
    Ah, I'm going to go crazy if this continues ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmmTcrlY12
    I raise my head and look at him, he looks at me and gives me a smile that I have trouble responding to, before he turns his attention back to his friends.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5rtbjECq4
    Why don't I feel anything when I look at it ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYivosKP49V
    Putting my thoughts aside, I carefully dive back into my reading when Amy approaches me. That day, more than ever, I had no desire to talk to him. As I expected, she reported my comments to Chad and, as always, I had to justify myself. Luckily we have this talk to give, it gave me the perfect excuse.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBp52jfw3z
    Amy lifts the cover of my book and whispers : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucz0duASkI
    — Put down that book ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaQtWLPLOR
    — It’s a great book ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTMmV77yYR
    — I will never understand how you could want to read outside of class, there are so many things527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx7iipq7Gl
    much more exciting to do…527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYpKhsKHCR
    — Excuse me…527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29yZYAQ0qF
    I get up quickly after seeing Jessy passing in the street.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5gRiDj6e9
    Hurriedly, I leave the café.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDMujPCKPw
    — Jessy ! Wait for me ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9RrPau9ne
    As usual, he hears me, but continues on his way.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYisIJVhWD4
    — I have your book ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXdpNM72gf
    This time, I manage to catch his attention, he stops on the sidewalk.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLyYA0qUdT
    — What do you want from me ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbO55mbEB1c
    — I just wanted to give that back to you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hSloDC4hl
    I hand him his paperback, staring at him, my heart rate increasing.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQK8VBzTM2
    — And then, I wanted us to talk.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBobsQOLmp
    — I think we said everything. You should go back to your boyfriend.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68Qrl5Jk4n
    — I don’t want to talk with Chad, but with you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlmDAPAN61
    — Thank you, that’s a pleasure, says a familiar voice behind me, making me jump.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFl4iD8rQ1
    I quickly turn around to see my boyfriend.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssaP1q93jW
    — It's not what you think. But I need to talk to Jessy.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVaPOpe7NX
    — We have nothing to say to each other, he repeats.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSaFYu4OLB
    — Glad to hear you say that ! Stop hovering over my girlfriend ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFiZeychMY
    — Hey, I’m here, Chad ! You don't have to speak on my behalf and even less tell me who I can talk to or not ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡko4cHBJ0U0
    — There, I agree with you, replies Jessy.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88jE5itwqe
    — We didn't ask you anything ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVlaXtBxI5
    — Leave him alone ! It’s me who wants to talk to him ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgghLXh2ql
    — Are we having a threesome now ? Chad angrily grabs my arm.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB65WEx2yp
    He squeezes it tightly and takes me with him towards the snack bar.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtwSs1XH8g
    — Let me go, I demand, trying to get out of his grip. You're ridiculous ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQHC1SQWIF
     Chad tightens his grip further.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJn8ITWuIBy
    — I just want to talk to you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWwGHWbkkf
    — So let go of me, you’re hurting me ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOuLf56UN8
    — Let her go ! Jessy demands, interposing.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUzKsSqsqq
    — Don't get involved ! My boyfriend shouts, finally releasing my sore arm before pushing Jessy along the wall of the establishment.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCS29RNYMy
    — Don’t hit me, Jessy warned.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAkDs1ciwU
    — Ah, Monsieur gives more orders, says Chad angrily, putting his fist in the young man's stomach.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMlWN95maN
    In shock, Jessy doubles over, dropping his book.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnTjML7OO7
    — Chad, stop ! I scream in the middle of the street.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnP8Sf1QBN
    Jessy, still hunched over, rushes at Chad and knocks him to the ground. He finds himself straddling him, trying to keep him on the ground while asking him to calm down. But you don't know Chad very well to think that he's going to let himself be controlled so easily. Soon they are rolling on the sidewalk, almost falling onto the road. Chad finds himself on top of Jessy and punches him in the stomach again. Then he stands up, waiting for Jessy to get up. When he gets back to his feet, he spreads his hands in a sign of appeasement, but Chad rushes at him again and hits him in the cheek.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcDsp7dgDy
    — Chad ! Leave him ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5MgTYkL0K
    Jessy picks up his book and walks away, but Chad comes at him again and hits him in the back. Jessy falls to his knees as Chad walks around to face him and grabs him by the collar of his T-shirt.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVgVcwedVg
    No matter how much I beg him, Chad doesn't listen to me. I am about to betray my promise when, fortunately, two police officers intervene to separate them, surrounding them.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0wLBKgHRs
    Jessy immediately regains his calm while Chad continues to struggle in order to continue the fight.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx89FouMHqy
    — What is happening here ? Asks the officer holding Jessy.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2enn8oVgpa
    — This guy is hitting on my girlfriend, Chad shouts, still annoyed.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE63Dbjq8Xn
    — Anything ! I shout angrily. Jessy is a friend and there’s no way you’re going to forbid me from talking to him ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOjUkXUTN2
    My boyfriend stares at me in astonishment while I think I see recognition in Jessy's eyes. This has the gift of calming Chad who lets his arms fall while blowing.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXwdl4IX8S
    — Can we let go of you ? Asks the second police officer.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxHePINo53
    Both boys nodded weakly.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjetEzLW4D
    — It’s not over yet, Chad says, staring at Jessy, before heading back to the snack bar.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FO5qTZHCp
    — It'll be OK ? Asks the other agent. He hurt you, do you want to go to the hospital ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKd557fChv
    Jessy's complexion suddenly turned pale.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jos0l8Pc6
    — No, it’s okay.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqe5hp7fSN
    — I’ll take care of him, I intervene, moving closer to him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOslMtdOhI
    With a knowing look, the two police officers walk away.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7A0lLh4Cv
    — Thank you, Jessy sighs.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRYTSan80O
    — You seemed panicked at the idea of going to the hospital.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSdNIzFbUH
    — Yeah, I'm not a big fan of it. I've already just left my doctor's office, I'm not going to spend the rest of my day on a stretcher.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0espyipXhv
    I pick up his book and give it back to him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBCdVObUWN
    — Do you want to talk now ? I ask.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyb555jpQ3
    Jessy purses his lips.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonhQpZmgYT
    — You never give up ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6WOZP1yRt
    — It depends on the subject but when it’s something important to me, no, I never give up.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3AmwbnmgU
     Jessy seems touched by my words, he lowers his head and nods, pursing his lips.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rEjB8zECk
    Without even asking him if he plans to go to class this morning, we head towards his house.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAziqWJS1I0
    — Did you like the book ? He finally asked after a long silence.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWEjRUBNyw
    — I devoured it ! I'll have to buy a copy.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jzmR8FbQ7
     His smile is radiant when he tells me : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7j8NMXvbR
     — I'm glad you liked it. You're the first person I've told about this.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLBQeasDMv
    I take advantage of this confidence to try to learn more.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuiE8nN6mr
    — You told me you went to the doctor, are you okay ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLCcQbrM10
    — My doctor told me that apart from being HIV positive, I am in great shape. She will do regular blood tests to monitor how the virus is progressing and has also encouraged me to join a support group of people who have the same problem as me, he tells me as he stops walking.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7qkxeOP3A
     I meditate on his words for a few seconds, I know how important the subject is and I definitely don't want to focus on it.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNnTkUMpzO
    — I think you should try going to one of these meetings. After all, what are you risking ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuHSaIcvXs
    He raises his face to the sky and observes a cloud which moves slowly, pushed by a light wind.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPmFuQTd5V
    — Maybe you're right.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZozFYitVw
    Satisfied with his answer, I leave him in front of his house. As I head back home, I'm torn between the pleasure of being closer to Jessy and the anger that overcomes me when I think of Chad. I know this situation has gone on for too long.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPzHb4YaCp
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    I had barely crossed the threshold of my house when my mother told me that Chad was waiting for me in the garden.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOMc4GsC5M
    — Neither of you have been to class and Chad looks upset, she said. What's going on, Megan ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwoTfTAxBd
    — I'm sorry, mom. I should have warned you. Chad and Jessy fought before we went to high school. Chad crossed the line, Jessy is hurt, and believe me, he really didn't need this.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJH2BwvAsj
    My mother examines me carefully. I'm not going to lie, along the way I thought about how events unfolded and the more I think about it, the more my anger grows.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzP7yWLyxWL
    — And this fight happened because of how you feel about Jessy ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I1ucOAXai
    I agree, nodding my head.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmlcjzirJr
    — Now, do you know what you are doing ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnh2UM7Wp0
    — Yes, even if it is painful, I can no longer hide my face.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jhOxRuN77
    My mother gives a little knowing smile.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCipDwxdZrJ
    — GOOD. I don't like it when you skip school, but this time, I'm giving up. You will go to class this afternoon. In the meantime, go and sort this situation out. Good luck.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vG7SiGDVE
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     Chad is pacing around the yard when I open the back door of the house to join him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijPjclTP1F
    — Finally you're here ! Were you with him ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCxpB5ogxK
     The tone of his voice is icy. If he thinks I'm going to let him talk to me like that, he's sorely mistaken.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBiiXKmTk6
    — Remind me, when did we get married ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAscKGMb0Io
    — Pardon ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBK2xB86Qx
    — No, because the reason you're acting like an incredible asshole is because we've been married for years and you think I'm your property, right ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBnEyFQBQh
    Chad puts his hand to his forehead and bursts out into mirthless laughter.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuVTSoPDvV
    — I should have known you were going to take his side. Damn, Meg, you don't realize this guy is manipulating you to separate us ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wKngFz6yy
    If until now I had managed to keep calm, his words made me lose all control.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXc8GE7MkF
    — But you are completely delusional ! I'm not your thing, I'm free to do what I want ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B16nBvvL5
    — Like sleeping with him ! ? He writes to himself, clenching his fists.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Mm6HBu5P7
    — I'm not going out with him ! I scream. And I'm not going out with you anymore ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJSEFEkg51
    In shock, he takes two steps back.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMxj70KVEf
    — What ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOv2Su1BtL
    — You understood me very well. It's over Chad.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm2kFkcqxz
    — He succeeded then ? He wanted to separate us and you become his accomplice.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszjb9aL6MS
    This time it’s me who’s in shock. Where did he get such an idea ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKqq5eNCRy
    — No, but do you hear yourself ? I'm talking to you about us, not Jessy. He never even suggested that I break up with you, even after you hit him earlier.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOACDWRyxl
    — You're not going to make me believe that it's enough for you to realize that you don't love me anymore.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM7WjmJhb4
    — Since we have been together, I have asked myself a lot of questions, I admit, going to sit down on a chair in the garden furniture. We have nothing in common. I know that I annoy you when I talk to you about literature and you annoy me when I try to share a moment with you and you are so captivated by a match on TV that you don't care.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fqAJjGSKM
    Chad opens his mouth to respond but remains silent.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFY81W59gb
    — You know I’m right, I insist calmly. You and I have known each other since we were kids, we have always been friends and I think we should have stayed that way.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLS2a4WqvUn
    He takes a deep breath as his eyes water.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvBGnD5Lhu
    — So you don’t love me anymore ? he whispers.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0A24i3FiTj
    — Yes I love you but, contrary to what I thought, I realized that I am not in love with you. I love you as a friend, not as the man of my life.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaGNGRupBq
    — And did you realize how you felt, before or after falling in love with Jessy ? He get angry again. It’s not over Meg ! I'm sure this guy is hiding something and trust me I'll find out what it is ! You will come back to me Meg ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSccncvaQ4
    — Chad ! Chad ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9CDSf3dGA
    But it's too late, he's already slammed the door behind him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqh0QJWbyg
    I feel relieved to finally have been able to put into words what had bothered me since the beginning of our story, but I am also worried at the thought of Chad discovering Jessy's secret. I hope his threats are out of anger and that after he calms down he will realize their stupidity.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzPV9svMe5
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    In the afternoon, I head back to school and smile as soon as I see Jessy arriving in the main hallway.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuEJeqkb1p
    — You’ve decided to come back, I comment.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqsKnCWCo4
    — Yeah, I don’t want Chad to think he’s got the upper hand on me, he replies as we walk down the hall towards our class.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk85nCcX39
    — Good choice. But I need to talk to you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYTWkPdbHt
    Without waiting, I pull him by his jacket away from the crowd of students and lead him into a corner near the boys' bathroom. I don't want anyone to hear our exchange.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefTyZ8vkQ1
    — What is happening ? He asks me, frowning.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2dwR0sCwN
    — Chad was at my house when I got home.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Jsg71J1sf
    — Okay, he says slowly.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSFYepHg2f
    — I broke up with him, I admit abruptly.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlkN3cz5le
    His already piercing gaze locks on mine and never lets go. I wish I could drown in it but I only have a short time before the bell rings.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEW4bLVb0X
    — He is very angry with you. He thinks you made me dump him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4GaX7otBl
    — I have never done that ! He writes to himself, shocked.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWwVGvOMMS
    — I know that perfectly, but I think he's looking for someone to blame for our breakup, when there's no one to blame. We're not meant for each other, that's all. Anyway, he told me you're hiding something and he's going to find out what it is. So be careful, okay ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCar8nLtu1B
    — Yeah.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaesjCdFud
    He leans against the wall behind him and whispers, with tears in his eyes : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeQQ1OlR9H
     — I don't want it to start again like in my old school, I couldn't stand it.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW9xIFHik4
    Seeing him abandon his armor in favor of sincerity upsets me beyond words. In these moments of fragility, I meet the real Jessy, not the one who takes a cold attitude to send me away but the sensitive boy who has suffered too much.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZcnndMOTf
    — That won’t happen, I reassure him. You are not alone here, I am your friend, I will always be here no matter what happens.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKN1FDvPU2
    — Thanks Meg. I thought about what you told me earlier, about the support group for HIV— positive people. I called my doctor to ask for the contact details of the center.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq43Av3v3xC
    — Great, I smile. It will help you to talk with people who have the same virus as you, you will certainly be able to help each other.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZeThLTm8G
    — I don’t really believe it, but I’m going to try to go to a meeting, he said, resuming a distant attitude. So maybe you'll let go of me a little ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5mn5m2AKS
    The bell which announces the resumption of classes interrupts our discussion.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcxoJM4SY5
    — Here, I said, handing him my notes. That way you'll be up to date on math.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXKYeZQirI
    — Thanks Megan. Sometimes it’s good to have you in my life ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0D0jy1VOm
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    The last bell announcing the end of the day has barely sounded before a rumor invades the establishment. I'm putting my things in my locker when I hear whispers about Jessy. I turn to him who is standing a little further away in front of his locker. He lowers his head, shoulders hunched and lips pursed.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAKEkUhCum
    Around us, the students murmur among themselves, stunned. At the time, AIDS was still a little— known disease; we were only in the early stages of medical research. There are lots of rumors about how and why this disease spreads, but the truth is that people still know very little about it. The only things we know for sure are that AIDS is scary and deadly. All eyes are fixed on Jessy, those who pass behind him move aside to make sure not to touch him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi4STaF0Uo
    A student I vaguely know passes in front of me, I intercept him to ask him what this new rumor is.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57jOnh3Xlw
    — You are not aware ? Jessy Sutter, the new student, he has AIDS and what's more, he's homosexual ! He announces to me proudly. Above all, don't go near him, you never know.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVriLsj1Pb
    I don't have time to send him away, he's already moved away.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2yCBhTqT6
    I look at Jessy again. He raises his head, fixes me with a burning look of anger before leaving the school as quickly as possible.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbxOee9e0H
    I do not understand anything. How can everyone know ? One thing is certain, given Jessy's fury, he thinks I betrayed him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDzDkVO9oM
    I rush after him but when I get outside, he has already disappeared.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbuyhUzW8C
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    After looking for Jessy all over town for what seemed like hours, imagining him alone, depressed, I gathered up my courage and went to his house. The door opens to reveal his mother.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQA5EcuVPe
    — Hello, she greets me kindly.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsKBE0Nmjb
    From the first glance, I feel that she is an understanding woman. Her long blond hair and green eyes identical to those of her son reflect the gentleness that I also detect in Jessy.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyerMiP7bLh
    — Good morning. Is Jessy there ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3tJN1oirL
    — No. You're Megan, right ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3TBBg7v9N
    I nod in agreement.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK5CHNbkgs
    — Jessy told me about you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkroZCTQrqW
    — I've been looking for him everywhere since school ended, hasn't he come back ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i59mrw8c0
    — No, I have not seen it. He must be walking somewhere now that everyone knows Jessy is infected.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzjobCZ72H
    I look at her, surprised that she was able to guess, she continues : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hfU10zoxC
    — I received a call from the school. Apparently, parents of students learned of the rumor and immediately reported it to the school administration. I am called this evening to talk about my son's state of health and to see if he can continue his education in this establishment.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNez8jHjmx
    — My God, this is nonsense ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r59MWvh0g
    — Unfortunately that's what happens when people know Jessy has AIDS. Everywhere he goes, he is rejected. This has happened before in Allentown, and it's happening again here. Everyone is afraid of being contaminated by simple contact, even my husband can't stand living under the same roof as him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnutQs096d
    Mrs. Sutter shakes her head as if her thoughts could evaporate with that gesture.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzunUvqcC7O
    — It is so unfair. I need to talk to him. Contrary to what he thinks, I did not betray him. I don't know how his secret was revealed. You don't know where he might be ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2CjAFBKfa
    — He sometimes leaves alone for hours.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBnO8vWBgi
    — You are never afraid that he…527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pD6R6xB9K
    Mrs. Sutter looks at me as if to say, “Would that be worse than what awaits him ?”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER7uUzP4yA
    I thank her and go home, totally dejected. Not only do all students now have to know about Jessy's condition, but even the administration is threatening not to keep him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ213Pbw7cya
    When I walk through the door of my house, night begins to fall. I hear my parents talking.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpONgXyPlvV
    — Meg, it’s you ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc46P4K2rkH
    — Yes Dad.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjS7iRCyGt
    — Can you come ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YWqT0wNNG
    I walk down the hallway and into the kitchen, where my parents are sitting around the table.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUorBmWqvM
    — Nina told us what is being said around town about Jessy. Is it true ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsraICCAhC
    I nod silently.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnU7YDijMtY
    — How long have you known that ? Ask my mother.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9cjlY0tJi
    — Since the other evening, when he stayed to eat. He admitted it to me when I took him home.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xIiywmh3R
    — You could have told us about it ! My father points out.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aK2HanFD4
    — I told him I wouldn't tell anyone. I didn't want to break my word...527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8YOZs6f3b
    — Then how…527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmA0f1EmmmN
    — You can believe me mom, I keep asking myself that question. I only see one answer : Chad. This afternoon, he was very upset with Jessy and promised to find his secret. However, I don't know how he found out about it.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0N99kX3Ze
    — Is it true that Chad fought with Jessy because you wanted to talk to him ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RM8AjzlFq
    I nod.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeKSnyWqIz
    — Chad wanted to force me into the snack bar, Jessy intervened to defend me.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhHdAyabFv
    My response makes my father clench his fists and he says : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRNaJHZe83
     — He loses nothing by knowing what I think of his way of fighting like that and the rest.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGEKkf4852
    — Are you aware that Mrs. Sutter has been summoned to high school ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIXlXyF5sr
    In front of my parents' questioning looks, I tell them the words of Jessy's mother.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryZJgTt6jj
    My mother makes a few phone calls and tells us : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zoUlB0yKR
    — The parents’ council is meeting this evening with the administration. Officially, they can't fire Jessy because he's sick, but they can send a report to the academy who will judge what to do in such a circumstance.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnp9EinFZI
    Seeing my dismayed face, my father said to me : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9HssKxC0y
    — Don’t worry, darling. We will go to this meeting and we will support Ms. Sutter. It will be fine.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SEA6FFWLI
    Less convinced than my father, I go into the garden and sit on the swing. Alone with my thoughts, I realize that I have suddenly aged. Before I met Jessy, I was a carefree kid with few worries, but now I see life differently. And to think that it’s only been ten days since Chad’s party. I wanted to become an adult, I'm served ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBbkPi0FSq
    Jessie, where are you ? I sigh, mulling over the latest events. I don't hear Nina open the back door.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbrekfiF8W
    — I was wondering where you were, she says, making me jump. The parents are out, Chad is there. He wants to see you.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuorrUJDs2
    I sigh again. After what happened this afternoon, I still don't want to talk to him. But he doesn't wait to hear my opinion before following my sister who, feeling the storm brewing in the sky as much as with my ex-boyfriend, slips away.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JzliGi55l
    — I came to apologize for my behavior this morning. If I had known Jessy was gay, I wouldn't have been jealous of you talking to him.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡro1zbEoKD1
    I huff, exasperated. Chad looks at me, I see the incomprehension on his face.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi5odDiTOD
    — He is not homosexual. It was a girl who infected him ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ5DkIhfLl
    — Sorry, but how could I have known ? You don't tell me anything anymore ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RBnCc9lhG
    — Sorry, but when someone tells me a secret, I do my best to keep it. Were you the one who revealed Jessy's illness to everyone ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL3iPQcr09
    His false innocent appearance betrays him even before he confesses. I think I see a little boy having done something stupid with his hands in his pants pockets, squirming for words. Even when we were children, he behaved this way. His attitude makes my anger explode.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpABq8dtAcU
    — It's about time you grew up, Chad ! You are so immature at times ! Do you realize that now everyone knows about their state of health ? That he might be kicked out of school ? That you're ruining his life ? But no, you don’t care as long as you make him pay for my breakup ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rlyl4A1DG
    Annoyed, he lowers his head. This attitude annoys me even more.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVQFucnrb2
    — I know, I screwed up. But if you had told me everything...527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDODiubrTV
    I give him a murderous look. He's old enough to know how to behave.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6nKxbBJjP
    — Don’t ever ask me why I broke up with you again ! If you want to have an answer, look at yourself in the mirror... That is, if you can ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uXVeMSrYq
    — You don't even realize that since he arrived in town, you have completely ignored me ! Chad gets angry in turn.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ4GNopcYa
    — It’s nothing to do with it ! I'm the guilty one, the one who understood that we are too different. Jessy had nothing to do with our relationship ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnqA3o6yI6
    — I know, he whispers. I heard him say it this afternoon.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpKxag8WyL
    My eyes must be as round as saucers because Chad continues : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa84nniCsq5
    — I was behind the bathroom door when you were talking. I heard your conversation, that’s how I knew.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDrNd8fz0H
    — Oh my God ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ3VIQ9dRr
    With tears in my eyes, I place my hands over my mouth.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8vqaLGpq9
    — I’m sorry Meg. I didn't want things to go this far.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrvMuUaTCs
    — And you rushed to repeat it to the whole school ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTAOUNx7Ln
    — I only told a few friends but it spread quickly. I really blame myself.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8NtGTVH84
    My eyes filled with tears, I whisper : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdujUiKKL2t
    — You can.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8XWGfixeF
    — You’ll never want me again after this, will you ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXHcDGmO0r
    I shake my head.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNwuI3Fzaf
    — You disappointed me a lot, Chad. You are still my friend but I no longer trust you. I'm sorry.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl2sGIvqnA
    — You don’t have to be, it’s my fault. I went way too far. The role of the jealous boyfriend doesn't work for me, he smiles sadly. Do you want us to remain friends ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40F1XH9cFk
    I nod in agreement. I know that after digesting these events, I will forgive him. I can't not have him in my life, he's been part of it for too long.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKECyv2z2Eq
    Chad is about to enter the house again when, turning around, he says to me : 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMeTkPZURw
    — By the way, if you're looking for Jessy, it seems he hangs out near the bridge over the highway.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzW9Gk965NT
    As soon as Chad leaves, I put on my black parka and head in the direction he told me. Night has now fallen, the air is heavy, the storm threatens to break out at any moment. I hurry the three kilometers, running half the way. I arrive on the bridge, out of breath, but happy to see Jessy there. It is a narrow bridge, reserved for pedestrians, it allows us to reach a corner of the forest which encircles the city. Jessy paces along the steel guardrail, watching the cars and trucks speeding by on the dual carriageway just below. His face is half lit by the streetlights placed all along the highway. He turns to me as I approach.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDS7nrVyLyM
    — What are you doing here ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvohMpXSKKF
    His tone is dry.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHqqW74PRR
    — I've been looking for you for hours.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSNZHSrdcm
    — Well, you found me. You see, I'm still alive, you can go back now.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHeBcBSRNr
    — I'm sorry for what happened. I discussed it with Chad, he was the one who spread the rumor.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhlIwb5e7R
    — So you came so that I could forgive him ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIRYfWWuNI
    I look at him, incredulous; However, I have to admit that he is not entirely wrong. I wish we could all be friends, but I know that is a utopian vision of our friendship. However, even if she is often embarrassing for his interlocutors, I like Jessy's frankness.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY2PdgiTia
    — I came because I'm afraid for you. It's late, come home with me.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpF5UdynJG
    Jessy looks at me with a disillusioned look but doesn't answer. He starts walking along the railing again, moving away from me. He seems hypnotized by the vehicles passing beneath our feet.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdReEdglag
    — Ever since I’ve known you, you’ve spent your time moving away. Why are you running away from everyone ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi08KCBF4Z
    I shout to cover the sound of a heavy truck passing below.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYB93h0govI
    Suddenly a lightning bolt tears through the sky. Jessy turns around angrily.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTK6Moe81Rs
    — I'm not running away from anyone ! It's the others who never want me ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJujxJcw1e
    He sits on the railing which is only a few centimeters wide, passes his legs over the air, wraps them around the metal bars. A new flash of lightning illuminates the sky. Despite the heaviness of the night, I tremble and move closer to him to hold him by the back of his jacket.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qSSoPlArW
    — Jessy, please. Come back ! You're scaring me ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxItfIpdZPP
    — I'm a danger to others, Meg ! I'm just on reprieve from this crap ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcZ7sLsV6P
    The tone of his voice is no longer charged with anger, but full of despair. It squeezes my heart.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0fHby4wg4
    — No ! You are not a risk to anyone ! And you are still here, alive and well ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI9K8TwMAu
    Thunder suddenly cracks, startling me. I move closer to him and tighten my grip.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPeomO6PbG
    — Do you want to know what brought me here ? He says to me, letting go of the railing with his hands.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7LQCHmzYb
    He opens his arms wide, closes his eyes and falls forward, screaming in rage. Despite my efforts to hold him, his leather jacket slips through my fingers and I let go.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDRjX3J6lj
    — Jessy, no ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7YYMIVI7I
    I scream as loud as I can as I see him fall into the void.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcXpzjqf8l
    I put my hands to my mouth while closing my eyes, not daring to open them because I am so sure that he has thrown himself under the wheels of the vehicles passing underneath. And then I suddenly realize that I care about him much more than I wanted to admit to myself until now. Yes, he's HIV positive, angry at the whole world and he spends a lot of time telling me off and yet, without knowing why yet, I can't help but think about him every minute. Suddenly, I hear him scream again at the same time as thunder cracks near us. I slowly open my eyes to see him hanging by his legs above the void. With a quick movement, he manages to stand up, then sit down again on the railing before coming back to my side. I admire his flexibility as I breathe with relief. He rushes straight towards me angrily.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA1aAm5FMR
    — I'm going to die, Meg, my life expectancy is so low that it's not worth living ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwUqypIRNq
    His voice is thick with anger and despair.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDfcjbCYVo
    — No, I said, crying. You're not sick and you may never be sick, but you have to keep breathing, keep fighting this shit ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuJwPajfHF
    — To do what ? What awaits me in this cursed life ? Everyone will start turning their backs on me again, whispering in my way, being afraid of me.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOzp4bSfDb
    Do you think that’s what it’s like to live ? 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcA29biYMN
    He points to the highway.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qF51qCNjD
    — AIDS has already made me fall into a void, vehicles have already crushed me. And none of your prayers or hopes can save me ! he shouts.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY9io3UK7C
    My tears increase in the face of my helplessness. Jessy is going to die, it's just a matter of time and, in this second, I am fully aware of it.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVJFizQqvV
    — This virus is circulating inside me and nothing anyone says or does to me will make it go away ! I will have to live the little time I have left carrying this burden alone ! I can't, I can't take this anymore. Reliving what I experienced in Allentown is beyond my strength ! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPKtKe5WlE
    He lowers his arms, weariness written on each of his features. Cries that he has had to repress many times flood his face. I go to snuggle up against him, immediately his arms embrace me.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm3Dgf3rIL
    — I’m here, you’re no longer alone. I'm here Jessy, I repeat to him several times, hoping that my words penetrate his bruised heart.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleVejFBL4o
    Above us the storm calms down as the rain unleashes, mixing our tears with those of the sky.8964 copyright protection523ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUrOHNz9NQ 維尼

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