Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 15:54:58 +0100 (BST)
From: ethan coleman <ethancoleman@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: the westlife story-3

The Westlife Story

This story is completely fictitious; all the
situations described in it are NOT REAL,
and non-of the members of Westlife are gay.This story
is continued on my site:
www.geocities.com/westlife02/stories.html

Chapter Three
Nicky stared at Shane "Okay" he said calmly, not sure
whether he was doing the right thing
or not, but Shane was his best friend it made sense to
tell him everything.
Shane sat down on the bed, waiting for Nicky to start,
suddenly getting a bad feeling in
his stomach.
"I don't know how to say this" Nicky said, gazing out
of the
window ..."I'm in love Shane" he added after a slight
pause.
Shane's heartbeat picked up as he heard those last
words, he wished he could see
Nicky's face while he said those words, but Nicky
still had his back to him.
"With who?" he asked.
Nicky turned to face him, a serious expression
dominating his beautiful face
"It's...Kian" he said, blurting it out.
Shane held his breath and quickly turned his back to
Nicky, his head began to spin
and tears began falling freely. He tried to speak, to
show Nicky the support he had promised,
but he couldn't.
"Shane...say something, please!" Nicky begged, scared
by the awkward silence.
But Shane said nothing; he didn't know quite what to
say, so he left the room without
looking back.
Nicky's heart sank, suddenly realising that he may
have lost his best friend forever.
He assumed that Shane had left because he didn't like
the idea of Nicky being gay.
'If only I could change everything, Shane' he thought
to himself 'if only'.

Shane cried like never before that night, he tried to
hold back, to fight his emotions but
there was no use. His heart was broken, the one person
he loved the most broke it, and it
was impossible not to cry. He knew the best thing to
do was help Nicky through this, because
he couldn't see Nicky get hurt. But what about him?
What about the hurt he was feeling
now?..He could never forget about Nicky, and that's
what hurt the most!

Mark, Kian, Bryan and Nicky sat in the foyer waiting
for Shane; they were heading for the
local community centre that had been booked for them
to rehearse in.
"What's keeping him?" asked Kian, getting impatient.
Mark shrugged "Why don't you go and drag him along" he
suggested.
"Okay" said Kian, leaping out of his seat and heading
for the stairs.
Nicky looked anxiously at the other two; he wanted to
talk to Shane about last night, but
hadn't had the chance. He thought if he could just get
him to the side for a few minutes, and
now seemed like a good time, but before he could say
anything, Kian was out of sight.
Kian knocked persistently on Shane's door, calling out
to him.
"I'm coming" he called back, wiping his eyes
furiously. He was ready to go down, but the
thought of facing Nicky upset him and his eyes filled
with tears, he didn't know how he would
cope, but he knew he had to.
He washed his face with cold water and rushed out of
the door storming past Kian. He didn't
feel like talking to Kian, he knew it wasn't Kian's
fault but he couldn't help but feel bitter
towards him.
"Hey" Kian called, surprised by Shane's attitude, he
followed him down the stairs but decided
to leave the matter for the moment.
"Thank God" Bryan sighed, exaggerating like usual,
both him and Mark clapping in unison.
Shane stared at them coldly, but avoided any eye
contact with Nicky.
Who was staring at him intently, disappointed that
Shane was acting this way.
They got into the car, Nicky was about to sit next to
Shane, but he quickly moved to other
side, taking Kian's place. Kian sat next to Nicky,
pressing against him while trying to get c
omfortable. Nicky felt his heart flutter but for some
reason he was disappointed by the seating
arrangement, he wanted to sit next to Shane, he always
sat next to Shane, it was a habit,
and now that it was broken, he felt uncomfortable.
"What's wrong with you?" Bryan asked Shane, looking at
the sad expression on his face
"You're quiet".
"Nothing" replied Shane, attempting to smile.
Bryan looked at Nicky questioningly, Nicky shrugged,
pretending he had no idea, but he thought
he knew what was troubling him.

To be Continued!
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