Evan and Gregory made their way out of the hospital with both their families then to the park. Gregory held Evan's hand as the two went over to the swing set. "The flowers look so pretty.." Evan mumbled. "Yeah..I guess they do. But you're pretty too." Gregory smiles at Evan who just giggles. "Not as much as a flower. Never." "You're even better than a flower." "Sure their pretty but you're more than just a stem and a few petals." "You're beautiful." Gregory smiles again. Evan smiles and hops off the swing to hug Gregory. Gregory hugs back of course. "You might not know what I'm talking about or even remember what happened but...I'm really sorry for what I did." Gregory's smile faded into a weak one. "You don't know how many days I've spent blaming myself." He began to tear up. "You can help me remember what happened right? All of it." Evan leans in. "Ah- what?" "What happened. Why I was even in the hospital anyway." Evan leans in more. Even closer to Gregory's face. Gregory looks down. "I don't know...it's something even I don't want to see or experience again." "And the memory of the moment is still in my head..." Tears spill out of Gregory's eyes. "Oh.." Evan wipes the tears away. "Don't cry. I'd rather see you happy." Gregory looks down at Evan with wide eyes. "H-How do you know that?" "Know what?"
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"Nevermind. Let's uh..." Gregory took Evan's hand. "Let's get some ice cream." The two smile and left to get the ice cream.

(It's short I'm sorry. Here's some cookies for being here to read it and just existing. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪)