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Click here"Okay," he said. "I'm going to go then."
"Yeah," I said as he turned away from me. I cleared my throat. "Eric?"
"Yes?" He turned back, a hopeful expression on his face.
"Please apologise to Louis."
"For what?"
"For... Jesus, Eric. You didn't talk to him for the last month either, right?"
"No, but-"
"Why not?"
"I don't know..." He shrugged.
"So apologise for that. He's your friend, and he deserves a little better from you, okay?"
"Yeah, okay." He nodded stoically.
I opened the gate and stepped inside, and he didn't start walking away until I swung it shut between us.
- COMMENTS
Anonymousabout 2 years agoEric is not a good person. He is damaged from his abusive father, but he too has become an abuser. He only considers himself and what he wants, he rarely can empathize with others even when he’s truly hurt them, used them, and mistreated them. He moves between very hot and very cold depending on toxic influences from the likes of Jess and his dad. Does Eric deserves some compassion? Sure, but it shouldn’t be expected to come from those he’s abused or those close to them (Jay, Louis, Mel, John, Ellie). Let Vince show compassion or get a good therapist, or come out to your mom. But it is unhealthy for him to be easily forgiven by those he’s harmed - it shows him there is little consequence for his horrible actions and that some scripted words can erase all the pain. I really don’t think Jay nor Louis should try to maintain a friendship with Eric. To be a friend, there has to be trust, respect, kindness, empathy - Eric has not been consistently capable of any of that with these two “exes.”
Anonymousover 2 years agoEric is not a bad person, he is a confused teenager grappling with embracing who he is while dealing with an abusive and homophonic father. Jay is right to be cautious with his feelings and not jumping back into the relationship. But Eric deserves compassion and support while he works through what he is feeling. It gets better.
BradleyScottover 2 years agoAuthorHad a really rough weekend, but coming here to read the comments really cheered me up. 😀 (Still can't comment on plot though - a slippery slope to spoilers, that is - but glad people are enjoying it.) Thanks for reading and commenting!
whydomenover 2 years agoDamn, glad Jay didn't get back with Eric after that... maybe if Eric really does keep his word and make an effort to take control over his life I'd approve of him but for now it's a 'no' from me. A pleasure to read as always :)
