Amir has been through so many bad relationships that he finally turns to the horoscopes in his local paper for advice. They claim his happiness is around the corner, but “indigo guides the way.”<br><br>Within the hour, a man comes into the bike shop where Amir works with an indigo bike. Amir’s coworker and ex immediately invites Jae, the cute cyclist, to accompany them and their biking group on their next adventure.<br>Unfortunately, Jae brings along his boyfriend Declan, and Amir wonders if the horoscope meant he could learn from their relationship. At first they seem like a typical couple, but the more Amir pays attention, the more worried he becomes. His fear peaks when he finds out Jae’s bike isn’t the only thing indigo about him ...

Indigo Guides the Way

They took their break close enough to the Camp Squanto Boy Scouts Reservation that Amir was finally able to get a fleeting signal on his phone that pulled up Facebook. There was no message from Jae on the Pride Rider’s page indicating he couldn’t make it, though Jake V. and Jake R. had left such a message the day before. Jae’s most recent activity, according to his own page, was a photo of the pie he had made on Thanksgiving Day along with a few replies to comments that cut off Friday evening. The vice in Amir’s chest took him to the brink of puking from nervousness again.


Tori gave Amir Jae’s e-mail address, and taking note of the concern in Amir’s tone he asked, “Is everything okay?”


Amir couldn’t hold it in anymore. So much of him was filled with this oppressive constricting terror that it had nowhere to go but out. “I’m concerned that Jae’s and Declan’s relationship isn’t safe and the fact that I haven’t heard from him in days is scaring me.”


Chapter 19