different • bryce hall & mikey barone

chapter 23.

*BRYCE POV*

i can't believe mikey is blaming all of this on me.
he doesn't know about how much i care for kayla & how much i still like her. she means everything to me.
why did i let her go ?
i just had to get back together with jessica ...
man i regret that so much. if i didn't talk to her at that phoenix show , kayla wouldn't practically be dead right now.
im just glad jessica is gone now ...

*MIKEY POV*

i tried to stay with kayla at all times but the hospital would make me leave & tell me to come back the next day.
i just felt like i needed to be with her to protect her , anything could happen.
i was laying down on my hotel bed , it felt empty without kayla by my side.
i reached my arm out & put my hand where kayla would usually sleep.
"stay strong babygirl," i mumbled to myself.
i started to drift off to sleep until i heard a knock at the door.
i got out of the bed & opened the door to the guys smiling real big.
"what ?" i questioned.
"good news ..." justin smiled.
i raised my eyebrow.
"kayla is going to be okay !! the hospital just called us & said she's going to be out by tomorrow & be right back on tour with us again !!" jackson said.
my jaw dropped.
"are you serious ?!" i yelled.
"YES !!" they all replied.
i became so happy & energetic after they told me the good news.

im so glad you're okay baby ...

after , we all decided to hit the gym & work out a little bit.
during our work out , their was this girl on the treadmill across the room who kept staring & smiling at me.
not gonna lie , she was pretty cute.
her long light brown hair was put up in a ponytail , she had perfectly tanned skin , nice smile , was wearing a sports bra & leggings.
she turned around & smiled at me again , this time i decided to smile back.
i think bryce noticed because he elbowed my arm.
"come on bro , i need you to spot me," he said.
"o-okay," i stuttered , not keeping my eyes off of the girl.
next thing i know , bryce grabs my arm & pulls me to the side.
"man what are you doing ?! you have a girlfriend remember ? & she's in the hospital !!" he whispered loudly.
"shit , you're right man," i said , slapping my palm against my forehead.
how can i forget about kayla just like that ?

for the next hour , the boys & i worked out & after we were about to leave , i saw the cute girl run after me.
"wait," she called.
i turned around & looked at her up & down.
she blushed.
"here's my number if you ever want to talk," she said , biting her lip & handing me a piece of paper which im guessing had her number on it.
i nodded.
"im bianca by the way," she smiled , sticking her hand out for me to shake.
"mikey," i smiled back , shaking her hand.
"well it was nice meeting you but i have to go," i said.
"okay , that's cool. remember to text me," she winked.
i nodded.

should i text her , or will that make kayla mad ?

luckily , bryce didn't see me getting bianca's number because if he did , he would tell kayla real quick.
we walked back to our hotel rooms & everybody decided to go to sleep.
i thought if i wanted to text bianca , it'd be better off texting her tomorrow so i decided to get some rest & wake up early in the morning to see kayla.

*next day*

i woke up at 10:14 am , that is pretty early for me because i usually wake up at around 12 or 1 in the afternoon.
i texted the guys & asked if any of them were awake.
i waited 10 minutes & no reply from any of them.
well i guess not.
i decided to go down to the breakfast buffet & get some food.
i grabbed two platefuls of food & sat down at a table.
while i was eating , i felt as if i was being watched.
i looked up & saw bianca sitting at a table a few feet away from me.
she glanced at me & saw me looking back at her & instantly looked away.
i grabbed my two platefuls of food & walked over to her table.
"this seat taken ?" i asked.
"by you," she smiled.
i smiled back & sat down.
"so how come you didn't text me last night ?" she asked.
"oh , after i got back from the gym , i got really tired & fell asleep," i said.
she nodded.
"so you from here ?" she asked.
"oh no , im actually on tour right now. im originally from rhode island," i replied.
"tour ?" she asked , raising an eyebrow.
"oh im sorry. im a youtuber & i guess im pretty big on social media also but not trying to be cocky," i laughed.
"yeah i know watchu mean," she giggled.
"so do you do anything for a living ?" i asked her.
"yeah , actually im a model," she replied.
my eyes widened.
"well , i mean i could've guessed that," i smirked.
"yeah ? how ?" she smiled.
"well you're stunning & have an amazing body ..." i said.
she blushed.
"awh thank you so much mikey," she said.
i nodded.
my phone buzzed & i saw that the guys texted me , asking me where i was.
i just told them i was eating breakfast & they said okay.
"hey , im sorry but i better get back to my friends. ill text you later though," i smiled , getting up.
"okay , well this was fun," she smiled back , giving me a hug.
i nodded & waved her goodbye.
while i was walking away , i turned back at her & then turned back around & ran into bryce.
"oh hey man," i said.
"mikey , i saw you hanging out & hugging that girl from the gym," he said , crossing his arms.
"whaaaaatttt ?" i replied.
"why are you doing this when you're with kayla ?" he asked.
"come on man , you act like i hooked up with her," i laughed.
"mikey i saw the way you looked at her. it was the same way the old you would look at girls," he replied.
"bryce maybe the old me was better than the new me ..." i mumbled.
"what ?!" he yelled.

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hey guys !!
i actually didn't have homework today so i decided to update.
btw im not going to type abbreviations in the story anymore , im going to actually type the words out 😂.
also im sorry this chapter was pretty boring , it's 1 am here so i don't have that many ideas flowing through my head atm but the next chapter will hopefully be better !!
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thank you guys sm !!