Bryce:
When I turned around all I saw was Mikey hit the floor
My heart stopped
What happened
"Mikey!" I shouted rushing towards him
He wasn't responding
Oh my god
I scooped him up and laid him on the couch
I ran straight for freezer thinking ice would make it better somehow
As i was running back my phone rang
It was nicole, Mikey's ex
"Hello?" I snap
"Whoa, someone's mad" she says but doesn't give me time to respond
"- Listen I've been calling Mikey all day but he's not answering is everything ok?" She asks
I don't tell her what just happened so she doesn't have to worry
"Everything's fine, Mikey always has his phone on DND, I'm sure he isn't mad at you" i reassure her
She makes a sound of understanding and says her goodbyes before hanging up
I throw my phone on a chair nearby before applying the ice to Mikey's head
Within seconds his eyes open and he looks confused
"Hey bud.." I say smiling
"What happened?" He asked looking around but shortly realizing where he is
"You fell, but it's alright now" I rub his shoulder
He smiled and I got up and walked to the chair my phone was on
"You had me so scared" I say putting my head in my hands
"Awww nice to see you care about me" he jokes
I scoff
"You're really not okay" I say with a sigh
He jerks his head up and looks concerned
"I'm fine." He snaps before getting up
"You're not" I say one last time watching him walk down the hall to his room
"You know, I understand I've got a concussion & I know I feel different. Maybe this whole situation is why I have unexplainable feelings for you but that doesn't change who I am!" He says with a stern face
It gets super quiet
"...I'm sorry" I say slowly trying to comprehend what he just said
Feelings? For me??
"I shouldn't have opened my mouth" he says storming back to his room slamming his door
Not short after I hear something like a punch into the wall
I don't do anything but sit there with my hands over my mouth and my thumbs under my chin
What does he mean
I've never thought of him as anything other than a friend
After about 45 minutes I walk to his room and give a light knock on the door
I don't hear anything so I open it and peek inside
"Hey, Can I come in?"
I hear a quiet "sure"
I walk in and sit on the corner of his bed
I notice a huge hole by his bathroom
"Nice dent" i say trying to shine some light on the situation
He laughs
But then I get serious
"Mikey you do know I care about you too" I say pausing so he could respond
He doesn't
I continue
"This must be hard so you can take all the time you need to adjust to whatever happened" I say patting his leg
As I get up to walk out he speaks
"Bryce, idk what happened or how but ever since I got my ass whooped I can't stop caring about you" I turn just enough to hear him more
"- I think..I'm sick or something"
"You're not sick" I say
I hate to see him cry but I'm no sure I can fix this
"Maybe you just need alone time" I suggest
"Maybe..." he sighs
I open the door and say one last thing before I go
"I'll leave tonight" I say
I'm not sure how long I'll leave but it has to be long if he's ever going to get better
I care so much about that kid, I don't wanna see him suffer but it's not healthy if both of us are clueless about what to do
I pack some stuff for a few weeks and write a note;
Dear Mikey,
I'm leaving for a few weeks for both of us. We can't keep pretending this is alright... call your mom and make sure she knows. Peace out...
-Bryce
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I grab my suitcase and walk out
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A/N- wow this chapter took a turn, I wasn't quite sure where to take it and I'm sorry if people are confused! I wrote a chapter but it never lined up with the previous one...sorry but I hope this is okay ❤️❤️ sorry it's short too!!!
Word count: 746
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