II Fading Into The Night IISteven×Duff Fanfiction II

15. breaking

Stevens pov:

School was boring.

It was fun hanging out with Slash on the beach.

I'm on my way home for dinner right now.

I get to my house. I see Duffs light on in his room.

He is playing his bass.

I can see his fingers dancing on the strings.

'stop staring!' I think and walk inside.

Shadow barks at me.

"Hey boy." I say and pet him.

I give him some food.

My mom is working, I need to make dinner myself.

I go to my room.

I open my window so I can hear him.

I sit down behind my desk.
I open my books.

I can hear him playing.

He plays the bass line from Kickstart my Heart.

It makes me smile.

He can play really good.

I look out of my window.

I see him standing infront of his window. It is getting dark.

My mom wont be home until nine.

Duffs pov:

I'm playing my bass. It is almost seven pm.

I hear my mom coming up the stairs.

"Duff, I saw your backpack next to the couch." She says.

I put my bass down.

"Yeah?" I say.

"Have you finished all your homework? I know you have some drama homework." She says.

Fuck.

"I... I just couldn't." I say.

I feel weird. It feels like a wave has hit me. Like it has knocked me off my feet. Like the wildest sea is in me. In my head, behind my eyes. Wanting to be released.

"You couldn't do what? What is going on with you lately? I know you're skipping class. Tell me what is going on." She says. She sounds mad.

"You don't wanna know. You don't wanna see. What I'm hiding." I say soft. My hands are shaking. My heart is pounding and I'm scared.

"I'm a mess. My life is a mess. You say I'm lazy but I'm just too scared to face it. Mom, I'm scared." I say. I feel a tear rolling down my cheeck.

"Scared of what?" My mom asks.

I would give my life to be with Steven right now.

"I don't always say or show how I feel. But that doesn't mean I'm lying. I'm Just scared..." I say. I feel like I'm out of breath without doing anything.

It feels like I can drop to the ground every second now. Like my life is over.

"My head feels like an ocean. I don't know how long I can take it anymore. I... I" I say.

"I just don't want to miss a thing but it feels like my life has stopped." I say.

I don't know what I feel.
All I know is that I feel a lot right now.

"What is going on?" My mom says.

"I don't know. I... I just need to go." I say.

I take my phone and run to the stairs.