Only Time Will Tell • Why Don't We

Chapter 16- Argument

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"Like ten minutes later we heard arguing from Zach's room. Peyton and I gave each other a concerned look. We decided to go check it out. As I was walking out of the kitchen Peyton started whining like a baby because she wanted me to carry her. I smiled and picked her up and put her on my back. She nuzzled her head in my shoulder with a handful of Oreos.

We then proceeded to Zach's room. The door was cracked as we heard them yelling. It was really loud and sounded pretty heated.

From what we heard they were arguing about.......

Daniel's POV

....each other?

*Earlier That Morning*

Mekayla's POV

I woke up this morning in Zach's room alone. I got out of bed and made my way downstairs. I looked around confused when I saw no one. I then decided to look outside in the backyard. I opened the door to the backyard to find Zach sitting on a rock looking out at the view. "Zach," I said quietly. He quickly turned around to look at me only to turn back around. I felt like something was wrong, but I shook it off.

I went in the house and cooked some bacon and french toast. I heard Zach come through the back door and I looked up. He walked in the kitchen only to walk straight past me and out again. He hasn't said a single word to me all morning. I wanted to shake the feeling, but I couldn't.

I quickly went upstairs to see him putting on a new shirt. "Hey, can we talk," I said quietly. He didn't turn around, but he sighed and listened. "Shoot," he said blankly. "Ok....well you haven't said a single word to me all morning," I stated. "And?" he questioned. And? Really what the hell is wrong with him. "What do you mean by and?" I asked. "I mean that I don't have to always speak to you every single moment of the day," he said while raising his voice in anger. I took a few steps back because I hated when people yelled, and he out of all people knew that. "So you haven't said anything to me because you think that you shouldn't have to?" I questioned but quickly regretted it as he stood up and turned around. "IT'S NOT ABOUT ME HAVING TO SAY ANYTHING...HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU," he yelled angrily. I wanted to cry, but I choked back my tears. "You know what...I have BEEN THROUGH HELL AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE PERSON TO STAND BY MY SIDE, BUT IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL THEN SO BE IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME," I yelled back. "YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR RIGHT I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOU AND YOUR SCREWED UP LIFE, SO HOW ABOUT YOU GO BACK TO DALLAS WITH YOUR FAMILY THAT LOVES YOU SO MUCH," he yelled while grabbing his phone and walking out the door.

I stood there frozen for a few minutes then it all hit me at once. How could he say that to me? Did he really mean it? Does he even love me anymore? I was so confused. I fell to the ground bringing my knees to my chest and balling my eyes out. I heard the door open and Peyton ran to my side. "M....are you ok?" She asked. I nodded my head no and broke down even more.

Peyton's POV

Daniel and I were still listening to Mekayla and Zach's argument when he said something that I knew would hit home. We heard movement, so we dived into Jonah's room who was in the shower during all of this blasting his music. We saw Zach run down the stairs and out the door slamming it behind him. I looked at Daniel and ran to see about Mekayla. When I opened the door she was crying her eyes out.

"M....are you ok?" I asked. She shook her head no and broke down even more. We sat there in each other's arms for about an hour before she calmed down. Mekayla cried herself to sleep in my lap while I was comforting her. Daniel walked through the door to find us both on the ground still. He smiled and picked her up and put her in his bed. We figured she wouldn't really want to be around anything Zach related at the moment.