"Light up Skechers"

Chapter 21: Concerned and Confused

when george walked into the bathroom, i quietly set my phone down and snuck over to the door. i heard the water get turned on so i knocked on the door hoping that only george would hear.
i heard scrambling on the inside before the door opened to reveal a sensitive looking george; when he saw it was me, he didn't make eye contact and tried closing the door again.
i lightly pushed the door open and let myself in.

i looked at him with concerned eyes, "george, please tell me what's wrong. i don't like seeing u upset... i know i said i wouldn't push it but something really seems to be bothering you- and i feel like i have to do something about it cuz i care about u"

"y/n i'm okay. i really am. it's just-" george said and i could see his eye fill with water again

i moved myself forward and encased him in a hug. without hesitation, he hugged back and i felt him bury his nose in my hair.
i heard a quiet sob come out of his mouth so i gently rubbed his back in hopes that it would calm him

i really wish i knew what was going through his mind that made him this upset.

eventually he pulled away from the hug and looked me in the eyes with his red ones
"sorry.." he said while scratching the back of his neck and forcing a laugh

"sorry? for what?" i asked while scrunching my face a bit

"for making u worry about me.. i guess i've just been stressed and confused about stuff lately" he said, looking down at the floor

"it's okay, if u ever need hugs or someone to listen, u can come to me," i said giving him a small smile, "um, i'll let u take a shower now"

i walked out of the bathroom closing the door behind me and went back to the little corner that i was sitting in
i sat down and went back onto my phone when suddenly i got a message.
i read it and saw it was clay, i looked up at him and he was looking back at me with concerned eyes

-messages-

clay:
what was that about? i saw u walk into the bathroom..

y/n:
somethings wrong with george, he seems rlly upset
he wouldn't actually tell me what's wrong, do u know what's up?

clay:
i'm not sure, i'll try to talk to him later tho

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i looked back up at clay to see him still looking at me with concern. i genuinely felt so bad for george even though i had no idea why he was so upset; my eyes slightly filled with water thinking about him so upset and clay must have knew what was going through my mind

-messages-

clay:
i can promise u he'll be okay, u don't have to overthink this

y/n:
clay he was crying.
i gave him a hug to at least try and comfort him but he let out the saddest sob :(
i feel so bad even tho i don't know what's up with him
is it weird for me to feel this bad? i would be stressing just as much if u were upset. or if nick was upset. i care a lot abt u guys
u guys have made me so happy even though i've only known u for a couple weeks.. idk

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i wasn't expecting this to affect me so much, but he's my friend and i care about him; i felt a tear run down my face but i quickly wiped it away

next thing i knew, i looked up to see clay getting up off of the couch a walking towards me; him getting up caused nick to look away from his phone and towards me.
clay squished me in a hug and i leaned into it. nick got up and walked towards us but i sort of hid my worries behind a laugh

"what's wrong?" nick said in a hushed tone

"idk, i'm just worried about george.." i said awkwardly