The Heart's Melody (TwoSetViolin)

f i f t e e n : emotions

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// i wanted towrite another chapter bc i just finished my school works. yayy! <3 //

im listening to strauss :)

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He stood before me. His eyes drooped low, his hair disheveled. His hands held his phone, the other gripped a mini duffel bag. He looked like a mess. No, he is a mess. He stood outside my door, his gaze stuck on the floor.

"Do you think I could stay here tonight?" He whispered gently, but loud enough so I could hear.

After he muttered those words, heavy rain started to pour. I pulled him inside immediately. I closed the door behind him wordlessly.

I sat him on the couch as I searched his face worrily. His eyes didn't hold the brightness, the excitement they used to hold.

"Would you like to drink coffee? Hot chocolate? Milk, perhaps?" I asked him softly.

Eddy shook his head.

"Dette, I'm sorry that I had to go here. I couldn't think of anyone else. I can't go to their houses. They-"

He must've come here because he knows I'm alone. Mom isn't here. That way, he wouldn't be a bother to the rest of the gang because they have their parents with them.

"I understand, Eddy. It's okay," I smile at him while speaking loudly because the rain was drowning out my voice.

"Thanks," he said as he closed his eyes.

I sat in front of him.

"Are you... okay?" I questioned him in a gentle tone, scared that I'd break his fragile state.

He shook his head. "My mom."

I stayed silent for a couple of seconds.

"Do you want me to listen, or are we solving problems?" I benevolently questioned.

Eddy doesn't speak for a couple of seconds.

"My mom and I— we had a big fight earlier. She told me at dinner, that I had to go to the U.K. to follow my sister. I didn't understand her at first," he said and he paused.

"She told me I was gonna study there. But I didn't want to. I have my life here. I can't just move to another country. I can't be too dependent on my sister there," he explained as he laid his head on his hands.

"I don't want to leave, Claudette. I can't leave Raph, and Brett, you, Serene, and Kaylie. I can't live in a foreign country with only my sister. I live here, my whole life has always been here. She doesn't understand that," he says, his voice cracking.

My heart bled for Eddy. He doesn't want to go far, far away. But from what I heard from Serene, his mom can be really harsh and too controlling at times. I'd be scared shitless if I were in his position.

"So I fought back, something that I don't do very often. I don't talk back, Dette. I have great respect for my Mom. But sometimes, she's..." He paused, trying to find the right words to.

"Too much?" I suggested gently. He nodded with a sigh.

"She told me that until I don't get my mind straight, I had to leave the house. Which brings me here," he shrugged and chuckled humourlessly.

"Can't believe she'd kick her kid out of the house just because he finally wanted to do things his way, for once," he murmured.

I didn't notice he was crying until he wiped his eyes with his shirt. The ache I felt for him was indescribable. I embraced him in a tight, brotherly hug. I could feel him hug back. His body shook softly as he cried on my shoulder.