when we waved techno off as he left for good, a piece of my heart shattered. it was like loosing a part of me. i wanted so desperately for him to stay, but he left.
that was a year ago now.
at least i still had wilbur! right?
i walked downstairs to grab a glass of water cause i couldn't sleep, i could hear hushed voices coming from the kitchen so i stood and listened intently.
i gasped. i could hear wilbur saying he was leaving. he talked of a band he had joined and that to make music he would have to leave and move closer to london.
i ran back upstairs, tears streaming down my face. now i would have no one. i had no idea when he was leaving and i hoped he was being hypothetical.
but, to my upmost dismay, the very next day he came to talk to me.
'tommy, i have something i need to tell you.' he said.
'what?' i asked apprehensively.
'i'm leaving.' he said.
'w-when.' i stuttered, horrified that he was being serious about it.
'today tommy, everything's all set up i have nothing here that i need to stay for anymore!' he said happily, i don't think he realised what he'd said.
'b-but what about me.' i yelled angrily, i couldn't hold my tears in any longer and so they poured down my face.
'woah tommy what the hell.' wilbur said, you could be more supportive yknow, maybe stop being so fucking selfish.' he said, clearly annoyed.
with that he left my room. i heard him talking to phil downstairs and then the door shut. i cried louder. hugging my knees to my chest in search of comfort.
phil knocked softly and then came in, 'aw mate i'm sorry.' he said sadly, i sniffled and looked up at him, 'phil?'
'yeah mate?'
'please don't leave me.' i whispered.
phil-
'please don't leave me.' he sniffled. i wrapped my arms around him just as wilbur and techno before him used to do.
he fell asleep eventually and i tiptoed out his room and downstairs, immediately calling wilbur.
'wil?'
'yeah dad?'
'tommys really sad, did you say something before you left i literally only just got him to stop crying?'
'well- i uh.' he stuttered.
'what?'
'i kinda told him he was unsupportive and selfish when he told me he wanted me to stay...'
'WILBUR?!' i said, shocked that he would say that to tommy, 'he's always been very supportive, that's clearly not what it is! he just wants you around still.' i explained.
'i know, i know...' i hear him sigh on the end of the phone. 'i'll come back.' he said.
'what?'
'i need to tell him i'm sorry. i can't stay too long but i need to make it up to him.' he said quietly.
a few hours later wilbur returned. he walked through the door and before even saying hi, ran straight upstairs to tommys bedroom.
wilbur-
'tommy?' i asked into the darkness of his room. i heard him gasp so i walked over to his bed and sat down next to him. 'i'm so sorry.' i said softly, stroking his hair.
'wilbur!' he said happily, wrapping his arms around me. 'i still have to go buddy okay? but i promise i'll come visit every week.'
and wilbur kept that promise. techno even joined in on it, the two of them often arriving back at the same time and the lot of them would have a nice family reunion.
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okay no cause i have to go to school now i'm in bed and it's 8:00 and school starts soon and i'm not even dressed.
stop distracting me wattpad.
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