Like Saturn and Mercury Under Eclipse

Chapter 14

Max's POV

It's the last day of July, and Dream is still on his break. It's been four months. I really hope he is okay, everyone does.

"Max? Max, are you there?" A voice calls, and I snap back to reality.

"Yeah?" I say into my mic.

"Are you okay? You've been zoning out a lot." Ranboo asks, and I sigh.

"I'm sorry.. I just, I'm really worried about Clay. It's been four months and he's still not back." I say sadly, laying my head on my desk.

"I know, we all are. Sapnap refusing to say anything doesn't help either." He mumbled, and I nod, even if he can't see me.

He had his camera on, glasses off and mask off. My camera was off. I'm surprised he even showed me, without getting a reveal in return. I guess not everybody in the world is terrible.

Me and the people of the smp had all become pretty close. Mid-day for Ranboo we always do this sort of call, it's a comfort thing for both of us.

Charlie and Grace, his girlfriend, facetime me in the afternoons on Saturday. I watch movies with them over the phone, it's kind of a tradition now.

I'm in close ties with everyone. Mostly Ranboo and Foolish, but still. I've become part of the family. It's really nice, everyone is so sweet and supportive.

The one person I miss though, is Dream. We were the closest, until he went on break. The smp ended up generally going on hold, mainly because a lot of planned streams included Dream, but also because it didn't feel right.

"When are you doing a face reveal?" I hear Ranboo ask.

"I don't know. Maybe soon? It's been a while since I thought of this." I say.

We talk about some more random stuff before saying our goodbyes. When the call ends, I hold my breath. It's always like this. If I'm not talking to anyone, it feels like the world has stopped.

I keep worrying about Dream. Now, it's affecting me all the time. I zone out during calls because my mind won't rip away from him. Ranboo was the first person I told.

Nothing truly makes sense anymore. Clay leaving for four months, Nick refusing to say anything, our plan coming up soon. It doesn't tie together in my head, no matter how I hard try to understand.

Just then, I got a text. The noise was different from everyone elses, it was custom. I ran it through my head a few times before it clicked.

Clay just texted me.