New Chapter (A Thiam Story)

Chapter 36

"So, how is school?" Melanie asks Theo. Theo came from school and went to go see her. He missed the lady that gave him a safe place. She is a big part of his life, and he couldn't have been more happier.

She is wearing her black glasses, light brown hair with blonde dyed strains spilled over her shoulder, with jeans and a white shirt.

Does she always dress like a therapist?, Theo thought to himself.

"School is fine, I guess." Theo responds to her question. Melanie cooked spaghetti, so he's just twirling the noodles around the fork.

"How is Liam? The last time I saw you, you kept talking about him."

Theo forgot he never told Melanie about the break up. He guess now it's better to tell her.

"Actually... We broke up. He got mad at me, and he dumped me."

"Oh. I'm sorry. Do you know why he got mad?"

Well...

"Yeah... I do. And it was my fault. I should have done something, but I didn't. I miss him like crazy."

"It sounds like you messed up big time... So do something big to know how sorry you are, and how you really want him back."

She was right, and Theo knew exactly what to do... He just needed help.

-

After the weekend has ended, Theo walks back into the school already having his plan set.

"Mason," Theo calls for.

Mason turns around to look at Theo, "Yeah?"

"Liam has his first lacrosse game tonight, right?"

Mason scrunch his eyebrows together in confusion, "Yeah..."

Theo is loving the one-word answers.

"I need yours and Corey's help."

"With?"

"Trying to get back together with Liam."

The plan does sound crazy, but it's short and sweet and Theo does not mind it. He knows Liam doesn't like attention.

-

Now that it's night, Liam is changing into his lacrosse gear in the locker room getting ready for the game. Corey beside him is grinning like Mason has told him I love you for the first time ever.

"What are you smiling at?" Liam asks him.

"Mason said if we win tonight, he'll reward me."

Ew, Liam thought.

"But you two already had sex."

"We haven't had it in a while because we both are so busy. So you better make us win."

"I'll try." After getting ready, Liam slams his locker shut and starts walking away.

-

During the last quarter of the game, Liam is running to his side of the goal with the ball in his lacrosse stick. He dodged the players, play trick moves, and tosses the ball back and forth to his teammates throughout the entire game.

Now it's his turn to make the final goal to win the game. He does his last trick play on the opposite team's player and is headed for the goalie.

The one time Liam is good at math is how to throw the ball into a lacrosse net.

So after he makes his calculations, he throws the ball and he gets tackled to the ground. As the scoreboard counts down to its last five seconds, the goalie misses blocking Liam's ball and it goes inside the net.

The scoreboard buzzed as the final five seconds end and the schools crowd cheers in excitement on how they won the game.

After the other team walks off the field in disappointment, Liam's teammates all run to him, huddling all over him. Cheering for him.

Liam is happy that he won the winning game. He looks at his Dads, cheering to him, Lydia and Tierny doing at little cheerleading dance. Mason and Hikari holding a sign that says 'Liam rocks.' Hayden went home after her incident so she wasn't there, but she did send her support early that day with a text.

"Excuse me, can I have everyones attention please?"

Everyone in the stadium goes quiet as they all pay attention to the guy in the middle of the field holding a microphone. Said guy being Theo.

"I know that the game is over, but I need to say something to one special lacrosse player..."

Everyone's gaze goes towards Liam. He doesn't like the attention on him.

He gots shoved upward, and he looks back to see Corey smiling at him, then he puts his attention back to Theo.

"Li, I am deeply sorry for my actions. I never intended to cause you pain, and I want you to know that I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make things right. You mean the world to me, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me, please... I love you..."

Everyone in the stadium gasps in shock and awe. With The opposite team doing the same as well.

Liam's heart stops. They never said 'I love you' to each other before, and Theo saying it to him infront of more than one-hundred people... Is making Liam's heart flutter.

"...I love you so much, and you make me feel things I want to keep feeling. If loving you is wrong, then I would never want to be right again. Please, forgive me."

People in the crowd stay silent, waiting for Liam to answer... And not knowing why the broke up.

He doesn't say anything. He starts walking towards Theo and he kisses him on the lips.

The crowd cheers at the two getting back together.

But at that moment, Liam forgot the crowd was there. In that moment, is was only him and Theo.

-

In Liam's dorm room, Liam is laying in his bed thinking about how Theo confessed his love for him, and how they got back together... But Liam didn't say it back.

He didn't tell Theo he loved him back. All he did was kiss him. But the real question is, does Liam love Theo?

"Liam?"

Liam sits up on his bed and he sees Scott, Isaac, Lydia, and Tierny, standing around his room.

"You haven't said anything since I told you," Scott said.

He ran to his happy moment of the night before he has to return to the hurtful reality.

"Because there is nothing to say," Liam said looking Scott directly in the eye.

"Liam, don't talk to your Dad that way," Isaac said.

"You be quiet, you haven't said anything and now you want to say something." Liam is mad and he's just letting his anger out.

"Liam, we all decided that it was best to tell you while we were all together." Lydia said.

"During my first game? Really? What common sense do any of you have?"

"Liam please don't be mad at them. It's not their fault." Tierny said, and Liam listens to her.

"Tell Mom this, she can shove those custody papers far up her ass, because I am not going with her."