Fears 3 - Journeys

Chapter 19 - Liy

WARNING: MENTAL BREAKDOWNS, THREATS, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, ROMANCE SCENES

Remote locked the door as I stared at my phone and scrolled through the latest social media hits, as it had been ages since I had been able to browse around on social media. Remote soon joined me on the bed. She sat beside me. Wanting to be respectful, I put the phone down to talk.

"So, why'd you invite me inside? Something you'd like to talk about?" I asked with a raised eyebrow and a smirk.

"Not necessarily. Throughout the trip, I had just been thinking about how close we were so long ago when we were still in High School. I just wanted to catch up a little since we hadn't talked much since we'd come to Goiky after Lightning called us." Remote explained with a slight blush dusted across her face.

Ever since the journey had started, I noticed her attraction toward me. I knew she had a thing for me, but she knew I had a husband back home I had to return to. He was probably waiting for me to finish that movie, as I was one of the lead writers. He was faithful, but I didn't trust that he was at the same time.

"I see, anything specific you'd like to talk about?" I asked with sympathy.

Remote perked up and gave a small frown.

"Yeah, I've just been feeling kinda down lately, like nothing's going our way... I'm also slightly freaked out because of everything that's been happening. We had to do the same thing when we were kids. I feel as if history's repeating itself, and I'm just worried that we're not going to make it through this."

"Stop..." I cut her off. "Remote, don't think like that. We're going to make it through. We did it when we were kids, so we can easily do it again. You're strong as hell, and I know it. We're going to make it through this. And if you ever feel like you can't do this anymore, I'll always be by your side," I sympathized.

"Thanks for trying to help me feel better, but I'm just worried about everything that's been happening. What if you... or Tree... or Bottle.. Anyone..." Remote started to stumble on her words and cry. I saw tears start to flow through her hands as she covered her face.

"Hey, hey, you're going to be okay. It's going to be okay. Let it out," I hugged her and allowed her to cry on my sweater. I felt terrible for her. She seemed like she was going through a mental episode, and I was the only person she trusted enough to cry around. It made me feel... different...

I decided to check on my husband later, but I couldn't now. I had my best friend from High School crying on my shoulder. I felt the tears drip down my arm as her warm tears soaked my sleeve. I just kept comforting her and letting her know it's okay to cry.

Remote eventually stopped and turned away from me.

"This is so... embarrassing..." Remote stuttered.

"No, it's not. I understand," I said, continuing to support her as she turned her head away from me.

Eventually, she calmed down and stopped crying. She looked rather embarrassed after having a mental episode in front of her old bff. I played it like any friend would and just sat there, contemplating what the heck to do next.

I was about to tell her something when I felt like I had to pee, so I got up to use the restroom.

I dashed inside the bathroom and shut the door behind me. I whipped my phone out of my pocket and checked my husband's profile on social media, only to find that he had posted a picture of him with another girl not too long after I had left.

"So it's true... he did cheat..." I was filled with rage.

I could barely control my anger as I just stood and stared at myself in the mirror.