you're real - a nicholas chavez story

01 em?

it had been a long night, i spent the better half of it on a bus, all i have with me is my phone.

i walked 30 minutes in the pouring rain, now i stand at the end of his driveway.

how do i tell him? what am i suppose to say? i thought to myself

soaked by the rain, my hair in tangle in a messy bun on the top of my hair, im wearing pj shorts and a large shirt, sighing, i walk to the front door, hesitating before i knock.

the door opened, "ah can i help you?" a man looked at me confused, "uhh" i looked around feeling embarrassed, "s-sorry i think i have the uh wrong house" i turn around to walk away, with no idea where to go

"you looking for cooper?" the man asked, i quickly turn back, "uh yeah?"

he smiled, "this is his crib, im just hanging out, come in" he stood out of the way, i slowly walk in, just standing the front area

it looked like a small apartment, the living and dining was right at the front with the kitchen along the back wall and stairs on the side.

the man just lent on the back of the couch staring at me, analysing me.

"em?" cooper said walking down the stairs.

he looked at me with confusion and excitement, he quickly ran to me and engulfed me in a hug

"hi coop" i mumbled into his shoulder

he pulled back, smiling at me, though it didn't last, his face quickly fell into a worried expression, "oh my god em, what happened? are you okay? was this him?" his tone getting angrier.

i started to silently cry, tears running down my cheek, cooper looking over, finally realising how wet i was.

"jesus christ em" he turned around to the man that was standing there, "hey nick can you grab a towel out please?"

"yeah man" he walked upstairs, i went to tell cooper what happened when he stopped me, "no, don't need to explain yet okay, go have a shower, i'll get some clothes you can change into, then you sleep, we will talk in the morning okay?"

i smiled at him, cooper was my best friend, and well, my only friend. we had been best friends since we were babies, our mothers met in the hospital when we were born, they had to share a room, cooper and i being a day apart in age. he had always been my saviour, my protector, from bullies, from my parents, even from myself.
i owe him everything, including my life.

"here" the man said softly behind me, "oh ah, em this is nicholas, he is my costar in this new series i got casted for"

"aw coop congrats!" i smiled at him, "and it's nice to meet you Nicholas"

"you to"

"nick this is emily, she's been my best friend since we were babies" coop said

nick smiled at me, i smiled a small smile back and went upstairs.

after a extremely long shower and a little breakdown, i made my way to my room, i threw on clothes cooper had left out for me and laid into the bed.

i stared at me phone, 58 missed calls, 184 text messages. i sighed clicking on matts contact, my finger hovered the "block contact" button, i closed my eyes and sighed a final time.

blocked.