Water Tower

Chapter 31

*WARNING: THIS CHAPTER IS KIND OF A TRIGGER. JUST KNOW THAT IF ANY OF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH ANY TROUBLED TIMES, JUST KNOW YOU CAN TALK TO ME!*

"Michael?" I say.

It feels like deja vu. Like all this has happened before. The past repeating itself.

"Oh my, it's been to damn long since I've last saw you Mandy Candy." Michael says, walking towards me. I hold my hands up to stop him from coming closer towards me. "Come on." He says with a smirk on his lips.

"Where the hell have you been?" I ask, the only thing I need answers to.

"I told you not to worry." Michael says.

"Oh, so you thought that by sending a letter saying 'hey don't worry about me, I've just ran away.' that I would just stop worrying?" I say. Everyone in the room has either went to the kitchen or is sitting, watching the whole conversation.

"Pretty much." He says, shrugging.

"Fuck you." I say, shoving him and walking back to the back door.

"Amanda, wait up." Mason says coming behind me. I open the door and walk out. "Hey, are you okay?"

"No." I say, falling onto Mason's shoulder and start crying. "I don't know what kind of tears these are."

"Just let them out. You've held them in long enough." He says, rubbing my back.

"Mandy, is everything alright?" Kaitlyn comes out.

"Yeah, just don't really want to see him." I say.

"Of course. Understandable." She says, sitting down. "This is the V.I.P section anyways." She says, laughing.

"Where are the others?" I ask.

"I think they're inside. They should be coming out here in a little bit." She says. Lauren soon comes through the door, with Ashton and Luke behind her.

"Okay, this is just a crazy day. There is some guy out there that looks like Michael, but there's no way in hell that it is." Lauren says, sitting down.

"I can't believe how different he looks." Luke says, sitting down next to Kaitlyn. I see Kaitlyn elbow Luke. "Oh, sorry." I put my head down and look at my hands. Everyone just stays silent. It's like everything has just stopped. We knew about Michael's drug problems, but we never thought that he would get as bad as he is.

"No man. I don't really think going out there would help anything." Calum's voice breaks through the silence. I look up and see him in front of the door, blocking someone from going past him.

"Cal, please. I need to explain somethings to her." Michael's voice rings through the patio.

"Maybe later, but not right now. Just let her take this in." Calum says.

"What the hell does she need to take in? It's just me." Michael says, sounding angry.

"Dude, you look like shit. You could be a zombie in The Walking Dead or something." Calum says.

"Fuck you man." Michael says, pushing Calum to the side and coming outside on the patio. "Amanda."

"Not right now, please." I say, in a quite tone.

"Please Amanda." He says.

"Dude, she said not right now." Mason says, standing up.

"Who the fuck are you? Her bodyguard?" Michael asks, shoving Mason a little.

"Technically. I'm her boyfriend." He says.

"Ha! Yeah right." Michael says, "and I'm Oprah's brother. Now fuck off man." Michael says, trying to move Mason out of the way, but Mason doesn't budge.