Dating The School's Mr. Bully (BxB)

Chapter 20: The Meeting - Part IV

Chapter 20
Cade Felix Thompson
The Meeting - Part IV

As we near the house of Chad, his house coming into view. My hands get clammy, the steering wheel is almost slipping off my tight grip. I can't keep calm. My heart has been beating erratically ever since I left the house. The squad has decided to bring their own cars. On the side of the road, we park one by one. I hop out of the car and all of us look into each other's eyes, giving each other a nod.

Chad's house is big, and before we can enter, there's a huge gate that's locked. There's a person, who is in a formal attire, and I think this person must be a guard. All of us walk over the gate and the guard frowns at us. Tesla excuses himself and talks to the guard, telling him that we're friends with Richard Neil Sky. Of course, he doesn't buy it. What Tesla does, he says that he, the guard, can ask a permission from Chad to let us in, just tell him the name 'Tesla'. The guard nods, and grabs the walkie-talkie that is hanging on his pants and says something over the device, his gaze is set on us as he does so. We wait for a full minute until the guard decides to open up the big gate for us and we all grin. Together, we walk through the asphalt road, leading to the front door of the house. There's a garden, trimmed and flowers are starting to bloom. All of us watch it as we walk. As soon as we reach the porch of the house, George is the one to ring the doorbell and we wait for a few seconds before the door opens.

And then my heart stops for a moment.

In front of me is no other than Richard Neil Sky. From his looks, he looks tired and about to give up. He looks thinner, too than the last time I saw him. His eyes, those light blue eyes, are empty and lifeless. Wrinkles starting to form on the edge of his eyes and there are bags underneath his eyes, indicating that he hasn't been sleeping properly for the past few days. It could be weeks. Today, Chad is only wearing a white shirt and a cream-colored shorts, and Crocs. The whole squad just looks at him without speaking, and the tension suddenly fills the air. The only thing can be heard is our breathing and also the gush of the wind, the rustle of the trees, the chirp of the birds, and the beat of our hearts.

George, like always, steps up and gives Chad a big hug and that's when Chad starts to cry. Tears are streaming down his cheeks, and it pains me to see him like this. George rubs Chad's back and says soothing words in his ear. He also says that he's very sorry for abandoning him and that he should have never done that, as well as the others. Chad just keeps crying, and I can feel my world slowly crumbling as I watch my first love cry. George pulls away softly and one by one, each member, gives him a hug and says that they're really sorry. After that, when everyone is done, Chad catches my eyes for the first time and his eyes are red and puffy from crying. Tears well up in my eyes, and I want to hold it back, but they come out on their own accord. Every single memories comes back rushing into my head. They are all vivid and it feels like they happened just yesterday and my heart basically explodes.

We are like teenagers who just had their first heartbreak. And to be honest, my heart is literally breaking. I cannot speak, like the words are somehow stuck at the back of my throat. My brain isn't functioning properly and I have no control of my own self as I continue to cry hard. Chad just watches me cry and I fall on the ground. Everyone watches me with worried and sympathy in their eyes.

"I'm sorry," I rasp out as I continue to cry. I want to stop myself, but I don't have the power to. The pain in my heart intensifies as Chad bends down a bit and touches my shoulder and for a minute, I think that he's going to hit me, or to beat me up, but he does the thing that just makes me want to curl up and cry more and harder. He gives me a hug and guides my head to rest on his chest. I shake my head, thinking that I don't deserve this kind of treatment from him. After all, I was the one who hurt him and left him without any explanations or just a simple good-bye. "I'm really sorry for everything that I've done." Even though my voice wobbles, I try my very best for my voice to be understandable. Chad's hug tightens around me and I bury my face in his chest as I cry harder. I don't care if we're outside of his house, or if I look very pathetic here, it just that I can't stop myself from crying because it has been too long since I cried harder. It took me a lot of time to apologize to him in person, and now that I've done it, the heavy rocks on my shoulders have been taken away and I feel light, like I'm finally free once again.

"Shh," Chad whispers in my ear. I clutch his arms, grip it even, hoping that this is not a dream at all. Because it seems very surreal to me. "Let's go inside, Cade." Cade. He calls my name and I can't be much happier. He says my name like it's a jewel needing to be taken care off. He supports me as I stand up, his hands underneath my armpits and I hug him tight, wanting to know that this is real, that this is happening, that this is not a dream. We all enter his house, the squad trailing behind us and both Chad and I take a seat on the couch that's facing the big plasma TV.

Tesla, Maggy, Karl and the rest take a seat also and we all watch Chad, who probably has been going through something again. And this time, we're here to comfort him. We're not going to leave him again. We're going to help him.

"How... how... how are you?" I whisper, wiping off my tears-stained cheeks with my hands as I watch him closely. He gives me a sad smile and looks at his lap.

"I'm... ok - " he sighs, like he has just lost a battle. "I'm not doing okay." A tear falls down on his left cheek again and now that I'm here, I brush the tear away using my thumb and Chad watches the action that I've pulled. He gives me a sorrowful smile again, and my already crushed heart has been stomped again. "I'm not... doing okay. I'm tired, and everything hurts."

"Chad, now that we're here, we're going to be by your side now." Maggy says as she switches a seat and sits beside Chad, putting a palm on his shoulder. "We have a lot of things to catch up on. I'll tell you everything. I'll even tell you how I ended up marrying Bobby. You still know him, right? The Bobby we know back in High School?"

"Yes, I know." Chad replies.

"Good, yeah, I married him."

"I already know," Chad chuckles, tweaking Maggy's forehead as Chad shakes his head. "I'm not, you know, being stalker and all. But... did you guys really think that I abandoned each one of you? No, I know where all of you lives. Except... Cade." I hang my head low, unable to speak again. Maggy frowns at Chad's confession and hits the back of his head. Chad makes an oomf sound and glares at Maggy.

Everyone chuckles. Except me. I just smile. "Ugh, sometimes, I hate you." Chad chuckles and his eyes are going back to normal; full of life and hope. And once again, I see his beautiful smile that makes my world stop, that makes my heart stop functioning.

"Yeah, I... I really didn't forget you guys." Chad confesses, smiling. "It's just that... I've never contacted you guys because... ugh, because I'm ashamed. I shouldn't have pushed you guys away. It was hard to explain things back then and the only solution I had come up was to push you guys away. And... it's still hard to explain things now."

"No need," Tesla says, grinning at Chad. "Cade Felix Thompson told us everything. And I mean, literally everything." That's when Chad blushes and I let out a chuckle and Chad buries his face in his hands.

Chad looks up at me through his lashes and asks, "Can you tell me everything? Why you left me?" And I feel myself nod. He deserves to know everything, and I'm ready to tell him everything he needs to know or anything that he would like to know.