Believe Me

Sixteen: Cough Cough, Hack Hack, DiE DIE

DOODLE DOODLE DOOP DOOP AYYYYY

THIS CHAPTER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE XD

WE'VE GOT TEARS, THREATS, VIOLENT HUGS, CHAINSAW DRAGONS

MAN I DONT EVEN KNOW ANYMORE XD

Believe Me

Ch 16: Cough Cough, Hack Hack, DiE DIE

Sky's POV

"I- Maybe I should-" I bite my lip. He definitely shouldn't have attacked Tyler like that out of no where, but he's still my best friend. And that loyalty comment that Tyler made was totally uncalled for.

I... I'm worried about Ty.

"Hey, Sky? Does Ty have anger issues?" Tyler asks innocently, and I glare at him.

"Notch, shut up, Tyler."

"Oh. Okay."

A twinge of guilt hits me, but I ignore it and start toward the door of the lab.

"So... Does he just not like it when you make new friends, or...?"

I pause for only half a second. "I don't know."

"Maybe he just wants to keep you on your feet? Maybe he doesn't want you to settle down and be happy."

"I- I don't..."

"Perhaps he just doesn't like your smile."

"He's not- I..." I wipe my gloved hand across my eyes, and, no, stop, I shouldn't be breaking down this quickly. It's not true, Ty is my best friend, I...

Tyler's eyes widen and soften. "Hey, what do I know? Maybe he's just a bit selfish and wants you all to himself! That could be."

"No," I sniffle, trying to keep from full-on crying. "He-" Too late. "He doesn't want me anymore, 'cause I jacked up and ruined everything and he's over it now and I- I-"

"Woah, shh, calm down. Come here," Tyler says softly, setting down the black potion he was holding and pulling me into a hug.

"There's only one Ty," I sob, and Tyler holds me tightly and runs his fingers through my hair.

"I know, I know. But that one Ty does care about you, I promise."

"N-Not in the way I w-want him to, though," I stammer between breaths. "W-Why'd I hafta screw it up so badly, Tyler?"

"I don't- I have no clue what you're talking about," he replies, shaking his head. "But I know you can fix it if you try."

"I... Thank you," I choke out, trying to take deep breaths. "Sorry. I didn't mean to..."

"No, it's fine, I'm sorry for poking you."

"I... We should probably go... do something." I suggest, nearly fully recovered. "And if you don't mind, I- I'd like to go talk to Ty, o-on my own."

He looks at me for a long time, glances back longingly at the black potion, and then sighs. "Sure! We can... hang out some other time."

"Thanks. See ya," I say, waving and smiling gratefully.

"See ya."

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"Ty, please answer your phone," I beg the voicemail machine. "I know you're mad, but I... Please, I'm worried about you."

Two more calls, and Ty has yet to answer. Oh, Notch, what if he got hurt? What if he died? The Respawn Machine is off! No, no, I cannot lose Ty!