Fix You (Bronnor Fanfiction) (Sequel to <3 Missing <3) 2/2

Chapter 7 - Familiar Face

Connor's POV:

I smile as I see the familiar face, but this time they are smiling. 'H-hello boys' he says, a little nervous. 'John, its great to see you' Brad says happily. 'How has everything been?' James asks as we all sit down on the chair. John smiles 'I-its been great th-thanks, sorry if I-I stutter quite a b-bit. Still getting u-used to myself s-speaking again'. I smile 'its great to see that you're speaking now'. John smiles again 'i-it feels great t-too'. Joe stands up 'would anyone like a drink?'. Me, John and Tristan all nod. Joe smiles and gets up, James copies 'I'll help'. Joe and James both head into the kitchen.

John smiles 'h-how have you a-all been?'. I look at Brad and bite my lip nervously, unsure of what to tell John. Brad scratches the back of his head awkwardly 'could be better I suppose'. Tristan nods in agreement 'definitely'. John bites his lip 'what h-happened?'. 'BBC, haters, Twitter, arguments you name it' Brad says and I look down 'because o-of me'. Brad pulls me into a hug 'its not Con'. I nod 'but it is'. 'Connor, its honestly not' Tristan says, getting a little worried. 

I stand up slowly and hold back my tears 'I-I just need some f-fresh a-air'. I head through the kitchen and out the back door into the garden. 'Connor?' James pops his head out and I turn around to see him with a concerned look on his face. I see Joe open a cupboard slowly and pull out a bottle 'J-James, whats Joe d-doing?'. James turns around and yanks the bottle from Joes hands. Is Joe drinking because of me?

I walk up to the back door slowly and close it quietly so James doesnt hear. I lean against the wall and run a hand through my hair before I feel a tear slip down my cheek. The back door opens and I close my eyes 'J-James, p-please can I-I have s-s-some time on m-my own'. The door closes 'C-Connor, its m-me' John says and I open my eyes 's-s-sorry, I-I shouldn't h-have made a s-scene'. John leans against the wall next to me 'listen Connor, I-I know you're g-going through a bad t-time. But y-you can't blame y-yourself for everything'. I look at him with watery eyes 'b-but e-everything is my f-fault'. John sighs 'Con, l-look at me when y-you guys first f-found me. I-I believed it was m-my fault  that I w-was there, but I was w-wrong. Look at me now, I-I'm speaking, I'm happy and I-I made friends in w-which I can t-trust'. 

I look down at the floor 'b-but if I n-never went missing, then n-none of this w-would have happened. Joe wouldn't b-be drinking, T-Tristan wouldn't be a-as nervous or quiet, I b-bet Brad w-would be h-happier if h-he wasn't d-d-dating me a-anyway'. John puts his hand on my shoulder 'Brad l-loves you the way you a-are'. 

The door opens and we both look towards the person who came it, it was Brad. I smile as well as I can 'Koala, I love you so much'. Brad says as he stands next to me, his hand slips into mine. I look at the floor, I feel Brad peck my cheek 'please believe me Con, its not your fault. None of this is your fault'. I don't respond, because I know thats not true. 

The door opens again, this time its Joe 'are you all coming back in?'. I nod slowly and make my way into the house, Brad follows me whilst holding my hand and John enters last. We make our way back into the living room and James turns around 'you ok Con?'. I nod slowly and sit down. 'Oh, theres your drinks too' Joe smiles and I nod again. 'S-sorry if I have ruined y-your visit John' I say annoyed with myself for getting emotional. John smiles 'i-its ok Con, just like the g-guys, I'm here for y-you too'. I nod again 't-thank you'. James looks at me and Brad worried 'I heard that you 2 have an interview later today'. 

Brad looks at Joe annoyed 'I know, plus I didn't know it was later on today'. Joe looks away from Brad 'sorry'. Brad inhales deeply and looks away from Joe 'its fine'. Tristan looks at Joe and Brad 'please could you 2 just make up?'. Joe turns around and points at Brad 'I've apologised, its him'. Tristan looks down worried. Brad rolls his eyes 'well its hard to accept someones apology when they keep drinking all the time and getting themselves drunk!'. The room goes quiet, James bites his lip 'this escalated faster than last time'. 

Joe looks at Brad worried 'how do you know I drink?'. Brad crosses his arms 'I saw James snatch the bottle from you, thats when I realized that you were drunk when we first argued'. Joe goes quiet 'sorry'. 'Sorry, that argument was my fault' Tristan apologizes. James shakes his head 'Tristan, you shouldn't apologize, you were only trying to do the right thing'. 

I look down at my phone as everyone is trying to sort out the argument between Brad and Joe. I open Twitter and look up nervously to make sure that no one is watching me as I sign in. I press on the search button to see what is trending and scroll down to see that I'm not the main topic anymore, but I am still one of the trending topics. This time the hashtag is different, how many hashtags can people make for one person? 

I click on the hashtag and start to scroll through peoples tweets, most of them are hateful ones but there are some of people standing up for me. Some read 'leave the best bassist ever alone! #whatthehellconnor'. But one catches my attention again '#whatthehellconnor just leave the band already'. I look up at Brad and see that he is still arguing with Joe. Maybe they are right, it might be best if I just quit the band.

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The drama is building more and more, but when will it explode like a Volcano? (see what I did there haha)

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