Life Goes On - Kellic

Chapter 5

(Mike pov)
A week later

"Vic you home yet?" I asked yelling into the house. Then I looked around to see and or make sure he's not here, and not ignoring me. When I looked everywhere and still no sign of him he's still at school. Ok, I text Tony to see what he's up to.

My turtle: hey Tone, what's up

While I wait for Tony to reply, and Vic to get home I turn the tv on to see if anything good is on. Then I hear my phone ring.

From my turtle: hey babe, not doing much, hbu?

To my turtle: I'm watching tv while waiting for Vic to come home from school

I sent him the text and I heard the mailbox open, so the person dropped it off. I went out to get it. I sift through it. "Bills, bills, I don't know, junk, junk ...what the... " I mumble to myself. This ones for Vic, and it's... it's from.. from Kellin. I just stood there staring at it. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. I fight with myself to open it and see what he said, if it's bad then I won't show Vic, and he won't have to know, but then he'd be miserable for a long time. But if it's good then I can show him. And he'll be happy, but will he be mad that I opened his mail? Oh fuck it.

But I didn't have a chance to cause just then Vic walked in. I hid the letter and tried to act casual. "Hey Vic" I said deflating my excitement and trying to be normal. "Hey..." He said while taking off his jacket. "Your phones ringing" he said to me. "Who is it?" I asked him. "Tony" he replied. I went over grabbed my phone and walked up to my room. I notice Vic flop onto the couch and watch the tv show I was watching. I answered my phone. "Hey Tony.... I have a question... We, or I got a letter today from Kellin...." And I swear I think Tony spit out whatever he was drinking. "WHATTT" he yelled through the phone. "Yeah and I don't know what to- Does Vic know?" He asked cutting me off. "Tony listen, I haven't told Vic yet, do you think I should read it first to avoid Vic more heartache? I don't know what I should do? Should I tell him?" I kept asking him these questions. He sighed. "I don't know Mikey, this is a tough situation, I know Vic's been like obsessing over him, but weather you decide to do read it or not you have to tell Vic eventually ok" he told me. "Your right, I do have to tell him but do you think he'll be mad if I read it first?" I asked him. "I don't know it's your call Mikey, but if you do read it and he does get mad just explain your reasoning for it, like your protecting him or something like that ok babe" Tony said to me. "Ok Tony I'm going to hang up and decide so I'll talk to you tomorrow ok" I said to him. "Ok, good luck, good night and I love you" he said. "Thanks, love you too" and we hung up.

I left my room leaving the letter there. I go down to see Vic. He was still on the couch laying down watching the tv, moping around like usual. "Hey Vic, you want something for dinner?" I asked him. He just shrugged. "Not right now Mike maybe in an hour" he said to me. And I went back to my room. I'm going to read it, my curiosity is getting the best of me. I walk over to it on my desk and I slowly open the envelope. That looks like he folded it. Any way I pull out a piece of paper and I unfold it and read it:

Dear Vic,

I know your probably mad at me for not talking to you in two years, but I have an explanation so if you continue to read this then here we go, okay, first off I want to tell you that I still love you and that I miss you like crazy, and that I've tried so many times to come back, but I kept getting caught. Okay, now as soon as I got here, right after I last texted you my grandmother took away my phone and my laptop so I had no way of communicating to you. My grandparents are super controlling of me they won't let me do anything without them, unless it's going to and from school. I hate them so much and I know they hate me too, and can't wait to get rid of me. So as soon as I can I'm coming right back here to San Diego and I'm hoping you'll forgive me and take me back when I show up. Vic, I'm so sorry I never thought of this sooner, I mean like writing a letter, it wasn't until a friend I met here in my new school suggested it and I swear I felt really stupid for not thinking of it sooner. So Viccy, I hope this clears things up and that you see this soon. And I'll explain everything else in more detail when I see you which is going to be sometime around my birthday. I love you Victor Fuentes, and I just hope you still love me. Hope you haven't changed to much Vic. Anyway I wish I could explain more but I think my grandparents are coming and if they find this they'd rip it up and punish me, ok well I'll see you soon love. Also lastly tell Mike and all of the guys there I miss them too. Thanks. I miss you. - Kellin
P. S. The included CD are some songs that I've been working on and one is an old one I hope you remember. I recorded them at my school with the help of my friend. Hope you like it Viccy, love ya ❤️

I think I started crying at some point as I was reading it. I pulled out the cd and saw he wrote the songs on it:
1. Postcards and Polaroids
2. Your Nickel ain't like my Dime
3. Save me a Spark
4. All of my Heart
Vic needs to know about this. So I fold it back up and put it back the way I found it. The reason Vic never went up to Michigan to see Kellin is cause he didn't know where in Michigan so even if the was there it would take a while for him to actually find Kellin. And then I put it in my pocket, and I head down stairs to where Vic was. But when I saw him he had fallen asleep on the couch. I smile at him. Should I wake him and show him. Or should I wait till he wakes up. I think I'll wait, he doesn't get much sleep anymore so when he wakes up I'll give it to him. He'll be so happy and I can finally have my brother back.

I decided to make my own dinner and some for Vic when he gets up. So about an hour later Vic wakes up.

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I must have fell asleep while watching the tv. I heard Mike yelling in his room I hope him and Tony are ok. "Vic dinners ready" I hear Mike say. Mike cooked? "Ok?" I said back. I head over to the table and I sat down with Mike. "Ok spill it Mike. Somethings going on?" I asked him. He looked at me curiously. "What do you mean" ok now he's playing dumb. "When I came home you where acting weird, you where yelling at Tony on the phone, and now you cooked dinner? Come on Mike, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figures out something is up with you" I explained to him. He looked away, then back at me. "Ok, I have a surprise for you Vic...." Ok now I'm nervous. "This isn't one of your plans to get me with someone right?" I asked concerned. ".... No it's not, I think it's better, but don't be mad at me and try not to get overly excited ok..." Mike said. "What is it" I was getting a bit annoyed, he's beating around the bush and it's annoying. "Ok, ok, here, we... ah you got a letter from Kellin" and he handed me an envelope and I was stunned. I stared at it. I didn't know that to do. But then all of a sudden I got rage of anger. And I slammed it on the table and left the kitchen and went into my room. I heard Mike yell something but I couldn't understand what he said, I was too far away.

Once I got to my room I kicked the wall. "Now he contacts me! After all this time, now! Why!" I yell to myself. I was never mad at him before, I've been waiting years for him to tell me something, so why am I mad, I guess it's the realization that it's actually here and I was mad it took this long. I don't know. I drop onto my bed and the tears are now coming. I heard my door open. I look up to see Mike holding the letter. "Vic..." He said. "Whatttt!" I whined. "Look I think you should read this" he said holding it up. "Why?" I asked him. "Don't get mad but I did read it and I think you should" he told me. I then took the letter from him. And I opened it and read it.

Dear Vic, .....

When I finished I didn't say anything I just collapsed into my bed and cried happy tears. I realized Mike was still here. "Mike, is this for real or am I dreaming?" I asked him. "It's real Vic" and I smiled for the first time in two years. "I'm going to have my Kellin back!" I shrieked. And I hugged Mike for a long time. Then I pulled out the cd he included and played it. And I swear I was crying because it was so beautiful. His voice got better. Mike stayed and listened too, he seemed shocked that Kellin can sing like that. I wasn't I knew he was an amazing singer but this way better then before. Then the last song started and I started to cry again, "I remember this one" I told Mike. He looked at me curiously. "He sang this to me on one of our dates" I told Mike. And he gave me an "oh" face of realization. I can't believe this.