They Didn't Know (A Minizerk Fanfiction) {HIATUS}

Chapter 14: Clear

Simon's POV:

I don't know how long I've been out for, and I should probably be getting back now, but this walk is really helping me clear my head. It almost helped me forget about all the problems. Almost.

But the moment I thought about Josh again, my mind went into overdrive. Did he really accept me for being gay or was he just pretending? Maybe he was too tired to process the thought properly and now he's thought about it, he won't accept me. Or maybe he just lied straight to my face to make me feel better. What if that is the case? What am I supposed to do then? I was so caught up in my own mind that I hadn't even realised I'd stopped walking. I really need to stop over thinking and trust what he said. But there's always that part of me, that little voice in the back of my mind, that still thinks he doesn't accept me. And it just won't go away. Maybe it's because I'm scared, maybe it's because I've fallen for him, I don't know. I don't even know how I can get rid of this feeling either.

I pulled my phone out of my pocket to check the time, and saw it was 5:30pm. I've been out for 2 hours, where did that go? That wasn't the first thing I noticed though. I had 2 messages, one off Vikk and one off Josh. I read Vikk's, it was about recording and asking if we were still okay to record with Ethan later. I quickly replied, saying of course and that I'd be back soon. And then I opened Josh's.

Zerker: Hey bro, hope you're good after last night. Just got back from my day with Freya to find you aren't home. Everything okay?

Me: Yeah, I'm better than I was. Everything's fine, I just needed to get some fresh air and to clear my head a little. I can start heading home now if you wanna record or whatever.

Zerker: It's not for recording, I just wanted to make sure everything was good after the state you were in. Do you want me to come pick you up?

Me: I should probably get back to do some editing now anyway, so yeah please, if you don't mind.

Zerker: It's fine, do you know where you've walked to?

I looked around, only now realising I hadn't been paying attention to where I was. Luckily, I'd ended up at the park not too far from the house, I must have done a loop somehow.

Me: Umm, yeah, I'm at the park not far from the house. Are you sure you're okay to pick me up?

Zerker: Honestly Si, it's fine. You're not that far away anyway. I'll set out now.

Me: Okay, thanks Josh.

I didn't even realise I was smiling until after the conversation had ended. He's so sweet. It's not as if I couldn't just walk back home myself because it isn't that far, but I wasn't going to turn down his offer. Now all I have to do is wait.

Josh's POV:

I pulled my shoes on quite quickly and grabbed my car keys. Where Simon is isn't that far away, maybe a 15-20 minute drive.

I got in my car and drove to where Simon was, hoping he hadn't walked off to catch a Pokémon or something and ended up somewhere else. As I neared, I could see his tall, lanky figure leaning against the fence, looking down at his phone. He was so busy doing whatever he was doing that he didn't realise I'd pulled up in front of him, so I decided to scare him a little. I rolled down the passenger window and honked my horn quickly, making him jump in surprise.

"Hey." I shouted out the window, laughing at his reaction.

"You bitch." was all he said as he opened the door and got in.

"I'm sorry, the chance was there and I took it. It's not my fault you're so easy to scare." I tried to stop laughing, because he didn't look happy, at all.

"Nah, it's fine. I should have been paying attention, so really, it's my fault."

"Yeah, well anyway, why are you out here and how long have been out? When I woke up and left, you were still asleep." I asked, starting the car back up and beginning the drive back.

"I came out here to actually get some fresh air for once, but also to clear my head. I left at like half 3 because I woke up at 3." He paused for a second, "That reminds me, I spoke to Vikk before I left and he told me that you'd talked to him about last night's events."

Oops. I hope he doesn't mind. I found myself rubbing the back of my neck with my one hand, the other still on the wheel. "Yeah, ummm, I'm really sorry about that, I just thought Vikk would be the one I could talk to about what was going on. I wasn't doing it for any particular reason or benefit, I just thought Vikk should know. Sorry."

"Josh, it's fine, I don't mind Vikk knowing, as long as you don't tell him every single thing I tell you in future. Okay?"

"Okay, thanks Moné for not killing me." I laugh slightly, I still felt bad though. It wasn't my place to tell Vikk about his breakdown, he would have done it himself if he wanted Vikk to know.

"Why would I do that? I probably would have had to tell him at some point anyway." He has a point. I just shrugged, leaving the conversation there and turning the music up.

A/N: I completely forgot I hadn't uploaded this, I'm really sorry.

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