I'll Always Love You

The Reveal

Zak was blindly walking around the dark room. He had volunteered to go in without any camera except the camera strapped on his chest. He had the digital recorder in one hand while the other felt around so he wouldn't bump into anything.

"If anyone's in here, come at me!" He shouted. He stood still waiting.

'Boom'

He quickly turned around towards the sound. It sounded like a door slamming shut.

"What the fuck was that?" He tried walking towards it but then he heard footsteps behind him. He spun around quickly to defend himself.

"Who's here?" He asked. It became quiet but he felt extremely cold.

"Zak" He quickly looked around in shock.

"Nick?" He whispered. He wanted to make sure it was him. It sure did sound like the other investigator.

"Zak!" The voice shouted this time causing Zak to run towards it.

"Nick!" He kept running towards the voice trying to save the other man. "Nick!"

"Zak. Zak. Wake up"

Zak sat up in his bed breathing heavily. He looked to see Aaron standing there. He had been staying at Zak's place ever since the Halloween special. Aaron knew his friend wasn't okay so he didn't want to risk leaving him alone.

"You okay, man?" Aaron asked, worried.

"Yeah" he got out of the bed and Gracie immediately ran towards him to comfort her owner. Zak petted her head and walked downstairs to the kitchen. Aaron followed him and stood in the door frame watching the younger man.

"You sure you're good?"

"Why do you keep asking that?" Zach questioned as he set plates out to make some pancakes.

"Its just" he was trying to figure out how to put this nicely. Him and the rest of the crew had noticed that Zak was bad the first few months, but they thought he was better. Now Aaron wasn't so sure. "You took out a third plate and it's only me and you who are gonna eat"

"Oh" Zak looked down at the third plate. "Silly me" he grabbed it and put it back in the cabinet.

Aaron looked at his feet as he said, "Have you talked to Nick?"

Zak looked at his friend with a death glare. "Why would I want to talk to him?"

"I was just wondering. It might be good to-"

"No it won't Aaron! He was going behind our back to work on another show!"

"That's not what this is about Zak" Aaron calmly said. Zak looked took in back by his words.

"That is all its about."

"No it isn't. He picked Veronique over you." Zak flinched at the woman's name. "He left you and you hold that against him"

"It's more then that, Aaron. You don't know the whole story" Zak said in an almost whisper.

"Then why dont you tell me. You haven't told me for three years. Just cause he picked his wife over you, you can't be mad forever. He had his daughter's to think about. He couldn't-"

"He said he didn't love me!" Aaron looked at the now crying Zak. "He said he never loved me! Not once! He used me! I fucking loved him! I still do! I still fucking love that bastard!"

Aaron just pulled him into a hug since he didn't know what else to do. No one knew how to calm the man except Nick. He was worried about the the lockdown coming up in a few days after interviews. He had to find some solution with the guys. They need Zak back.