They Found Out | C.F. & O2L

Chapter 23

I'm so, so sorry for the long wait!!!

Connor's P.O.V.
After a while I dare to look at Kian. He looks stricken. I guess he never expected this, well, I think he did, but nothing sounds less scared when a doctor confirms what you have been thinking all along. I'm kind of going through the same thing right now. I've always known it was this bad, but to have it confirmed by a doctor is just scaring me. A lot. Wouldn't you be freaked out? What if you never get better. So many people have fought the same fight and lost. It's so hard to over win such diseases.

I don't remember anything when I wake up, except how I got home from the hospital. The boys were out, luckily. I remember sitting down on the couch. It was an awkward silence between Kian and I. After that, I've got nothing.

I walk down the stairs to find all the boys in the living room, talking quietly with each other. Sam is here. He gets up and we hug and do our bro handshake. "Hey man, long time no see!" Sam says. "Yeah, same! What have you been up to?" I ask him. "Nothing much, just filming and hanging out at home. Mostly nothing, really." He laughs. He looks good. He never should have come over. I will just turn him to bad again.

We sit down and talk a lot. At some point I got out my phone. I really don't want to talk anymore. The guys keep giving me looks and I know they know. Kian obviously told them. I don't think they told Sam though. At some point Sam gets up to go to the bathroom.

"What is your problem?" Troye asks me. I look at him and lock my phone. "What are you talking about?" I ask him. "Why didn't you talk to us? You never told us how bad things were going. You practically lied to us all, about everything." Troye told me. I sigh. "It's not like I ever told you guys anything before, why would I now?" I ask him. "Really? That's the card you're throwing?" He is getting mad with me. "What else would I say? Just because things aren't going so great at the moment, doesn't mean I need to spill everything all of a sudden. You really don't get that do you?" I tell him.

Kian's P.O.V.
I watch Kian and Troye throw words and sentences at each other. I'm too focused on my own thoughts, that I can't even hear what they are screaming. I watch them stand up and I watch the other guys trying to calm both down, both for their own sakes as well as Sam's.

When Sam does return, he stays in the doorway. He looks sad as he watches the scene play out in front of him. Connor finally runs out, and bumps into Sam while trying to pass him. He looks so sad and little. I just can't seem to do anything right now. I watch Jc get over to him and give him a hug. He breaks and starts crying. Connor has driven off in his car, making me wonder where he's going. Normally he would just run off and go to Starbucks or somewhere quiet.

About half an hour later, Sam's mom calls me. "Kian speaking." I answer the phone. "Hi, Kian. Sam's mom here. Sam is over at yours, right?" She asks me. "Yes, he is. Why? Is something going on?" I ask her." Sam looks at me questioningly as to who I'm speaking too. "Well, Connor just came here. He's very upset and went into Sam's room." She explains. "Oh, okay. Thank you for calling me. We'll get there as soon as we can." I walk into the hallway to make this conversation a little more private. 

"That's fine. Is there something you want me to do?" She asks me. "If you could try and talk to him, or at least make sure he doesn't leave or do something stupid. It would be a great help for us." I tell her. "That's something you shouldn't have to ask for. Of course I'm going to everything I can to keep him safe. You are all Sam's friends after all. Almost family." I smile. "Thank you." I thank her. "No problem. I'm going to try and talk to him." "Yes, thank you so much. We'll be there as soon as we can." I thank her again and we hang up the phone. 

Sam has calmed down when I enter the living room. It's only a hiccup every now and then. He was pretty upset. "Who was that?" Ricky asks me. "Sam's mom. Connor locked himself in in Sam's room." I look over at Sam, whose face is turning very pale. "Sam? What's going on?" Jc beat me to it. "He... He's got to get out of there." Sam is freaking out. His breathing quickens and he's looking around like he's trying not to get murdered. "Sam, please calm down. What's so bad about that?" Jc grabs his arm to keep him from moving around so fast. "There's so many things he can hurt himself with." I think we all knew what he was talking about, but we just want to think we're wrong. "What are you talking about?" Tyler asks him.