Unknown Little Secrets

Chapter 4

Unedited. Apologies for the grammatical errors and spelling mistakes!

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Sasha's POV

Nate was a bundle of nerve, though he was trying to pull off as he's cool and really happy to have Lekaa back but he can't fool me. I knew about his crush for her since kindergarten. The way he would look at her whenever we would hang around LeRoy's friends. Though he was 2 years older, he would always let us hang with them.

Lekaa said she was coming over despite her jet lag. I told her I could come over but she didn't want to stay home and see LeRoy. I could hear her tone of disappointment when she spoke of him. Honestly, I was glad she was coming over instead of me going over, I don't think I could stand being under the same roof with him.

To make her arrival even more delightful, I slipped the information of her arrival to Nate and within 30 minutes he was on my doorstep with 2 boxes of pizza from our favourite pizzeria in hand. I was betting with myself that one of it would be cheesy cheese pizza, to my total delight, it was a cheesy cheese, Lekaa's favourite.

I gave Nate a cheeky smile as I took one cheesy cheese pizza, he looking at me with a slight frown. "Sasha! I bought that pizza especially for Lekaa. You know how much she loves them overly cheesy." He said as he tried to take the slice from my hand but I managed to stuff the slice into my mouth. As I put the last piece in my mouth, he tackled me to the ground and we started to wrestle like how we use to when we were kids.

"I told you it's for her and yet you still ate it!" he said as he straddled my hips and pinned both my hands onto the ground.

"Is it special treatment sensing from you?" I smirk as I tried to wiggle out from his hold.

"Nooo... where did you get that idea from?" he gave me a false confused look, while he tried to shy a smile that was creeping onto his face.

"Liar!!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs which fell into a laughter as he started to tickle me. We continued wrestling and tickling each other on the carpeted floor of the living room. Suddenly, we heard someone sniffle. Both of our heads turned sharply towards the person. Lekaa was standing there, looking extremely uncomfortable.

Slowly a tear slipped out of her eye, sliding down her cheek. I pushed Nate off of me and scramble to my feet. I moved towards Lekaa with caution as I was afraid she had gotten upset due to the compromising position we were in. "Dylan's in the hospital," she said in a hoarse voice, startling me out of my mental ramble. "He's in the ICU. I just got the text from Levin. Let's go. Please?" the last world came in a hiccup as she started to sob. Immediately I went to her and embraced her while Nate took my purse and my handphone as well as his belongings.

Nate has always been an extremely religious driver but at the speed would make you doubt that. We reached the hospital within 15 minutes when we lived a good 45 minutes away. As we rushed to the information counter to enquire about Dylan, a 6 feet tall human pounce on me into a tight hug and I felt my sleeve started to get drench.

"Kia, please don't push me away. I just need you to hold me. Please?" he whispered. LeRoy held onto me, crushing me. I've never seen him so broken before. Even when his grandparents passed on, he held a very brave front but seeing him cry for his Best Friend just broke me. I couldn't and wouldn't push him away, instead I held him tighter. I wanted to take his pain and sorrow away.

After about 15 minutes of him crying on me, he simmered down but kept my hand in a firm hold. I pulled him over to the waiting room to let him sit down and rest. He looked so haggard but still very handsome, just like how I saw him at the celebration. He sat on the available chair, tugging me toward him to sit on his lap and I complied. I sat sideways, leaning my cheek on his shoulder as he caressed my exposed arm.

"I'm the reason why Dylan's in the ICU. Those guys were after me. Those bullets were supposed to be lodged into me. I should be there" he confessed in a daze.

I did not know how I was supposed to react. "Savio? What are you talking about? Why were they after you?" I blurred out, bringing him back to reality. Suddenly his hold on me tighten, "Kia, there's a whole lot more than you don't know. You will find out soon. I hope sooner though" he sympathised as he laid small pecks my temple.

His kissed slowly move to my cheek then jaw leading up to my lips. I was lost in the moment as I felt his hot breath on my lips, his foreheads leaning on mine and our eyes locked. I knew I wanted him to kiss me and just let me melt into him, "DYLAN!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! MY BABY!!!!!!!!!" someone screamed, pulling us back to the room.

I jumped off LeRoy before he could carry me off his lap. I wanted to move towards the loud cry but he grabs hold of my hand and led me towards it. I knew something bad had happened but I was hoping I was wrong.

I saw Nate holding onto brawling Lekaa, he had his own tears rolling down his cheek. My feet were moving towards them but LeRoy's grip wasn't letting loose. Looking at him made me realise that I had to be there for him. I may not know what had happened but for all I know is he isn't strong enough to be let alone.

I faced him while wrapping my free arm around his waist. "I'm sorry LeRoy. But your friend is no more" the doctor said. LeRoy sank to the ground, dragging me along with him. I have always been bad with consoling anyone, especially someone who's grieving, but Mother had told me 'By just being there and holding them is sufficient. Through that they would feel your love for them. It will help them heal moi. You don't need words. Just a hug.' I held him and let him cry on me. I hugged him close to my chest, kissing his thick black hair. He looked up to my face, his hand coming up to my cheek, wiping my own tears that I didn't know I was shedding. We sat there, holding onto each other, as we grieved for a Friend.