My One and Lonely || Brallon/Ryden

Chapter 13: Bittersweet

Dallon was a bit hesitant about Breezy coming to visit. He just wanted to be able to tell her that he was fine and would be home in a few days, like he expected.

Brendon was sitting down at the table next to Dallon's, drumming his fingers against the plastic tabletop nervously.

"You alright?" Dallon asked in a whisper.

"N-No..." Brendon whispered. "I-I hate my M-Mom."

"Why?"

"S-She's b-bad!" Brendon started crying desperately, before running and trying to get out of the visitor's room.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm here, don't worry. It'll be okay."

Brendon started yanking on the doorknob, despite the fact that it was locked. "L-LET M-ME OUT OF H-HERE!"

"Brendon, please, calm down."

Brendon didn't want to calm down. He just wanted to be out of here, as far away from his mother as possible.

Dallon stood up and tried to get Brendon to sit. "Come on, it'll be okay Brendon."

"I-I don't w-wanna g-go to s-see M-Mom!" He cried.

"It'll be okay, I promise."

Brendon hid under the table.

"Come on."

He shook his head.

"Fine." Dallon slid under the table also. "Now you're not alone at least. I'm a bit worried about seeing my wife."

"W-Why?"

"Because I thought I would be at the stage where I'm ready to go home by now."

"O-Oh." Brendon wondered why Dallon would think he would be ready to go home so soon. He just got here!

"I think I'm just embarrassed."

"T-Then I should be s-super e-embarrassed..."

"No you shouldn't. Everyone's different."

"B-But I-I-"

"Don't stress Brendon."

Brendon went silent.

Dallon frowned. "How can I help?"

Just as Brendon was about to speak, the doors opened and all the visitors came into the room.

Brendon grabbed onto Dallon's hand and tried to hold back tears.

Breezy was the first to get to the table, and Dallon went out and hugged her tightly.

Brendon just curled up into a ball and started sobbing.

"Hey honey." Dallon squeezed her tightly.

"Hey Dally." Breezy smiled. "I missed you."

"Me too." He murmured. "I missed you so, so much."

"How's it been?"

"Alright..." He murmured. "Brendon, come say hello."

Brendon shook his head.

"This is Brendon..." Dallon sighed slightly.

"Hello..." Breezy said unsurely. "Are you sure that you're okay? I mean, he seems kinda crazy." Breezy whispered.

"Brendon's not crazy." He stated crossly. "He's just... nervous about seeing his Mom."

"Right...." She murmured. "Because that's how normal people act..."