zane x reader Phoenix drop high (re-written 2024)

Goodbye -re-edited-

-(Y/n) P.O.V.-

Zane and I have been dating for about six and a half months now, we've spent almost all of our free time together. I was now laying in my bed with him, my head on his shoulder as we stared up at the ceiling. We had spent all summer together and school starts back up again in a week.

"(Y/n)..." Zane's voice cut through the silence, I looked up at him. "I have to tell you something." He whispered, sounding nervous.

I sat up to look at him, tilting my head. "Well that doesn't sound good." I whispered back.

"It's not." He replied, not looking at me. "I got accepted in to O'kassis prep." He continued taking a pause, "And since I did, my mom is making me go..." He finished, sitting up and leaning against the wall. His eyes still didn't meet mine.

"So that means either a long distance relationship or we break it off now." I sighed, knowing what this would mean for us, I moved to sit next to him, my back against the wall. "Well this sucks." I whispered, holding back tears.

"I know, I begged my mom to let me stay, but she says this is too big of an opportunity to pass up." Zane explained, the sadness in his voice evident. "I'm sorry I waited until now to tell you. I didn't want to make you sad any sooner than I needed to. I leave tomorrow evening." He admitted.

Some part of me was angry at him. I wanted to scream at him, how can he do this to me? I sniffed and wiped my eyes quickly. "I understand." Was all I could muster. My heart was breaking as more tears slipped down my cheeks. I don't want him to go.

"I have to finish packing tonight." Zane spoke again. I hid my face in my arms, I didn't want him to see me cry. "Can I see you tomorrow before I leave?" Zane asked, I could feel his gaze on me.

"Of course, you have to say goodbye." I forced a chuckle, wiping my cheeks again before looking up at him. Zane stood up, holding his hand out to me. I took it and he pulled me up and into a hug, his arms wrapping around my waist and mine around his neck. I buried my face into his shoulder.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Zane whispered, petting my hair before leaving my room.

Now in the deafening silence I stood there, my hands over my mouth to muffle my escaping sobs. I fell to my knees in the middle of the room as I cried. I wrapped my arms around myself, sobbing into the carpet. I don't know how long I stayed there crying before I got ahold of myself. I brought myself up to my bed and curled up, clutching Zane's jacket to my chest as I cried softly into my pillow.

I could hear a knock on my door but I didn't have the energy to answer. I just laid there, holding Zane's jacket. My dad knocked again, this time a bit louder. When I didn't answer, my dad opened the door, the light from the hallway cutting through my dark room.

"Hey dinners-" My dad started to speak, he cut himself off when he noticed I was crying and sat on the side of my bed. "Whats wrong?" My dad asked cautiously, placing his hand on my shoulder.

"Zane's going to a new prep school, we won't ever see each other again!" I wailed, my sobs starting back up again. My dad rubbed my shoulder sympathetically.

"I'm sorry kiddo. Breakups are always tough, especially when there's nothing you can do to change the situation." My dad's wise words falling on deaf ears. "I know there's nothing I can say or do to make it better. This is just one of those things you have to push through. It'll be okay even if it's not okay for a while." My dad continued.

"But dad I love him!" I cried out, "It feels like my chest is being ripped open!" I sobbed, this pain is prevalent, it feels like it will never end.

"I know honey." He whispered.

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(2017) (Short i know but deal with it there is more on the way)

(2019) why did I end it so sad?

(2024) ya know, rewriting this chapter wasn't as hard as I expected. It's still a super short chapter but it's longer than it was. After being through a couple of breakups since writing this, i feel like I could write it better now than I could when I was 14.
Breakups do suck very much but sometimes the only way out is through.

We learn to be okay over time. It's okay if you haven't learned that yet. We as humans are still growing.