different • bryce hall & mikey barone

chapter 9.

*COUPLE WEEKS HAVE PASSED*
*KAYLAS POV*

tomorrow is the day. tomorrow is the day where i can go see my boys. bryce left texas two weeks ago & i miss him desperately. he's been v busy w the tour so we don't get to talk much , but at least he's having fun. here's something i don't understand though ; he took me out to dinner on a beach a couple weeks ago , we kissed , & had an amazing time ... but he never asked me out. i feel as if he's trying to lead me on & then break my heart. idk , maybe im overreacting.
i needed to find something that will keep me distracted from thinking ab bryce. i called tayler to see if he wanted to hang out.
"hey kayla !!"
"hey tayler , i was wondering if you wanted to hang out today ? like can i come over ?"
"yeah definitely."
"okay , ill see you in 20."
"alright , bye."
ive been so bored lately. bryce is gone. my mom left to california for a few days for work purposes. i barely get to see my brother because of college stuff. shaila has been in new york for a few weeks now , but she comes back tonight & im so excited to see her. but everyone is doing something.
i didn't care what i was wearing to taylers so i just stayed in my tank top & nike shorts & drove off to his house.

i arrived to taylers house & knocked on the door. a few seconds later , he opened it.
"hey babygirl !!" tayler said while opening his arms out for a hug.
"hey !!" i smiled , giving him a hug.
i walked inside the house & plopped myself down on the couch , laying like a starfish.
"sooooo i can see that you've made yourself at home ?" tayler laughed , looking at me.
"ive just been so booorrreeeddd lately & im happy i finally have someone to hang out with," i said sitting up & smiling at tayler.
he smiled back.
"yeah but do you mind if you stay here alone for a bit ? imma run out for 10 minutes to get something , & then come back," tayler said pointing to the door.
"no i don't mind , ill just stay here & watch tv," i replied , grabbing the tv remote.
"okay thanks , ill be right backkkk !!" tayler said before walking out of the house.
i started walking around his house cos i got bored.
i came across his room & walked inside. i saw on the walls he had a lot of pictures of him & his friends , including me. i smiled.
next thing ik , i was on the floor. wtf. i looked at the floor & saw i tripped over a Vans shoe box. i saw that i knocked the lid off. while i was putting the lid back on the box , i noticed something shiny in it. i picked it up to see what it was. no. no. no.
it was a razor blade.
so many things were going through my head.

why does tayler cut ? there's no purpose to cut. what is tayler going through ? should i talk to him ab it ? should i even bring it up w tayler ? or let him tell me ? no. tayler won't tell me , ik it. idk how i feel rn.

"KAYLA WHERE ARE YOU ? IM BACK !!" i heard tayler yell from downstairs.
i quickly put the lid back on the shoe box & went downstairs.
"oh hey," i fake smiled.
"what were you doing up there ?" tayler asked , looking upstairs.
"oh i was just using the bathroom," i lied.
tayler was unpacking some grocery bags on the counter. i looked at tayler & noticed his long sleeves were covering where his cuts might be.
i shed a tear just by thinking ab it but wiped it away.
"hey , it's hot in here , you should take off that long sleeve shirt," i said tugging at the bottom of his shirt.
he pushed my hands away.
"nah , im pretty cold," he replied , while pulling his sleeves down a little more.
i need to figure out how i can get tayler to show & admit to me his cuts.
no , if tayler won't admit to me , ill just have to do it myself.
"hey tayler ?" i asked.
"yeah ?" he said facing me.
i held both of his hands. he looked at me concerned. i quickly pulled one of his sleeves up & saw many cuts. i started tearing up.
i could tell he was disappointed.
"why ?" i said looking up at tayler w tears in my eyes.
"kayla ... im sorry," was all he managed to say before running up the stairs & slamming his door shut , leaving me there crying.
after 10 minutes of me bawling & thinking , i finally had the urge to get up & check on tayler.

*knock knock knock*
"go away."
"tayler let me in."
"why ?"
"because i want to talk to you. you mean everything to me & i don't like the idea of you hurting yourself. when you hurt yourself , you hurt me. please let me come in."
"the door's open ..."

i slowly opened his bedroom door until a sad tayler locked eyes w me. you could tell he was crying. his eyes were red & puffy , his tears stained his face , it hurt me to see him like this.
i sat down next to him & held his hand. he looked at our hands & then at me.
"please tell me why you did it ?"
"kayla trust me , it's stupid."
"if it's stupid , why would you cut for that reason then ? don't hurt your body for a stupid reason."
"kayla ... i love you."
"wh-what ?"
"ive liked you for so long , but you just never noticed. & seeing the girl you like , kissing your best friend , doesn't make you feel so good. it makes you feel crushed. ik you don't feel the same & you probably nev-"
i cut him off by kissing him. i pulled away & smiled , he smiled back & glanced at my lips then back to my eyes.
we both leaned in & kissed again.
"you know how long ive been waiting for that ?" tayler asked.
i smiled , "how long ?"
"waaaayyyyy too long," he laughed.
i started laughing w him.
"just promise me you won't cut again," i said , giving him a stern look.
"i promise," he said putting his right hand up & started chuckling.
we both got off the bed & went downstairs to go watch a movie.

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