TORN//Derek Luh

Chapter 24

-Skate's POV-

I wake up to the sound of Derek yelling. I quickly crawl out of the bed and run to him. Ana's standing there crying. Derek's crying and his sleeves are rolled up exposing fresh bloody cuts along his wrists. 

My heart breaks at the sight. My best friend has been cutting. I know we have both been hurting about Nivea leaving but I didn't realize how bad he was. I know he loves her, but I did not know that he would slice his arms out of pain. 

Tears begin to roll down my face. "Derek." I croak out. 

Him and Ana look at me. Ana hugs me tightly. I cry into her shoulder. Derek hugs us too.

"We will get Nivea back you guys. I know that you need her and she probably needs you. How about I go text her to see if she is available to Facetime?" Ana suggests. 

"Please. I need her now." Derek cries. 

She pulls away from the hug and walks away.

"I love her and I feel like a dumbass for not telling her before she left. If I would have told her before she left, then maybe she would still be here with me. We wouldn't be feeling like this. I'm falling into pieces Skate. We are all crumbling. You were right when you said that she was the foundation and we would all fall over time while she was gone. You were so right and we didn't realize how right you were, but we still let her go. We still let her board that plane without stopping her or even trying to fight her and we are both really regretting it now."

"I know bro. We have to get her back here." I say. We hug each other crying. 

"Guys she's not available she said that she is really busy in the studio." Ana says looking at us sadly. 

We nod. "Derek go shower. We are going out." I say. He nods. 

"I know you guys were hurting but I didn't realize how bad." Ana cries hugging me. 

Derek comes back out shirtless. He has cuts on his stomach too. 

"BABY BOY, BIG BOY BABYGIRL IS HOME!!!!" We hear an all to familiar female voice. 

Derek is the first downstairs. Ana and I follow him. Derek scoops Nivea up as she wraps her legs around his waist crying into his shoulder. 

"Lil ma." I say hugging her after Derek puts her down. 

-Nivea's POV-

I land in L.A. 7 hours later. I'm happy that I came home. The warm L.A. air hits me. I smile and take it in. I missed this for the past eleven months. 

I can't wait to see the boys. I really hope that they are home. I get a text from Ana. 

A-Hey love are you available for Facetime? The boys wanna talk.

N-Sorry babes can't. In the studio super busy with the Jack and JJ. Call later?

A-Okay. Love you

N-I love you too.

If only she knew how close I was to them right now. An Uber takes me to the house. Their cars are here so that's a really good sign. I walk inside the house. 

"BABY BOY, BIG BOY BABYGIRL IS HOME!!!" I holler through the house. I hear a mini stampede. I'm scooped up in a shirtless Derek's arms first. I wrap my legs around his waist as we cry into each others shoulders. 

Skate and Ana hug me after Derek puts me down. I look at them all of us crying. A mix of happy and hurt for me. I scan Derek up and down. He has cuts on his stomach and wrists. Very fresh bloody cuts. 

"Derek." I cry. 

"I was hurting so much. I missed you so much and I was so depressed. Skate and I couldn't do this without you, and after you left everything began to fall as the months went by." He says. I pull him into another hug. 

'I'm never leaving you guys again. I can't. Not after knowing this." I say. 

"I Love you Babygirl." 

"I love you too Derek." 

"No, Nivea I mean I'm in love with you."