Give Me a Chance

27

Today is the day.

Chance will find out the truth and get Axel back, no matter what it takes.

Chance enters the school and storms over to Dylan. He grabs Dylan by the front of his shirt and slams Dylan into the lockers.

"Ah!" Dylan exclaims, fear present in all of his features. "What the hell?!"

"I know you're the reason Alissa kissed me," Chance spits angrily. "So, tell me, hot shot, why'd you do it?"

Dylan raises his hands to grab Chance's arms. "G-get off me!" He says. "I'm not admitting to anything..!"

"I know it was you!" Chance growls. "So stop pretending that it wasn't!"

"Chance Myles Levinson!" A voice hollers. Both Dylan and Chance snap their heads in the direction of the somewhat familiar voice. "Let go of him!"

Chance immediately lets go of Dylan when he sees that it's Axel who is yelling at him. Axel storms over to Chance and Dylan; who is starring daggers and the blonde and blue-haired boy.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Chance?!" Hisses Axel. "Who died and said it was okay for you to act like this?!"

"Axel-" Chance starts.

"Shut up" The brunette growls. Axel grabs Dylan by the wrist and starts to walk away.

"Axel, please,"

"I said.. shut up!" Axel snaps, turning back around to Chance.

Chance flinches when Axel snaps.

Axel has never lashed out like that before, so it takes Chance by surprise when he does.

Chance can only think that someone; other than himself; has hurt him.

"Just.. fuck off, Chance," Axel says, walking off and practically dragging Dylan behind him.

Chance watches Axel walk off, feeling himself beginning to cry. Chance walks into the bathroom and locks himself in a stall, letting himself cry.

What is he supposed to do now? Axel found him practically beating up Dylan.  How is Chance supposed to go even remotely close to Axel without Axel snapping?

"Chance? Chance I know you're in there." A voice says, Chance immediately recognizing that the voice belongs to Emmett. "Open the stall door,"

Chance opens the stall door, still crying. Emmett frowns at the sight of one of his best friends crying.

"Come here," Emmett says.

Emmett pulls Chance into a hug and Chance gratefully returns it, sobbing into the crook of Emmett's neck.

"It wasn't your fault," Emmett says. "I am going to help you get Axel back, Chance. Okay?"

Chance nods. "O-Okay.."

After a while of hugging in silence, the two boys pull away from each other. Chance wipes the tears off of his face, sniffling quietly.

"Alright, here's the plan," Emmett begins. "I know that Dylan was behind this, so we just need to get the information out of Alissa."

"How are we supposed to do that? Alissa won't even talk to me.." Chance says, frowning.

"I will talk to her," Emmett says. "I will have a recorder with me and I'll get her to talk about what happened. Then, using that information, I will tell Axel to meet me at the park, but instead of me being there you're going to be there with a date set up. You will give him the recorder and then BOOM! Problem solved, you guys will get back together."

"Wow.." Chance says. "Okay.. when are we starting with this plan..?"

"As soon as possible, Chance." Emmett says. "We will call our plan, Operation Axel, because it revolves around getting your Axel back!"