Skylox Short Stories

Breakup (2)

I sit on the couch in shock.

Then I remember Adam.

I go back into my recording room, unmute Skype, and start talking as we play.

"And we're back!" I let a sniffle escape me. Crap. Adam's gonna notice.

"Ty?"

"I'm okay."

"Ty pause your recording." I pause it. "Turn on your webcam. I need to see you." I felt my cheeks go hot but turned on my cam anyways. "Oh my god!! Why are you crying??" A tear slipped onto my keyboard. I didn't even notice I was crying.

"No reason." I wipe my tears away and put on a smile.

"Ty, something's wrong."

"Nope. Didn't even know I was crying. Wanna continue recording?"

"Ty." He looked me stern in the eyes. Tears brimmed. I blinked and looked away. "It's something about Jocelyn, isn't it?" That hit the nerve. I started crying and sobs tore through my body. I put my head down on my keyboard. Adam stayed silent until I was done.

"Ty."

"Y-Yes?" Tears still trickled down my face but I looked at him.

"I'm coming down there, Ty."

"Are you crazy?" I ask. "The flight from New York to Arizona is a 5 hour flight!" It also was expensive.

"Be ready to pick me up at the airport in 5 hours then. See you soon!"

"A-" The Skype call ended. "Adam..."