Breakdown || Linkin Park

Chapter 9

Chester:

"Is everything okay?" I asked when I entered his room.

"No." He sighed. "But I have to live with that. Sorry about yesterday. I wasn't trying to be an asshole."

"It's okay. You wanna talk about it?"

"Not really, actually. I know now that I definitely don't have a chance with him and I have to accept that even if it hurts like hell."

I put my arm around his shoulder.

"The right one will come. Believe me, when I tell you that everything will come together on its own." I tried to cheer him up.

"Thank you. But I don't think I'll get over him that easily. Things are probably gonna be really awkward between us right now. He's been completely ignoring me all day." He sighed.

Tears had collected in his eyes.

I hugged him simply because I felt that further words would be useless now.

He replied my hug and cried softly.

I could feel his tears in my neck, but that was okay.

He just needed me as a good friend now.

I hummed a soothing melody into his ear.

It took a while until he slowly calmed down and sat up again.

"Thank you. And I'm sorry I cried all over you." He still sniffed.

"It's okay. I'm here if you need me, buddy." I smiled at him and patted his shoulder.

"Now, don't say thank you again. That would be the third time in all of our conversation."

He laughed a little bit.

"You're a dork, Chaz."

"I love you too, man."

***

"Has Rob calmed down a bit?" Alexis asked, who came home a little later.

"I think so. He's just still a little upset. But what is self-evident, right?" I answered.

"Yeah." She sighed. "I'm so sorry for him."

"I still can't believe Brad doesn't have at least a few feelings for him." I said thoughtfully.

"What do you mean with that?" Alex asked.

"Don't you notice how Brad was always looking for Rob's presence? Or how he had stared at him sometimes so dreamily? That he sometimes blushed when Rob said something?" I gave her a hint.

She slapped herself.

"I'm a fucking idiot." She groaned.

"But if that's true, why would Brad turn him down after the kiss? He should know we wouldn't judge him for being gay." She said thoughtfully.

I shrugged my shoulders.

I don't know what to say.

"We have to help them!" She suddenly said firmly.

I grinned. That was so clear.

Alexis just had helper syndrome.

"Alright. You listen to Rob and I'll try my luck at Braddles." I said.

"Okay. But now I have homework to do. Maybe you should before you fail math, too."

I rolled my eyes. "Nerd." I muttered under my breath.

"I hear that!" She slapped my arm.

Again I rolled my eyes.

Alexis snorted and just threw herself and her backpack on her bed.