Through The Dark//randy//

chapter 3

Andy got into Mikey's car, trying to hide the fact that his hands were shaking. He knew that there are going to be good players at the auditions and he was so nervous. He has to do everything he can so he would get in the team. However, there is a little problem. Andy remembered he forgot to take his pills this morning.

When Andy was little he was diagnozed with depression and anxiety. The medication didn't really help him but it was effecting enough so he won't get in situation like this and worse. His breathing got faster as the time went by and he tried to calm himself down. He knows he can't audition for the team today, no matter how much he wants to.

Andy tried to get oxygen in his lungs, but with no success, he felt his *throght closing up making him breathless, like a giant elephant sat on his chest blocking any air. During the situation, Andy didn't pay attention to Mikey who parked his car at school's driveway and went to get help.

Andy tried his best to calm down the shaking and getting his breathing back when suddenly he felt someone pulling him to his warm body, guiding Andy's hand to his strong chest. Andy could feel the boy's heartbeat and his breathing, and he slowly tried to copy the same rhythm.

When Andy finally calmed down, the boy hugged him, and Andy fell on his chest, exhausted from the situation he just had. "You okay now?" the boy asked. Andy immediatley recognized the voice - it was Rye. He was very surprised and overwelhmed by this. He blushed hard and stared at the floor.

"I'm okay."
Andy didn't know how to react to this kind gesture from Rye. When Andy first got to the Beaumont house, he and Rye were pretty close, but since the accident two years ago, Rye changed and he pushed Andy when he needed him the most. That why Andy was shocked to see this kind behavior from Rye.

"Andy, I know that you are not okay. You didn't take your medicine today, right?" Rye asked. "I also want to talk to you about something.. after the auditions today I'm taking you home - no, don't give me that look - and it's final!" He stated.

Andy nodded his head, he didn't want to fight with Rye at the moment. Andy saw that brooklyn, Jack and Mikey were watching them the whole time, they were pretty in shock.

He is not surprised though. It's the first time him and Rye communicate with each other without yelling or roaring silence. They also just saw one of his episodes, oops?

*Rye's pov*

I couldn't stop thinking about Andy the whole way to school. It's weird I know. It is a long time since I last cared about him, but now all my thoughts are about him.

Ok no what am I saying? I always cared about him, too much if you ask me. I can't really ignore him, I love him? I guess that I have loved him since I met him, but I'm just too scared.

What? But I love girls, and I never felt something like this to a boy. Andy is also my brother, I mean step brother but it is still so weird if we will have something between us.

I'm just an idiot, I treated him like shit only because I was afraid of my feelings toward him and myself too.

It all changed since the accident, I couldn't procceed what happened Two years ago, when they told me Andy tried to kill himself, I was shocked. I didn't know how to react.

They told me he was at the hospital but I didn't go to visit him even once. Later, I found out that he doesn't remember anything so they told him he was involved in an accident.
But we all knew it was a suicide.

People told us they saw him jumping in front of a car, and he also left a note for us. The memories flying in my head.

Jack saw I was like this and tried to get in my head.

"Jack, believe me you don't want to know what is going on inside it" I said to him, pointing at my head.

I laughed out loud and started to chat with him and brooklyn about the auditions for the football team.
We got out of the car and started walking towards the field when suddenly Mikey (I think it's his name) came running to us yelling my name. He is Andy's best friend, I knew him.

He was yelling something about Andy, and I immediately knew something happened to him. We were running after Mikey, when then suddenly I saw Andy inside the car, crying and breathless. It broke my heart to see him like this.

I got down to his side and took his hand, guiding it toward my chest where my heart was so he could copy my breathing. Slowly he stoped crying, but his breathing still wasn't stable.

I strongly wrapped my arms around him and embraced him. This boy suffered a lot all his life, I can't believe I did this to him. When Andy leaned to my chest, I felt butterflies in my stomach, my arms perfectly setteled around his body, and his weight on mine felt better then anything.

We sat like that for a few more minutes until Andy calmed down, and then I looked at Mikey, Jack and Brook. Brook and Jack were whispering to each other and Mikey stared at me with a look I couldn't figured out. I felt a little embarrssed but I couldn't pay attention to that since Andy was still in my arms, almost asleep.

"Andy are you okay?" I asked. He moved his head and looked at me with glazed eyes, but quickly looked down and blushed.
"I'm okay".

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