You are mine ~ Bennoda ✔️

••• 48. So now you're gone •••

Mike's PoV, New Year's Eve.

There were 4 hours left until it was the new year... Chester wasn't back. So, I took a bottle of Whiskey with me upstairs to the bathroom, locked the door, sat against the wall and cried my eyes out whilst taking gulps Of the burning, alcoholic liquid. I sobbed again. I cried out Chester's name over and over, telling him to come back.

"Chester, baby, please, please, please. If you're out there somewhere.. please come back." I choked out, crying.

I heard someone knock on the door "Mike?" It was Dave. I sniffled "go, away.." my voice was cracking and caught in my throat. Dave spoke up "Mike, come on.. please let me in. I'm not leaving you like this."

I knew I had no choice but to let him in otherwise he'd keep begging me. I got on my feet and nearly fell again. Must've drank too much. I walked to the door and unlocked it.

Dave's PoV

I was greeted by Mike standing in the doorframe.. looking devastated, powerless and just lost. He had definitely been crying for some hours. He was still sobbing a little. He was mentally destroyed. My breathing started getting shaky, I hated to see him like this. I pulled him into a tight hug "Mike it'll be okay." Mike started sobbing uncontrollably again "h-How would you know?! He c-could be d-dead."

"Mike Don't say that.." I said. "It's t-the truth! H-he c-could be d-dead.."

He was right, Chester could be dead. But we had to stay optimistic.

After comforting Mike for about an hour, I asked him "Do you want to go downstairs? 20 more minutes until new year.."

"What's the point? Chester's not there..."

"But we are Mike. All your friends who love you. And your kids who also love you so much." I said. Mike nodded slightly and went downstairs with me after fixing his hair and splashing cold water in his face.

He came downstairs and received looks of sympathy from everyone.

Mike's PoV

Everyone was looking at me. I just awkwardly looked around, in the corner of the room I saw Jaime also crying, Malia trying to comfort him.. Then I realized that I haven't been there for him for as much as I wanted to be! I nearly ran to the corner of the room and hugged him tightly "ssh, shh , Jaime it'll be okay. It's gonna be okay." I said while I comfortingly rubbed a hand over his back.

Jaime eventually calmed down and asked if he could maybe take a sweater or something from Chester. I nodded "yeah of course."

Later Jaime came back downstairs, wearing one of Chester's sweaters. I gave him one more embrace.

Lila tugged my sweater, I turned around to face her. I saw Otis and Draven standing in the background.

"Dad? Where is Daddy? Uncle Dave is here and you said he stayed over there.." she had a sad look in her eyes. I cleared my throat "uhm... Daddy is uh.. staying over at a friend's house now." I said. I hated lying to them.

Lila looked down "is he sad with us?" I shook my head and hugged her comfortingly "no... no of course not." I whispered carefully "Just. Please go play with your brother's sweetie. It'll be okay."

Lila nodded as she ran off to play with her siblings.

Brad and Rob were in the corner of the room.. Brad was on Rob's lap, they were laughing together. Brad kissed Rob and a wave of jealousy hit over me. They get to have each other, But I don't have Chester.. wow, I'm a total dick for getting jealous. They're my friends and I should be happy for them.. not jealous that I can't have what they have right now.

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"Guys! Five more minutes!" Dave smiled.

Everyone was so excited, but I couldn't even get a little excited... Chester made new year so special for me... and now he's not here..

"Mike?" Joe placed a hand on my shoulder "are you okay?" He asked. I shook my head, my voice cracked "n-no, I'm not.. I-I need Chester.."

Joe looked at me full of sympathy "Mike, he's always with you, right there." He said, pointing at my heart. He was right, Chester will always be in my heart. I smiled a bit at Joe "thanks.." but I couldn't help but be sad that he wasn't physically with us.

I also didn't know if he was alive or not, which was more then just concerning.

Chester's PoV

"Don't you have a fucking family to celebrate with?" I asked Cora, who was still in this fucking warehouse. She chuckled "no, they had other plans. And so Did I."

I closed my eyes, I was so exhausted and In a constant pain. When I slightly opened My eyes, I got greeted by a flash... a camera?

"W-what are you doing?" I asked. A Polaroid picture rolled out of the camera and Cora waved it around in the air "Letting Mike know your current state." She said. Tears started welling into my eyes "oh! This'll be a good shot. Keep crying." She smiled as she snapped another picture. "Cora stop.." I whispered as tears made their way through my eyes.

"Not yet, one more." She said, but before the flash of the camera came through, she took a knife and ran it over my throat, not deep enough to kill me, but deep enough to reveal a crimson line, she punched my nose and blood poured out of it, it ran over my neck. She cleaned some of the blood from my nose and chin, only leaving it on my neck. No, Mike will think I'm dead! "Now Chester. Lights out." She said before revealing a rag, Not this again.. she pushed the rag in my face and everything went dark again.

Mike's PoV

"3...2....1, Happy New Year!" Everyone cheered. Everyone gave each other hugs and kisses..

This would be the part where I'd kiss Chester... A teardrop made it's way to the floor.

Maybe it'll be okay, just maybe... I have to have hope.