𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒; 𝘑𝘠𝘈𝘛𝘛

ch. 32

hey i love being left on read how's your day been

recap: everyone said their goodbyes and left, wyatt being the last one to leave. he stared at the water below in a trance, then walked away in the same direction as everyone else.

— a few days later —

"hey, asshole. where have you been? i have been calling you non-stop. you haven't been at your hotel. please call me back as soon as you get this." sophia's voice sounded from wyatt's phone. wyatt deleted the voicemail and texted her.

wyatt: hey, sorry for not responding to your texts or returning your calls, i've been really busy
wyatt: i'm leaving la to go back to chicago tonight

sophia: what?????
sophia: why am i only just now being aware of this?

wyatt: sorry it was short notice. i realised i barely have any money left and i'm missing a lot of time off school

sophia: move here?

wyatt: soph you know i cant do that

sophia: i know, i was hoping you'd consider it

wyatt: i can't. i'm sorry

sophia: it's fine. can i say goodbye? in person

wyatt: of course. i'll come over

sophia: do you want me to bring anyone else over like jack, finn etc

wyatt: sure, if that's okay

sophia: it is
sophia: what time is the flight?

wyatt: 8:30

sophia: okay
sophia: is 5:30 okay for you to come over?

wyatt: yeah

sophia: cool. see you then
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— half an hour later —

the door bell rung, and sophia immediately opened it, as she was sitting next to it, waiting. she didn't care if she looked 'desperate'.

"hey—" wyatt started, but sophia jumped into his arms. "i miss you. i haven't seen you for like 2 months."

"yeah, i'm so sorry about that." wyatt sighed, hugging her back.

"it's okay. you're here, that's all i give a shit about."

wyatt chuckled.

sophia pulled away, pulling him inside and closing the door. "okay, we have about 2 hours. jack, finn, sam, and all the other dickheads are coming."

[so i read an a/n from a chapter i wrote from wayyy back to see who lives where and holy shit.. i've screwed up sm :) um. i'm gonna fix it.

jaeden's area:
sophia
jack
samantha
jonah
corbyn
daniel
sadie

wyatt's area:
finn
chosen
jeremy
etc

sorry i'm so confusing lmao]

"okay, cool. so, what do we do until they get here?"

sophia smirked. "the walking dead?"

"i'm down."

— 40 minutes later —

everyone had arrived, including jack, sadie, sam, daniel and corbyn. when sophia first met daniel and corbyn, she was extremely confused, but both jack and wyatt convinced her they were friends that jack introduced to wyatt... which wasn't exactly a lie.

"okay, who's down to going to the 2019 fair?" sophia suggested, and everyone nodded. "alright, easy. let's go."

— they arrive at the fair —

"i'm going on the dancing on stars ride!" sophia squealed. sadie and sam followed her. [triple s yeet]

"you guys wanna go on the tower of terror?" jack shrugged, and everyone else consented with nods.

[is it just me or is everyone like a bobblehead?]

— after all the fun that i'm too lazy to write —

sadie had gone home, receiving a call from her mother. she said her goodbye to wyatt and headed off. everyone else got in an uber and travelled to the airport. the whole ride was just silent. nobody knew what to say.

eventually, they arrived at the large building. wyatt delivered all his luggage, everyone followed him through security, and so on. after what felt like forever, they got to his gate. sophia was already tearing up. he smiled at her and pulled her in for a hug. "toughen up, buttercup."

she smacked his chest playfully and laughed through her tears. "shut the fuck up, i'm sensitive."

corbyn approached him, and stared for a second. "would it be weird if we hugged since we haven't known each other for lo—"

"shut up, dude. i don't give a shit how long i've known you." wyatt chuckled and hugged him. corbyn smiled and returned the gesture.

next was sam. wyatt pointed at her, with a playful look on his face. "don't hurt soph."

"bitch, i wouldn't dare." sam giggled and hugged him. after a minute, they pulled away.

jack grinned at him, hiding the tears. "lucky last."

wyatt took in a deep breath, keeping himself together. jack and wyatt had spent a lot of time together during his stay.

they sighed and embraced each other. "look after jaeden while i'm gone." wyatt whispered. jack nodded. "i will."

wyatt faced everyone and smiled sadly. without a word, he turned around, scanned his ticket, and walked down the tunnel leading to the plane, without looking back.

sophia started crying into sam's shoulder. jack's bottom lip quivered, but he pulled himself together, fixing his posture.

meanwhile, wyatt's anxiety was going through the roof. he was terrified of planes, even though he'd been on one at least three times his whole life. he felt as if everyone was staring at him. they weren't, but that's what anxiety makes you think.

eventually, he found his seat. he sat by the window, squeezing the arm rest as the plane was about start moving. lucky for him, nobody had booked the seat next to him.

after only a minute or so, he felt vibrations travel throughout the plane, and a loud, continuous machinery noise [idk how to word it lmao] filled his ears. a baby was crying and a man was coughing. they were the only sounds, other than wyatt hearing his own heartbeat, which he could've sworn everyone else heard, too. his knuckles were pale due to his severe grasping on the arm rest. he squeezed his eyes shut, attempting to block out all the noise and pretend he's with jaeden in the park.

jaeden.

immediately, he felt safer. before he knew it, the plane took off, and everything was much more quiet and smooth. his grip was loosened and his breathing was steady. he opened his eyes and looked out the window. at first, he felt like he was about to throw up due to the fear. but when he continued to stare at the city, he admired it. in his eyes, it was beautiful.

hey it's been three days and the time honestly didn't really help. i was planning to go for walks and ride my skateboard but it's been about 31 degrees so that's great. plus my mum keeps telling me to do shit that takes forever so i don't really have the time anyway🤩

so i'm gonna also change the name of this story. any ideas?