hey angel - daniel seavey

part 9

*the next week*

livs pov

it's been a week since the last time i saw daniel. and in the past week, we haven't spoken at all. every time i text him he tells me he's busy. every time i call him it goes straight to voicemail.

something i haven't told daniel yet is that i lost both my parents in a car crash. i had to bear with lying to him and telling him they were out working late. it hurt lying to him, but i didn't want him to feel pity for me like the rest of the people who knew me. i cut off all connections with the people i knew in high school, because i know that they'll come back to me one day and ask me how i'm doing, how i'm doing without my parents by my side.

i haven't been in the right mindset ever since. i've been depressed, thought about suicide here and there, but i stayed strong for my parents, knowing they won't be happy with how i'm coping with life. i have cut before, i regret it. i really do, but it somehow helped me with dealing with the loss of my parents.

*later that day*

i heard my doorbell ring and i rushed downstairs. i opened the door to see daniel standing there. "oh, hey daniel" i say awkwardly, it's been quite a while since i've had a proper conversation with him, so it can get awkward very quiclky. "hey liv, i just wanted to stop by and check up on you. well, mainly to apologize for ignoring you for a while," he says a little bit over a whisper, it sounds like he's been crying. "dani are you okay?" i ask worriedly. he shakes his head and looks down, "i can't do it anymore, i just can't do it" he sobs.

i let him in and help him to the couch, i'm so focused on daniel that i forgot that i'm wearing shorts. i realize what i'm wearing and instantly cover my thighs, feeling incredibly self-conscious. "tell me everything, anything that's bothering you. just get it off your chest, i'm here to listen" i say while rubbing his back reassuringly. "so many things are going on, trouble going on back home in vancouver, the boys and i are constantly arguing with everything that's going on at the studio and my feelings are just so confusing" he says all at once, then deeply sighs at the end of the sentence.

daniel continued speaking and i just sat and listened, right up to the point where he started to talk about his feelings, "there's this special girl, and i really like her," he says with a huff, my heart instantly breaks. i've liked daniel from the moment we started hanging out and now he's upset about some other girl. "the problem is that i don't know how to tell her. she means so much to me and i don't even know if she likes me back, i keep getting indirect and mixed signals from her and i just want to ask her out" he finally finishes.

"why don't you just tell her how you feel?" i ask almost instantly. "see here's the thing, i just did-" i cut him off by gasping loudly, "w-what do you mean?" i ask curiously, "i really, really like you liv. i have for while now. i just never knew how to tell you. i wanted to tell you last week when we went out for lunch, but i never built up the courage to do so" i look into his deep blue eyes and instantly get lost in them.

heyyyy! so, i know the updates have been slow recently but i just needed a touch of inspiration and it finally got to me. i have the next part in mind so expect that to be published soon. enjoy reading!