Caden || daniel seavey

53.

daniel

1st november 2025

"daniel buddy" jonah sat in front of me "are you sure you're okay?" i nodded "you've been crying the whole way to the airport"

"i'm fine, j" i pulled my knees up to my face

"guys we need to board" jack said making sure we were making our flight

i stood up wiping the tears from my face following the boys not missing any of their concerned looks

on the plane i was sitting next to the window with jonah on my right. i quickly glance at jonah before putting my headphones in, laughing quietly to myself before crying harder, remembering how caden broke my airpods so i'm stuck with tangled wires

"he's not doing well" i heard jonah tell corbyn in the other aisle

"jonah, i'm fine" i said sternly knowing the other boys could hear

"you're clearly not, what's up?" he asks quietly, i shook my head

"dan" jack said from behind me

"please can we drop it?" i asked, i wiped my tears "see i'm fine" forcing a smile putting my headphones back in

i watched jonah undo his seat belt as the plane was fully in the air to undo mine

"come here" i saw him mouth, he held his arms out for me

i nodded moving close to jonah, he wrapped his arms around me, i cried harder and harder until i fall asleep

jonah woke me up to say the plane had landed, we reached our hotel and i was sharing with corbyn, i took my shoes off and got straight into the bed

"danny, you can't stay in bed" corbyn shook his head

"i can"

"you can't, it's not healthy" he turned to face me "look you're crying again, why are you crying?" he huffed

"i am i not aloud to cry?" i asked

"yes but you've been crying for six hours straight! we only want to help you!" he begged "how are we meant to do a show if you're like this!"

"i don't want to talk about this" i got up, slamming the door as i left

"you okay?" zach asked

"why is everyone asking me that! i keep saying i'm fine!"

"i ask 'cause you slammed the door" he stated, the rest of the boys had now come out of the rooms

"i just want to go home!" i cried out, jonah grabbed me "jonah! let me go!"

"i'm sorry, i can't" i whined "you're upset and unpredictable"

i sobbed "i'm not going to hit any of you" i went limp into jonah "i just want to go home"

"daniel what happened? you need to tell us"

i tried calming my breathing down but it just got worst and worst

"danny, you need to calm down, you're sending yourself into a panic attack" i heard one of them say

"i want to go home" i whispered "but i can't"

"cause we have shows" jack stated, i shook my head "then what?"

"i tried to sneak out" i said as they sat down next to jonah and i "kenna is mad at me" i sniffled "i told her i didn't want her at the airport"

"well that's a stupid thing to do" zach muttered

"not the time" jonah glared

"i told her the exact opposite of what i wanted. i hate having to say goodbye, so i tried to sneak out and she woke up, so we argued and we were both crying and here we are, i'm a sobbing mess and i have no idea what she's like"

"you see her in three weeks at the logies and then, you fly back for your wedding and don't leave till february" corbyn explained

"but that's still three weeks away" i closed my eyes

"it's better than nothing" i nodded

"i want to go home" i begged the boys "i didn't say goodbye to caden, i was too upset"

"he'll understand" jack said

"i promised him" i stood up "i've always told him i wouldn't break a promise and i did" i whispered

"it will be okay"

"i'm going to go sleep, wake me up before rehearsals" i opened my door "and thank you guys" they all nodded towards me

i got into the bed, turning the tv on to the movie channel not really caring what was on, my phone started buzzing to see it was mackenna trying to facetime

"hey" i said as her face appeared on my screen

"hi" she softly smiled at me "corbyn told me you're not doing well" i stayed silent "i'm not mad at you" she smiled to reassure me "i understand why you did it, if anything, i'm mad at myself" i furrowed my eyebrows "i didn't say it back to you when you left"

"you didn't need to, i know you love me"

"yes but i felt like a dick for not saying it back"

"it's okay, so tell me what's happened since i left?" changing the topic knowing everything was okay

"well caden isn't too happy because someone broke their promise but before you get upset again" corbyn walked through the door smiling sitting on his bed "i explained everything and he forgives you but he also said he wasn't taking your last name if you broke another one" i laughed

"he says it as if i'm marrying him"

"which reminds me, i was meant to tell you when you're here, i found the dress i want, so it's in the taylors getting altered" i smiled knowing i wouldn't want to be marrying anyone else

"i know what it looks like" corbyn stuck his tongue out at me

"of course you do"