LOST (Byler)

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Trigger Warnings: None

Will's POV:

After 4th period is lunch. I'm not looking forward to seeing anyone from the party. Especially Mike. Sure it's gonna be hard to see Max and Lucas for obvious reasons but Mike is being super irrational and selfish. I deal with all of the bullying and why can't he? He's definitely tougher than me.

I go to our usual table and sit on the corner as I wait for the party. The first to arrive is Lucas. He is smiling as he brings his tray next to me. "Hey bud! How's your Friday?"

Friday. Crap. It's Friday. The day we all normally go over to Mike's house to hang out. "Fine. I'm just tired." I look down at my lunch.

"Popular response." He replies as he digs his teeth into his sandwich. Before I have time to reply to his remark, I see Mike walking toward us.

"Speaking of." Lucas says. I look at him confused and position myself so I can't see Mike.

"Um. Will." I hear Mike's voice. "Can we talk?"

I turn myself around to see his face. His eyebrows are scrunched and his eyes have a begging look. "I don't have anything to say to you."

I look away from him and I hear him take a deep breath. "Good! You don't need to say anything. Just hear me out." I look up to see his eyes glued on mine. "Please?"

I roll my eyes. "Fine." Lucas looks super confused as we walk off toward the math hallway.

"Where are we going?" I ask Mike after a few seconds of silent walking.

"You'll see."

I roll my eyes and let him lead me. We get to the end of a hallway and he opens a door to a room that appears to be hidden.

"After you." He says as he holds the door open for me.

I raise my eyebrows. "Is this some kinda joke?" 

Mike laughs until he notices I'm not. He coughs. "No. I just need to tell you something."

I walk in without acknowledging him. The room has rows of chairs without desks. I sit on a chair in the front of the room. In front of me is a shelf of books and a microphone. There is a stack of papers on the desk to my right. "I didn't know there was a room here before."

"The speech and debate room." Mike explains to me. "Lucas has his 2nd period here." I look down as I hear the name. It hurts more than it should.

"Will. Listen. I know I'm being entirely selfish by not letting you tell the truth." Mike sits down on the chair in the front of the room and looks me in the eye. "It's not right what so ever and I know that you told me how you feel only because you need to tell Lucas about Max."

I nod and look down at my hands, resting in my lap, but I soon look up and see the beautiful brown eyes in front of me. I hear Mike's breath as he gets ready to talk again. "I need you to know that you don't need to tell Lucas or anyone in the party, because I'll do that today at my house.

I shake my head. "Mike. You don't have to-"

"Yes I do!" He interrupts me and grabs one of my hands. "Will, it's the right thing to do. You've been dealing with all of the bullies and Max's black mail. The least I can do is take this one for the team."

I smile and let Mike's words sink in. I take my hand out of Mike's and wrap it around his neck. I pull him in for a kiss and let it linger. When we pull away I notice the red tint on his cheeks and his eyes, large, glancing in mine. We kiss once more before he grabs my hand from his waist and wraps his fingers in mine. My heart skips a beat when he lifts me to my feet and we make our way to the door.

Oh my god! What a day!

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Hey all! This chapter isn't too long or too short, but I'll work on trying to make each chapter longer. This one may be how most chapter's lengths are, but I'm going to try to length them out. Thank you for the support!
-KellByers

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