Chose Your Own Adventure: Fanfic Edition [Discontinued]

Chapter Six: Choice C

Fuck it.

Thad walked over to them, as if he hadn't been standing there. "Hey, Nick, I was actually just wanting to talk to you."

Nick chuckled. "You're in the freshman commons and just so happen to be wanting me?"

"I was looking for Kurt," he made up quickly, laughing with him. "Honestly, I'm pretty sure he's got a crush on one of the freshmen." Sorry Kurt.

"We were actually just talking about him," the other boy said. "He's really nice, he calmed me down from a panic attack."

"Oh, so you're the freshman I pulled Wes away from. Sorry about that."

He shrugged. "It's okay. I'm Madi, by the way."

"Thad," he returned.

"Which one was Wes?"

Thad remembered that Wes said he had been with Sebastian. "Not the French skyscraper, that's Sebastian, he was the Asian."

They laughed at his description and Madi turned to Nick. "Wes was the intimidating one, then, and Sebastian was the bean."

"Sebastian is a bean, isn't he?" Thad mused. "People think he looks intimidating but he wouldn't hurt a fly."

"Looks like he could kill you, is actually a cinnamon roll," Madi said, both of them laughing while Nick looked on in amusement.

"You two may be the weirdest people I've met."

"Speaking of not hurting a fly, Nick, what happened to your cheek?" Thad asked, remembering why he was there.

Nick seemed to shut down, smile fading to an anxious look. "Oh. It, um, I- I mean, I'm- I don't-"

"Hey, Nick, can we talk?" Jeff had appeared out of nowhere. "Can I steal him from you guys?"

"Yeah, of course," Thad said, and they were gone. He paused, speaking softly. "I really didn't want him to react like that."

"Hm?" Madi asked, not having heard him.

Thad shook his head. "Oh, nothing. I should get going. It was nice to meet you, Madi."

"Yeah, you too."

He bit his lip as he left the commons. He knew he should go straight to the Dean, but he couldn't. Nick had gotten so nervous, so scared when he asked what had happened.

He knew he had made a promise to report back, but that meant the Dean would call Nick into his office. He could see the boy in his mind's eye, fidgeting in the chair, stuttering, unable to look the man in the eye- he couldn't do that, he couldn't be responsible for that.

On the other hand, if Nick got hurt, it would be his fault. He was putting him in danger if he didn't say anything, but if he got pulled into the Dean's office it could give him a panic attack, he might not want to talk to them again, he wouldn't trust them.

Thad was shaking just thinking about it. Why had he thought it would be a good idea? Why did he think he'd be okay?

Wes

I can't do this

What? What do you
mean?

Where are you?

Thad glanced around at his surroundings.

By the front door

Stay there, alright?

I'm gonna come get
you

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I'm making mac and cheese and yes I am allergic to dairy but eso sí que es

A|

That's not what I meant,
you don't have to come

B|

Okay

C| *crickets*