Chester Bennington - Unusual Neighbor

Just some relaxing moments

After shopping with Nikki the whole afternoon, I returned home by dinner's time but knocked on Chester's door instead of going to my apartment. He opened his door, his messy hair and puffy eyes telling me he has been sleeping.

I showed him my hands, the two bags from McDonald's I bought for dinner and a wide smile appeared on his lips. "You're going to get me fat," he said before closing his door and following me to my apartment.

We both sat casually on the couch eating our dinner.

"Your birthday is in a few weeks," Chester said all of a sudden, a flicker of panic flashing through his eyes. "I need to get you a gift."

"I don't need presents," I chuckled. "As long as I have you."

"That's cute but cheesy," he rolled his eyes.

"It's true anyway," I muttered while I took a bite in my Mc Royal Bacon, humming as I tasted that special sauce. This is what heaven looks like.

"We gotta do something. At least get your parents here and we're going somewhere for dinner," he insisted.

"Alright, alright, pain in the ass," I threw him a napkin, making him laugh.

"You are the pain in the ass, remember?"

"How could I forget? Your favorite pain in the ass," I said, remembering that time when I found out about Mike's constant harassment, and faced him right in the middle of the corridor, scaring him to death with my Jiu-jitsu moves.

That night I told Chester that I liked him.

I smiled at the images playing in my mind and slowly zoned out as I remembered every moment we spent together ever since we met each other. What a rollercoaster...

Voices and noises in the corridor snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked at Chester with a lifted brow as I recognized the familiar male voices that were knocking on his door. I raised from my chair and opened the door, slightly confused when I saw Rob, David, and Joe standing there, with their backs turned to me, calling in funny tones for Chester's name.

"Hey!" I greeted, making them turn around immediately.

"Ana! We came here to visit Chester," Rob said.

"Clearly... He is not home," I said, grinning at their disappointed faces. I opened my door ajar and exposed Chester hiding behind me. "He's in here, come on in."

They rushed to get inside of the apartment, immediately scanning the living room and the kitchen area with their eyes. Joe glued his eyes to the glass cabinet where I had my comic books and my small action figures. Rob just admired my guitar and David admired my grandfather's turntable.

"Do you want anything, coffee, beer, tea?"

David and Rob asked me for a beer, but Joey wanted a coffee. I immediately grabbed their beverages, smiling as I saw them playfully talk to Chester, just goofing around with him. Inviting them to sit, I grabbed a beer for myself and sat by Chester's side, trying to understand what the hell the guys were talking about.

"We're getting so old," Joe said.

"Talk for yourself -- I'm at the best version of myself," David protested.

When Chester noticed me furrowing my brows, he explained why they were so nostalgic.

"Apparently, every year our school throws a party to join people that went to school together 10 years ago. This is year is our turn. We received the invitation."

"Oh -- " I mouthed, but remained quiet as the group continued chatting.

"No, you're getting old. Remember the time you wanted to date Jessica Brown? The ugly, fat girl that had a crush on you because of your greasy hair?" Joe turned to me. "Did you know he had long unwashed hair when he was younger?"