Lloyd Garmadon x Male Reader |Just My Type|

Chapter 11: Called Over

Quick disclaimer:

Before we start, this chapter does mention some things that may be triggering for some readers. I don't want to spoil anything that happens in this chapter, but just know that I'm not trying to use these topics as some character quirk. I know people actually do suffer from these types of things and I'm not trying to use them in a romantic light or anything. I just bring them up in this chapter because I feel like it's important to address.

With all that aside, here's the chapter.

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A couple days passed since Kai stopped sitting with us. He didn't sit with us again afterwards. And when it comes to Zane and Jay, they had always been the target for bullying, but it had gotten even worse for them since they started hanging out with us. They said that it would be for the best if we all talked in secret. We don't talk with Zane and Jay anymore at school. Instead, we have each other's phone numbers. But it seems like Jay and Zane are pretty awkward texters, so we still don't talk very often.

Lloyd doesn't like the change. He had been looking forward to having new friends, but ever since they stopped associating themselves with us at school, I can tell he's been a bit... depressed.

It was after school on a Thursday. I was sitting in bed, doing nothing. My usual routine. Until I get a message from Lloyd.

"(Y/N), please come over. I need you."

"What happened? What's wrong?"

"Please come over."

"On my way."

Without questioning it, I hopped out of my window and tried to make it to Lloyd's house as quick as possible. I went out my window because I didn't feel like explaining where I was to my mom.

I tried to walk to Lloyd's house as quick as I could. When I arrived, I delivered a knock on the door. I patiently wait for Lloyd to answer and it takes him a while. When Lloyd does answer the door, his eyes are red as if he had just got done crying.

"Hey..." he greets with a dull tone.

"Lloyd? Is something wrong?" I ask.

"No... nothing's wrong... I shouldn't have messaged you like that, you can go home..." he says, dismissive of his own feelings.

"Lloyd, something is wrong. You can talk about it..." I say, stepping a little bit closer toward him, signaling that I would like to enter his home. He steps aside and let's me enter. I assume his mom is at work.

"What's wrong?" I ask once I've entered the house.

"I dunno..." he says as he looks down at his own feet.

"Lloyd... Is it something about school?" I try to pry a response out of him.

"...Maybe..."

"Tell me about it," I sit down on his sofa and he sits down next to me.

"...I just... I can't keep doing this anymore... I can't take being there. I hate it. I hate it so much..." he says with a shaky tone in his voice.

"Why?" I know exactly why he hates it, but I figured it's probably best to get him to talk about how he's feeling.

"...Everyone... leaves me... and not just at school..." he says. It's not the response I expected, but I understand what he means.

"You mean Jay, Zane, and Kai?"

"Yeah, but it's not just them..." he says, which surprises me.

"Who else?" I ask.

"...My dad..." He sniffles a little bit and his eyes water up.