Zach Herron, the smallest, youngest, and most fragile member of why don't we. Zach has been getting hate for as long as he can remember. One day, a fan calls out to him during a show, making everything worse. Will the hate get to him?
*WARNINGS*
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"If you go, so do I." He repeats. What? Why would he do that? He has everything to live for.
"No- no Jack you can't do that." I protest.
"But it's okay for you to do it?" He says, taking a step towards me.
"No- yes. Yes I- I'm different. They hate me, they like you." I protest.
"You don't think that I get hate? I get hate too but you make it better. You make me happy." I don't respond, reality hitting me hard.
He gets hate too. All the boys have gotten it. Yes, mine was much worse, but they're fine. They accept it and move on. Their hate is what makes them stronger. They overcame it. I slowly glance at the curly haired boy who was waiting for a response.
"I-I'm sorry!" I cry, sitting on the bed. I place my head in my hands, sobbing. How could I do that? How could I do that to him? To my mom? To my family?? What was I thinking?
"Wait what?" I continue to sob, the boy quickly sitting by me and pulling me to his body.
"Hey, hey shh, you're okay Zach. You're okay. Tell me what's going through your head right now." He says softly, squeezing me gently.
"I-I almost left you! A-and- and my momma and I-I'm sorry." I sob. The door opened as Jonah walked in, glancing between us. Jack quickly waved him out before pulling me into his lap.
"Bubba, you were scared. You were hurt." He says softly, rocking me gently.
"I-I'm s-so- sorry." I hiccup.
"Shh, shh baby I need you to calm down for me. You're getting worked up." From his rocking and soft, constant shush, I was slowly calming down.
"That's it baby, there you go." I was still sniffling, and now very tired. He glances down at me and I hesitantly glance at him. I weakly grab onto his shirt, my lip trembling again.
"H-help me please."
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Hiiiii. Sorry for the late update! I've been so busy writing LA Prince (coming hopefully soon) and Foreign Exchange (also hopefully coming soon) that I haven't had much time for hate 🥺 I promise I'll write more!
