Lean On Me [COMPLETED]

Chapter 6: Feelings Are Forever

   The Yaleman household became a party house during New Year's Eve. Friends and relatives came to the party.

"Hey guys! It's great to see you!" Prince cheered as soon as he saw his friends.

"Hey man! How was the holidays for you?" Zach hugged Prince.

"Well...it's Hawaii. All beaches and mountains," Prince said in a silly way.

"Oh! Zach! I missed you!" Tina exclaimed as she entered the house.

"Hey! Tina! I missed you too!" Zach replied happily.

"By the way you look amazing!" Zach added.

"Thanks! Anyways how are you holding up, Zach?" Tina asked.

"I'm actually doing alright. I sometimes have panic attacks but luckily I can handle it with the help of my sister, who I'm so blessed to have," Zach explained.

"Wow! I didn't know you give compliments now!" Charlotte humorously interrupted.

"Of course! Especially for my supportive sister!" Zach exclaimed as everyone laughed.

"Hey, Z! Is MJ coming?" Prince asked, which made the laughs fade quickly.

"I don't know. Tried texting her for three times already she hasn't replied yet," Zach said.

"Don't worry, kid. She'll come," Prince patted Zach on his back.

The "Social Group" continued to party by doing karaoke while Zach began to worry about Jenna. Charlotte, who is still planning to tell her feelings to Tina, talks to her best friend.

"Hey Tina. Can we talk in private?" Charlotte calls Tina to go to her room.

"Yeah. Sure. About what?" Tina asked.

"Oh. What were you gonna tell me two months ago on the phone? I think it was something important? Right?" Tina remembered.

"Yeah. That! You really have a strong memory," Charlotte giggled nervously.

"What were you gonna tell me?" Tina asked.

"You know what...it was really important. Let's just forget about it," Charlotte says.

"No. No. You're my best best friend. You can tell me anything you feel or want," Tina said as she holds Charlotte's hands.

Confused, Charlotte looked at Tina for a second and kissed her.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Charlotte hesitantly broke down in tears.

Tina became speechless for a second and hugged her friend.

"You're still my best friend, Charlotte. It's gonna be alright. It's ok," Tina made sure that everything was going to be fine.

   Tina comforted her best friend just like how Charlotte comforted her when they first met. Back down stairs, Zach was worrying about Jenna, who still hadn't showed up, was kept calm by Prince.

"Hey bro. Stop worrying about her and have some fun. Here wanna sing?" Prince offers the mic to Zach.

"I'm fine. Thanks," Zach replies.

"You sure? Because you don't seem fine to me, bud," Prince says.

"Yeah! I'm fine!" Zach exclaims and heads to his room.

"What happened to him?" Mrs. Yaleman asked.

"He's stressed out again, Mrs. Yaleman. He's thinking about Jenna," Prince said.

"Oh. Leave him. He'll be better soon," Mrs. Yaleman walks away from Prince.

   Meanwhile Zach, in his room, was looking for his anti anxiety medicine to come himself down. Suddenly the doorbell rings.

"Good thing, you came guys!" Zach hears his mother greet the visitor.

"Oh. We were really coming. It was just the traffic," Zach hears Jenna's voice.

Zach quickly goes and of his room and heads to the bathroom to clean himself.

"Hey guys! I missed you!" Jenna exclaimed as she hugged her friends.

"How was vacation?" Tina and Charlotte asked Jenna.

"It was great! Minus the Chickenpox," Jenna joked.

"Where's Zach by the way?" Jenna asked.

"He's in his ro-," Prince is interrupted when Zach shows himself.

"Hey Jenna! What's up?" Zach optimistically asked.

"Hey Zach! How are you?" Jenna asked.

"I'm fine. How about you?" Zach replied.

"Better actually. The pox has finally disappeared," Jenna giggled.

"That's great! Let us eat dinner now," Zach said to his friends.

   The "Social Group" then sang songs in the karaoke together. They then waited for the countdown.

"10!" Prince started counting.

"9!" Tina followed.

"8!" Charlotte cheered.

"7!" Jenna exclaimed.

"6!" Zach shouted.

"5!" The "Social Group" in unison.

"4!" The teens cheered.

"3!" Everyone joined in.

"2!" The visitors started to go absurd.

"1!" Everyone cheered as they jumped around the house.

   When 2003 arrived, everybody in house started embracing each other. The "Social Group" emotionally cuddled each other. In the midst of the celebration, an overjoyed Jenna told Zach,  to much of his astonishment. He even had the idea to tell Jenna about how he feels but he knew it wasn't the right time. The party raged on until two am, where most of the adults were drunk and the "Social Group" were so exhausted, lying on the couch. After that night, one thing changed; the "Social Group" was disbanded.