You were on your way to Alex's home when you see Mr. Standall sitting on his porch.

"Hello Mr. Standall, is Alex around?" You ask walking up to the porch.

"Oh (Y/N) um, he's not gonna be around for a while." He replied nervously.

"Oh, is he okay?" 

"Um (Y/N) could you come inside for a minute?" Mr. Standall asked as he stood up.

        You followed him inside and saw Alex's mother sitting at their kitchen table. Mr. Standall asked you to sit at the table, and him and Mrs. Standall told you about the horrible events that took place the previous night. You sat at the table as tears streamed down your face hearing about what Alex had done.

"H-He's gonna be okay though right?" You asked as Mrs. Standall sat next to you and attempted to calm you down.

"We're hoping he's gonna be okay." Mr. Standall said.

        After a few minutes Mr. Standall offered to drive you home, which you accepted. On the drive to your house he asked if you had an idea as to why Alex would do something like that. You said no but you had a small idea that it could have been due to the previous nights event. You hoped that he wouldn't do something like that because of your response. You thanked him as you got out and made your way to your bedroom.

        Months had passed and Alex had returned to school but he wasn't the same, at least not towards you. It seems as if you had lost your best friend. He doesn't text you, he doesn't call you, and he won't even talk to you. It seems like he avoids you every chance he gets, and you'd be lying if you said that it didn't bother you. You tried everything in your power to get him to talk to you but nothing.

        You were wandering the halls making your way to the library since you had a study period, which was something you usually did. As you turned the corner you saw Alex by his locker fumbling with his books when some of them fell out of his backpack. Even if he didn't want to speak to you, that didn't mean you were gonna let him struggle. You picked up the books and papers that had flown across the floor and handed them back to him. 

"Oh thanks (Y/N)." He said grabbing the books from you and putting them into his bag. "Do you need something?" He asked annoyed as you stood there.

"I just wanted to know why you won't talk to me. What did I do?" You asked leaning against the lockers.

"I just- I don't know." Alex sighed.

"Was it what I said the night before what happened?" You asked.

Alex tried to walk away but you grabbed his arm lightly.

"Alex please, the last time you walked away from me I almost lost you. Just please tell me what happened." You beg.

        He agreed to meet you in the library after school. The bell rang and he followed you to the library. The two of you sat in the back and he explained everything from when he left your truck to when he shot himself. He tried to make it sound like him doing what he did wasn't your fault but you knew it was. He kept trying to reassure you that he made the choice because of other things but deep down you knew the real reason. You held his hand as tears fell down your face.

"Alex I'm sorry. I never wanted to make you feel unwanted. I do love you, I really do and I never wanna be told that you tried something like that." You said.

"You see (Y/N) thats the problem. When you say you love me you mean it as a friend, when I say I love you I mean more than a friend." He says leaning back in the chair. "(Y/N) I love you but maybe we would both be better off without each other." He said as he stood up.

"Wait Alex what?" You say getting up to follow him.

You follow him outside as he continues to walk away.

"Alex please wait!" You yell making him stop.

"Why? Just so you can ramble on about how much you love and care about me but not on the level I feel? No thanks (Y/N) I'd rather not hear that." He said annoyed.

        You grabbed his cheeks and pulled him close, your lips connecting. He immediately kissed back and wrapped his arms around your waist pulling you closer. Your lips moved in perfect sync  almost as if this kiss was meant to happen. You reluctantly pulled away because you needed air.

"Why did you do that (Y/N)?" Alex asked.

"When I heard about what happened I thought my world was about to end. I realized just how much I actually really do love you. I wanted to tell you but you just avoided me."

"Wait, you what?" He asked smiling.

"I love you Alex Standall." You smiled.

He leaned down and kissed you again until a car horn made the two of you pull away.

"Hi dad."

"Hi Mr. Standall." You waved.

"Dad, can (Y/N) come over?"

        Mr. Standall looked at Alex before nodding his head letting the two of you in the car. The drive to Alex's house was short but you weren't complaining. The two of you went to his room and sat on his bed. You stayed the night watching movies, and playing games all night. When you had finally fallen asleep Alex had climbed into bed next to you cuddling you for the rest of the night.