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Andy's P.O.V

"So what do you want to do this weekend?" I ask David over the phone as I paint my toe nails. 

Emily was busy catching up with her studies and Nate was just being secretive about why we couldn't meet up. But I didn't want to be a clingy girlfriend so I didn't complain. Which left only David.

"Can't we just watch a movie at my place and complain about the freaks were dating.....willing-fully." He replies with a sigh causing me to laugh.

"Don't call my best friend a freak.....even if it's true." 

"Yeah yeah, so my place Saturday at 6?" He asks.

"Yep, we can watch The Fault in Our Stars again and I can watch you cry again." I reply laughing.

"We agreed to never speak of that again!" He whispers harshly into the phone causing me to laugh even more. He gets angry and hangs up, I shrug and continue to paint my nails. 

When I finish and they dry, I jump into bed and let sleep overtake me.

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"I'm really sorry I can't meet up." Nate says as we eat lunch together with Emily and David.

"Stop fretting, it's cool." 

"I want to, I'm just.....busy." He replies looking away, I frown.

"What do mean busy? You've been so cryptic lately." I question.

"Don't worry about it." He says sternly. He was really starting to piss me off, why bring it up if you won't tell me?

"If you don't want me to worry about it, then don't bring it up!" I say angrily before grabbing my bag and stomping away. I didn't feel bad for snapping, he was really starting to piss me off. I grab some books from my locker and sit in my class, waiting patiently for lunch to end. 

What the hell was he hiding?

Nate has always been closed off, but I liked to believe he wasn't so closed to me or at least that he was beginning to open up to me. It was just annoying that he always blamed whatever he was hiding on being 'busy'. 

My teacher, Mr.Thomas, walks in the class and jumps slightly at my presence causing me to laugh. He and I always got along well, even though he was brutally honest and extremely blunt.

"Why the hell are you so early Andy?" Mr.Thomas asked holding his chest, I smile.

"I could ask you the same thing." I reply with a grin.

"Children these days......back in my day, I'd be slapped for talking to an adult like that." He says as he unpacks his bag.

"Just wanted to get away from someone." I reply with a chuckle.

"And why is that?" 

"They just.....keep hiding stuff from me." I reply as my smile fades from my lips.

"Well something I've learnt over the years Andy is.........if they've been hiding something for a while, then they won't just open up because you come along. Takes time, you just gotta stand by and wait until they're ready to tell you about it." He finishes as she leans back into his chair.

I lean back in my own chair digesting what he just said, he wasn't wrong. It annoyed me that he was right, but I knew he was. Just because I stared dating Nate didn't mean he would tell me every detail about his life.

"That's true." I say with a sigh, "Thank y-"

"Either that or they are cheating on you." He says laughing.

"I never said it was a guy." I say ignoring his laugh.

"You didn't have to." He replies with a smirk as the bell rings. Students start pouring in, cutting our conversation short and I spend the entire class contemplating what Mr.Thomas had said. 

Whatever Nate was hiding he'd tell me in time.

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When the bell rang signalling the end of school I felt myself groan angrily, I made my way to where my detention was. I walked in looking for Nate but he was nowhere to be seen, so I just took a random seat in the middle before plugging some earphones in my ears.

A few minutes pasted before I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned to see a pair of bright blue eyes staring down at me. I focus on the face of the owner, it was a disturbingly hot guy who had such a kind smile.

"Hi." He says happily, a bit too happy.

"Hi...." I reply cautiously.

"I'm Chase." 

"Andy." 

"Does the teacher always sleep like that?" He asks pointing to the teacher who had his head down on the table with drool running down his cheek.

"Yep, pretty much." I reply with a chuckle.

"I'm new to Riverbank, your the first person I've really talked to." He says nicely.

"You're new and you're already in detention?" I ask in surprise.

"Let's just say, my teacher and I......didn't see eye to eye." He says scratching the back of his head and I frown, "what about you?" 

"My boyfriend and I sorta started a little foam fiasco in our Chem lab." I say with a giggle.

"Badass, I like it!" He says high-fiving me, "so where's the boyfriend?" 

"I have no idea, I'm guessing he's busy." I say grinding my teeth.

"Well then I guess you're stuck with me." He says before moving to the seat next to me. Chase and I spent the entire detention talking, it was clear to see why he got detention. He was a bit of a smartass and a little too blunt, he probably pissed a teacher off with that mouth. 

When detention ended he insisted on driving me home, I accepted since Nate was a no show and Emily was long gone. When we pulled up to my house, I find Matt sitting on my patio stairs. Matt starts walking towards me but immediately stops when he spots Chase.

"W-why are you here?" Matt says stuttering, his face looked sad and broken at the site of Chase. 

I looked over to Chase, he had his hands up in a surrender motion and his face was coated with remorse, he walked slowly towards Matt.

"Stop!" Matt says with his hand out and Chase immediately stops walking.

"I just wanted to see you." He starts, "I miss you Matt." He finishes with his voice breaking a little.

What the hell was going on?

"You don't have the right to!" Matt shouts and I see his eyes filling with water. Matt rarely cried, he was too proud to cry. He hated showing people he was weak and yet here he was looking like he was going to crumble at the site of Chase.

"Chase I think you should go." I say as I make my way to Matt. Chase looks at me before glancing back at Matt.

"I'll be back." He says softly.

"Don't. Don't come back." Matt says on the verge if tears, "I don't want to see you!"

"Ma-"

"Leave!" Matt shouts as a tear runs down his cheek, Chase stares at Matt for a while before he gets in his car and drives away. I hug Matt who grasps onto me like his life depended on it.

"Let's go inside." I say softly before leading him into the house.

What the hell happened between those two?

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After Matt and I made our way inside my house, I sat him down on my bed and tried to console him. I didn't know what the hell just happened, but I knew Matt needed someone to just be here for him now. 

"Matt, how do you know Chase?" I ask cautiously.

"He was my boyfriend." He says staring at my window with a sad expression. "I was happy living as a secret gay, or should I say content. Life was simple, then I met Chase." He says with a weak smile.

"He wiggled his way into my life and not before long, I feel in love with him.....like an idiot. I thought he'd reject me but he didn't, in fact he returned the feelings. We got together and I started opening up to him slowly, about me, my life...you. I thought we'd last forever, stupid I know, but it just felt so right with him. He understood me and made everything wrong in my life better." He says with a tint of happiness at the memory, he pauses before continuing. "Then one day....he just left."

I hold him tighter at the mention of the words.

"Funny part is he didn't bother to break up with me." He says with a chuckle, "he just disappeared one day. I thought maybe he was in trouble, but all his clothes were gone and his friends refused to tell me anything." He says with his voice cracking, "he didn't even say goodbye." 

I pull Matt into my chest as the tears start rolling down his cheek at the memory. I squeeze him tightly, rubbing his back with my hand.

"I'm sorry I brought him here, I didn't know." I say guiltily. 

"It's not your fault."

"Matt. Is Chase the 'problem' you said made you come back?" I ask slowly.

He nods his head against me and I sigh. 

How bad did this guy affect you to make you leave?

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Another chapter! So sad! My baby!!!!!

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I was thinking of doing a nice Valentine's Day Special. But facts are.... I'll just feel worse about being single. Sooooooo yeah.

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