Chapter 119
Alex slowly crumpled to the ground, Todrick not strong enough to hold him up when his body seemed boneless. Todrick let him down carefully, and fell down on top of him when Alex's grip tightened on his shirt, not wanting to be left alone. Avi shook his head and leaned out of the doorway to shout for Scott, the only person physically strong enough to help Alex that was also tall enough to be of use.
Scott came running out of his room at the urgency in Avi's voice, afraid something had happened to Mitch, although his hair was wet and he'd only managed so put on some basketball shorts. Scott ran into the room and covered his mouth with his hand at the sight of Alex. Scott walked into the room, and pulled Alex's hands away from Todrick. Todrick jumped away from him, tears of his own falling down his face. "Alex, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have let you speak to him. Oh God, this is my fault." Avi grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room. "Don't do this to yourself. Find Kevin. Calm down." Todrick nodded frantically, walking away without really thinking about it. Scott picked Alex up off of the floor, setting him on the bed in a sitting position, and then kneeling down on the ground between Alex's knees. "Come on, Xander. Have some respect for yourself. He isn't worth it." Alex continued to cry, his eyes already swollen and red. "I-I-I'm sorry." "Don't be sorry. Just stop doing this to yourself." Alex wiped at his eyes, but the tears never relented. "What's happening to me?" "It's called heartbreak, Xand. Happens even to the best of us." Alex took a deep breath, but that only resulted in even more tears. "How could he leave me? How... How can he still say that he l-loves me... He doesn't love me..." Scott set his hands on Alex's thighs. "Stop. Stop it. He loves you, just like you love him. But he left because it was what was best for you. If you're meant to be, you'll see him again. And if not, then you get to move on. Find someone who won't break your heart. Find someone who cares about you, and won't toss you into a wall just to get his point across. Okay?" Alex nodded, throwing himself at Scott, hugging him around his neck. Scott wasn't quite ready for all that weight to come at him at once, and he fell backwards to land on his back while Alex fell on top of him, still hugging him.
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