Manipulation (Sequel To Total Control)

Resolving Mistakes

He held his breath trying to think of something to say, then started off with me telling him to call her to tell her something. He paused abruptly, looking at Tyler for some sort of something to say.
"I don't know, just say it's something serious, not too bad. And he uhh...I don't know, I'm sorry" Tyler rambled out as Ethan rolled his eyes at him.

He was gearing up to say something again but I cut in.
"Please don't, she's already upset enough at me. It's bad enough that she possibly hates me. Please, don't try anything, just stop" immediately Tyler let go of me and Ethan looked the most confused over ever seen him, mixed with sympathy.

"What? " Tyler asked dumbfounded.
I sighed
"Just tell her it was a prank, she can't hate me more"
Ethan went to tell her but he looked at the phone and told
"She hung up" I let out another breath and dropped on the couch.

"What do you mean she hates you? " Ethan asked sitting close by and putting down my phone in front of me. My hands found the phone unconsciously and found her picture again. I let out another breath.
"Dude, what's wrong? " Tyler persisted.
"Why would she hate you? " he asked again.
"I don't know " I said heavily.
"How could you not -" I cut off Ethan.
"I just don't know, I don't know what I did, or said. I just don't know " I snapped, frustratedly.
They both backed off.
"Sorry guys, I just..." I trailer off with a heavy sigh.

"Sorry man, we didn't know" Tyler said calmingly. I gave him an appreciative nod.
"How much more can she hate me anyways? " I chuckled sorrowfully.
"Don't think about it too much " Ethan said. I wanted to snap at him and say 'how do you expect me to do that? ' but I know he's just trying to help.

I leaned back and wiped my face. I felt both of them drop at either side of me.
"I'm sure she doesn't hate you, she's a fan after all" Tyler said hopefully. I only silently scoffed.

That doesn't have anything to do with it.

They didn't know her, they don't understand what it's like to feel like this. I don't even understand why I feel like this. Like I have some sort of connection with her.

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I have idiots for friends, and they get exponentially more idiotic when they're trying to cheer me up.

They've managed to make me crack a few smiles here and there. And as soon as I was forgetting how drawn down I was feeling, a few knocks was heard in the door.

"Who's that? " Tyler said, asking if I was expecting company. I shrugged and Ethan washed his hand, don't ask what we were doing. He went to answer the door where more knocks came, sounding impatient now.

As he opened the door, all I heard was, an either angry or worried, y/n.
I'd assume angry, why would she be worried.
"Where is he?" she blurted out.
"Y/n, calm down, what's wrong? " Ethan tried to calm her. But to no avail.
"Where is he?! " she said again, more distressed.
"In there" he answered while I was already making my way out passed the living room to the door. I heard a few of her footsteps before seeing her in front of me. It feels like so long since I've seen her.

But not like how I was seeing her right now. Her eyes looked puffed and slightly red. Her cheeks tinged and flushed. Out of sorts, to put it shortly.

"Y/n, l-look, I can -" I was cut off abruptly as she rushed toward me and hugged me tightly. I was takes back with her action. I was expecting to get punched or slapped in the least. But a hug, furthest thing from my mind.

She hugged around my torso as tight she could, which wasn't much. Her body felt weak against mine. Her arms were shaking, so was her legs and everything else. I wrapped my arms around her physic, mostly from fear that she would fall if I didn't.
Her face buried in my chest and hands around me was something so strange now. I heard her cry softly.