The Triangle

Chapter 159 ? Tears

GEORGE:
"You don't know that..."

CLAY:
"Yeah, I do..." He narrowed his eyes at us, "She hasn't spoken to me in 3 days, but she's been talking to you guys..."

NICK:
"Because we've been talking to her..." He tilted his head, "Clay you need to talk to her..."

CLAY:
"No, I don't...this probably happened for a reason...maybe she was really meant to choose none of us...maybe she was meant to meet some guy at college...maybe all I was meant to be for her was her friend..."

My eyes fell to the carpet as I sighed.

CLAY:
"You guys can tell her that you like her, but just...keep my name out of it...I don't want her ever knowing again..."

NICK:
"Clay we can't do that to you..." More tears filled his eyes.

CLAY:
"Yeah you can...that was always the plan...besides...you knew how she was when she found out we all liked her...she put our needs first, neglected her own, and it destroyed her...I destroyed her already once...I can't do it again..."

GEORGE:
"So...you're putting up the white flag...? You're giving up on her...?"

His eyebrows squished together in sadness as he frowned at his lap.

CLAY:
"Yeah...I am..." He whispered as his voice cracked.

Clay's face squished together, then he quickly covered his face with his hands.

CLAY:
"P—Please go...I—I need space..."

I exchanged a look with Nick and slowly nodded. He clenched his jaw as his tears fell. Nick hesitantly stood up, I followed him.

NICK:
"Text us if you need to talk..."

Clay remained silent as he made a small, choked cry noise. I shut my eyes with a deepened frown then soon, Nick and I left his room, shutting the door behind us.

Once the door was shut, we heard him break down crying, which made my tears fall. I quickly wiped them away, then went downstairs to get to my house. Nick followed me until we reached outside.

NICK:
"Do you need space too...?" He asked quietly, making me stop walking.

I released a shaky breath while staring down at the grass.

GEORGE:
"Yeah..." I whispered.

He nodded in understanding while frowning, then turned around. Nick started walking down the sidewalk alone to get to his house, meanwhile, I made my way to mine.

-Y/N's POV-
Once my parents and I made it home safely, I climbed out of George's dad's car, we thanked him for the ride, then walked up to the front door.

Y/N:
"It's so good to be home." I released a breath.

My family exchanged nervous glances and soon, my dad unlocked the front door. When he did, I stepped inside to grab some chips to eat since I was starving.

After I raided the pantry, I poured my favorite chips into a bowl then put the bag away. My eyes shortly trailed up to see my family members standing side by side in front of me, still giving me the nervous looks.

Y/N:
"What?" My eyebrows squished together.

MOM:
"N—Nothing um...I'm going to um...go to the bathroom."

DAD:
"M—Me too. Wow, we have to go at the same time." He raised his eyebrows and soon, the both of them disappeared upstairs.

Meanwhile, Nicole stepped closer to me.