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Where you at????
It was the first text sent from John Dory to Floyd.
Sorry that sounded aggressive
You said you were visiting and I wanted to know if you were ok
Floyd was tired. But he was also restless. He felt numb but also feeling too much. It was all overwhelming and he was just so drained. He couldn’t sleep all night and he broke down one too many times.
He was supposed to be at John Dory’s that day. No special reason, he just wanted to be around him for a bit. But he couldn’t find it in him to even get out of bed.
I’m sorry
I really tried to get out of bed today
He began to type the next message.
I’m just…
But he couldn’t.
He wanted to tell John Dory what was going on. Why he wasn’t there. But he felt so stupid for it. He felt guilty for breaking a promise. Again. He did this too much…
Before he could decide wether to explain himself or just give up, small bubbles appeared for awhile and Floyd dreaded it. He didn’t know why. John Dory never got mad at him. Ever. It wasn’t in his nature to snap at Floyd. Floyd just always had these feelings of dread.
Floyd waited, wrapped in his blanket…
Bad day?
…
Yeah
I’m so sorry I really didn’t wanna stay in bed all day
I just can’t get up
Bubbles again.
That’s okay man!
Oh.
I get it
I got bad days too
I just got worried
Thanks for letting my now
**me now
*** KNOW
Lol sorry
Floyd smiled and couldn’t help but giggle at his brother.
Thanks man
No prob bro!!
Do you want me to come over instead?
Floyd thought about it. He really did want to see John Dory. Any of his brothers, really. He just had so many bad thoughts today and needed to keep his mind off of them. But he also didn’t want to bother him…
You don’t have to
I want to
I just wanna make sure you’re okay
So… do you?
Floyd paused for a moment before texting.
Yes
Nice
I’ll be there in half an hour maybe longer
That long? You don’t live that far
Surprise :)
Floyd’s eyes furrowed before shaking his head with a sigh.
Ok I can wait 💖
Floyd put his phone down and stared at the ceiling for a long while. His mind wandered to a lot of things. A lot of dark things. He hated it. He felt childish for hating to be alone. He hated that his thoughts got louder when he was alone. It got bad after the band split up and it only got worse ever since. But when he was with his brothers, he was free…
After 20 minutes, he got another ping and checked his phone. He gasped softly as he saw the image of all four of his brothers smiling and waving. John Dory was holding the phone, holding up a bag of take out. The image was blurry as it was taken in the moment but it really showed the candidness of it. Underneath the text was a new message.
On our way!! 💖💖💖💖
Floyd stared at the image for a long time. His eyes began to water and it wasn’t long until he started to cry.
He never realized the true extent of unconditional love they had for him until that moment and he felt it full force now.
When he was able to type without his tears blurring his vision, he texted back with a smile.
I’m crying JD!!!! 😭😭😭😭
That’s so sweet!! 💕💕💕
Anything for you! 💖
Mahal kita 💕
Love you more!! See you in five!
Floyd lied down and stared at the image of all of his brothers smiling at him. He couldn’t stop the smile on his own face as he sniffled and tried to stop crying but it was all too much. But rest assured it was tears of joy.
Just like John Dory said, they were there in no time and they greeted him with a bunch of hugs and asking if he was okay. They got comfortable together in Floyd’s room and had lunch, chatting and laughing together.
Floyd felt so so loved.
He felt so lucky.
“I love you guys…” He said softly.
“We love you too, Floyd.” Branch smiled.
“We’ll always be there for you and for each other.” John Dory added.
“Always.” Clay agreed.
Floyd sighed softly. “That means so much... more than you guys could ever know…”