Summary: A traumatic event happened in Chandler's childhood that he's never told anyone. But something happens that forces him to tell them. Monica and Chandler are together. Joey knows about them, but no one else does.

AN: Repost. Tell me if this is better than the original.

Disclaimer: I own no one. They all belong to Bright/Kauffman/Crane.

Chapter 1

Chandler Bing got off work and walked into his apartment. He saw Joey and Ross playing a foosball game. They were so engrossed in their game that they didn't see him come in. He spotted the mail sitting on the counter and started flipping through it.

"Hey, guys." he greeted them.

"Oh, hey." Ross looked at him briefly before turning back to the game.

"Dude, you'll never guess what I got." Joey glanced at him. "Three tickets for the Knicks game tonight."

"That's great, man." Chandler smiled as he spotted an official-looking letter and opened it. He read through it and his smile faded. It felt as if his heart was in his throat. His legs suddenly felt like they were made of jell-o and he grasped the countertop to try to steady himself.

"Dude, are you ok?" Ross looked at him.

"Actually, I'm not up to going out tonight." he managed to get out. "Can I take a rain check?"

"Sure." they watched him slowly make his way to his room and shut his door behind him.

"He's having another episode." Ross sighed.

"Do you think we'll ever find out why he gets like that?" Joey asked.

"I guess that's up to Chandler."

Chandler sat silently on his bed and skimmed through the letter that he had received from the State Correctional Facility of New York. 'Dear Mr. Bing, We are under obligation to inform you of the parole hearing of Leonard Schultz. You are asked to appear before the parole board to give a statement.'

He took a few deep breaths to try to calm his racing heart. This couldn't be happening. Not now. Things were finally looking up for him.

After many years of failure with women, he finally had a steady relationship with Monica. None of their friends knew about them; except Joey. But that's only because he found out by accident. He was happy to keep the secret for them because he'd do anything for Chandler. And a few briberies didn't hurt.

A little while later, Monica walked into their apartment. She was going to leave a note for Chandler in his room to call her when they got back from the game. Then she saw Joey and Ross sitting in some chairs as they watched some TV. Every few seconds, they would both glance towards Chandler's door hoping to see him coming out to join them.

"I thought you guys were going to the game with Chandler." Monica looked at them both.

"He had another episode." Joey told her. "So I traded in the tickets for tonight's game for one to a game next week."

"Oh." she gave Joey a look, and he nodded.

"Ross, let's go get some pizza. Maybe it'll make Chandler feel better."

"Sure." he followed Joey out of the apartment and Monica went to Chandler's door and knocked.

"Chandler, are you ok?" she asked softly.

"Mon, I don't really feel like being around anyone right now."

"Ok. If you change your mind, you know where to find me." she slowly walked out of the apartment.

Chandler lay on his bed and sighed deeply. He hated to send Monica away, but he didn't want to talk to anyone right now. He knew that he would probably have to tell the others soon, but he wasn't ready for that. He thought he was over this; until that letter had come. Now he had to relive that time in a courtroom full of strangers.

Chandler fell asleep around midnight. Joey went off to bed not long after that. He knew Chandler would have nightmares tonight, but he knew better than to try to go in there to try to help him. He found that out the first time he tried to help him not long after he moved in. When he attempted to try to help him, he screamed at him and tried to kick at him.

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