Hey guys, I'm back from the dead. Sorry for the delay but some major changes have happened since the last upload. For example, I graduated from college and now I'm an aunt so yayyy! Lol I'll take this time to announce that I created a Twitter profile under the same name, GirlinBlue2364, where I will say when the next chapters of all my stories are up including the ones in my Archive of Our Own and Watt Pad profile. I'll also be posting photos, announcing new stories and have a chance to speak to my readers so if you want to ask me anything about my stories, about me or just comment on something, you're more than welcome to do so via my Twitter account. Thank you for your attention and for reading.
Anyways, I hope this was worth the wait and let's get to it.
Enjoy!
Mike paced the ground anxiously, nerves eating away at him as his mind raced through the events that landed him in this predicament. Looking for a solution, a way he could've prevented this. Though, he was mostly wondering how a few seconds could cause life as he knew it to come to an end.
He couldn't face Harvey tomorrow at work, that's for sure and he knew the man would come looking for him in his apartment eventually, that's the reason why he didn't go there. Taking a deep breath, willing his heart to stop trying to escape from his chest, he closed his eyes and sent a silent prayer to whoever is up there to let this be a horrible nightmare. Clinging on to the desperate hope that when he opens his eyes again, he'll be back in his dinky apartment.
Slowly the blond opened his eyes to the vibrant green hills of the Swiss countryside that greeted him, its familiar beauty a welcoming comfort on any other occasion but right now, it was just a cruel and crushing reminder of reality.
Harvey knows.
A thought that sent shivers down his spine and at the same time made him feel sick and his head spin. He didn't want to go back to New York again but he can't drop all his responsibilities at the drop of a hat. Responsibilities like providing income to fund Grammy's home and visit her, amongst his daily duties like work and not to mention his friends, however few they were, who will wonder what happened to him if he doesn't eventually show up. Moreover, there's Harvey and the fact that the man literally saved him from a life as a criminal and gave him a chance in the world he craved to belong to. He couldn't repay his generosity with disappearing, never to be seen again.
This scenario is what Mike has been afraid of his whole life. People he cared about finding out about the things he can do and rejecting him out of fear. Mike can already picture going back to Pearson Hardman tomorrow to find out he was fired for being the way he is. He can see Harvey in his mind's eye looking at him with disgust, telling him to never come near him ever again, calling him a monster.
Mike is afraid for his life, for his Grammy's wellbeing since she too can do what he does…What if Harvey calls the cops on him? Have him be arrested and sent into some sort of facility to experiment on him? To see what makes him tick, what enables him to teleport? He quickly dispersed the ludicrous thoughts. Harvey would never do that, a person as rational and calm as him wouldn't do that to Mike. They've always had this chemistry, which Mike always compared to that of a friend. He knew that they aren't traditional friends considering their relationship as boss and subordinate but they act like that sometimes, so surely Harvey wouldn't through him under the bus, would he?
His gut is telling him his boss would never do that but his mind keeps interrupting, prodding him and cultivating doubts in him. The blond sat down on the grass, bending his knees and laying his forehead on them, he hugged himself. The young man sat there pondering the loss of the life he knew and trying to plan his next move but he couldn't move past one soul crushing thought.
Harvey knows.
He sat there until dusk turned into night. He sat there until his once clean and wrinkle free pants, that Harvey hated, were covered in grass and stains. He sat there until his skinny tie was wet from his tears and his frame was wrecked with sobs.
The chill of the night that coursed through him did nothing to stop the pain and fear that has made its home in his chest. The starry sky stared down at his back as he lamented over his actions, over the uncertain future.
Harvey knows.
And there's nothing he could do to change that…
To be continued…
It's shorter than usual but the next one will be longer and heavier as Harvey makes reappearance. So be sure to stay tuned!
