"Hey, you've reached the voicemail of Lloyd Garmadon, sorry I couldn't pick up the phone. Leave a-" Damn it. Kai angrily hung up. However his anger quickly dissolves and is replaced by a growing anxiety, gripping around his chest.

Why won't Lloyd just pick up his damn phone?!

One thing is, not showing up at school without an explanation, another thing is not answering any of their messages or calls.

Okay, calm down Kai, you don't know if he's even seen them. Maybe he's gotten the flu or something? Possibly.

Yet Kai just can't shake the feeling that something is just wrong.

Lloyd gave a sight as he looked at the screen. His eyes itching from tiredness. He'd barely slept all night, he'd kept waking up from nightmares. He must've looked especially bad, because as soon as his mom had seen him she'd demanded him back to bed, and for a brief moment she'd even been debating whether to stay home with him or go to work. She'd however decided on the later, given that her boss wasn't very understanding, and after Lloyd had reassured her a hundred times that he'd be fine, or correct that, he was fine. No need to worry about him.

And yet, everyone seemed to do exactly that.

To be fair thought, he hadn't really told the others anything, so of course they would worry. They were obviously worried, and Lloyd didn't like to do that to them, so why couldn't he get himself to pick up his damn phone?!

Lloyd jerked as his phone starting ringing again, beat of the weekend whip filling the room. He took a quick glance at the phone, the text reading "mom". Ugh, he'd have to pick up. Last thing he needed was to worry his mom.

"Hey mom?" He swear he tried to sound casual and calm, which he was usually really good at, but somehow he didn't really manage.

"Lloyd," His mom sounded relieved and Lloyd felt his stomach turn. So much for not worrying her. But we she think she had reason to worry? Lloyd barely got to think the thought to an end before he got an explanation. "Kai called-" for heaven's sake, of course! "he sounded a little worried. Says he's been calling and messaging you all morning, but getting no answer. I promised him to check up on you-" typically Kai, couldn't leave him alone for a moment. "Lloyd are you there?" His mom sounded unsure, and Lloyd realised that he should've probably already reassured her a thousand times that he was fine.

"Oh. Yeah, sorry, I'm here."

"Oh, good." Silence. "Lloyd could you maybe call him? I mean I promised to call him back, but I'm a little busy, and he seemed really worried, I think he'd appreciate hearing from you." Lloyd holds back a sigh as frowns.

"Yeah, I'll call him. Don't worry."

"Thank you." His mom sound relieved again. Thank god. "Gotta go. Love you. Bye." Then she hung up.

Kai jumped as his phone started vibrating in his hand. A picture of Lloyd with cake all over his face lighting up the screen. Kai flashed a smile. Before getting serious again and pressing accept call.

Lloyd better have an explanation. A good one.

As Kai took the phone up to the ear, he was met with Lloyd's soft voice, sounding more exhausted than he'd heard it in ages. The anxiety slowly started to blow back up as he remembered way too well all the times Lloyd had been sounding like this.

Had he missed any red flags? What kind of friend was he even if Lloyd was starting to fall down again, and he hadn't even noticed? He fidget with the zipper of his jacket as he remembers he's supposed to say something.

"Umm, hi. What's up?" Real smooth, Kai. You're the one who's been calling him all day, dummy.

"You've tried to call." Lloyd's voice sounded dull, almost as if bored. Well, at least he wasn't having another one of those breakdowns where he just hated everything and everyone, but most importantly himself.

That was something, right? Or at least Kai thought so. Little did he know that he'd very soon wish it had just been that.

After finishing up the conversation with Lloyd Kai felt a little bit more relaxed. Lloyd had assured him that he was fine. It was probably just a cold or something. As Kai took place at his table in class he had finally convinced himself that everything was completely fine and normal.

Everything was a blur. He was completely numb. Couldn't feel anything. Most people would probably feel panic at this, but Lloyd wasn't like everyone else, as everyone else had always made it very clear. He relieved, by the sudden absence of feelings, he almost felt free. But good things only last so long, and he was suddenly snapped back to reality by his mom yelling.

For a moment he just stares a her, trying to figure out what she's saying, why she's shaking him and why she's yelling. God, why does she have to be yelling? He's tired and his head feels like it'll explode any minute. He just want to return to the blur.

Then he becomes aware of what he's doing, and he freezes. Finally realising why his mom is yelling. And why she's looking so panicked, shaking him frantically.

He gave out a shaky breath, which then made his mom aware that he'd come to. She locked eyes with him. Every inch of her face reading worry.

"What happened?" His voice was shaking. Barely a whisper, and had Koko been standing much further away she wouldn't have heard it.He already knew the answer tho. He'd heard himself.

But how was that possible? He hadn't said anything. Had he?

Koko, Lloyd hadn't thought it possible, now looked even more worried. "You were talking odd."

Lloyd frowned. What did she mean with odd?? Seriously, no one could just give him a straight answer?

"What do you mean odd?" Ooops, that came out way harder than intended. A flash of hurt sneaked it's way onto his mother's face. "Sorry." He murmured, looking down at his feet.

"Lloyd are you okay?" Her grip around his shoulders tightened, her voice soft, but pleading for him to answer. He looked up. Finally meeting her eyes, and he felt guilty rush over him, almost knocking all air out of him as he sees the tears in her eyes.

"I'm- Everything is alright mom. I'm fine. I swear I promise." He rambles off as he's begging for her to not cry. Please don't cry. Why does he do this to her?!

She pulls him into a tight embrace. One hand tightly clutching his hoodie, the other running through his hair as he sobbed apologises into her chest. After a little while he trust his voice enough to speak.

"What did I say?"

"Nothing- just gibberish." Lloyd doesn't know if she's telling the truth, but from what he'd heard himself, he'll admit that's what it sounded like.

But how could it be? Last thing he knew was that he was hanging up after talking with Kai.