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Always Be Him
"Come on, it'll be fun!" Rachel stated. "The four of us never hang out!"
"Maybe because there are six of us altogether…" Chandler rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, but we've all known each other longer…" She replied.
Chandler sighed. "Rach, Monica and I don't need any help getting together, okay?"
"So, why aren't you together then?" She folded her arms.
"Because its not the right time."
"Oh come on! You two are crazy about each other!"
"We're best friends!"
"Which is why you would be perfect together…" She exclaimed. "Look, at me and Ross!"
Chandler rolled his eyes again, Ross and Rachel had been dating for about a month now and things were going great for them.
"Come on, please…" Rachel begged. "It won't be a date! Just the four of us hanging out!"
"Alright, fine!" He sighed in defeat. "If Mon wants to go then I'll go…"
"Great!" She grinned. "I'll go tell her!"
"But I'm serious, this is not a date!" Chandler called after her but only got the door closing as a reply.
He dropped back down into his barcalounger; the past month had been quite eventful. Ross and Rachel had gotten together but she still oblivious to who Chandler really was. Also Rachel's parents had announced they were getting a divorce... Rachel was stunned by it. She knew her parents had been arguing but she didn't realise it had gotten that bad. Sandra tried her hardest to get to know Chandler but once he heard the news of their split up, he came to the conclusion it was down to him and avoided her, refusing to have anything to do with her. Ross kept urging him to tell Rachel who he really was but he still refused and Monica even thought it was a good idea for him to get to know his sisters, even though she didn't know who they actually were. As for his relationship with Monica, there were no new developments. They were still best friends and were closer then ever but despite their friends efforts that was all there was…friendship.
"Hey, man…" Joey walked in, handing him a bunch of letters. "Here's your mail…"
"Oh, thanks…" Chandler took them, sorting through them. He opened one, frowning slightly when he saw it was from Sandra.
"You okay?" Joey asked, looking at him.
"What? Oh, yeah…yeah sure…" He nodded, screwing the paper up and shoving it into his pocket.
"Who was the letter from?"
"Oh, no one important…" Chandler claimed, turning to head into his bedroom. "Well, I gotta get ready…."
Joey frowned, watching Chandler disappear behind the door. He sighed; he knew there was something Chandler wasn't telling him.
XxXxX
"How did last night go?" Phoebe asked, Ross and Rachel as they sat around the kitchen table while Monica was making breakfast.
"It was fun…." Rachel shrugged. "But they're still insisting they're just friends!"
"Okay, we've tried it your way, now we try it my way…" Phoebe replied.
"What's your way?" Ross asked, curiously looking at her from behind his paper.
"Spike their drinks and lock them in a room all night…."
Before anyone could answer Chandler and Joey wondered in.
"Will you drop it!" Chandler snapped at his roommate.
"I want to know what's going on?"
"Why!"
"Because you're my best friend!"
Chandler sighed and sat down. "Joe, just forget it, please…"
"What's going on?" Rachel asked, as everyone else stopped what they were doing to look at the pair.
"Nothing…" Joey answered. "Apparently."
"Chandler?" Rachel looked at him questionable.
"Its nothing…" He stood up again. "I've gotta go…"
"Where?" Joey asked.
"Work!" He replied, hotly. "Y'know, that place you go to and then they give you money…"
"Wait…no you're not going until this is sorted…" Phoebe stopped him.
"Yeah, come on, tell us what happened?" Rachel added.
"All I want to know is why Chandler's been acting weird lately…" Joey explained. "But he won't tell me!"
"Because it doesn't concern you!" Chandler exclaimed.
"We're meant to be best friends!" Joey replied.
"We are!"
"Then how come you can tell Ross what's going on but not me!" He raised his voice slightly.
"I didn't mean to tell Ross!" Chandler stated. "It just came out!"
"But you still told him!"
"Joe, just leave it, yeah?" Monica said softly.
"No! I wanna know why he won't talk to us about it!"
"Because talking doesn't always work!" He exclaimed before lowering his voice again. "I just want to forget about it!"
"I thought we were friends…" Joey said quietly. "I thought we could tell each other everything…"
"Yeah well be a friend and back off…" Chandler mumbled before turning and leaving.
Monica sighed and looked at Joey. "Just give him sometime, okay?"
"I'm guessing you know too, then…"
"Yes…" She replied. "But I'm not telling you anything…"
"Alright, fine…" He jumped onto a chair and stared at the glass of orange juice in front of him.
Everyone looked around at each other, before slowly going back to what they were doing. Rachel suddenly felt guilty, over the last few months, her and Chandler had become close friends but she had failed to notice him acting different. Maybe she didn't know him as well as she thought she did.
XxXxX
Chandler quickly turned to his computer screen and started to type in data when he heard a knock on the door. He glanced up when he heard it open; his typing slowly when he saw it was only Monica.
"Oh, hey…" He looked back at his screen.
"Hey…" She closed the door and moved to sit in the chair opposite him. "You okay?"
"Sure…" He nodded, refusing to look away from his work. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, that fight with Joey earlier…" She stated.
"Oh, that was nothing…"
"Chandler."
He sighed and finally turned to her. "I'm fine, Mon…honestly."
"Y'know I'm always here for you to talk to, right?"
"I know…but I'm sick of talking!" He claimed.
"You really think forgetting about it will help?" She asked, softly.
"The sooner I forget, the sooner I can move on and everything can go back to normal!"
"Maybe forgetting isn't what you need to do to move on…"
"What do you mean?"
"Maybe you need to talk to them, properly…" She suggested. "Find out everything that happened and why…"
Chandler was quiet for a moment, thinking about what she was saying.
"But it's your decision…" She added, standing up. "I've gotta get to work, I'll see you later?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah sure…" He nodded. "See ya…and Thanks…"
"No problem.." She turned and smiled at him. "Bye…"
"Bye…" He sighed loudly and put his head in his hands when he heard the door close behind her. He knew he had to do something, sort the mess out before it got much further…he didn't know how much he could handle.
XxXxX
"I can try and get the day off…" Ross told Rachel as they came out of her bedroom, the next morning.
"No, its okay…" She sighed and sat down at the table with the others.
"What's going on?" Monica asked.
"It Amy's gradation today…."
"And?"
"And both my parents are going to be there…." She explained. "I just know they're going to start arguing."
"I'm sorry, Honey…" She gave her arm a reassuring squeeze.
"Can any of you make it?" She asked them.
"Sorry, I got work…" Monica told her.
"Me too…" Phoebe added.
"And me…"
Everyone turned to look at Joey slightly surprised.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing….just..uh…you working?" Ross replied.
"Yeah, I got this part on a commercial…" He grinned proudly. "I thought I told you all…"
"No but that's great, Joe…" Rachel smiled and the others agreed.
"Thanks!"
"So, Chandler how about you?"
"How about me what?"
"You busy today?"
"Me?" He looked uneasy.
"Yeah…you'd be a great help!" She insisted. "I mean, you've been through all this and you've really been helping me with it…"
"I don't know…"
"Please…"
"Uh, haven't you got that big meeting today…." Ross cut in, seeing the 'trapped' look on Chandler's face.
"Oh right…" Rachel said slowly. "Okay, never mind…"
"I'll go…" Chandler said after a few seconds of silence.
"What?"
"If you really want someone to go with you then I'll go…"
"Really!" She grinned and hugged him. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome…" He smiled slightly and gently hugged back.
"Oh, I gotta get ready!" She jumped up and ran to her room.
"Any reason to get out of work…" Monica joked, looking at him.
"Yeah, something like that…" He stood up. "I better call in sick…"
Ross followed him over to his apartment; he waited for Chandler to finished on the phone.
"What are you doing?"
"Rachel asked me to go…"
"But I thought you didn't want anything to do with them…"
"I'm not going for her parents…" He rolled his eyes.
"Then why are you!"
Chandler sighed and dropped into a barcalounger. "I don't know…Closure?"
"Closure?" Ross repeated, frowning.
"Yeah… I need to get past all this…. but I don't think I'll be able to until I've tied up some loose ends."
"You're going to talk to them?"
"No…" He sighed. "I think before I can move on, I need to meet Jill and Amy."
"What!"
"Technically they're my sisters…" He tried to explain. "I've got to meet them at sometime right?"
"Yeah, well…"
"And better to do it now when I'm expecting it instead of one of them turning up to visit Rach or something and me freaking out about it…"
"But you really think this is going to help?"
"I don't know…" Chandler replied honestly. "But there's only one way to find out."
"What about after?" Ross continued.
Chandler was quiet for a moment. "We'll just have to see…"
XxXxX
"I'm going to talk to my Mom…" Rachel told Chandler when they were at the graduation party. "I won't be long…"
"Okay…" He smiled slightly, looking down into his drink she walked away.
"You seen Rachel?" Amy appeared by his side a minute later, looking annoyed.
"Yeah, she's just talking to your Mom…" He told her.
"Okay…" She sighed loudly before looking at him. "Hey, you're not the geek she's normally with!"
Chandler laughed slightly. "No, I'm Chandler…a friend."
"A friend?" She question with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, I live across the hall from her…" He told her.
"So, why are you here?"
"She wanted someone with her…" He shrugged.
"Because of my parents divorce?" She guessed.
"Yeah…."
"You must be good friends…" She said quietly.
"Yeah, we are…" He nodded. "And anyway, my parents divorced when I was a kid, so I know what's its like."
"Really? So, will get better right?" She asked. "It's not always going to be like this…"
"Depends by what you mean by that…"
"I mean, my parents aren't going to stand and argue every time they're in the same room!"
"Well, maybe…"
"Maybe!"
"Yeah, everyone is different…" He told her. "It might be easier once the divorce is final…."
"I guess…" Amy sighed. "Do you parents still argue…"
"Uh, well… I don't really see my parents much…"
"Oh, sorry…"
"Don't worry about it…" He smiled slightly. "But like I said, every divorce is different…so I wouldn't worry so much about it…"
"What was it like for you?"
"Well, to start with my Dad was gay and slept with the pool boy then moved to Vegas…" He stated, before laughing nervously. "I can't believe I just told you that…"
"Your Dad's gay?" She stared at him.
"Uh, yeah…" He nodded, looking around hoping Rachel would come over and rescue him.
"Wow…I guess that's why they divorced then…" She replied. "At least you know the reason behind it all…"
"Yeah…" He shifted uncomfortable.
"Well, I guess I'll just have to get use to this…" She sighed.
"Yeah but you're not alone…you have your sisters…" He reminded her.
"We're not close."
"Okay but they know what you're going through, maybe you get closer by helping each other through this…"
"Do you have brothers or sisters?"
He was quiet for a moment before answering. "No…I'm an only child."
"Oh, so it must have been harder for you…"
He shrugged. "I guess…"
"Hey…" Rachel returned, she looked at them confused. "What's going on?"
"Nothing, we're just talking…" Amy stated. "I'd better go and mingle…"
"Okay then…"
"Thanks, Chandler….you really helped…" She gave him a small smile.
"You're welcome…."
"Thanks for coming…" She added as she turned. "Uh, I'll see you soon, okay Rach…"
"Okay…" Rachel frowned slightly, watching her walk off. "What was that?"
"Nothing…" Chandler replied. "We just talked."
"About what!"
"She was just asking about my parents divorce.."
"You talked to her about it!" Rachel asked surprised.
"Yeah…"
"But you hardly know her!" She claimed. "It took us ages to get you to open up to us!"
"I know but she was upset about your parents…"
"Oh…really?"
"Yeah, maybe you should talk to her later…" He suggested.
"Yeah, okay…maybe…" She said quietly, realising she hadn't really thought about how her sisters were feeling.
XxXxX
"Hey, how did it going?" Ross asked as Chandler and Rachel walked into Central Perk.
"Well, my parents started arguing during the ceremony…" She sighed. "But I ended up talking to my sisters…and we've decided to meet up and talk about all this…"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I suddenly realised that I didn't have to go through this on my own…" She gave Chandler a small smile of thanks.
"You wouldn't be alone…" Monica stated. "You'd have us…"
"I know but sometimes you just need family…"
"But I thought you hated your sisters…" Joey frowned.
"Everyone hates their sisters…" She replied. "I really do care about them and I want help them with this…and I want them to help me with it…"
"Well, I think its great…" Ross said, kissing the top of her head.
"Thank you, Honey…" She smiled at him before standing up. "Right, I got work to do…"
"So, what was it really like?" Phoebe looked at Chandler.
"It was…interesting…" He replied.
"How do you mean?"
He shrugged slightly. "Just was different…"
"Uh, okay…" She gave him a weird look before launching into a story about work. Ross glanced over at Chandler as he started down at the arm of the couch, deep in thoughts. When he looked up, Ross wore a questionable look on his face but Chandler just turned away.
XxXxX
"I had an interesting conversation with Rachel's sister, Amy yesterday…" Phoebe announced once Rachel had left for work, leaving the others to finish their breakfast.
"Oh yeah?" Monica looked up.
"Yeah, I phoned to tell her about Rachel's surprise party but she wasn't to keen on coming…"
"Oh, what a surprise there…" Monica rolled her eyes.
"Oh, no but she changed her mind when she found out a certain someone was going to be there…"
"What!" Everyone looked up at her.
"Who?" Joey asked.
They all turned to look at Chandler as Phoebe glanced at him.
"Me!"
"Uh-huh…" Phoebe grinned. "Looks, like Monica's not the only one with a crush on you…"
"Thanks, Pheebs…" Monica replied while Chandler rolled his eyes.
"She doesn't have a crush on me…" He stated. "We just talked a bit at the graduation."
"What about?"
"Nothing much…divorce…"
"Well, whatever…all I know she's coming because she knows you'll be here…"
"I doubt it…. it's her sister's birthday!" He picked his plate up and put it in the sink. "Right, I got to get to work…I'll see you later…"
Ross got up and followed him, stopping him before he reached the stairs.
"Chandler, this has gone far enough!" He stated. "You have to tell them!"
"What? No!"
"Come on, what if Phoebe is right!" Ross questioned. "What if Amy has developed some kind of feelings for you?"
"We spoke for 15 minutes!"
"Chandler…" He started again.
"No, just back off…" Chandler snapped slightly before walking off.
XxXxX
"Surprise!" Everyone yelled as Rachel and Ross walked through the door.
"Oh my god!" Rachel jumped, pretending to be surprised by them all.
"Oh, this is so great, thank you!" She looked at her friends group together by her.
"Happy birthday, sweetie…" Monica hugged her, the others following suit.
"Oh my god…my sisters are here…" She spotted them by the window.
"Yeah… And they brought your Mom too…"
"My mom?" She repeated, nervously.
"Don't worry, you're Dad's not here…"
"Oh…oh right…" She frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" Ross asked softly.
"Nothing…just…its weird…" She stated. "Now its either going be my Mom or my Dad…never going to be both of them again…"
"I'm sorry, honey…" He sighed quietly, tightening his arm around her.
"Yeah, well its my birthday, so I want to forget all this and have a good time…" She forced a smile.
"Sounds good to me!" He agreed.
It was an hour into the party when there was a knock on the door. Monica froze when she saw who was stood there.
"Dr Green…" She stammered. "What..uh…what are you doing here?"
"I've come to see my daughter on her birthday…" He stated, peering over her shoulder. "You're having a party?"
"Uh, yeah…um…"
"Why didn't anyone tell me…"
"Well you see the thing is…" Monica started but he had managed to push his way into the apartment before she had change to stop him.
"Daddy?" Rachel looked at him surprised.
"Happy Birthday, sweetie…." He smiled and hugged while Monica sent her an apologetic smile from behind him.
"Leonard…" Sandra glared at him slightly.
"Here we go…" Jill muttered, walking away from them.
"Sandra, why am I not surprised you knew about this little gathering…" He answered, sarcastically.
"Its not my fault they didn't want you here…" She shot back.
"No, please…it's not like that…" Rachel tried to calm them down but they continued causing everyone else to stop and watch.
"They're my children too…"
"You've never cared about being a good father before!"
"Yeah, well at least I'm not trying to destroy any of their lives…"
Chandler shifted uncomfortably and took a step back so he was out of sight of either of them.
"I think you've done a good job of that already…" She whispered hatefully.
"Both of you stop!" Amy shouted. "Stop it now!"
"Excuse me?" Leonard looked at her surprised.
"You can't keep doing this!" She claimed. "We understand you can't stay together but do you really need to argue all the time!"
"Oh, honey…" Sandra started.
"No! First you spoilt my graduation now you want to do same with Rachel's party?" She glared at them. "Well, I'm not going to let you…"
"Uh, what?"
"Either you stop arguing when we're around or we stop seeing you both…" She crossed her arms.
"Oh come on…" Leonard rolled his eyes.
"I'm serious!" She claimed.
"Yeah, I'm with her…" Rachel moved to her sister's side.
"Me too…" Jill added.
There was silence in the apartment for a moment.
"Alright, fine!" He finally agreed. "I'll try!"
"Me too…" Sandra nodded.
Chandler silently let himself out of the apartment unnoticed. He took a deep breath and rushed outside, fumbling in his pockets for his cigarettes. He glanced around to make sure none of his friends had followed him before putting one out of the pack and placing it in his mouth as he searched for his lighter.
He was about to give when he realised he didn't have one when a flame suddenly flicked in front of his face. He jumped slightly and looked surprised when he saw it was Leonard, he hesitated slightly before accepting the light. Chandler watched as he lit up his own cigarette and they both reminded silent as they took a few drags.
"These things will kill you, y'know…" Leonard muttered, looking up at the night sky.
"So will a car crash but it doesn't stop me from driving…" Chandler responded, earning a quiet laugh from the other smoker. "Anyway, you can't talk…"
"It's a hard habit to kick…" He shrugged, taking another long drag. "None smokers don't seem to understand that…"
Chandler nodded slightly but didn't say anything in reply.
"Maybe we should go and get a drink…" He suggested.
Chandler looked at him curiously. "Why?"
"I just want to talk…"
"It's your daughter's birthday party…" Chandler reminded him.
"She won't miss me…"
"Why are you doing this to me!" He stubbed out his cigarette and ran a hand through his hair.
"I just want to talk…"
"You've had years to!" He claimed. "Why now? Why all of a sudden do the two of you want to be apart of my life!"
"Just let me buy you a beer, I never got to do that on your 21st…"
"And you think that can make up for it!"
"Just one drink…" He repeated.
Chandler thought about it for a moment, looking around the empty street again before sighing.
"One drink…and then this will all be over?"
"Yeah…" He nodded, gesturing to his car parked on the rode.
He hesitated before moving to get into the car.
XxXxX
They were sat in a small quiet bar, Chandler with a beer in front of him and Leonard with a scotch, both with cigarettes in their mouths.
"What does Rachel know?"
"Nothing…" Chandler stated quietly.
"I thought you're best friends…" Leonard looked at him.
"We are…"
"Then why haven't you told her?"
"Because it would devastate her!"
"I know… which is why I don't want her to find out…"
"Fine by me…" He took a swig of his beer.
They were silent for a moment before Leonard broke it. "I want you to leave…"
"Okay…" Chandler stood up.
"No…" He stopped him. "I mean…I want you to leave New York…"
Chandler dropped back onto the wooden stall and stared at him stunned by his request. "What?"
"Everything is just so complicated…." He stated. "I've got Sandra wanting to be part of your life…. Rachel telling me what a great friend you are…and now Jill and Amy see you has some kind of big brother, who will give them advice whenever they need…"
"I am their big brother!" He pointed out.
"I know but how do you think they'd react if they knew the truth…" He continued. "We weren't the only ones that lied to them…."
Chandler reminded silent, picking up his beer and drinking it in one.
"So, you want me to leave?" He looked at him. "Move away from my friends…the people that have only really cared about me?"
"You can make new friends…"
Chandler shook his head slightly in disbelief at what he was hearing.
"Look, Chandler…I know you're a good kid…" He said softly. "I know you want to do the right think…"
"You know nothing about me…" He whispered.
"Okay…" He replied slowly. "But we both know that if you stay around here you won't be Chandler…. you'll always be Alex…"
XxXxX
"Thanks, again you guys…" Rachel said later that night as they all help clear up after the party. "I had a really great time…"
"You're welcome…" Monica smiled.
"I wonder where Chandler went though…" Phoebe questioned.
"Yeah, you think he's okay?" Joey added.
"I hope so…" Ross said quietly, he had noticed that both Chandler and Rachel's father had both disappeared.
"Maybe he's back now…" Monica replied, heading towards the door, the other following.
Like normal the door was unlocked, Monica flicked on the lights as they all piled in.
"Chandler?" She frowned slightly, seeing him by the small window, his head resting against it as he watched the raindrops slide down the glass.
"Where have you been?" Ross asked as they all moved closer to him.
"I had some stuff to sort out…" He said quietly, still not removing his gaze from the rain.
"Stuff more important then my birthday party?" Rachel crossed her arms; a little annoyed he had left.
"Sorry…" He mumbled.
"Chandler, what's going on?" Joey asked, looking around the apartment, seeing numerous cardboard boxes. "What's with the boxes?"
"I moving…" He stated simply.
"What!" They all exclaimed.
"Why!" Rachel asked.
"I have too…"
"Yeah but why?" Joey questioned. "Why do you have too…"
"I just do…" He sighed and stood up.
"Chandler, what's going on?" Ross grabbed hold of his arm. "Has someone put you up to this…"
Chandler didn't say anything; he just removed his arm from his grip.
"He has, hasn't he?" Ross stated.
"Who?" Joey looked between the pair.
"Just forget it…" Chandler mumbled.
"What happened!" Ross continued, ignoring Joey. "What did he do?"
"What did he do?" Chandler repeated. "Well first he brought me a drink…. And then…and then he asked me to leave New York…"
"Wait…are you in some kind of trouble?" Phoebe asked.
Chandler shook his head slightly. "It just best if go…"
"No!" Ross protested. "Don't let him do this!"
"He offered me 10 grand, Ross…" He whispered. "That's how much he wants me out of his life!"
"So, you sold all of us out for the money!"
"No! What the hell do you take me for!"
"Well, you're leaving, aren't you!"
"Not because of him!" Chandler insisted. "I'm leaving because I've had enough! Enough of trying to be someone I'm not!"
"What about us?" Rachel asked quietly, causing him to look at the other four, who stood together.
"I'm sorry…" He said sadly, he could feel the tears start to burn in his eyes.
"Chandler, you're my best friend…" Joey added. "Don't leave…"
"I have to…"
"No you don't!"
"I do!"
"Look, Man…I know this must be hard…" Ross started softly.
"You know!" Chandler repeated. "How the hell do you know!"
"Chandler…"
"You have no idea what it's like!" He raised his voice slightly. "You have no idea what it's like to regretted by the people who are meant to love and accept you no matter what…."
"I know, I'm sorry…" Ross tried to cut in.
"I can't do this anymore, Ross!" He stated, tears filling his eyes. "I can't handle it, I can't sleep, eat…I can't…"
"It's going to be okay…" Ross said softly.
He glanced at the other as Chandler turned his back to them. Joey, Rachel and Phoebe all wore confused, concerned looks, none of them knowing what was going on. Monica was scared she was going to lose him. She knew part of what was going on but suspected that there was more to it to make Chandler suddenly react so badly to everything that had been happening.
She slowly made her away towards him, placing one hand on his shoulder gently causing him to turn to face her slightly. She reached up and put her other hand to his cheek, damp from his tears.
"I don't like it when you cry…" She whispered, almost unheard.
"Sorry…" He replied, just as quiet.
She stared into his eyes for what like seemed like hours, seeing the hurt, confusion and fear in them. Her own eyes filled up, when she saw a single tear escape and rolled down his face. She leaned forward and kissed the tear away and then kissed his other cheek before placing a short sweet kiss on his lips. More tears fell as he responded to it. The others could do nothing but watch the couple, all of them overwhelmed by the scene.
She pulled back slightly, her eyes still on his. "Please don't leave…"
"I have too…" He started.
"No…" She shook her head, kissing him again. "Please…"
Chandler sunk into the kiss again, letting himself drown in her before he realised what he was doing and pulled away.
"Sorry, I can't…" He stuttered, backing away from her and towards the door. "I gotta go…sorry…I….uh…I just…"
They all watched helplessly as he left the apartment, all three girls had tears streaming down their faces and even Joey and Ross eyes burned with tears.
The cold wind whipped around Chandler, making him shiver when he stepped outside of his apartment building. Rain lashed down hard on top but he didn't seem to notice, he turned and walked away from the building. He hadn't got far when he felt someone placing a hand on his shoulder, guessing it was one of his friends he slowly turned around. However he was faced with an unfamiliar guy, who wore his hood up, shielding his face from Chandler.
"Give me your wallet…" He ordered.
"What?" Chandler stuttered, looking around the empty street.
"Money!" The guy snapped.
"I...I haven 't got anything…"
"Don't mess me around!" He yelled shoving Chandler up against the window to Central Perk.
Chandler swallowed the lump that had rose in his throat when he felt something cold and sharp underneath his chin. He built up the courage to look down and saw the mugger was holding a knife at him. He began fumbling around in his pockets, praying he had something to give to him, so all this would be over.
"It's all I got…" Chandler held out some notes to him.
"3 bucks!" He exclaimed.
"I just came out for some fresh air…" Chandler tried to explain.
"HEY!" They both turned when they heard someone shouting.
Chandler let out a breath in relief when he saw Ross running towards them. The guys panicked, he grabbed the money from Chandler and shoved him hard against the window again, knocking the wind out of him. Chandler felt his legs go weak, making him slide down the window. He faintly he heard the sound of the knife dropping to the floor as the guy ran off.
"Chandler…" Ross crouched in front of him. "You okay?"
"Yeah…" Chandler managed to say, shaking with shock.
"Oh god…" Ross stammered.
Chandler looked up at him, seeing his face was pale and shocked. He was about to ask what was wrong when he felt warm liquid forming underneath him. His heart stopped when he saw a pool of red blood…. His breathing increased rapidly as pain ran through his body. He glanced across the street and saw the knife, tinted with blood….his blood.
TBC
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