So hello people!, this is the second to last chapter of my Victorious story/episode! as you can see the tone of the story has really flipped now, it's become alot more sad than it previously was, but the ultimate question is will he be able to pull himself together from this heartbreaking news?..find out in three days time *Smirks evily* Because that's when i'll be writing the finale to this story!
It was early the next day when Liam recieved the phonecall, and ever since that phonecall he was in shock he hadn't moved from his bed for at least 20 minutes the news was so sudden so swift that Liam didn't have time to take it all in his brain was simply telling him to cry yet no tears fell down his cheeks, he wanted to smash his room to pieces but yet he was still glued to his bed his legs crossed and eyes firmly closed, he was sure that Tori had texted his mobile at least one hundred times since he recieved the phonecall but he didn't care nothing mattered to him anymore, nothing and no-one he was sure that his mother who had yet to hear the news was shouting him down for breakfast but his ears decided to shut down, his mothers voice turned into just another background noise making it easier for his brain to tell his ears to shut down, his mind was racing a mile a minute he had so many questions but he had no idea where to start, slowly Liam sucked in a deep breath and stood up, the boy was still in the clothes he wore yesterday only they weren't as smooth as they were they didn't look new they looked used, Liam however didn't care he saw them as clothes so he decided to wear them, he mumbled something under his breath and finally managed to detach himself from his bed, he gazed around the room stopping at the can of lynx he used yesterday, he remembered using it but didn't smile at the memory because for him yesterday was forever ago and today was right here, and right now he closed his eyes and walked into the bathroom to stare endlessly into the mirror.
Liam slept okay, his eyes looked a little heavy but every teenage boys did he blamed it on too much video games his actual motto or everyday life was 'So many video games, only one Liam' On any other normal day this would have made him smile, might have even turned that smile into a chuckle but today wasn't any ordinary day he continued staring into the mirror and tilted his head running his hands down his cheeks and letting each fingertip trace down his cheek gently, he still didn't smile not even a fraction, Liam's attention turned to the sink he gazed into it almost as if he was expecting the sink to be filled with water, it wasn't Liam shrugged and grabbed a sponge it was moderately wet and still quite warm "Must have been used recently" His voice was croaky, it had been the first time he spoke since he ended the phone call almost 30 minutes ago it was dry and scratchy and in desprate need of some kind of cool refreshing liquid, Liam sighed and rubbed the sponge madly against his face, he rubbed so hard that his skin turned bright red and his whole face burnt, the friction of the rough side of the sponge had taken it's toll but he didn't care not today.
Mumbling to himself, Liam made his way slowly down the stairs he stared at a carefully placed trap that his sister had laid and stepped over it, Liam had no time for traps he had no time for anything anymore, he arrived in the kitchen and watched the scene infront of him, his mom was pouring something into a bowl, Liam couldn't make out what it was but it looked good, on the table before him sat Chelsey his 11 year old sister, she was shoving the last mouthful of her bowl of cereal into her mouth and after finishing it dropping the spoon into the bowl, the bowl clanged and Chelsey smiled sheepishly "Sorry.." She mumbled, to a clearly disgruntled mother, Liam continued scanning the scene only to find a piece of toast on the table he looked up at his mother then at the piece of toast and grabbed it stuffing it all into his mouth, he chewed endlessly until the last bit of toast was swallowed, his mom who had by now turned around and was watching with narrowed eyes opened her mouth to say something but by the time the words came to her mouth Liam had already walked out the front door, she closed her mouth and looked at her daughter she looked back at the cereal and proceeded to eat it.
Liam was outside, he liked it outside mainly because it gave him the much needed air he needed to clear whatever demons he had inside his head, but as the cold november air bit into his skin all the air did was make him cold and lower his mood even more, he was miserable and to make matters worse he had to contend with a whole day at Hollywood Arts, the place where everyone had to be happy all the time 24 hours a day 7 days a week, he sighed and started his walk down the pathway and out the gate, not bothering to shut the gate at all he kept walking, the shoes he was wearing crunched against the fallen golden brown leaves on the ground, he listened to the leaves as they broke and crunched normally he would sing to himself, it was a regular thing he normally did on the way to and from his school in the UK, but not today no today was different something in his brain pushed out his abilty to sing and instead replaced it with the abilty to do nothing and not care about the consequences, he had finally arrived at Hollywood Art's his lessons hadn't started yet so for a change Liam was early, he walked through the door and into the hallway looking left he saw his familar group of friends standing on the steps of the stairs he decided to ignore them and walk off, not noticing however that one person had noticed and managed to peel themselves away from the group to follow Liam's every movement, when Liam stopped the person spoke "Liam?" It said, Liam span round and sighed.
It was Tori, of course it was she was the only person who cared about him the others didn't really know him that well to care, he tried to keep his emotions in check it was like they were unlocking themselves infront of Tori and he had no power to stop himself "Wha-what..." He said stumbling his words, he silently cursed and closed his eyes, Tori's eyes immediately softened to ones of geninue concern she stepped towards her clearly emotional friend and reached out to place a comforting hand onto Liam's shoulder, and as soon as the hand connected with his should they both felt an electric shock, Tori closed her eyes and lightly smiled at the feeling Liam however remained as still as a statue "Liam...what's happened?" She said disconnecting her hand from the boys shoulder her eyes once again locked with his and she noticed something, tears were slowly come from the boys eyes and rolled down his cheek, Liam tried his best to keep himself in check but couldn't do it anymore he broke down and fell into the waiting arms of Tori, she hugged him tightly and slowly run a gentle hand through his thick brown hair, she made small rubbing motions on his back with her other hand and repeated the question "Liam, tell me what happened" He raised his head from her chest and sniffed rubbing a hand at his cheeks and eyes desprately trying to stem the flow of tears "H-...He...he's dead..." He managed to choke out, Tori's eyes widdened and she spoke in a whispery tone "Who sweetie?" She continued to rub his back it seemed to help calm the boy down, Liam sniffed again and closed his eyes "My...my...Dad..." His emotions spilled over him once again, and he broke down once more, Tori gasped and was sure she felt her heartbreak for her poor friend she said no more words and the two of them stood in the 'Janitor's Closet' hugging.