AN: I'm back and boy oh boy has it been a long, long time. I am so sorry for leaving all of you hanging for waaay too long. I came across this story after so long and knew it was incredibly unfair to leave it off like that. You deserve to see it completed and as a writer I can't leave a story like this left unfinished. So without further more I give you the continued story. Enjoy :)
Chapter 6:
Hollywood Arts High School - Hallway
It was a strange scene at Hollywood Arts High School as Freddie and Jade stepped inside. It was just yesterday that they had declared to the world they were siblings and they expected nothing but chaos at school. Sure enough they received looks from their peers and heard the gossiping between them as they walked towards their lockers, but that wasn't what bothered them. It was the absolute silence they received from their group of friends.
"Did you hear anything from Beck yet?" Freddie asked, opening his locker and placing his binders inside.
Jade shook her head as she checked her messages once again. She had messaged Beck several times after the announcement and she even tried calling him, but got nothing but voicemails. She initially thought he just needed some time to process all the craziness, but it was the next day and she didn't even get a 'hey' or 'whoa'. Did he feel betrayed by her for not telling him? After that day on the beach, the couple had worked hard to share every aspect of their lives with each other, but when the topic of Freddie came up, she was always evasive not wanting to let Beck know what was going on. Instead she told him nothing and followed it up by announcing it to the whole world.
"I'm sure he's not mad." Freddie assured, noticing his half-sister lost in her thoughts. He felt bad. It was his crazy idea after all to spontaneously drop the news on everyone, but like Jade he had heard nothing back from anyone. He tried Tori, Andre, Cat, and even Robbie, but it was if they had all vanished.
"Is it true?" A voice asked, drawing the two siblings out of their own thoughts. They looked to see a freshman girl clutching her binders trying to hold in her anxiousness. The half-siblings exchanged a look when they noticed her iCarly shirt behind her jean jacket.
"Yeah it is." The former tech producer noted, figuring she was asking about him and Jade.
"So you left Seattle because you cheated on Carly and you got caught?" She said surprised at his admittance.
"WHAT?" Freddie asked, confused, "I didn't cheat on Carly, we weren't even dating. What are you talking about?"
"I used to love you Freddie. You were my favorite one on iCarly, but I can't believe you would do that to Carly. And you abandoned them after that." The girl pointed out, before walking away back to her group of friends. The duo watched as she broke the news to them and heard the increased chatter among them.
"What the hell was that?" Jade questioned as Freddie looked confused.
"I have no idea." Freddie replied, completely taken aback by what the girl had just said to him. Here he had thought all the weirdness from the other kids was because of his and Jade's announcement, but there was something else going on. His eyes caught Sinjin who was across the hall playing with his camera.
"Come on." He motioned at Jade, who followed him, "Hey Sinjin." He called out, drawing his attention, "Have you seen Tori, Beck or the rest of the gang?"
"Who me? No, why would I know? It's not like they told me not to say anything, that would be just crazy." He rambled on, giving a nervous look.
"Are you okay? You seem kind of nervous." Freddie pointed out.
"Me nervous? Psht come on. I'm calm, completely calm."
Jade gave him a glare before asking, "Sinjin tell me, now."
The boy looked at the girl nervously before blurting out, "The rec room across the asphalt café. But look don't tell them I told you. It was supposed to be a surprise."
Freddie gave him a reassuring nod as the pair made their way to the rec room. They opened the door and were taken aback by the sight. Cat, Tori, Beck, Robbie, and Andre all stood in the room with party hats. The room was creatively split in half by blue and pink tape to symbolize the half siblings and there was a table that had all sorts of food and even a cake. The hats the group wore were also half-blue and half-pink. The group turned to the duo, unaware of their presence. It took Tori one look to note the sadness and confusion on the face of Freddie. The group had been waiting to surprise the pair with a celebration party before they had read the news online of the rumors being spread about Freddie.
"I'm sorry Freddie." The songstress softly said, giving the boy a hug.
"What is all this?" Jade asked, looking around at the decorations.
"Well when we found out about you two being siblings or half-siblings we were pretty shocked to be honest. Especially since you two didn't feel like you could tell us." Andre explained, "We all ended up at Tori's house and we realized that it didn't matter because you two are our friends."
"We didn't care what everyone was saying about you two." Beck noted, walking towards Jade and holding her, "So we wanted to show you we supported you guys by throwing a party. It must be crazy to find out you have a half-brother or that out you have a half-sister, but we wanted to be able to show that it shouldn't change anything."
"It is kinda weird though" Rex exclaimed before Tori covered his mouth and said, "What Rex was saying is that even though we do have soome questions, you guys are still Freddie and Jade to us. You two being related isn't going to change that."
"But then we heard the rumors about Freddie online." Cat noted sadly, "We don't think they are true Freddie. You're a good guy, you wouldn't do something like that."
"Heck yeah. You're still my bro Freddie! Completely whole bro not half like you and Jade." Andre said in agreement with Cat.
The boy let out small chuckle, "Thanks and thanks to all of you for throwing us this party. It's nice to know you guys don't hate us for not telling you before everyone else." Freddie admitted.
"Hate you?" Beck laughed, "No way dude. The only reason we didn't respond to your guys texts and calls was because we didn't want to let the surprise slip out."
"It's okay if you're not in the mood anymore Freddie." Tori whispered to him, holding his hand. She hated that these rumors popped up out of nowhere just when Freddie was getting his life back on track in L.A. She knew he would need her now more than ever and she was ready to step up to the plate to be there for him.
The former tech producer turned to the pale brunette standing beside him, "What do you think Jade?"
The group looked at Jade in anticipation. She let out a smirk and exclaimed, "Yeah sure, why not." The group cheered as Cat played the music and the group began to talk and have fun as they started distributing plates and drinks.
"You sure you're okay?" Jade whispered to her half-brother, "You don't have to do this for me."
The boy let out a small reassuring smile, "I'm fine. It honestly feels good knowing everything is out in the open and we don't have to hide anymore."
"I agree."
"Hey Freddie." Cat called out, "Come on and dance!"
"Well, you heard the lady." Freddie exclaimed as he made his way towards the redhead as they danced along to the music.
Tori came up beside Jade as the pair watched the boy dance and laugh with the redhead, "The rumors got to him." Jade exclaimed, "He may not want to admit it, but you should have seen the hurt on his face. He was putting up a brave front, but he knows his reputation here has been shattered. It doesn't even matter if he denies it, people are never going to believe anything that he says." The girl knew of this all too well. It didn't take long for rumors to once spread like wildfire that Beck and Tori were supposedly seeing each other behind her back. She wore a mean face to school, but when she was alone was when it got to her. It didn't help that at the time she was insecure about Tori taking over her spot as the lead in every play, starring right alongside Beck.
"How could they do something like this to him?" Tori questioned bringing Jade out of her thoughts. The pale girl could sense the anger laced in her voice.
The pale brunette arched her pierced eyebrow at the use of 'they', "You think Carly and Sam had something to do with this?"
"It wouldn't surprise me. Freddie was telling me how they were looking for him. They want to drag him back to Seattle, back to that hell. Sam would definitely have no guilt in doing something like this, but I don't know about Carly." Tori explained. There was no way she was letting Freddie put himself back into the same situation he managed to escape. He hadn't told her a lot about Seattle, but she knew enough to know it was not what anyone should call home.
"I'm not sure. Desperation can do a lot to people and Carly always struck me as a girl that always gets her way and won't stop until she does. It wouldn't surprise me if it was their plan to ruin his life in L.A. and manipulate him into coming back with them."
"This time it's going to be different. He's not going to be facing them alone." Tori exclaimed.
"No, he's not." Jade agreed as the frenemies looked on at Freddie who was now joking around with Beck and Andre. Tori and Jade agreeing on something was a sight rarer than a blue moon, but the one thing they had in common was that they cared deeply for Freddie. Carly and Sam were going to be coming to L.A. at some point and they had to make sure that Freddie had people he could count on when they did. As strong as the boy was for leaving Seattle, seeing old faces and having old wounds reopened would be tough for him. He would not be able to do it alone and would essentially be cornered by Carly and Sam. The two frenemies both knew it and they would have to be on the same page to stop that from happening.
Puckett Residence
Sam laid on her bed browsing social media on her phone. She had a content look on her face as she read the comments from iCarly fans all over the world.
"Freddie is a nub. Who cheats on a girl like Carly Shay? #cheater" One posted.
"He didn't deserve Carly anyway. He's probably dating Jade and they are pretending to be related. #sick #TeamCarly" Another had mentioned. The hashtag #TeamCarly was trending crazily among the fans.
She chuckled realizing her plan was moving along perfectly. After Carly had decided that they were going to L.A. to bring Freddie back, she devised the perfect plan. The blonde knew the best way to bring him back would be to destroy his life in Los Angeles by planting the idea in his peers heads that he was a cheater. That the reason he left Seattle was because he was guilty of cheating. It was also to her advantage the fact that Freddie till that point had remained extremely guarded with his past in Seattle and the people at Hollywood Arts were thirsting to find any reason why Freddie Benson left iCarly and came to L.A. All she had to do was post a timely message after Freddie and Jade's announcement and quickly delete it to cover her tracks. From there the rest would be the fans coming up with theories and rumors that would add fuel to the fire.
When they would go to L.A., Freddie would obviously hate her guts, but Carly would be the one to tell the world the rumors were false and save the day and his reputation. Freddie would be grateful to Carly and that would do wonders in her crazy plan to bring him back to Seattle. Truth be told, she didn't really care much for bringing him back. She thought Brad was a much better tech producer and less of a nub. Plus, he made excellent brownies. Freddie left them high and dry anyway and if it weren't for her best friend's desire to reconcile with him, she would have gone on with her life assuming he was abducted by aliens.
The blonde let out a satisfied sigh as the messages continued to come in bulk, all except for one or two people taking the side of Freddie, like some random nerd named Sinjin.
"SAM!" She heard someone shout from downstairs. She sat upright in her bed as the sound of heavy footsteps climbed the stairs and her room door burst open. It was Carly Shay and she was absolutely livid.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?" She yelled, holding her phone with hundreds of messages she had gotten from fans.
"Calm down Carls." Sam nonchalantly replied, getting off her bed and grabbing the soda that was on her desk.
The brunette web hostess was briefly taken aback by Sam's carefree attitude before the anger crept back in again, "Why would you tell everyone that Freddie left Seattle because he cheated on me?"
"I didn't say anything, my profile page is empty." She replied coyly, taking a sip of her soda.
"Don't act stupid Samantha." Carly exclaimed. Sam placed down her soda can. Carly was taking this much more serious than Sam would have thought. She knew this because Carly never called her Samantha unless she was really mad.
"Look I did it to help you." Sam confessed.
The brunette let out a disbelieving chuckle, "To help me? How on Earth would lying that Freddie and I dated or that he cheated on me help me?" Sam was about to speak, but Carly cut her off to continue, "If anything Freddie is probably ready to pretend we never existed. So thank you Sam, thank you for ruining any chance we had of bringing him back."
"Oh would you open your eyes Carly!" The blonde shouted, "He was NEVER coming back. You've called him what, at least one hundred times? Sent him like fifty messages. He never responded because he doesn't want anything to do with us anymore. What were you planning on doing going to L.A.? You thought you could say 'please for me' and he would crawl back to you?"
"That doesn't explain why you would do this to him? Why would you let people believe he's a cheater?" The brunette asked, knowing that much to her annoyance Sam was right in that aspect in that Freddie hadn't replied to any of her messages or voicemails. She still had hope there was a chance to bring Freddie back, even though they hadn't spoken since the night she found out he wasn't coming to film iCarly.
"Because that was the only way!" The blonde girl replied, "L.A. is all he has right now and if people started hating him there then he wouldn't be able to stay. You'd be the one to save him Carly. You'd be the one to tell the world what was said wasn't true and that he is a good guy and then you could finally admit to him and yourself that you Carly Shay love him." Sam explained to her friend. She never wanted to say it, but ever since Freddie left it was clear as day that Carly loved Freddie. It wasn't as one-sided as it was made out to be. Carly just never wanted to admit it and used other boys to hide those feelings.
There was a dead silence in the room as the air got colder. The sound of the wind rattling the branches outside could be heard as the pair looked at each other both unsure of what to say next.
Sam finally spoke quietly, "There is a reason you came here first before telling fans the rumors weren't true."
"I wanted to give my best friend a chance to explain themselves."
"That wasn't it." The blonde pointed out, rejecting the brunette's answer, "It was because deep down you wanted the rumors to be true. Maybe not the cheating part, but the part that you and Freddie were dating. Maybe I might have gone too far with the whole cheating stuff, but don't deny it anymore Carly. I see it. Every time we are doing iCarly, I see the looks you give to the camera. Hoping and praying that somewhere Freddie is watching you and still loves you the way he once did. This is your chance Carly. Go to L.A. and save him and let him know that Carly Shay is the one for him."
"I don't know what to think anymore Sam. I understood that you hated Freddie and liked annoying him, but you have ruined his life. I'm not sure I can be friends with someone that could do that. I can't try to win Freddie back and let you treat him that way." Carly admitted, before a wave of revelation hit her. She let Sam treat Freddie like crap for years and she never did anything. Sam may have been his enemy, but she was the horrible friend that stood by and pretended nothing was wrong. She shook her head as she whispered out, "You're right. I do love Freddie, but I don't deserve him."
"So you're not going to L.A.?"
"I am going to L.A., to fix the mess you've made and that's it." The brunette replied.
The blonde let out a small disbelieving chuckle, "So that's it? After all that, you're not going to fight for him?"
"I owe Freddie the choice to decide for himself what he wants." Carly noted, walking out of the blonde's room before stopping between the doorway. She turned to the blonde, "This is goodbye Sam. I don't think you should stop by my apartment anymore. I just need time and space away from you to process everything."
The blonde was stunned and hurt by the words Carly had spoken, "But Carls, what about iCarly we can't just kill it off?"
"iCarly was dead after Freddie left." Carly muttered. She gave one last look at her long time friend and walked away in what could have been their last conversation... ever.
L.A. Gym and Fitness Center
Beck and Andre gasped for air as they laid on the gym floor. Freddie had joined them today and suggested for the two of them try fencing. After showing them the basics and letting them spar for a bit he decided to have a little fun. He challenged the two of them to go against him. Beck and Andre had each gotten a touch on him to start and they felt pretty good about themselves. Little did they know, Freddie was letting them have one.
"Come on Benson, is that all you got?" Andre playfully taunted. Freddie let out a smirk and put his mask back on. The duo attacked the boy, but he swiftly dodged their attacks and knocked both boys onto the floor, pointing the sabre down at the fallen pair.
"Maybe taunting him wasn't such a good idea." Beck whispered to Andre who nodded in painful agreement, as the boy helped both of them up. From that point forward the trio continued to spar as occasionally Freddie gave them tips and tricks he had learned through his time fencing with Spencer. It didn't take long for Andre and Beck to become completely gassed as they were not yet used to fencing for so long. To make matters worse, the trio had decided to lift weights after the fact. Not wanting to be outdone by Freddie, the two lifted the same weights as him, despite him lifting much more than they previously had ever done. Andre needed Freddie to help him with the last bench press, before he collapsed onto the ground in exhaustion. Beck followed suit shortly after.
"I don't know how you're still standing Freddie." Beck exclaimed.
"Believe me, I might pass out when I walk into my hotel room." Freddie admitted. It had been a while since he had hit the gym and done such an intensive workout.
"Speaking of hotel room, any luck finding an apartment or roommate type situation?" Beck asked curiously. He knew Freddie was actively looking to get out of his hotel room as it was kind of far from school and wasn't the greatest of places.
The brunette boy shook his head, "Nope unfortunately nothing yet." He had searched for a while now, but wasn't able to find much. The one apartment he had found was an absolute mess. Damaged walls, leaky faucet. It was like the basement back in Ridgeway before Gibby had converted it into a restaurant.
"I would let you stay at my place, but my parents aren't really big on the whole tenant thing." Beck exclaimed. Aside from that his parents were incredibly controlling at times, partially why he moved into the RV so he could have some sense of independence.
"Yeah and I don't think you want to live with my grandma and I." Andre added, "She can be kind of... - Yeah I get it." Freddie interrupted, "It's alright guys I appreciate your help anyway."
Beck snapped his fingers as an idea came to his head, "You know, I just remembered that Ms. West is a real estate agent. Maybe she could help you find a place?"
"Jade never told me her mom was an agent." Freddie noted, "I'll speak with her about it. Thanks Beck."
"No problemo." He noted, "Now can you do me a favour?"
"Sure."
"Help us up." Beck groaned, too tired to stand up, "I think you might have to carry me to your car."
The former tech producer laughed as he helped up Beck and Andre. The trio made their way back to Freddie's car with Andre and Beck moving very slowly. When they got outside they were in shock. Freddie's mouth opened when he saw the word 'cheater' written on the back of his car. Luckily it was still wet which made it come off fairly easy, but it still left a fairly ugly mark he'd probably have to use touch-up paint on.
"Just ignore it." Andre assured, "It's probably some crazy Creddie fan that got mad at the rumors." Freddie's mind flashed back to the Creddie and Seddie ship war that occurred when they went to Comic Con. It was an absolute mess and Freddie knew it was a bad idea to cross those fans.
"Cheater!" Someone shouted. Freddie turned to see a teenage boy standing near the parking lot with his phone camera pointing at him.
"I'm not a cheater!" The former tech producer shouted, feeling the anger and frustration begin to grow inside him.
"Why'd you do it?" The teenager continued, "Is that why you came to L.A.? Because you were guilty?"
"Freddie let's go man." Beck whispered, trying to diffuse the situation. Freddie agreed as he opened the driver side door.
"Do rental places accept cars with 'cheater' written on it?" The boy continued, trying to further antagonize Freddie.
"This was you?" Freddie asked, slamming his car door and walking towards the boy.
"Shit." Beck noted as both Andre and him ran up to Freddie and pushed him back from getting close to the teen.
"You know it's probably a good thing she doesn't have to deal with you. You were probably more her bitch than her boyfriend anyway."
"Freddie let it go man." Andre exclaimed as both Beck and him were stopping Freddie from lunging at the boy who was scared enough to stop filming and run away. Freddie turned back towards his car frustrated and kicked a glass bottle nearby that shattered as it hit the curb. He sat in the car gripping the steering wheel tightly in anger.
"Look man, this is going to blow over." Beck assured, "But you need to stay cool. You've already gotten into one fight before this. Beating up a crazy fan isn't going to help prove your case that the rumors aren't true. It's going to make you look guilty."
"You don't want to get kicked out of school because of this." Andre added, "Let them think what they want. We know the truth and that's what matters."
Freddie blew out a breath and nodded at the advice from his friends. He was glad they were there to stop him from doing something he would have regretted. The former tech producer started the car as Beck saw a newly uploaded video online titled, "Freddie Benson of iCarly Goes Crazy on Fan". The video was edited so that it only showed Freddie lunging at the boy while him and Andre held him back. He looked at Andre who had also seen the video. This was going to be a long couple of weeks.
West Residence
The pale brunette stepped into her home. It was a long and eventful day and she wanted to do nothing more than to relax in peace. She grabbed a snack from the pantry and took a seat in front of the TV. She was about to turn it on when she heard the sound of heels clicking behind her.
"Jadelyn West." Her mother called out. The girl turned around to see her mom, "Did you and Freddie post a video online announcing that you were related?"
"Yeah, we did mom." Jade admitted, "We didn't want to keep it a secret anymore."
"Oh for crying out loud Jade."
"I don't get what the big deal is?"
"How could you be so reckless?" The older West exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" The pale brunette questioned, standing up, "I thought you would be happy about it!"
"Oh honey." Ms. West exclaimed, placing her hands on her heart, "I am, but it's not that part that I'm upset about."
"Then what is it?"
"You've just let your father know that his first child is now in Los Angeles." She explained. Jade swallowed slowly realizing they hadn't really thought of that. The pair's father still resided in Los Angeles and the news was sure to come to him soon enough. Her father kept up with her Slap page and on even rarer occasions he'd come to one of her plays at school. She didn't actively communicate with him though, apart from the annual birthday card that only had 'from, Dad' written below the generic message. She held her father in contempt since she had learned about the full story. She couldn't even begin to manage how Freddie felt about him considering he had zero contact with him his entire life.
"He's going to weasel his way into Freddie's life and make it seem like it was his mom's fault." The older West continued, "That's what he does Jade. Don't you remember when you were seven?" Jade flashed back to the day when her father surprised her by coming to her school. It would just so have it that Ms. West was running late that day and Jade had to wait for her at school. Jade sat there while her father told her about how her mother didn't want him to see her because she was selfish and didn't care how she felt. He continued going on about how when they married, she was more concerned about her job than she was about their family. Seven year old Jade sat on the bench in tears as he quickly left just before Ms. West's car pulled up. Her mother rushed out to see her crying and asked her what was wrong, but Jade didn't want to hear it. It was the first fight she had with her mother and it was because she was naive enough to believe that her father cared for her.
"I'm sorry mom." The girl apologized partly for not believing her back when she was seven. The older West simply hugged her daughter and kissed the top of her head.
"It's okay my little Jade. Just promise me to keep an eye out and not let Freddie fall for any tricks that man pulls."
"I promise."
The pair broke their hug as her mother wiped the small tear on Jade's face, "Now what do you want for dinner?"
"Spaghetti and meatballs." They both said in unison before laughing.
"Sure thing." Her mother said, making her way towards the kitchen. Jade took a seat back on the couch and blew out a breath. Things were going to be getting much more complicated for the two siblings.
Benson Hotel Room
Jade had an exhausting day, but her half-brother was facing an even more tiresome one. Amidst the announcement, the false rumors, and the confrontation with the fan, it seemed today could not have gotten any worse for him. He tossed his car keys onto the table and sat down on the couch. He opened his laptop to see his Slap page. He had left it open the night before and seeing the insane amount of messages he had waiting for him made him groan. He closed the browser and grabbed his controller and headset.
"Time to play some games." He exclaimed, seeking an escape to keep his mind off the problems he had going on. His cursor was on the game icon when he saw a video chat request pop open. His eyes slightly bulged open when he saw the name that accompanied it: Sam Puckett.
"No way." He exclaimed. Out of all the people in the world Sam was the last person he wanted to talk to and ever expected to call him. The cursor moved back and forth between accept and decline. Just as he was about to finally give in and press accept, the request ended. The boy shrugged it off until he saw a video message left by Sam appear ten minutes later. He opened it up and watched.
"Hey Frednu- Freddie." She corrected. Freddie was surprised at the blonde's appearance. Her eyes were all puffy and it looked like she had been crying and a bit drunk, "I know I'm probably the last person you want to hear from and you'll probably just delete this message, but I wanted to tell you something, something that Carly isn't going to tell you. In case you don't know we're not really on speaking terms kind of like you two, but I figure I've got nothing to lose at this point."
The blonde took a deep breath as she looked around her room. She took a swig of what Freddie guessed was beer before turning back to the camera, "I might as well just come out and say it. Carly loves you. Yes, you heard me correctly. She probably might hate me even more for telling you this, but she would never admit it, especially not to you. Now you're probably wondering why on Earth I'm telling you something you've probably wanted to hear for years, especially considering you left us hanging high and dry for L.A. and your sister or half-sister... whatever. I guess this is my twisted way of apologizing to Carly by trying to tell you to hear her out. She's coming to Los Angeles, I don't know when because in case I failed to say it already she doesn't really want to talk to me at the moment. That's all I guess."
The boy's mouth was agape unsure of how to handle what Sam had just said. but the blonde still wasn't done. She finished off her drink and placed it next to the row of empty bottles laying behind her. She wiped her mouth and it looked like she was contemplating ending the message right there and then. She let out a chuckle and looked back at the camera with a dark expression, "You know what I'm not done. I want you to know that despite Carly's love for you, I told you this news for her happiness not yours. Like it or not, you broke her more than anything I could have done. I hope you realize that your decision may have been to leave your old life behind, but you raised hell in here Seattle when you did. You want to talk about selfishness and not caring about people, look in the mirror Freddie. You always place yourself on some kind of high horse like you're some noble saint that hasn't done anything wrong, but you didn't care about anyone here in Seattle. Spencer, Carly, and your mom loved you despite any mistakes they might have made. We hate each other, I get it, that's something that'll never change, but the one thing I admired in you was that no matter what issues we had with each other you were always there for Carly when she was suffering. When she was crying remembering her mom you were there. When her dad couldn't make a trip home you were there for her. But now Carly is suffering and not only are you not here anymore, but it's because of you that she's in so much pain. So I hope you're happy Freddie. You got what you wanted in L.A. New friends, new life, joy... well probably not anymore, judging by social media... Yikes... You might want to hire a PR person for that. It's alright, Carly will see what I see soon enough. Her love for you might be clouding her judgement right now, but she'll see you soon for the kind of guy you really are Freddie Benson."
The video ended and Freddie was at a loss for words. He felt a wave of different emotions crash at him. Surprise, anger, sadness, guilt, frustration, annoyance, everything seemed to come at him at once. He closed his laptop not feeling like playing games anymore. Instead he laid in bed, just staring at the ceiling. If you asked him yesterday, leaving Seattle was the greatest decision he ever made. Now he wasn't sure if the consequences of his departure were worth it.
AN: And that's the end of the chapter. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I can't wait to hear what you think. Thanks to everyone that supported this story and continued to even after my long hiatus. Stay tuned till next time.