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• characters such as Bryce Walker, Clay Jensen, Justin Foley or Hannah Baker etc belong to Jay Asher and Netflix •
Chad arrives at Bryce’s house, noticing the music already outshining the music coming from Chad’s car but that was already something normal since Bryce’s parents were almost always out.
Chad parks his car next to the house, turning the machine off before walking out and walking towards the entrance.
Chad rings the bell and awkwardly and waits on what feels like hours, but then after a while laughter could be heard from the other side of the door, very loud chuckles too.
The door clicked and it was opened, with a smiley Bryce already in front of Chad, their height difference feeling huge coming from both Chad’s perspective and Bryce’s perspective but yet that’s how Bryce liked it.
“My man, Beaumont!” Bryce exclaimed with a loud voice, pushing Chad in with a slight force by his shoulders and pushing him inside the familiar house.
“H-hey.” Chad said, this action being thrown as a surprise for Chad.
Chad walked with Bryce, who was holding a beer in his hand which was not really something that surprised Chad.
Chad and Bryce entered the dining room where all the laughs and noise was coming from where Chad was faced by his other friends, Zach, Alex, Marcus and his best friend Justin.
“Here, have a beer.” Bryce said grabbing a beer from the table in front of them both.
“Uh – I’m fine thanks.” Chad said slightly pushing away Bryce’s hand with the beer.
“Oh come one, you’re in my house, no one will find out.” Bryce said before turning to the other guys who were looking intently at the conversation happening between Bryce and Chad. “Right guys?” Bryce asked and getting a warm and loud ‘yes’ as a response from all.
All but Justin Foley, the boy knew Chad so much that he knew making him drink that would make him slightly suffer. He knew his comfort zones but yet he didn’t do anything to stop it, thinking that Bryce was right and all Chad needed was a beer. Wrong.
“Fine.” Chad said after Bryce attempted at his puppy eyes. Chad grabbed the beer from the dirty blonde’s hands and connected the beer it to his soft lips, quickly feeling the liquid in his mouth, terrible taste, yet the feeling after he swallowed it made it all worth it.
He felt warm inside, like someone was giving him a huge hug but yet the boy didn’t remember the last time he got a proper hug that actually meant something.
The boys cheered and clapped their hands in Chad’s back as a ‘congratulations’ and Chad just pretended to be enjoying it as it was not something new for him.
“So – You got the tapes right?” Bryce asked, his smile turning into seriousness, while the rest of the boys hawked at the silent conversation.
“Yes, I do.” Chad said, remembering the tapes he already listened to by looking at every person’s face in the room.
Alex looked down like a hurt puppy as soon as Chad layed his eyes on him.
“Well – you don’t believe them do you, Chad? You know Hannah Baker just wanted attention and sending a few lying tapes was her last shot at leaving a mark in someone.” Bryce said.
“Quite stupid actually – did she actually think we would turn on each other and believe her?” Marcus said with a rather annoying giggle before sipping more of his beer while the other boys uncomfortably giggled along.
“Of course I know – she was lying.” Chad said, Bryce smiling a satisfactory smile before turning to the other boys.
“That’s good. You’re one of us, you’re our boy.” Bryce said, giving Chad a relief smile, Chad was happy with those words since all he wanted was to be accepted and be one of them. He didn’t care much about most of them, but Justin.
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The little hangout passed and it was already night time and everybody was leaving Bryce’s.
Chad felt happy about the hangout because he didn’t even remember anything involving Hannah during that time and for him that was something good since the tapes only gave him a headache, and he did not miss those headaches.
“Hey Chad.” Justin approached his best friend who was already getting into his car to drive back home.
“Hey Justin.” Chad said.
“Would you mind if I stayed at your’s today? It’s cuz – well – my situation at home is not the best now that my mom’s cock of a boyfriend is back.” Justin said looking away from his best friend, not wanting to show much emotion or weakness.
“Of course.” Chad gave a warm smile before getting in his car, followed by Justin.
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“Home sweet home.” Chad said before closing the door behind both boys.
“Honey?” Chad’s Mom approached both boys, with her eyes almost closed meaning she had been sleeping until now.
“Yes, mom sorry I’m late.” Chad said before giving his mother a smile getting one in return. Chad looked at his best friend. “Do you mind if Justin sleeps here for the night?” Chad asked.
“Oh – no of course not. Justin you’re very welcome here, sweetheart.” Chad’s mom said before walking away upstairs to her bed.
“Thanks Mrs Beaumont.” Justin said before both boys get the last glimpse of her.
“Come.” Chad said walking towards his room.
“Aren’t I going to sleep in the couch, I don’t really want to be a pain.” Justin said.
“And sleep uncomfortably. I’m not going to let that happen. Don’t worry I don’t bite.” Chad said before Justin let out a giggle before following his best friend to his room.
“There’s pyjamas here if you’d like.” Chad said before grabbing his pair of pyjamas for the day and quickly undressing his clothes and dressing up in his pyjamas.
Justin walked towards the wardrobe before picking up the biggest size Chad had in trousers, he finally dressed them up after undressing his trousers and then he just took his shirt off, becoming shirtless and jumping into his side of the bed.
Chad quickly noticed that he was better off if Justin sleeped in the couch but he had to deal with it.
“Today was fun right?” Justin asked as both boys were with their backs turned to each other.
“Yeah – it was.” Chad said, his memory bringing back the laughs that happened in Bryce’s house. Both boys letting out huge laughs just by remembering all the jokes and for once none of them were inappropriate and that made Chad more comfortable with everything.
“What’s up with you, though?” Justin asked out of nowhere, still with their backs facing each other.
“What do you mean?” Chad let out, furrowing his eyebrows.
“Since you got the tapes – I don’t know – I felt like you have been more distant from me.” Justin said, “You don’t believe Hannah do you?”Justin said letting out a chuckle along with it as if it was funny, yet Chad didn’t find it amusing.
“What ? No. It’s just – I don’t know, I didn’t mean to get distant with you.” Chad said. “It’s just – things have been going on since I have found out some – things about myself and this ‘Hannah’ thing is really not helping.” Chad said, forcing his head to think again about his problems, which he had fought so hard recently to forget.
“I’m your best friend, and I have been for a really long time. You can come to me when you need some ears.” Justin said more silently since they had heard movement on the house.
Chad had the huge urge to spill it out. he is my best friend right? Chad thought over and over again and then just for a moment he had a moment of over confidence.
“I’m – gay.” Chad let out, not noticing his heart speeding faster then a bullet in mid air, he felt as if he was about to explode.
“What?” Justin chuckled as if he had just heard a joke or the most nonsense joke ever.
Chad kept silent, the fear of his reaction coming true.
“Why do you think you’re a weirdo?” Justin asked, more calm then expected.
“I – am.” Chad said furrowing his eyebrows, tears threatening to fall. Fuck Chad, you’re so stupid.
Silence filled the room before Justin finally speaking. “Don’t tell anybody at school. Nobody needs to know.” Justin said, with pain in his voice, he knew he had to be there for his best friend, he wanted to but he preferred his reputation over their friendship.
“Okay.” Chad let out in a muffled voice, not letting Justin know that his cheek had a tear slowly falling down and his heart was slowly breaking, this time Chad felt as if he would never get better.
Both boys slept in the same bed, yet both with different thoughts in mind when both drifted to sleep.
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