Bullied Little Hipster

Chapter 3: All Your Fault

Friday Afternoon

Sollux's POV

This is such a great morning. Not only is it the last day before break, Ampora isn't here. Nothing could ruin this morning.

Just as I was thinking this I accidentally bumped into someone.

Thud

"Ow! Hey watch where you're go-. Oh it'th jutht you Tav." I said. I noticed that Tavros looked upset about something. He was clutching his laptop close to him like it was a lifeline. He seemed to be hyperventilating.

"Hey what'th wrong Tav? You looked like thomeone told you your pet cat died." I joked. He glares at me with a ferocious anger I've never seen on him before.

"You think this is funny Sollux? I got a message and video from Eridan saying he was going to KILL HIMSELF! Do you know anything about that?" Tavros yelled.

This is something that I'm just now hearing about.

" What do you mean Tav? The lother probably lying." I told him nonchalantly. On the inside I was sorta panicking. What if the loser actually offed himself?

Why do I care? Let the him kill himself. Less problems for me.

"Oh really Sol. So this is a joke?" He growled and quickly opened his laptop. On it was a video that was titled Goodbye Everyone. Tavros quickly hit the play button. I watched as Ampora was shaking and looked as if he's been sobbing.

" Hi evveryone," Eridan started " For sometime noww I've been getting cruel remarks and jeering insults. You guys may think it doesn't hurt, but it does. Some of you guys alwways are alwways beating me up and bringing dowwn my self-esteem, but did you evver think of howw I felt about it? Huh I guess not. But I'm not surprised, after all the only thing you people think about are yourselvves. So this is it. I'm gonna kill myself. And it's all your fault."

"Sollux, this is mostly your fault. If you hadn't embarrassed me yesterday I wwouldn't be thinking about doing this. Sollux all I havve to say is...you're a cowward. You take your anger and frustration out on innocent people. Wwell guess wwhat I'm not gonna stand for it. Get someone else to be your punching bag. I'm through wwith this. I'm tired of your FUCKING BULLSHIT! WWHY DO YOU TREAT ME THIS WWAY?! WWHAT'VE I DONE TO DESERVVE YOUR ANGER?!! I'M DONE CRYING OVVER YOU! i'm done." Eridan finished.

The video ended at that as the screen turned black. I looked shocked and sickened as I thought about what Ampo- I mean Eridan said.

"You have to stop him Sollux. Please!" Tavros pleaded. Before I could stop myself I ran to my car and jumped in. I put the key in ignition.

My car roared to life and then I took off. I drove to Eridan's apartment. I rushed up the stairs to the first floor. I turned the knob only to realize it was unlocked. I quickly rushed inside.

I looked all over the house only to see blood splatters on the carpet leading to his room. I ran in there and what I saw shocked me.

It was Eridan with his wrists all sliced up and bloody and a knife hanging loosely in his right hand. I rushed over to check his pulse. As I pressed my fingers against his wrists I tried not to grimace as my fingers touched his blood. I felt a faint pulse and I pulled out my phone to call the ambulance. As I waited I held Eridan closely as if he were a precious china doll.

I didn't even hear the medics as they came into the room carrying Eridan into their vehicle. As I got up to follow them I thought about this...

Why did Eridan try to kill himself?