Two teenagers drowning in their own emotions.
She was the 'I'm fine' type of girl.
He was the 'no you not, tell me what happened' type of boy.
Could I make it more obvious?
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"So have you heard about the rumors about me?" I asked casually. Will, Matt, Scott, Jake, Kim, Laura, Caden and I scattered all around the game room. I really didn't know how to bring up the whole mom and Romero thing so I decided to play it cool.
"Yeah..." they trail off awkwardly.
"Yeah well there all true." I scroll through Snapchat not wanting to see there reactions well except Caden's cause he already knows but the rest of them don't.
"W-hat?" Laura stutters. Chewing on my bottom lips scrolling through peoples stories not even paying attention to them.
"Heaven." Will whispers.
"Wait what? Heaven." Jake says his tone full in confusion.
"And that's not even all of it." I turn off my phone placing it next to me. Hesitantly turning to them as they stare at me, jaws ajar.
"You can tell us anything Hevs." Kim assured wanting a deeper explanation.
"Yeah we love you." Matt said as they all walk up to me. Caden standing back giving me an encouraging smile.
"We won't judge." Scott said. They all give me a group hug. "Your like a sister to us."
"He's right Hevs." Laura agrees as they squeeze me more. "Were the non judging breakfast club." She adds.
"Did you just quote Blair Waldorf?" I laugh hugging them back.
"Of course I did." All of laughter rings around the room.
"If you go down we go down with you." Will ruffles my hair.
"Thank you guys." They pull away. "Well everything started in August when Romero and I got into an accident." I began telling them about everything Beatrice, the frequent routine with drinking and drugs, the shit that went down with Gretchen, Hudson, and Mikey.
Once I was finished it was dead silent. No one moved a single muscle, tears flowing down there cheeks with pained expressions.
Will was the first one to crack as he wraps me into a hug, crying into my shoulder. "H-he's d-dead." He grumbles. Slowly he backs away still looking at me. "I'm sorry for your loss Hevs." I nod in thank you trying to swallow the knot that formed in my throat.
"He's been gone for seven months." Laura whispered. Visibly flinching at her words. Has it really been that long? "And you didn't tell us? Me?" She looked at me heartbroken. "He was like a brother to me." I didn't say anything just casting my eyes on the floor. "Does this not bother you?" She slight raised her voice.
"It does Laura." I say calmly. "That's why I didn't say it." I look at her. "He was my brother and he died because of my actions." I get up from my seat. "And I have to live with that not you." I stormed out of the room.
It's my own fault. What was I thinking when I decided to keep this from them. I knew the boys since middle school and the girls since primary school.
I was standing outside the main balcony on the second floor viewing the busy streets. Everyone looking so small from here but there own problems big as ever.
