YouTube One Shots

Miniminter #1

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**For @TamiiiJ17**

Tami's P.O.V

I was just mindlessly scrolling through twitter, when my Skype popped up. It was my best friend, Simon. His eyes are a gorgeous shade of blue, and his hair is a blondy-browny-faded red mash up of colour. He isn't overweight, but he isn't strongly built or lean either. I snap out of my thoughts, and see that I missed the call. I call him back, and quickly come up with an excuse.

"Hey dickhead, I was downstairs making a drink for my flatmate, and I couldn't get to my computer in time."

"Hey, it's alright mate. How're you?" He responds. Most people in Skype look at themselves, but I have learnt that Simon always keeps eye contact. We hold up a decent conversation, talking about anything that comes to our minds. I could talk to Simon for hours. Our Skype call is interrupted with his girlfriend, Crystal. Crystal is a nice girl, but she can be stuck-up at times. I know that it's wrong to crush on a taken man, but I can't help it.

"Honey, you said that we could spend time together today. Why aren't we spending time together?" Her whiny voice rings out over the silence between us all. Before Simon or Crystal could say anything, I hung up on him. I couldn't stand listening to her or looking at her face. He immediately messaged me saying 'Sorry about her, she was making it up!'.

I messaged back saying 'Oh it's not like I actually wanted to talk to you about you-know-what :/'. He went quiet after that.

I closed my laptop down, not wanting anything to do with Simon or Crystal. I moved to my bed and curled up in a ball. Tears streamed down my face. I was facing the wall, but I turned my head towards the door. I couldn't do it. I was nearly a year clean, all because of Simon. Thinking about his name threw me over the edge. I rushed into the bathroom of my flat. I heard my flatmate leave around 5 minutes ago. I reached behind the sink, and felt the paper envelope that was hiding there. I pull it out and removed the contents.

I feel the cool metal against my fingers and my eyes burn with newer tears. All the hard work in the last year, gone. I make cuts across my left wrist, the blood dripping down my arms. My vision becomes blurry, and I collapse to the floor. I can hear the front door smash open and things falling over in the hallway. The bathroom door is pushed open before I can lock it, and I feel a pair of strong arms wrap around me. It's Simon.

He lifts me up onto the toilet seat, making sure that I'm still awake. Before I can fall, I hear him ripping the first-aid kit apart, trying to get to the bandages. The soft bandages are wrapped around my left wrist, and I'm back in Simon's arms. At this point, I'm drifting in and out of consciousness from the loss of blood.

"Hey!" Simon taps my cheek. "Stay with me alright?" I barely nod, feeling the cold whipping wind of London wrapping itself around me and Simon. And that's all I feel before the darkness consumes me.

Simon's P.O.V

*3 Days later*

Tami's been in and out of a coma for the last 3 days. I'm tired, so fucking tired. I have only slept a total of 5 hours since I brought Tami here. I can't sleep when she could die at any moment. My tears had stopped now, but if anyone were to talk to me, I would let loose.

"Hey Simon buddy, you hanging in there alright?" God damnit Josh.

"No. I'm not okay." I tell him the truth, and there are rivers falling down my already tear-stained cheeks. I have bags under my eyes, my hair is most likely greasy and horrible but I don't care. I'm not leaving Tami's side until she wakes up.

"What about I go get you something to eat? Is that okay?" I nod, even though I'm not hungry. He pats me on the shoulder, and I watch him leave the room. I return my face back in between my arms, my right hand still gripping loosely on Tami's hand.

I feel a soft squeeze and I jump up. It's Tami. Her eyes are opened slightly, and she is smiling at me.

"Hey, I-" She tries to talk, her voice croaky and dry.

"No," I cut her off. "It was my fault that this happened. I don't even know why I went out with Crystal. Why I made her my girlfriend. Why I ignored you. I guess I was just trying to fill the hole in my heart. I love you Tami, and I didn't know it."

She starts tearing up, and I take her in my arms the best I could, considering how many machines she was hooked up to. I pull away from the hug, and kiss her. Fireworks fly, and fires ignite.

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If you self-harm, please tell somebody so that they can help you. It may relive emotional pain, it may help you. But it's not helping your health. Go and tell somebody and remember, I love you just the way you are.

See you guys next time. xx