-Tyler x Aaron Z- Bringing Me Down

Aftermath

I love every one of you who took their time to read this story and took the time to vote and comment, it means a lot to me especially when I was struggling with my mental health but I'm back now 🫶

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Me and Miriam found a dump, piles of garbage and junk littered the area but it was discreet and not too far from the city but no one would be out here unless they want to haul their old belongings and discard them.

I sat down on a old worn out tire while Miriam pulls up a box and sat next to me. The air is cool and crisp with a nice breeze to it. It reminds me of when I was little and when my mom would take me to the park where she would push me on the swings and she'd watch me climb the monkey bars and in which I was good at.

I look to the sky, what has my life become? I don't know but it's the happiest I've ever been since... my mom died, maybe my luck had finally turned around? Hopefully, it would've been 10x better if I did had a mom still.

Tyler felt a hand on his shoulder and looked back at Miriam, she knows that Tyler struggles with his mental health. It's what drawn the two together. With her troubles at home with her parents constantly fighting all the time and his homophobic dad it seemed they helped each other out.

"Hey man, what's wrong? You wanna talk?" Miriam said while holding the neatly rolled up blunt. Weed is not a drug but a medication for them, a way for them to stop overthinking and focus on the now and enjoy their youth while they still have a chance.

Tears started forming in Tyler's eyes as he thinks of his mom, how much he misses her. Fuck I was just happy a moment before, why do I have to think about her now?

Miriam noticed and brought Tyler toward her to embrace him in a hug. She rubbed his back and let him cry. She just knew that she needed to be there for Tyler during his desperate times. Tyler just sobbed and sobbed until he couldn't anymore. Salty tears were staining Miriam's jacket but she could care less right now.

After a couple minutes of Miriam comforting Tyler he finally calmed down and let go of Miriam.

"Fuck, I'm sorry I just really miss my mom right now." Tyler says while rubbing away the stains the tears left on his cheeks.

"It's okay Tyler, I get it. Do you wanna talk about her?" Miriam smiled at him while placing her hand on his shoulder again just to reassure him that it's okay.

"I just miss her you know... it's been a long time since I seen her. I'm scared to live in a reality without her, I don't even know how I'm still here. I never ever wanted to live in a reality without her and it's just seems like everything went to shit!"

Miriam kept looking at Tyler with caring eyes while he talked about his feelings, her hand was still placed on his shoulder providing him the comfort he needed.

"I keep looking back into the past because in my past there is a mom but there is none in my future. Do you know how it feels to wake up everyday just to remind yourself that the person who truly loved you is gone? I miss her so bad and I just wish that I could see her again one last time to say how much I appreciated her and apologized for each time I hurt her before. But I'll never ever get that chance."

Tyler started getting emotional again and he continues on even though his voice cracks.

"Every day seems to pass like a blur and I'm scared I'll forget her, the way how she talks, how she smells, how it felt to hug her. I felt a lot of pain before but not pain like this."

Miriam acknowledges everything he says and says, "Dude I know it's hard for you right now. But you're allowed to feel sad. The one thing I've learned about life is to accept it, the bad and the good. There's going to be bad days and good days. Instead of fighting the sadness embrace it and feel it, this moment is not going to last forever and so aren't your feelings. I know you truly loved your mom and literally every child's nightmare happened to you. You're a tough guy Tyler. I know your mom loved you and I hope you know that, she loved you no matter how much you both argued or had a disagreement. You would never ever forget her, you're her son! She lives on through you! You're still here because she would've wanted you to be here with us, me and the gang! I just hope you know that you're loved and me and the girls love you."

Miriam said the entire thing while looking at the sky, Miriam is surprised to feel Tyler hugging her. They hugged for a while until Tyler spoke,

"Can we smoke now?"

"Of course!"

Miriam rolled a tight joint and got a good smell of it making her sigh in relief. She lit and took a hit then passed it to Tyler.

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This chapter was pretty short but I wanted to release something 🌝