He looked into the light. It blinded him at first, but his eyes adjusted. The aurora was that of a comforting childhood memory. A faint memory popped into his head slowly.
He ran on the playground hastily, all the kids following. A young boy approached him slowly grinning. Before he could think, the boy shoved him into the mud.
The little girls and boys on that playground laughed, but not one boy. One boy grabbed his hand and drug his damp body out of the mud.
"HI, I'm Will" the kind boy said.
"I'm Grayson" he replied.Will and Grayson got older. Soon they were in middle school, passing notes and not listening in class. Then they were hugging in hallways. And soon, by ninth grade, they got together. Young love.
Now it was high-school, 9th grade.
"Hey Will" Grayson yelled across the hallway. They jogged towards each other and met in a hug.
"It's been so long since I've seen you" Will said bittersweetly.
"Yeah sorry man, with all those fancy classes it's hard" he mumbled. Grayson leaned in for a kiss and Will hesitated. Grayson quickly backed up.
"Whats the matter" he nudged.
Will looked seriously at him. His eyes darted towards a side of the hallway.Two mean looking boys were there. They were filming the boys. Grayson walked over and showed one of them.
"What's the problem" one said, smirking.
"Stop recording now" Grayson said without delay.
"No".
"I wouldn't say no if I were you" Grayson grumbled.
"Oh, you mean like this?" The boy said as he shoved the camera in Grayson's face. Grayson grabbed the camera, and slammed it onto the ground. Everyone stood in silence."What the fuck was that for" the boy screeched. He lunged at Grayson. Grayson was topped by 2 guys, pinned on the ground. Will went to push them off. The guys were attacking left and right and soon Grayson started bleeding. He was trying to breath but his body was being crushed. Will shoved one of the boys off and started hitting him. Soon his nose got bloody, but Will didn't stop. It took three teachers to stop Will. As they dragged him off Grayson looked at Will in his dazed state.
Their eyes met. Will was wiping the blood off of him, and Grayson was clearly in pain.
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He walks into the light
Short StoryAn old dying man goes through his life one last time.