Our Tied Hands

Its Your Turn

"Enid, Why do you care?"

Wends will be the death of me.

"I care because you are my friend and friends care about each other."

I really hope nothing bad happened to them. No wait... is it about me?!

"M-my brother... Pugsley..." "What about him?"

I remember Pugsley, whenever I would go to Wednesdays house to hang out, he would always beg us to play freeze tag. And when they would try to come over to my house, he would always beg to come too. He's a cute kid.

"I just got a message on my crystal ball from my parents and..." They let out a sob. "H-He got sent to the hospital because some bullies hurt him and...He didn't make it!"

Oh shit... oh my fucking god... "Wends... come here."

They walk over to my bed and lay down next to me. I wrap my arms around them and they buried their face in my chest. Not gonna lie, i blushed.

"Enid?" Wednesday says.

"Yeah?" I really don't even know how i feel right now.

"Can I sleep with you tonight?" They ask.

There is no way Wends just said that.  i start to blush profusely.

"Do you mean sleep in my bed?"

"Yeah. I thought-"

"-Nope" i cut them off. "It does not mean the same thing."

"Guess what?" I say.

"What?"

"I guess its your turn."

"What? My turn for what?"

"you to cry in my arms"

"Oh. Right."

"Listen, I know that it doesn't feel good right now. but you have to push through and move on. I'm gonna tell you something that i heard in a book once. You can still love someone and let them go. You can still love him and miss him and wish he was still here. but eventually, you'll need to accept that he's gone. And i'm not asking for you to do this right away, just make sure it happens."

"Enid?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you. for just being there for me and listening. I really appreciate it."

oh my god. i'm gonna die. Wednesday just thanked me. Thank god that it is dark or Wends here would for sure see my blush.

"Anytime Wends."

It is at this moment, i hear something that would change my life forever.

"Enid?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you. like in a friend way."

My heart skips a beat. did they really just say they loved me?

"I-I-I love you too Wends"

"if you tell anyone about tonight, i will have your head on a stick Sinclair."

aw shit.

"Wends it's really late. We should go to bed."

"for once, i actually agree. Good night Enid."

"Good night Wends."

"Don't call me that."

"Why? you let me say it before!"

"If 'Wends' was a drug, you would have an overdose. Good night."

and with that, i fell asleep.