"are you okay?", she asked..
I didn't respond.
"Please talk something", she cried.
I raised my hand holding a bracelet. It was max's the same tingling one.
"You were here", I said slowly.
"What are you talking?", she asked.
"I was here from morning. You never came into this room and you wore this bracelet, morning".
"Why did you come here max", I asked slowly.
"I didn't I swear. I gave that to mike, it must have gotten here", max started to justify.
"Stop lying. Please it's enough", I cracked as I started crying.
"Why did broodie meet you that day?".
"What did you say to him".
"Why would I meet Broodie", she hesiataed.
"Please max. why did you tell me that you love me that exact date on leslie's birthday", I replied.
"Justin I didn't.....thought", she stammered.
"Stop lying max. For once at least".
"You were there. I can remember everything".
"you were there", I cried holdng her album on my hand.
She was crying as she saw the album. Staring at me.
"You were there when butters die".
"It was the same red sweater as this. You were that third person", I spoke.
"Justin....", she cried.
"Just don't say anything".
"How did you know,.. that butters saved me from the cliff before dying".
"you were there you saw him dying. and you never told me"
She remained silent.
"And you were here when I killed mike".
"Why. Just please tell me so that I can die peacefully".
I had a knife with me.
"How did you remember that I was there in the cliff", she asked.
"The picture that you gave me in the box, you were wearing the same red sweater that night. That had been haunting me over these year. I always thought it had to be a dream. I never really believed it would have been you, until I read your paper yesterday".
"I only imagined as butters Saving me. Nobody knew what happened. How did you know that he saved me, why did you write about his sacrifice".
"You had a syringe of broodie, ..max. You were there all the time. Why didn't you tell me, why didn't you stop me", I cried.
"Butters loved you, why didn't you save him, why didn't you tell me".
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The Ones Who Stayed
Mystery / ThrillerJustin Foley has to decide is he gonna confess to Max or Keep things safe with Leslie. Justin has changed, he's starting anew. No more the sad guy; no more Trauma, Regret and violence. He's transferring to an completely new neighborhood, wherein he...
