Multiple Series Oneshots

Viral (v1) - 911 Lone Star

Tw: su!c!d3 attempt

Mateo's pov:

We were on a call, and I couldn't read what the guy was writing to tell me.. It was so embarrassing...

We get back to the firehouse. I didn't think much of it at first. A while later, I open Instagram. Someone took a video of me.. "Dyslexic firefighter? #firefail" was the title. I looked at the comments..

"How the heck did he pass the tests if he can't read?"
"He shouldn't be a firefighter.
"I wouldn't feel safe knowing that there was someone with a disability trying to save my life."
"That's just wrong. Someone could've died."

A day later:

Marjan's pov:

Mateo has been on his phone a lot more than usual.. I wonder why.. I walk over, "Hey," I say. "What?" He says. "What's wrong?" I ask. "Nothing is wrong," he says with a smile. "Are you sure?" I ask. "There's something wrong with me..." he mumbles. "What?" I ask. "Nothing," he says, walking away.

A while later, I walk into the kitchen, and everyone is looking at their phones in horror. "What?" I ask. "Go look on Instagram," Paul says. I open it, and the first thing I see is a.. video of Mateo.. that's why he was acting weird.. "He's seen them..." I say. Everyone looks at me. "How do you know?" Judd asks. "He's been looking at his phone a lot the past day.." I say, looking at the horrible comments. "What are you guys talking about?" Owen asks. I show him. "Oh my goodness.." he says. "I'm gonna go find him.." I say, walking away. "Mateo? Hello?" I'm calling out. I trip over a balled up piece of paper. I open it.
"Hey, I shouldn't be a firefighter. I could kill someone. So I'm.. quitting.. I um.. I'm sorry you had to find out this way.. but it was easier.. your dumb friend that nobody cares for, Mateo,"
Tears start falling. I walk in the kitchen and hand them the note. "What!?" Owen yells. "That poor boy," Judd says. "Oh.. man.." Paul says. He was like my best friend. "It says something on the back," Judd says. "Ps. Love you guys, see you on the other side," Owen says. Everyone jumps in the truck after me. I speed to his house as fast as I can. "MATEO OPEN TH THE DOOR P PLEASE!" I yell crying. There's no answer. "Move!" Judd says, breaking down the door. We run to the bathroom bc he's not in the living room. Nancy pulls him out of the tub and starts cpr. She starts mouth to mouth. "Please, Mateo.." I cry.

Mateo's pov:

I gasp awake and spit out water. Everything is blurry, but I see a lot of people around me. Someone hugs me. "I thought we'd lost you," I hear through cries. What had I just done.. did I just.. try to.. I hug her and cry. "I'm sorry," I say, starting to cry. "Hey, hey, it's okay," she says. It's Marjan.. there's everyone here.. "There's nothing wrong with you, Mateo," Nancy says. "You're an amazing firefighter," Judd says. "With one amazing, huge heart," Paul says. "It wouldn't be the 126 without you," Marjan says.