"As worlds collide: a tale of depression and friendship"

Chapter ONE - Fragile hope

"-Stop please.... Don't kill me! I'm sorry I ate your chicken nuggets!

Too late, Maggie had already shot. You'd think being my best friend she'd let me win for once, but no.

-Sorry Red, but I've been dreaming about them since yesterday.

That said with a malicious grin, I knew she just wanted to show off her I'm-better-than-you-at-video-games side.

-Oh well, I 'm still better at...uhm..art? Come on, let's go for a walk.

We then left my pale purple room giggling, and headed downstairs, to the park.

And by the way, Red's not my name but since I'm called Ariel and coincidentally a red head, I guess it suits perfectly.

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We had been seating on the grass for over an hour, not speaking much, then Maggie finally says:

-You know I don't say it often, but I do love you. And Cyprus. You're truly my best friends.

I smiled and gave her a huge hug, which looked more like I was trying to go into her body... I noticed people were starring so I pushed it a bit further and let go. Just for the fun of it c:

-I know you do ahah.

-And you know what, we should make Cyprus a flower bouquet!

-Ah yes, let's be rebels!

And as soon as she said that I got up and we headed towards the lake, where the prettiest flowers are. And as I bet down to pick a dandelion, I felt a hand push me, and before I realized I was soaking wet.

-OH MY GOD!!!! Marguerite Sammy Toch, are you insane? I am going to murder you!! You better run very far and very fast!!

-Oh I'm sorry, is little Red mad? As soon as she said that, she ran the sprint of her life.

I took my heavy and wet body out of the lake shouting a few curse words, and started looking for misses Toch. Did she not know I have nothing to change into? God I'm going to kill her!

I finally spotted her by the ice cream stand (who's ice creams are de-li-cious) but, I stopped halfway. My heart was beating like crazy. This cannot be... I was looking at a red head, but I'M the only read head in the town. I mean... since SHE left. I couldn't verify my hypothesis since I could only see the person's back.

Maggie approached me, and before she could speak, I grabbed my sleeve which she directly understood: we were both thinking of the same person; Isabella. But it can't be, I'm sure it isn't!

-We should go. Let me just say Red, how silly of you to want to go swimming in the lake.

We both laughed, ignoring other people's gaze, and headed back to my house. Side note: I am so getting back at her for this.

Maggie left around 6h, just in time for my call with Cyprus:

-Hey there twiddle dee, I miss you! Thankfully winter break ends tomorrow.

-I do to twiddle dumb, and guess what happened today (I told him about going to the park, being pushed in the lake and thinking we saw Isabella)...

-Oh, we definitely need to get back at her.

I could hear his laughter, which made me smile. He waited a bit, and added

-Are you sure you're going to be ok? We don't even know it's her yeah?

-You're right... it might even been Cameron Diaz for all we know.

-Ariel! Cameron's a blond."

Oops, my mistake. Which may I precise led us imagining which other celebrities it could have been and laughing at every suggestion made. Finally, after an hour and a half, Cyprus hung up.

I had dinner with my parents, changed into my pajamas, plugged on my Adam Lambert playlist, and laid in bed.

I rolled my sleeves up, looking at my scars; to be sure I still had them. It may seem weird but I need to know they have not disappeared, otherwise I feel a part of me has gone with them.

Usually I'd try to concentrate on the music but one thing was keeping me up tonight: is Isabella really back?

**AN/ I'd like to know what you thought? Because this is a story I had already written but deleted by accident...

I just hope someone will read this c:

Random song to listen to / Change by BANKS

Be strong everyone, and to be honest the TRIGGER WARNING is appliable for the hole book

xxx, May**