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This idea is from sunsetscrape thank you so much for the suggestion! This chapter does go very dark. Mentions of: •Ab*se •S*icde •Self-h*rm Please do not read if this will trigger anything for you. I love you all and thank you for choosing to read my stories ❤️
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Summer Jones had not been the same in a long time. The musical theatre club were rehearsing for their show of 'Beauty and The Beast' when they had really started to worry about her.
Summer was sat on the top part of the layered seats in the bomb shelter reading a book as the others rehearsed when EJ came up to her. "Hey, Sum. How are you doing?" EJ asks. "I'm okay." Summer answers. "Are you sure?" EJ asks. "Sure." Summer replies, without a second thought. "Sum, we're all really worried about you. You are not yourself at all." EJ tells her. "Like you would know. We've only known each other for less then a year EJ. Back off." Summer snaps. "Sum, I'm just trying to help. Please. Talk to me." EJ says. "I don't need anyones help! I'm fine! Why can't everyone just leave me alone!" Summer shouts, standing up. The brunette grabs her bag as everyone turns to her, before she jumps off the seats and heads out the room. "Summer!" She hears her boyfriend, Ricky, call after her, but she ignores him and keeps walking.
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Summer was walking with her little sister, home from school when Ellie grabbed her hand causing her to look at her. "Is everything okay, Summy?" Ellie asks. "Everything's okay, El. Why do you ask?" Summer asks. "You've been acting strange. And mom and dad are shouting a lot." Ellie says, causing Summer to slightly flinch at the last part. "Everything's okay, El's. I promise." Summer tells her, feeling bad for lying to her, but no-one could know what really was going on. What really happens within the four walls of her one home. She had to protect her little sister, even if that meant not protecting herself.
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Summer had told Ellie to go to her room as soon as the pair got home, telling her not to come out until she told her to. She could see the look on her parents faces and knew what was about to happen. An hour and a half later, Summer was lying on the kitchen floor unable to get up, her parents had left about 15 minutes ago, probably to go to the pub. Summer sat up, slowly wincing with every movement. She stood up and hopped over to the medicine cabinet, pulling out her mothers medicine bottles. This was it. She couldn't take it anymore. She had written in her diary that morning explaining everything. She had messaged miss Jenn 20 minutes ago to come over and just walk in. She knew the sight would be terrifying. She didn't want anyone to see it, but most importantly she didn't want Ellie seeing it. She had messaged Ricky telling him that she was sorry and to look for her diary. She had to get her sister away from her parents but she couldn't take it anymore. This was the only way to save them both.
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Summer Jones was gone, and Ricky Bowen Didn't know what to do without her. Ricky had snuck into her room one night and found Summer's diary just like she wanted him to. But it had been a week and he hadn't been able to bring himself to read it. The curly haired boy was on his phone laying in bed when he looked over at the diary in his bedside table. After Summer's death, Ricky moved to Chicago with his mom. He wasn't going to be here forever, he couldn't be. But the longer he was here the harder he found the thought of going back to Salt Lake. The place he had grown up with his best friend. The place he had lost her. Salt Lake felt like a stranger to Ricky Bowen now that Summer was gone. He put his phone down picking up the diary before flipping to the last page, finding it was written the day she died.
08/03/2021 My Last Day
Hi Ricky. I know your reading this. I mean I asked you to find my diary, so I hope your reading this. Because my sister needs your help. I'm so sorry for leaving you. You have no idea how guilty I feel. But I couldn't take it anymore. My parents abused me. Every night they would abuse me. Hit, kick, punch, you name it they did it. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. I was scared. I didn't want you to think any less of me. I love you so much and it hurts to leave you behind. But I need you to get Ellie out of there. This is the only way I could have saved us both. I need my sister to be safe. I really wish it didn't have to end like this for us. I love you so much, Richard Bowen. But I don't want you to hold on. I want you to move on and find a new person to love. Someone who isn't selfish and won't leave you like me. Because you deserve the world. I'll miss you forever. And I'll always watch over you. Your not only my boyfriend, Ricky, but your also my best friend. I love you to the moon and back. I'm so sorry. Love, Summer xx
Ricky was sobbing in his room when his mom walked in. She quickly walked over hugging him as he sobbed into her chest. Ricky didn't understand why Summer would kill herself, when the doctors announced it was suicide Ricky's whole world came falling down more. He didn't understand why she wouldn't of come to him. But now he knew. It broke him completely.
