A collection of short stories

Mistake

A few more hours later, it was basically 9:30 now and the three teens had been watching movies since 4:00, Grace had fallen asleep on Kyle's lap; she seemed to be super exhausted and Kyle gently moved her head so it was placed over a cushion on the couch. Abigail and Kyle knew that because of their best friend's struggles with mental health and depression led her to sleep a lot more and a lot earlier, she was always physically and mentally tired. ''Do you want to just let her sleep and we can just talk in your room?'' Abigail asked.

Kyle nodded and Abigail followed him into his room, Kyle shut the door behind them and the two friends pressed their backs up against the headboard of Kyle's bed. ''I'm glad she's feeling a little bit better, you really know how to lighten a mood, Kyle,'' Abigail smiled, gripping Kyle's hand and holding it up in the air out of pure friendship.

''That's me, Mr lighten the mood. I just want to see my two best friends in the whole wide world with massive smiles spread on their faces, I love you both so, so much,'' Kyle smiled, squeezing Abigail's hand.

''You know if I wasn't a lesbian this would be the part where we would kiss you know since we're alone.''

Kyle just laughed at his friend, rolling his eyes in the process too. ''You've been watching too many romantic comedies my dear friend.''

''I have not,'' Abigail yelled.

''You so have,'' Kyle laughed.

''Whatever, can I have some more of your chips?''

Kyle rolled his eyes. ''No way, you practically ate a whole bag without sharing it with me or Grace.''

''Please,'' Abigail practically begged at this point.

''You know what fine,'' Kyle rolled his eyes and pulled open his bedroom door and grabbed the sour cream and chives packet. He noticed that Grace had woken up and now she couldn't get back to sleep, it was ten thirty now. ''Hey, Grace you okay?'' Kyle asked, sitting down beside her.

Grace nodded. ''Yeah I hope so.''

Abigail walked into the room, noticing Grace sitting up right rubbing her tired blue eyes, she rushed over to her and grabbed her hands, engulfing her into a massive hug. Grace returned it unsure of what to do. ''You okay?'' Abigail asked.

''Kyle asked me the exact same thing,'' Grace replied.

''Okay, well do you a feel happier than you were earlier today?'' Abigail glared into her best friend's kind blue eyes.

''I don't know, I guess. I'll be right back, Kyle you don't happen to have a blade or anything sharp on you do you,'' Grace asked, not even hesitating to ask.

''No, there is no way in hell that you are stealing my belongings to cut yourself with, I thought you were having fun Grace. You can't keep saying these things, it hurts both Abigail and I just as much as it hurts you so please just stop,'' Kyle explained.

''You just don't get it, you never did; the only one to ever understand me was Abigail, I pushed her away but at least she has been in my life longer than you have. I'm sorry if I'm a horrible person, I'm sorry if I don't meet your expectations of having fun. If you want me to I can list all the things that I hate about my stupid little life, one I hate myself, I hate the way I look, I hate the way every time I try to do something to myself people just stop me. Two, I hate my mum and her excessive drinking and neglect, three, I hate the way my dad believes me to be a mistake and I am that mistake why am I still alive? Tell me, Kyle why the fuck am I still alive? So forgive me if I always want to always try and numb the pain of feeling like a disappointment to everyone around me, I want to disappear and if you would just let me I would've gone by now. You both have to just keep on stopping me, keep on trying to get me to have fun, well it's not going to work out, okay? My life has always been shitty and there's nothing the two of you can do to stop me. I wish I could just have a set of parents that actually love me, I wish the two of you would just leave me alone and stop checking up on me,'' Grace snapped, practically falling to her knees and suddenly bursting into tears.

Abigail and Kyle just let their best friend sob into their chests, rambles and rants were a common thing for the young teen she practically did it on a regular basis.

Grace still wanted to disappear but when she was around the two people she loved the most she wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of her life with them.

The End!