Remember: Completed

Sixteen: The End

last chapter. opinions? sorry <3 love you guys. 

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Michael stood beside luke, staring sadly at the lake. He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets. he slightly squinted his eyes, not wanting to tell luke it was but he knew luke could tell by him not responding. " no.." luke said with a whimper.

"something about that was wrong..." lukes hands dropped to the ground, curling his fingertips into the damp dirt as he took deep breaths. "just... just tell me what was wrong." Lukes words shook as he spoke, they were weak and being forced out. his body trembled as he was starting to realize nothing was wrong, it was all right. it was all the true memory.

Michaels lower lip trembled as he opened his mouth, shaking his head. he refused to look down, he refused to see his best friend breaking apart. Tears filled michaels eyes, " Luke, no.. " Luke started to sob loudly, " i dont understand!" he shouted between sobs.

"thats what this was about?" luke asked, still crying. his face was scrunched eyebrows narrowed, tears streaming down his face. "Just showing me my final words were to you were ....horrible and cruel?"

"yes." michael blurted out, trying to fight back crying. "okay, no." he said, slowly lowering himself down to get on the same height as luke. He dropped fully to a sit, pushing his legs out before him. His breath and words shook as he spoke, " Luke, you...youve always been there for me..and then the one time that i could've done something, i didnt."

"i killed you!" sobbed luke, burying his face into his hands. Michael frowned even more, finally turning to face his broken friend. he reached out, wrapping an arm around lukes shoulders, pulling him into his body. "it is not that simple." michael said.

Sniffling, pressing his face into michaels chest, luke weakly spoke. " i spent the entire day trying to remember something that..i would have been better off having never known. " michael shook his head, dropping his head ontop of lukes. " But Luke, you knew. Deep down, you always knew."

Lukes body shook as he tried to control his sobs, he kept his eyes squeezed shut. he slipped an arm around michael, holding him self as close as he could to his best friend. " it was so much worse than i thought it would be." choked luke.

Michael sniffled, he too was shaking. He felt luke suddenly stop shaking, so he looked down frowning. Luke pulled away, with eyes wide he looked at michael when he realized something. " was.. was that our goodbye?"

"what would have you said?" Michael asked, letting silent tears roll down his face as he looked his best friend in the face. he reached out, using his thumb to wipe away a tear trail. "What?" sniffled luke. "for a goodbye?" asked michael, trying to make it more clear to luke.

Lukes eyebrows rose, his frown deepened. They lowered, to scrunch down as he whimpered. He sniffled and looked away, using the back of his hand to wipe away a falling tear. "why does it matter?" he asked michael. "Well im here now." Michael said.

he shook his head, his voice changing tone from the threat of more tears. " its not the same..." he replied to michael. He looked back at michael, still sniffling and biting his lower lip to try to stop himself from sobbing.

"Well, i guess...i would say..." he took a deep shaky breath. "..that youre my best friend." he weakly smiled, seeing a smile growing on michaels face. "and i never had a best friend until i met you. and.. i know its not enough ...and that itll never be enough" luke brought his trembling lower lip between his teeth as he watched michael fight crying.

Tears continued to stream down lukes face, his body trembling from trying not to cry so hard. he paused to stare at his best friend, seeing him hurting over it just as much as he was. "..but.. im sorry." a small groan escaped from michaels mouth; he suddenly opened his arms again, beckoning luke in for a hug.