Hi! My name is Erika and I'm 17 yrs old.
Ever since gradeschool, Dettrick has always been my classmate. Our parents are good friends that's why we became close. In good times and in bad times, in spirited times and in times of trial, he’s always there for me.
One day, I saw him talking to a guy. After they're done talking I immediately ask Dettrick for who was the guy and he said he's one of the members of this frat.
"Why did you join the fraternity?" - Me
"Nothing. I just want to." -Him
"You just want to? Don't you know it's dangerous?" -Me
"I know what I'm doing. There are lots of people who join fraternities." - Him
That's our last conversation. Days passed, I didn't hear from him. He doesn't text. I don't see him in school either. I wonder how he is doing. I went to visit him at his house but he wasn't there. I wrote in my diary:
Dear Diary,
I miss my best friend. I miss Dettrick so bad, the man who I secretly love.
Love, Erika
Until one day, I saw him leaning against a wall. I walked over to him and said:
"What's happening to you Dettrick?" - Me
"Why?" - Him
"There's something you're hiding from him." - Me
"What do I have to say to you?"- Him
"Why you don't go to school anymore? Why you don't talk to me anymore? Why you don't reply to my messages?" - Me
He walked away but I grabbed his arm.
"Dettrick, what is really happening to you?" - Me
"Why do you care so much about my life?!" - Him
He let go of my hand. I was about to say my true feelings to him when he said:
"What are you to me?!" - Him
And then off he went. I was silenced about what he said. Who am I to him? I'm just his best friend. Just that. Nothing more.
He left and never showed himself to me anymore.
I didn't text him. I never visited him at his house either.
Two weeks passed when I got the news. Dettrick is in the hospital in grave condition. I went there as fast as I could. But...
When I got there...
He passed away.
I was crying and shouting his name. His family tried to calm me down. They told me to sit down on a chair beside's Dettrick. I should've told him I love him when I still got the chance.
Dettrick's cousin handed me Dettrick's cellphone.
I read his text message to that fraternity guy:
"Brod, don’t you dare come near my best friend. I did what you asked me to, right? I stayed away. Just please don't hurt Erika. I love her so much."
After reading that,I was crying again. But I'm happy because the person I love,loves me back.
~THE END~
