Grapple: A Story of Love

Apple shares his core feelings

*45 minutes and a box of tissues later*

"So, Ace, what's your story?" That was Grape's nickname for Apple. "You said you had problems. Specifics please."

"And what makes you think I'm just gonna spill my feelings to you, someone I've only known for five whole days?"

"Hey! I just told you all my life's problems. Now it's your turn," She said with a smug smile.

He took a long sigh. "I guess.

"It all started when I was eight. It was at my birthday party. We were opening presents. After I opened all my friend's presents, my parents gave me an oddly shaped thing. We always had a rule in our house where we couldn't open our present until we took a couple guesses. I was eight and stupid, so of course I said things like 'a car!' or, 'a puppy!' Anyway, after this went on for a couple minutes,I was finally given permission to open it. It was a weird looking bowl.They explained to me it was a fish bowl! I was ecstatic. The next day we went to the pet store and I got to pick out my very own fish. She was a goldfish, and I named her Goldilocks. I was completely infatuated with her. I talked to her, I played with her every day after school. Then.... April 15th came along. It was the worst day of my life. I came home from school. I ran upstairs to go say hi to Goldilocks. But there was something about her. She was.. *he visibly shudders* upside down. Her beautiful eyes were open, and they stayed like that. She was dead. I couldn't believe it. I cried for weeks. I wouldn't go to school. I wouldn't even leave my room. Finally, I went back to school. News had gotten around. Everyone was making fun of me. 'Crying over a fish? You wimp!' It made the whole thing worse. I already had depression after she died, but this was a whole new feeling. I didn't want to live anymore. I wanted to be with Goldilocks, yes, but it was more than that. It was... I didn't want to be a live anymore because of those bullies. It was terrible."

Grape was stunned. She had never had anyone open up to her like that. Not even her dad. (I'm a terrible person.) "Wow." She said. She barely even get that one word out, let alone a full sentence. "That's.... that's so terrible. How did you live through that?"

He shuddered. "I... don't know."

Now she was the one hugging him. They stayed, encased in the hug, for a very long time.

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I hope you enjoyed the latest chapter of GRAPPLE. It took me a full 8 minutes of thinking before I was able to finish it. Anyway. Keep checking for the latest chapter! 

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