This is the hardest story I've ever told, it hurts every time and I feel like without her I'm wasting everyday. Because this is the way she left me forever so I have to live the rest of my life with us not together.
I met her in high school. My sister was in the same year as her and I'd been dragged to her end of year music gala. I liked music but not theatre music like she was into and was expecting only that to come of it all.
My parents and I had gone backstage to wish my sister good luck.
"Thank you" she said pulling me in for an unwanted hug.
"Could you do me a favour?" She asked.
"Yeah what is it?"
"Down there" she pointed. "Y/n's dressing room, I needed to give her these"
She passed me a pair of black heeled boots.
"Sure" I flashed a smile and disappeared leaving her with my proud parents.
I found y/n's door and knocked.
"Yes?" She asked confidently.
I entered to see her sat at her make up table using some abstract piece of metal on her face.
"My sister- uh Freya, she said that you wanted these"
She turned her head and smiled.
"Ah yeah, tell her I said thanks and thanks for bringing them"
She took a couple steps towards me and held the shoes in her hands.
"So..." She began turning her back and taking a seat on the white sofa. She beckoned me into the room and I shut the door behind me. "You're the legendary Chandler Riggs?"
"I'm not so sure about legendary" I said.
She laughed.
"Oh come on, every girl here wants you"
"I mean the Riggs are all ladies men" I replied sarcastically.
"I mean it, just now I saw two girls outside the door taking pictures of the back of your head"
"Well I hope my hair looked good" I joked, she smiled.
Her gaze fell to the floor and she began to pull on the shoes and buckled them up.
"So what sort of music you performing?"
"Me and these three guys have a band, we're quite a hit in the music department"
"Well miss hot shot, you don't want to be late and I want to get a seat in this eager crowd. So break a leg"
She laughed at me.
"Goodbye Chandler Riggs"
"Goodbye Y/n y/l/n"
I weaved my way back through herds of excited and nervous acts all the way to a couple rows from the stage where my parents had saved me somewhere to sit.
The first few acts were boring musical numbers and my sister sang in the second one. She wasn't so bad.
Then my head teacher came on to announce the next act.
"We are very proud of our next group. They've gone on to get a record deal and have already created their own group of fans through music."
Then she came on. Her brown fading to green hair flowed behind her as the audience went wild. Her guitar matching the green in her hair. Then two guys and not long after the last.
Everyone went quiet for a split second then the music started and the room erupted.
They were incredible.
Soon the show ended and I headed backstage, said well done to Freya and went on to y/n's dressing room.
I knocked quietly and heard as faint yes from the the other side.
I found y/n sat curled in a ball on her sofa.
"I've given her shoes to someone else, she should have them by now"
Y/n didn't even turn round to see it was me, she just knew.
"I came to see you. What's wrong?"
Her voice was shaky and hoarse.
"It's all overwhelming"
"The music? But you're doing so well"
"That's the problem-" she faced me and I saw the tears that had stained her rosy cheeks. She somehow still looked beautiful even in a state.
I took a seat across from her.
