Untold

D V A

August

A tear had snaked its way down my face, and I rubbed it away quickly as I stared at the  dirty wall that hadn't been painted in years. The paint that may have been white once was old and peeling, much like everything in my life- dilapidated, ruined. 

My room was quite bare to say the least, save for the wall by the closet where a collage of pictures, much too painful to look at, hung.

"August! Come here!" She was bouncing to ward off the November chill. The tips of her ears that weren't quite covered by her beanie were red, much like the tip of her nose, making for an adorable scene. 

A boy, smiling despite having rolled his eyes responded, "No, Vivvie, no pictures..." But once he looked into her eyes he knew no matter what he said he was going to give in.

He sighed and wordlessly joined her in front of the monument as she handed her camera off to some stranger.

"Say cheese!" The unfamiliar woman said, and grinning Vivvie complied happily.

"Vivvie," I whispered to the empty air and silence as I grabbed the precious photo off the wall, "I miss you." 

I felt something in my heart, like a thousand needles were stabbing it.

Remembering even the simplest of things about Vivvie hurt.

Her laugh, and how it used to degrade into snorting quickly.

Her smile, and how it would light up a room.

Her hand, and how it used to fit perfectly mine.

Her eyes, and how they would sparkle with wonder whenever I showed her something.

And when I told her that I loved her.

And when she said it back.

I missed everything about Vivvie.

I was done living with the guilt. I couldn't do it anymore.

I couldn't stand living without my Vivvie beside me.

And before I could burst out into more tears, I walked into the bathroom, clutching the precious picture to my chest, and pulled out a few pill bottles from the cabinets.

After I walked back into my room and I sat upon my bed, I stared at the bottles that I had found solace in for the past year.

Vivvie would be very disappointed in me.

But nevertheless, I still opened up one of the bottles.

As I poured it out into my hand, suddenly a girl stood before me, with unruly chocolate hair, dark blue eyes, and soft freckles on her cheeks.

I dropped the pills to the ground, startled.

"Vivvie?" I whispered.

August, she replied, what are you doing?

"I can't, I can't, I can't do this without you any-anymore-" I started, then the tears began to fall and I began to sob uncontrollably.

"Don't leave me again, Vivvie! Please don't! I'm sorry, it was my fault! I should've noticed that you..."

Shut up, August, she interjected, sassy as usual, I'm not going to leave you. At least, not for today. I'm here to help you move on.

Suddenly, I was the gawky fourteen year old boy again with bad acne and a bad haircut, like when we had first met.

And she, the exact same, except with braces.

"You seem sad," she had said, sitting beside me on the bench.

I didn't answer.

"Don't you have any friends?" she had asked, her braces making her slur her words a bit.

I shook my head slowly, "Nobody would want to talk to me."

Vivvie gave me a confused look. It was soon replaced with an excited one as she said, "I'll be your friend. So can Ley and Colton."

"Who's 'Lay and Colton'?" I asked.

"Colton is my twin brother and Ley is my friend . They're both my best friends in the entire world. And now you're one too."

"I hate to break it to you," I said, "but life doesn't work that-"

But before I could say a word, I was dragged by Vivvie towards Henley and Colton.

And she was right.

They would be my best friends. They were my best friends.

I confessed quietly,"But what if I don't?"

Vivvie sighed, walking over towards me and embraced me. I buried my face in her neck, taking in her smell.

Vanilla, chocolate chip cookies, and mint.

It smelled like home.

I remembered cuddling with her and watching her favorite Disney movies.

I remembered kissing her in the rain one late spring night.

I remembered watching the stars with her on the roof.

I remembered baking with Vivvie. Well, trying to.

To this day, I had never found any cookies that had been harder.

"Please don't leave," I murmured to her.

I won't, Vivvie promised.

And we stayed like that for a long time.

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Sorry its been sooooooooo longggg i was on hiatus for a bit. I'm trying to get back to writing. Please comment below on what you thought and if I should continue this story. And as usual:

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