Tidal Waves | Jalex

Chapter 1

The hardest thing for Alex to do, was not give in and close his eyes, he needed to stay awake, just for one more day. At least, that's what everyone kept telling him. He had nothing left to stay awake for. The only person who was worth staying for had left his life a few years ago, he has no-one now.
Alex sighed and grabbed his guitar before stepping out of his window and onto the roof of his house. He sat down on the top of his house and started playing the intro of an original song called Therapy.
By the end of the song he had tears streaming down his face. He put his guitar to the side and wiped his tears before looking up to the sky. He hummed the lyrics to I Miss You while allowing the tears to flow freely down his face.
He audibly sighed and got up, grabbing his guitar and heading inside.

A few streets away, a boy named Jack was sat on the roof of his house, staring up at the stars. He hated the day, it was full of suffering and hatred. The night was full of silence and beauty. Jack felt as though he was only ever himself during the night. The peace and moonlight made him feel alive in a way that the day had never done.
The silence was broken by a very quiet sound of an acoustic guitar, it was coming from a few streets away from Jack. He frowned slightly as the song ended and there was silence once again. Every once in a while he'd hear that guitar, it didn't sound happy though, it sounded as though whoever was playing it was in a lot of emotional pain.
Eventually Jack heard his mom yell for him to go and eat, so he climbed back inside. But not before doing what he does each night he hears the guitar, sending a paper aeroplane in the direction of the sound.