After she killed herself

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thank you @Its_Your_Girl_E for helping me write this chapter.

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Her van pulls into my driveway

I get out and hug her. I kiss her nose. I think I might love her. In the corner of my hearing, I hear the unmistakable shutter of a camera lens. I look over and see Matt. He is standing there with a smile and a camera. Oh shit.

Erin looks over too. She runs into her van and drives away.

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That night she texts me.

Erin: I hope matt didn't see anything

me: Did you see his camera?

Erin: Yea what if he shows those pictures

me: Get ready for some teasing sweetheart

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I walk into school with my head down My eye catches a poster. It is a picture of Erin and me when I kissed her nose in my driveway. The word 'Faggots' is typed in bold at the bottom. I look down the hall. Every window is plastered with those posters.

I feel my face get red. I can feel tears start to fall down my face.

"Hey, dyke!" I hear someone yell.

"Hey, Faggot!" Someone else yells. People are circling me. They are flailing around the posters.

"Hey, Faggot! Want some (insert lady part here)?" I run just run. I run home. I get in the door and slam it. My back slides down the wooden planks. I sit there and cry.

"I'm done. Goodbye!!" I hear from upstairs. My dad comes storming down the staircase with a suitcase. He throws me aside and storms out the house. I hear my mom crying. So now they are split up.

I am the only thing still standing in a crumbling world.