Short Stories

Watching You Go

My best friend and I met when we were both six. I had an unbelievable imagination that was full of aliens and crafting. My name is Amanda. I have short straight strawberry orange colored hair, green eyes, slim figure, tall. My best friend, she is tall as well. Light blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. Pale skin, like me. I've always envied her for how beautiful she is. Her name is Lucy. I have have many friends, or really, any but her. She's more so the popular one. She gets all the guys, all the attention. Everyone at school is amazed we even hang out. She tries to get me to come out my shell, but meeting new people cause me to freak out. Slowly, Lucy has been too busy talking to others than me. Everyday at lunch, ever since she started dating Kevin, I've been alone. Each day at lunch would be awful, I felt so alone. No one dared to look at me, to dare even walk near me. I miss Lucy, we used to be so close, but she's changed a lot. I want her to sit next to me again, so I'm not always alone.

"Ama!" I hear Lucy shout. She jobs over, once again in a white short dress, a layer on top being a patterned lace. She stands next to me and places her hand on my shoulder. "It's been awhile! How are you feeling?"

"It's fine. How ar-" I get cut off by Kevin as he walks over to us. I step over to get Lucy's hand off of me, she then wraps her arms around Kevin. I watch as they begin to make out. I quickly look away, and stare at the wall.

"Kev, I'll talk to you in a second. I need to talk to Am-"

"Luc, we never talk anymore! Come on, just this once don't spend your time with this loser and hang out with me. You love me more than anything and anyone, right? You promised me that." Kevin says harshly. His words were like knives as he said loser, and right to my face. I clear my throat, and look at Lucy. She's staring at me.

"Go have fun with him!" I force a smile, and give a weak thumbs up. She smiles back, and turns to Kevin, hugging him tighter than before. I turn around, making sure my face is hidden from them. I feel my heart ache, and a lump in my throat. Tears form in my eyes, but I blink them away quickly. I begin to walk away.

"Ama, I'm sorry it's been weeks since we've last had alone time!" Lucy smiles, sitting down next to me on the grass in the field.

"Yeah, it's fine." I forced another smile, but it only made me want to cry. I look away, and instead at the clouds above. Lucy didn't notice my pain, which was good, but based off of how long she's known me, you'd expect her to care more.

"Sooo, Kevin said I looked really beautiful the other day! He said that we were going to get married, and live forever in a nice cozy home!" Lucy squealed, telling me a story I didn't really care about.

"Amazing." I said, not noticing how emotionless I sound.

"Right? I also had an amazing converstaion with Britt! Oh, Brittany! I almost forgot you talk to no one! Heh heh!" Lucy smiles, giving a soft giggle. Does she really not notice the pain I'm in? "Oh, Ama! Want to go with me to a party with Kevin? It'll be fun! The three of us can have a great time! Maybe we can find you a man!" She nudge me, but my only response is a small fake smile.

"I'd love to, but I'd rather not go. You know how I get when I'm around people." I answer, looking down at the grass, rubbing my arm.

"I do, and you're not going to make friends by refusing to talk to people." Lucy crossed her arms, I can start to hear the anger in her voice. Why is she getting mad?

"I try to, it's just... I can't, it's hard for me to just say h-"

"Just grow up. Go up to someone and say hello! It's easy!"

"But what if they don't like me? What if they think I'm ugly? What if they think I'm worth nothing? It already seems that way! When we were kids, remember how I used to always talk to more people than you? The next school year, they stopped talking to me very slowly! They all started thinking I was ugly, annoying, always laughing! Now you're leaving me! For Kevin! A boy!" I was crying at this point. Tears were streaming down my face quickly, as if this were some dramatic anime scene. "You have no idea what it feels like to never have someone there for you!" I scream at her. She stayed silent for a moment, but when she opened her mouth, I knew I was in for a treat. I was guessing it would be a rather bitter taste.

"Oh really? Just do it again! Gain that courage! Just wa-" She gets cut off by getting a text message, I'm guessing from Kevin. "I need to go! Bye Ama!" She stands and leaves, running off, and I notice a nice car by the side of the road. Did she even listen to all that I said? No, it didn't seem like it!

A month later, each day, I've been alone. Walking in the halls of our school alone, always at home reading because I've had nothing else to do or people to talk to. Then suddenly, a normal day while at lunch.

I sit down, setting down my tray first, sitting at my lonesome table. After a few minutes of messing with the food, I see Lucy sit in front of me. She's sobbing, and she stares at me, her face covered in smeared makeup. "What's wrong?" I ask, I sound so non-caring.

"Kevin broke up with me! He said that I'm not cute anymore!" She yells, everyone in the cafeteria looks over. "I don't understand, he said we'll get married. He said he loved me, every second, every moment!" She yells again, only sobbing harder. I stand up, and sit next to her. I wrap one arm around her and pat onto her arm softly.

Another month later. She started dating Dale. Before she started dating Dale, we talked again, a lot. Then suddenly, she's gone again when Dale comes in. I'm just something used. I'm I'm a used toy that is only played with when the favorite goes missing! Out of two toys! I'm Woody, and Dale is Buzz, only we'll never become friends.

I stare at the clouds, alone. Sitting on a branch, thirty feet in the air. The sun shines on my face, I wipe a tear. Will I ever make a sound?

Lucy goes to school the next day, at lunch she had another heartbreak. Dale left her, and she sat at my table again. She notices I'm not there. "Ama?" She looks around the room. "She must be sick, I hope she ge-" She is interrupted by a text from my dad.
-Amanda took her life last night. Please attend the funeral, //insert info//
Lucy places a hand over her mouth as she begins to sob, harder and harder. "Ama!" She yells my name, hoping I'll be there to respond.