LOVE YOURSELF (A Short Story)

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He used to be happy
He used to spend time with friends
He used to make memories
But then, something happened

He was distracted while driving
It had been a while since
He last saw his friends
From their last gathering

As the car blurred by
He saw a very familiar man
Tagging a bus station
With a girl

He didn't stop to see
If it was really his old friend
Instead he continued driving

Again he caught sight of someone
Another man
Who looked very familiar
Walking alone

But then he ignored it
Thinking there was no way
His old friends couldn't be there
It was to much of a coincidence

He missed them a lot
And so he used that
As an excuse

And just a street, or a block
Or maybe even a few minutes more
Being distracted while driving
...he hit someone

Whether he called the ambulance
Or not
I cannot say
But he drove away without waiting

And he didn't just feel guilty
He was hurt
He was torn

He new the guy he ran over
It was another one of his old friends
He asked himself
Why he didn't try to help him

He was feeling utter pain
But he would not turn back

•••

It's been a while now
Since the accident
And he had no information
About his friend or his well-being

But he was able to distract himself
From all the guilt and pain
One day, he met a girl
Who accidentally dropped her journal

He read it
Maybe, just to know her better

Eventually they started
Seeing each other a lot
And then one day
He bought her flowers

He was waiting for her
Where they were going to meet up
When he saw her across the street
He waved, and she waved back

She was crossing the street when...

A car came, and hit her.

That was when he finally broke
All the pain and guilt
He had finally forgot about,
Returned in that moment

He felt the guilt and pain
And he wished to see his friend again
The one he hit with his car
And maybe

Just maybe
He'd reach out to the others.

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Not my own story.
Just written in my own words.