The drummer and the outcast

Tears

I stared at my phone as tears poured down my face. Brittany just told me that she wanted to die and she might not make the night. I don't even know what to do.

My eyes trailed over to my pencil sharpener. Quickly, I unscrewed it and took the blade out. I rolled up my sleeve and cut myself.

Everybody leaves me in the end. What the hell am I supposed to do now? I have no friends, no family, nothing! Aggravated, I threw my blade at my door and just brought my knees to my chest, crying even more. Why?

Next day

I sat down on a bench at school, humming Kissing in Cars by ptv. It was Brittanys favorite song and now it was stuck in my head.

I smiled at the thought of Brittany coming to school but it soon vanished when I remembered.

My eyes trailed up to the sky as a tear ran down my cheek. Wiping it away, I stood up and walked out if school. I couldn't deal with these idiots today. Not without Brittany. I walked to the only place I could think of. The Park.

I sat on a swing, listening to Million Dollar Houses, her second favorite. My phone buzzed and it was Mike. Why is he calling me? "Hello?"

He sounded frantic, "Where are you Cheyenne!?"

I let out a sigh, "I'm at the park by my school. Why?"

"Stay there! I'm on my way!" And he hung up.

"Cause I've broken bones for you. And for you only." When the song finished, I lifted my head to see Mike running towards me.

He grabbed my wrist, pulling me off the swing, and hugged me, "I know what happened with Brittany."

I wrapped my arms around him quickly and started crying again. He rested his chin on my head and started to rub circles on my back. Finally, after a little while, I got the courage to look up at him, "W-Why d-did she h-have to d-die?"

He looked down at me with sadness in my eyes, "I don't know Cheyenne. I don't know. Sometimes people just do that."

Tears continued to stream down my face, "But why her..? She was like family. I have no more family now Mike."

He grabbed my hand and started dragging me somewhere, "You have a family. Us. And you'll come with us everywhere from now on."

I almost smiled, but I couldn't with everything going on. But maybe this is my chance to start a new life. Though I will never forget my best friend. Never.