damaged kids. k.q/v.f

eight

"i know we haven't seen each other in a while. so, because of that, i want you guys to describe the best day of your life. and i don't mean just a day you were really happy, i mean the best day in your entire life." gerard said with a smile, switching his gaze between every boy in the room.

the teenagers all looked between themselves. i mean, they had all only been alive for a short amount of time. so to pick the best day out of 15-20 years is kind of hard.

"starting with... me, i guess. i'll go first." gerard said, letting out a small chuckle when he noticed all the boys thinking expressions.

"i was about 23 and i was in my favorite cafe to sketch. they had always had a couple of musicians play here and there, but i never really payed attention because it was never the type of music i like... i just- i just remember hearing the most beautiful voice, and for some reason i looked up. for the first time in 3 years of going to that cafe i looked up from my sketchbook. i looked up and i saw the most beautiful man i ever had the pleasure to lay my eyes on." mr. way stopped to smile, a blush rising to his cheeks.

god, he remembered that day like it was yesterday.

"he was 19, and he was the lead singer for a band called pencey prep. god, they were amazing. after their small set, he came over to my booth and introduced himself as frank. he looked into my eyes with his ridiculously green ones, and i knew then that he was the love of my life. everything about him was everything i wasn't, and i think that's what i adored most about him. that was the best day of my life, because a couple of months later, we knew we were in love." gerard said with a grin so wide you could see his small little teeth.

everyone smiled, how could you not? it was evident on gerard's face how much he truly loved frank. 

the therapist gave a nod towards mike's direction, and the tall mexican rolled his eyes. why does he always go first?

"uh, probably a couple of years ago, i guess. i was talking to jaime, vic, and tony in my house. they were sleeping over because that's all we did back then," mike stopped to chuckle, reminiscing in the nostalgic memories he has with his best friends. he misses that.

"we stayed up for most of the night, talking about the stupidest shit - uh, i mean, crap - you could think of. i remember looking around the room, and there was nothing but happiness. we were just laughing and smiling non stop, we were just being kids. we didn't have a care in the world. it was just us. i think that was the best day of my life." the tall mexican said with a small smile, getting a tad bit emotional because he would give anything to have that back.

but, it is what it is. time is something to be treasured, but even the luckiest person in the world will eventually run out of it.

"i think the best day of my life was around last year-ish. vic was... away... and jaime was at school. for some stupid reason mike and i stayed in his house, hiding out from our parents to avoid getting in trouble for skipping. i don't really remember how it happened, but i know mike said something funny, so i laughed and then i looked at him. i looked at him. and then i saw him differently. i didn't just see him as my best friend, or my brother like i did with vic and jaime. i saw him as mike fuentes, a beautiful boy that i had the pleasure of calling my crush. i knew right then that i loved him more than i should, and i wasn't even sure if he would hate me. but, i sucked it up, and i kissed him. and then he kissed me back. it's stupid, i know, i just have never felt that way about anyone else." tony stopped and grinned at mike, who was smiling back.

they were so cute it was almost disgusting. according to vic, anyway.

"for me, i'd say a few weeks ago. it wasn't anything too serious, y'know. nothin' like yours or mike's, or tony's. i went to disney with nick, gabe, jack, and jesse. it was just the first time i've been this happy in a while. usually i'm freaking out over shit, but, i just felt amazing. i felt like my life actually means something." justin said with a shrug, now chewing on his nicotine gum to quit down on his smoking.