without you

three

i don't know why she jumped. she seemed so happy. after the incident, i later found out that she texted everyone else in her contact list the same thing. i couldn't think straight and my mind was just...empty.

i snap back to reality when i hear a loud thump on her desk. there's a red box. i approach it confusingly and a little nerved. reaching my hand out, i quickly open it, only to see many letters inside. i sigh in relief, what was i expecting?

i pick up the letters and notice something. they all say my name. i quickly shove them in my bag so i can read them later at home. now realizing that i've ditched school, i just walk to my house and lock myself in my room.

                                         -💛-

later that afternoon and after cutting some long strips of yellow paper, i finally muster up the courage to peek inside the letters. what if this is a message and she's trying to tell me something important? what if her death really wasn't a suicide? multiple thoughts rush through my head, some really dumb ones too, but i take out the first letter.

"dear best friend,

you'll probably find these one day. when you do, i want you to listen very carefully. close your door and windows, and pull the curtains. i'm afraid that someone might be stalking me, and might stalk you as well.

i was sitting down on my bed and doing my homework when i got a message. it was photo of me doing what i was doing at the moment.

it was taken from the view outside my window.

i quickly got up and looked outside my window but no one was there. this scared the crap out of me and i went and told my mom.

she told me it was probably just a prank.

later, i texted the same number and asked them who they were. they told me they were my stalker. that freaked me out and i told them to stop pranking me and went to sleep.

i really thought it was a prank, until what happened next."