New friend || book 1

Chapter 13 - moving on

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We carried his body to his bed and threw him on it, not even covering him up.

And I called the cops.

"How do you feel Dan? You can move on!", Peej's words stung.

Move on?

Am I selfish to want him to stay?

"Great.."

"Y-yeah!", I needed to be there for him. "You'll get to see your family again!", Dan looked sadly at me.

"Did it mean nothing?"

"What?"

"The kiss, did it mean fucking nothing!?"

"D-Dan.."

"No! Tell me! So I know before I fucking move on..", he was angry.

"Dan I'm sorry.."

"No, I'm sorry."

"What?"

Peej went downstairs to let the cops in.

"Sorry for ever falling for you."

"Is this him!?", I turned to a bunch of police men and nodded, watching them drag away the now awake killer. Others went to the attic, where Dan's body was hidden.

Yes we found out.

I turned back to Dan.

But he was gone.

"Where's Dan?", Peej walked next to me with confusion laced in his eyes.

"Th-there..", two men brought down a freezer which had what I was assuming to be Dan. "Wait!", they stopped, "we're Dan's really good friends! Please! Let us see him!"

They surprisingly agreed.

They opened it.

And there was his skeleton.

This was all real.

"May I?", I reached in and pulled a ring off his skeleton finger.

It read, ' Daniel James Howell.'

"Where is he being buried sir?"

"Next to his family, in the rosewood cemetery.", he closed the fridge and walked away when Peej pulled out earrings of Dan's.

"Phil, where is Dan? He didn't move on yet did he?", I shook my head.

"I upset him."

"Go after him."

"Excuse me?"

"Stop fucking feeling bad for yourself and go after him.", with those words I took off out the door.

I ran

And ran

And ran

Not sure where I was going but I was going to reach Dan for sure.

...

I reached Dan's house.

I immediately ran in and searched the place for him, no luck.

"Dan!", as I yelled for him a piece of the house fell on me, nearly knocking me down. The house was breaking down.

"Where is he?", a little boys voice spoke up from behind me.

I turned around.

He was the little boy from Dan's pictures.

That was Gage.

"Are you looking for Dan?", he nodded.

"We were brought back because he's ready."

"You know where he is?"

Sad that a little boy like this was taken from this world so easily.

"Danny!", the kid pushed past me and jumped in his arms.

Dan.

"Dan I-"

"Phil.", his parents appeared and took each of his hands. "Thank you, it's time for me to go.", Gage began dragging him towards the light by his shirt.

"Dan I-! I'm in love with you!", Dan heard me but he couldn't come back.

He was gone.

"F-fuck.."

"Phil?", Peej.

I turned towards Peej with tears streaming down my face.

He knew.

"Oh Phil..", he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. It was warm but not as warm as Dan.

Violent sobs erupted from me.

I've never been in so much pain.

I'll never see him again.

I'll never see Dan ever again.

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