strawberries | brendon urie

53: "what word?"

"you okay?" me and justin were in town.
"i guess" i shrugged.
"you wanna try?" he asked.
"im scared" i sighed.
"i'll hold your hand?" he offered. we both laughed and i grabbed his hand.
"where to?" i pondered.
"mcdonalds"

"i'll do all the talking. just aim for one word" he said as we waited in line.
"ok what word?" i asked.
"oreo" he grinned. i scoffed.

"hi welcome to mcdonalds!"
CRAP. justin started.
"hi. can we have two mcflurry ice creams please? one m&m" he spoke.
"and for you?" she turned to me. her eyes were on me. justin squeezed my hand. my mouth moved slightly. i couldn't get the words
"mute?" she asked, kindly. i nodded...she spotted the pin on my t shirt.
"don't worry. my friends a mute too. i get it" she informed me.

i felt weight fall off my shoulders. i mouthed "oreo".
"so one m&m and one oreo" thank god! she gave us our food, wished me luck and we were off.
"that was terrible" i sighed.
"no! you've never mouthed before. don't you see? that's a start"
"why are you such a good friend?"
"well...i love ya. you're cool"

we headed to his place so i could help him with his homework.
"what are your school friends like?" i asked suddenly.
"they're all guys. we're all different though. some of us like writing. some of us like football. but we all get along and its cool" he told me.
"why do you hang with me on weekends instead of them & turn to me?" i had always wondered.
"i see them everyday. we have our own friend groups outside of school and...i like you more than i like them"

wow.