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"Well I guess this is it, he's really gone." I whispered to myself as I witnessed my brother's coffin being lowered into the ground. I glanced over at the person who was my brother's best friend whilst he was alive, Tyler. I watched as a single tear slid down his face, I guess that maybe he hasn't got a heart of stone after all. He gives me a sad smile, showing the grief he's going through I guess, and offers his warm hand for me to hold. I take it and give it a little squeeze, showing him that I'm okay.
I guess it hasn't really set in that he's actually gone, but really, he is dead. Once filling in the earth over his coffin, a tombstone is placed above his gave, reading:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF KYLE LIAM BROOKS,
24/12/1995- 03/10/2014
A LOVING SON, BROTHER AND GRANDSON,
WILL BE MISSED DEARLY.
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** 2 months later **
"Jasmine it's hurts me seeing you like this" My mum complained. I really can't believe she's just said this, after all it was her son too wasn't it? " He really wouldn't want to see you like this!"
"WELL IT'S A BLOODY GOOD JOB HE CAN'T SEE ME NOW THEN ISN'T IT!" I shouted back, instantly regretting what I'd just said.
"Jasmine Kiera Brooks! Ever since the funeral I've had to bail you out of jail twice, I've been fined 3 times for you causing trouble, and you've been caught god knows how many times doing drugs and alcohol and it's only been 2 months! I can't bear this anymore. You will either sort your life out or i'm sending you to rehab! Your choice!" She screamed before storming off to god knows where.
So great I have to do some sort of thing to 'sort my life out'. Maybe something to get me out of the neighbourhood for a while? What is the point of this? But visiting the USA might be nice, or Australia?
I know what, A BUCKET LIST! That counts as sorting my life out right? And if I go do some like charity work in the poor parts of Africa I'm helping someone else too? I could do stuff like Karl Pilkington did on 'An Idiot Abroad'! How flipping fun would that be? And then if I take a year off school, I have a valid excuse. Now I just gotta get my parents to agree. Maybe I could get my best friend Cindy to come with me?
I decided to call Cindy to run the Idea by her first, since if she get's to come im sure her parents will be more than willing to pay for it. I rung her mobile hoping that she would pick up, and not be at like a nail bar or something where she couldn't pick up.
*ring*ring*ring*ring*
" Heyyyy! S'uppppp gurl?" Cindy's annoyingly high pitch voice rang out through the phone.
"Heey! I was kinda wondering if you were interested in maybe doing a bit of travelling with me, ya know, maybe like visiting America and Australia, that kinda thing?" I asked, silently begging for her to agree.
"Like when sista because I have a busy schedule and also I would never visit Australia cause of the tons of like venomous spiders!" She screeched into the phone.
" Rightttttt, so like maybe taking this year off school and no we don't have to go to Australia if you don't wan-" I didn't even get to finish my sentence before she interrupted me.
"WHAAAT? Are you crazy? I don't particularly like school but no way am I missing a bloody year to do some stupid project!" She screamed through the phone so loud that people the other side of the world could probably hear her. "Anyway, what brought this idea on?"She questioned.
"My mum told me I had to do something worthwhile to sort out my life or go to rehab, apparently 'you know what' has sent me down the gutter. I sighed, I don't particularly like talking bout Kyle's death, it was kinda a sensitive subject.
"Aww sweetie, that's just damn shit, but i'm sorry but I really just can't pack up and go do a load of crazy shit with you, my education's just too important."She said, rather pathetically to be honest.
"Oh I get it i'm just not important then!"I roared into the phone. How fucking dare she, she knows what i'm going through!
"Look I gotta go" She said rather robotically before the line went dead.
"SUCH A BESTFRIEND SHE TURNED OUT TO BE THEN!" I screamed out loud before falling to my knees and holding my head in my hands. Call me over dramatic but she's the only hope I had.
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An hour later I was still on the floor in tears but I had drifted off to sleep a few times, when I heard the door go.
"OH HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! WHO IS IT NOW? SOMEONE ELSE TO TELL ME I'M A FUCKING FAILURE?" I shouted out to whoever was at the door. I just wasn't in the mood to deal with them at the moment.
" Whoa, whoa, take a chill pill Jas" A calm, comforting voice called out. "You're gonna tell me exactly what's wrong before anything else. Right here. Right now."
" Is that you Tyler?" I sniffled.
" Yep and I brought you your favourite galaxy hot chocolate with candyfloss flavoured marshmallows!" Tyler said as he plopped down onto the sofa where I was previously sat. He then pulled me up off the floor onto the sofa and handed me a mug of hot chocolate.
It was pure bliss to pull the mug to my mouth and take a long, slow sip of the creamy, delicious liquid it contained. It calmed me down instantly and my body felt relaxed.
"So how have you been Tyler?" I questioned him whilst still sipping my hot choc.
"Fine, now don't change the subject young lady!" Tyler abruptly said. I giggled and he pulled me closer to him and gave me a warm hug.
"Mum told me that I have to sort out my life or she'll send me to rehab. So I wanted to create a bucket list, take a year off school and try and achieve as many of them as possible. But when I asked Cindy she basically told me to fuck off!" I exclaimed.
"Whoa keep down the language sugarplum!"He whispered in my ear.
I sighed.
"So I've got idea" He said.
"Oh yeah, what is it?" I whispered.
"How about I fund your trip since I know your worried about financial costs-"He started to explain.
"OMG that would be so brill-" I started to speak but he placed his hand over my mouth to stop me.
"Let me finish, okay sugarplum?" He pulled my head up so my eyes were looking straight into his.
I nodded.
"But there's one condition" He smirked.
"And what's that?" I asked, my voice wavering on every letter.
"That I get to tag along."
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So I finally had the motivation to actually write a full chapter! I know it may be short but 1149 words is long for me since i'm not that great at writing!
I hope to update AT LEAST twice per month so please bear with me!
Em xox
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The Teenage Bucket List
Teen FictionIt wasn't until the sudden tragic death of her brother Kyle, that Jasmine really saw how much she was wasting her life, doing things she shouldn't have been and getting herself into all kinds of trouble. Her Mum told her do something or she would se...
