I text my friend
Confirming our meet
Happiness flooding my face
I write to him
"We still on?"
And wait longingly for a reply
"Sorry, we're not
Something bad has happened
I won't be able to make it"
"Well, what happened?"
I question him,
The smile wiped off my face
"My brother just died,"
Jack texts to me
I can't form a reply
"How'd it happen?"
I finally manage.
Knowing not what to make of it
"Heart attack"
My friend replies
And I am left dumbfounded
"Which brother was it?"
I fervently question
My mouth a gaping hole
"The oldest one, Henry"
Oh, my god!
I don't know what to do
"Wasn't he only 18?"
I get a positive reply
I'm once again dumbfounded
"Is that why you were absent?"
"That's why I was absent"
My heart hurts as a whole
"Is there anything I can do?
Are you okay? Do you need to talk?"
I question, concerned, knowing not what to do
"I have to go, now"
He replies
Leaving my questions unanswered
My very best friend has lost his brother
And now he's probably grieving
And now Jack will never be the same
This is based off of a true story.
By: gotohelltoburnwithme
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