Boy. 17. Lost.
Aaron is at his last year in high school when he sees his reflection in the mirror and cries. His whole life is a mess, with him always fighting with his thoughts. Depression has always been in his bloodstream, with dark clouds circl...
Aaron looks up, down, right and left; all directions the pull came from. He is inside the place where light can't reach. He is no longer pulled, no longer stretched; like it is needed no more. He looks down, as he discovers himself wearing a white robe; the only color in the black. Inside, his mind feels hollow, like something heavy was there for a long time, and now it isn't. He presses his hand to his chest, tries to feel the weight, but it isn't there.
Is this what 'nothingness' feels like? He asks himself, just as a giant whirlpool happens in the black and he is sucked right in. Then? It's a free-fall into more and more nothingness, until a beam of light appears and hauls him inside, and as he blinks into that nothingness, he flies into the beam of light and is blinded by it. With blind eyes, he sees it.
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Aaron wakes up in a jolt just as Shae shakes him vigorously. The first thing he notices is Shae's watery eyes before even noticing him. Shae soon releases him and walks away to face the other side, as he says, wiping his face.
'' Guys. He's alive.''
The entire gang surrounds him in no time just as Irina lands beside him and places her head on Aaron's chest and cries. Aaron finally feels it.
Weight.
Aaron's hoodie drenches in her tears as they come hot. His heart beats furiously against her forehead. He doesn't want it to end. He'd never want it to end, but it does, as she lifts her head and slaps Zack, who is sitting beside Aaron. Aaron turns his head slowly to him, as he is still looking down, eyes full of guilt.
A Zack Aaron has never seen before.
He tries to get up and end this drama, but his hands and legs don't respond. Shae rushes in to the scene.
''Irina...chill. It was just a freaking after-effect of the MDMA and nothing else. He's fine---''.
'' FINE YOUR ASS, SHAE. HOW DARE U FEED HIM MDMA? HE COULD'VE BEEN DEAD BY NOW!!'', Irina yells, her voice breaking from all that sobbing. Shae goes to the corner again and faces the wall, hands on his waist. Neha summons a bucket of water just as Aaron washes his face, his head still spinning. He looks around the garage, and notices it's still dark out there. Aaron takes the proper pills this time, and finally stands and leans on the wall. Ashley comes from a room and does what others didn't: hugs him. Zack notices them both and gives an apologetic smile. This hug reminds him of Zack; the same warmth, the same strength and the same 'need' of hugging, and he wonders how close they have been in such a short time. She finally releases him as she starts talking.
'' You okay?''.
'' Ya just...head's spinning and legs still a bit numb''.
Ashley smiles and pats Aaron shoulders lightly as she walks away to Zack.
