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...
It seems like Aaron suddenly got a life. Suddenly, a small river of hope flows into Aaron. Ashley's eyes are now soft, and needy all of a sudden. She says nothing, but goes in front of the window and calls Aaron to stand beside. Aaron does so.
'' Aaron....there's a story I always wanted to tell you but...I couldn't, provided the situation and stuff'', Ashley says, curling her legs.
'' What?''.
She swallows again, clears her throat, goes silent for another moment, then speaks.
'' You spent your childhood in Denver?''.
''Nope. I came here after my father's posting from Colorado springs. Why do you ask?''
'' Remember there used to be a small park near the Memorial park? Remember how you used to go there and play?''
'' Holy sht. How did you...''.
Ashley smiles, looking outside.
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''When you were 9, you used to go there every afternoon. When everyone had groups, you wandered there alone. My big bro and I used to watch you. Pardon for the stalks''. She says, smiling but looking down.
''So you knew me from the beginning, aye? Damn. Anyways, where's your brother? Would be nice to me---''.
''He's dead''.
That sends missiles down Aaron. Grief over grief; he doesn't know what to feel next.
Silence befalls, and Ashley breaks it.
'' Do you know what caused the fight between Shae and Zack? It wasn't only Shae's anger issues. Zack was chatting, when suddenly he said 'wish Edward was here'. That got Shae mad like a mad dog''.
''Yeah but....what connection does he have with this?''.
Ashley ponders for a while, then makes her lips wet with her tongue as she says, '' Edward Monroe. He is....was... my big brother. Edward read in Shae's class, so that makes me a junior. Well...big bro wasn't actually what you call ' a person with normal mind'. He used to be introverted, very introverted, mainly because no one understood his devotion for constellations. He used to be a mad genius when it came to constellations, but to the outside world, he was too dumb to be the mayor's eldest son.He was forced to study politics, which he loathed a lot. He suffered from excessive bullying, and so was transferred to your school. There, he met Shae, and I don't know how, but they became good friends. Shae was not the Shae he is now. He used to be just like an ordinary student, with good grades and a clean record. They both became best friends, and brother found a new life with him, until one day..''.
Ashley pauses abruptly, not blinking.
'' One day.. Shae got super mad on something, probably a family matter. My big bro tried to console him, but it backfired. Shae insulted his passion about the constellations, and how he would never be able to make friends and how rich kids never understood the pain of the ordinary . Well...big bro held strong for a long time, until Shae stopped talking to him. He ignored him openly, and that caused more damage to big bro than ever. One day when he returned home, he found his constellation books to be replaced by books of law and politics. That made him realize that he has absolutely no value in this world, and people are making him what they want him to be. So one day I knock his door and call him to play. He doesn't answer. My knocks turn to bangs, but he still doesn't. Aghast, I call my mom, and she bangs too. At last one of our butlers broke in to see him lying there, lifelessly with a foaming mouth. He carried a note which read, '' See you in the stars, Shae.''
