𝑇𝒉𝑒 𝑇𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝒉𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑆𝒉𝑜𝑝 [Completed]

4

Zaccariah
The next day:

As I showered that night, I thought to myself, What am I so afraid of...? Why can't I just trust? Why don't I WANT to trust?

I hear rhythms of knocks at the door.
"Zac, You ok?" I hear from outside the door.
"Yeah." I replied. I just realized I was in the shower for over an hour. Thinking to myself.

Kendal

Outside the bathroom door I spoke...
"The guys asked what are we doing this weekend." I said to her.
"Well, obviously they want to meet up so nothing." She seemed to have an attitude.
"You ok?" I ask.
"I'm fine." She replied.

She stepped out the bathroom and shoved past me in her towel. I followed her to her room.
"You don't seem ok." My eyebrows lifted.
"You're right. I'm not." She frowned.
She sat down in her towel on her bed. I walked over and sat next to her.
"What's wrong?" I asked. She turned away.
It took her a while to finally answer.
"Why did mom have to go." Her voice was shaking and she was fighting back tears.
"I- I don't know Zac... but she's in a better place now. Up there." My eyes got watery.

Zaccariah

"I just... I would do fucking anything, anything in this world just to talk to her one more time. Just to hear her tell me everything's gonna be ok!" I said as the tears flowed down my face.

"I know Zac... it hurts bad... but you have to remember, you can't be so selfish to wish she was here in this ugly world. She in such a better place." Kendal explained to me.

"It's like you don't even miss her!" I yelled.
"Zaccariah, What?"
"I bet you're just happy she's gone!"
"No why would you ever-"
"Stop! Get out!" I said angrily.
She stormed out. I began I slip off my bed and fell to my knees. Praying to my mother. Begging for help. An answer. Anything. I needed to know she was here for me...

Kendal

Sitting on my bed, I picked up my phone and texted Tay.

7:32
Tay

Tay?
Yeah?

You busy?

Nah wsp?

I need someone to talk to...

Where you wanna meet?

Meet me at Li's .

Bet.
At Li's

I'm sitting at the table whipping my tears, making it seem like I wasn't crying.
He walks in looking around, looking for me. Then he finally spots me and walks over, and sits next to me on the round chair.
"Hey!" He said.
"Hi..." I reply lowly.
"What'd you need to talk to me about?"
"Well..." I said trying to hold back tears.
"What's wrong?" He frowned.
"I began to cover my face and cry. For some reason, I just couldn't stop. It kept coming and I couldn't control it.
He hugged me. Tightly and genuine. It was warm and comfortable. Making me put my head in his shoulder.
He whipped my face and finally says
"Please tell me what's going on?"
I struggle to talk and say
"I- its my mom..."
His face was confused.
"So a while ago, she passed away, and Zaccariah can't seem to make out the thought that she'll never come back... and I love her, I want her to be ok. But, she won't let me help her."
"Kendal, I think she just needs space...
I know how y'all feel, my mom passed away when I was really young and I still think about it, all the time. I just don't say anything because, I don't wanna seem like a pussy to Jay. And I know he still cares, he just doesn't like to get into it. Trust me, I get it."
Hearing him say that, made me trust him.
My head gets off his shoulder and I turn and face him. His holds my hands and kisses them. I smile a little.
He then looks at my hands and notice my wrists, they have scars.
His face changes. He looks shocked.

"Uhm, a few months back, I fell into this deep depression..." I explain to him.
"You don't need to explain to me, I completely understand, trust me."
My heart was warm...

Zaccariah

I finally felt batter, after watching my favorite movie The Kissing Booth so I walked to Kendal's room to apologize. I honestly did feel bad, I know she misses mom, of course she does. But when I get like that, I don't control anything I say....
I open the door and realize she isn't there. So I go to her bathroom to see if she's there, and she's not...
I go back to my room to get my phone and call her. Voicemail.
I left her a voicemail: "Kendal, I'm so sorry. Please let me make it up to you."

Kendal
......well fuck