365 Unread Messages [Discontinued] [Rewriting With New Characters]

Day Sixteen

To: Gavin Free

From: Ray Narvaez Jr

Sent: August 17, 2017

Some people take grief better than others I guess. For instance, today we found something that broke our hearts again. Michael tried to kill himself last night.

Fuck, that's a hard thing to say. It's even harder to know that I was the one who found him like that. I can't stop crying even though I know he is still alive. Apparently, he wanted to be with you again.

Last night, I went over to Michael's to try and...apologize for how I acted when he told everyone that you two were dating. I was kind of an asshole. When I got to his apartment, I found it strange that the door was unlocked, but I went inside anyways.

I tried calling his name. I tried many many times with no answer. Walking around his house felt wrong but I knew that something wasn't right. There was no sounds of shattered glass, crying, or yelling like he has been these past weeks.

The door to the bathroom was locked. I called his name again and heard what I think was heavy breathing. I picked the lock and saw him lying on the floor with an empty bottle of pills. It was almost too much of a shock for me to even call the ambulance.

The doctors say he will be fine and it was a good thing I found him but, honestly I can't get the image out of my head. Michael is a strong guy and it is unbelievable that he could break like that.

He will be able to come back home in a few days and I hope he knows not to do it again. Even though you are gone and there's a Gavin-sized hole in the world, it's not going to help anything if another one of us joins you.

He loves you, Gavin, but it isn't worth killing himself over. I just hope he doesn't try it again. I might not be there to find him.