«Guys and Games» Zelkpvp

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All these weeks were supposed to make me forget. But I remembered, now more than ever before.

I stretched my arms. The sun was brightly shining behind the half-drawn curtains, suggesting that it was early morning. As I carefully opened my eyes, squinting at the bright light, I noticed how everything seemed clearer and more focused without the effect of drugs.

I could make out the trash on the floor, a thick layer of dust, blood or vomit covering most surfaces, heaps of dirty clothing piled up, waiting to be taken to the laundry- the state of my apartment shocked me, pigs live in better conditions than this.

It was that morning that I swore never to even come close to those pills ever again.

Despite that, as I was not yet ready to take on the burden of the world outside the safety of my bed, I closed my eyes and attempted to relive my favorite moments of my interactions with Zelk.

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"Welcome to your first day at Invaded Lands, noobs," Skeppy's cheerful voice called, instantly lightening the mood. "Today you'll be working in pairs! Zelkam and.. Mega, you'll make a perfect duo, hehe. Go ahead, set a good example for everyone! I'll check on you idiots in an hour"

I felt out of place in this group of lively and lighthearted people, but Skeppy was surprisingly right: me and Zelk instantly bonded and worked in total sync together, whether it was building maps, banning hackers or finding bugs in plugins. Six hours flew by unnoticeably, just as time always does when you're enjoying yourself.

"Bye Mega, nice working with you, see you around sometime!" - his voice instantaneously snapped me back to reality, and I realized that my shift was over.

"see you, annoying furry" I typed.

"Who, me?" he faked an offended voice.

"yes you, bye loser :)" I smiled as I left the call.

My first day was perfect.

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"Happy birthday, Mega!" as his exuberant voice congratulated me, I wondered how he knew it was my birthday. But for now, I put that out of my mind and just enjoyed spending time with my best friend.

"3... 2... 1... OPEN YOUR EYES!"

To my astonishment, I saw a giant Minecraft cake built at Invaded Lands' kitpvp arena. Players swarmed all around it, killing each other, and just at the top I could make out a sign that said "happy birthday idot :D". Looking at the chat, I saw it filled with tens of positive messages wishing me a happy birthday.

Later that night, we binge watched a series that night, talking, laughing and cracking jokes between episodes. All I did was type, but I'm sure that Zelk sensed my happiness and gratitude- only a blind man wouldn't.

It was easily the best birthday of my life.

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But then things took an unexpected turn.

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"Hey, wanna play on Hypixel for a bit after work?" and as I typed, a smile was plastered on my face while I anticipated the fun afternoon with my best friend.

"I can't Mega, I'm sorry. I'm busy this week." HIs tone was unusually cold and serious, and he quickly changed the topic when I asked him what was wrong.

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I wouldn't mind at all, if only the same thing didn't happen next week, and all the weeks after that. I felt heartbroken as we slowly drifted apart, but I quickly accepted it- good things in life, however badly you want them to, can't stay forever.

I would get over my little crush and I wouldn't even remember that I liked him in a few months. Or at least, that was the plan, and as you know, planning things like emotions can go completely wrong.

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"I think I like you, as in more than a friend-" at this point he stopped to catch a breath.

A million thoughts raced through my head. I have been mentally preparing myself for the worst, having been bullied, neglected and insulted my whole life, but this was different. My whole world turned upside down. Never in my life have I been prepared for my favorite person in the whole world to confess their feelings for me.

"I'm sorry Zelk but I don't feel the same at all. It will be best if we stopped talking"

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I shivered from the cold and wrapped myself tighter in my blanket. It hurt to relive that moment: to remember my own feeling of guilt and his discouraged, as if betrayed, heavy sigh. But for the first time in weeks, I felt motivated. I didn't know how, but today was the day things were hopefully going to change.

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yess a 3am chapter cause why not? will probably be edited later