Tangled Cords

"When people know too much about you or just those deep things it makes you their puppet," Alex says, cracking open a new can of beer.

"Oh well, I get that, but there's such a thing as having friends. Like y'know, the people who don't backstab you."

He looks up a bit as if he's thinking about something, a look of sadness on his face. It's quickly replaced with a stoic expression," Well, I don't really think many people would want to even know me."

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Life never goes as planned, we all know that. As a group of friends navigates the world of youth they go through quite a turn of events. From love stories to loss stories. Who could've dared known how the cords of life tangle.