"I'm gonna help you okay? I'm gonna make it all better just please,please don't leave me you hear?"
her crimson covered hands creased his face,his limp body laid in her other arm,barley responsive. "This is the end of the line for me lyn-" He attempted,his mouth frothing with blood as he spoke,her tears mixed with his blood as she sobbed.
"Shh,shh don't speak,baby it's gonna be okay,we're gonna be ok." Her voice was wobbly,she knew it was too late yet she still had hope.
Archie slightly moved his head as an indication of a 'no'."N-no...no this is it,we've had a good run haven't we-" He wheezed,LynnMarie nodded her head,her quivering lip showing her true emotion.
"Baby don't cry,we'll see each other soon.." his shaking hand help her face,leaving a bloody handprint but she didn't care,she would do anything to go back and time and stop what's happening from happening.
She tried to help him up bit a blood curling cry of pain sounded from him making her sob even more,to her it seemed to be all her fault.
"Lynn,just lay me here and go,let me die." He wheezed out before a coughed loudly,causing a bit of blood to spray."No,I can't do that I won't-"
"Lynn please." He wheezed out even harder.
"NO I WON'T,YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE ARCHIE! YOU CAN'T" She cried out gripping onto his blood dyed,soaked shirt but she got no feedback,for he had took his last breath during her vulnerable cry. His chest was still,there was nothing but silence.
"A-Archie?"
How To Be The Best Third Wheel is now published as a Paperback & E-book by Wattpad Books!
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It's the last year of high school, and everything has changed . . .
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After a summer spent in the Philippines, Lara Dela Cruz is eager to start her senior year and, most importantly, reunite with her three besties. But what she did not expect was to show up on the first day of school to all three of her friends now in relationships. Fighting for their attention, catching some new and confusing feelings for long-time frenemy James, and wading through the pressures of post-high-school plans all have Lara reeling. And to make matters worse, Lara's beautiful and untrustworthy cousin conveniently appears and wiggles her way right between her and James' budding relationship. Feeling like a third wheel in more ways than one, Lara must learn to accept that change is inevitable, love is complicated, and being the odd one out is sometimes where inner power is found.
[[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Cover design by Jill Caldwell
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