Can you juggle your teenage life?
(6:43 am)
You wake up to three consecutive knocks at your door. It was your Mother.
Your Mother: "Toby!" *KNOCK KNCOK* "Are you alright? I phoned Guy's Parents and heard about what happened to him...Please, let me come in"
You rub your eyes and shake your head to wake yourself up.
You: "Yeah...come in, the doors unlocked"
Your Mother slowly opened your door and poked her head inside.
Your Mother: "Are you...ok, honey?"
You didn't look at her but you kept rubbing your eyes.
You: "Not really...Life won't be the same without...him"
You realise that the sound of his name would put you in tears. Your mother looked at you, worried.
Your Mother: "I know this is as depressing for you as when your father left us..."
Your mind goes back to the past...You remember when your father would come home every night, drunk. He would abuse your Mother by throwing things at her. He would scream horrible names at her while you watched from your hiding place under the couch...You sobbed silently in fear as you watched. You remember that he drank himself sick every night. One night, your Mother decided to defend herself and call the Police. They came and arrested your father on the charges of Drunken Assualt. He was served 6 months in Prison. After his sentence, he took off and you never saw him again...
Your mind came back from the past to the present.
You just sighed and hid your head in your knees. Your mother looked worried again.
Your Mother: "If you want, you can skip school and stay home today...to, you know, calm down a bit..."
You bring your head up from your knees.
You: "Yeah...maybe that might help..."
Your Mother: "Ok then, I'll just send your guest away then..."
Your head shot up.
You: "Guest?"
Your Mother: "Oh yes! A girl came to the door at around 6 am asking if you were alright. I invited her in to wait for you until you woke up."
You: "Who was it? Do you know?"
Your Mother: "No, but she is still here...you want to come down and see her?"
You: "Yeah...yeah...just let me get dressed and stuff..."
Your Mother: "Ok, I'll tell her you will be down in a moment"
With that, your Mother shut the door slowly. You could hear her footsteps go down the stairs.
You wonder, who could be there? Only Guy would do something like that and he wasn't...here...
You: (If only you were still here...I need you, Guy...how will I get through life without you...?)
You turn to your left and you see a fork, knife and a plate from dinner two nights ago. You pick up the knife and poke your finger with it...seems quite sharp.
You realise life would never be the same without Guy...maybe you should just end it now...maybe you could meet Guy in Heaven...
Or you could just get over yourself...Guy was a good friend to you, but he wasn't a necessity in life...you could go on without him if you tried!
You look at the knife...
and then your bedroom door...
Unlike Guy, you can decide your fate...
Which one will you pick?
You wake up to three consecutive knocks at your door. It was your Mother.
Your Mother: "Toby!" *KNOCK KNCOK* "Are you alright? I phoned Guy's Parents and heard about what happened to him...Please, let me come in"
You rub your eyes and shake your head to wake yourself up.
You: "Yeah...come in, the doors unlocked"
Your Mother slowly opened your door and poked her head inside.
Your Mother: "Are you...ok, honey?"
You didn't look at her but you kept rubbing your eyes.
You: "Not really...Life won't be the same without...him"
You realise that the sound of his name would put you in tears. Your mother looked at you, worried.
Your Mother: "I know this is as depressing for you as when your father left us..."
Your mind goes back to the past...You remember when your father would come home every night, drunk. He would abuse your Mother by throwing things at her. He would scream horrible names at her while you watched from your hiding place under the couch...You sobbed silently in fear as you watched. You remember that he drank himself sick every night. One night, your Mother decided to defend herself and call the Police. They came and arrested your father on the charges of Drunken Assualt. He was served 6 months in Prison. After his sentence, he took off and you never saw him again...
Your mind came back from the past to the present.
You just sighed and hid your head in your knees. Your mother looked worried again.
Your Mother: "If you want, you can skip school and stay home today...to, you know, calm down a bit..."
You bring your head up from your knees.
You: "Yeah...maybe that might help..."
Your Mother: "Ok then, I'll just send your guest away then..."
Your head shot up.
You: "Guest?"
Your Mother: "Oh yes! A girl came to the door at around 6 am asking if you were alright. I invited her in to wait for you until you woke up."
You: "Who was it? Do you know?"
Your Mother: "No, but she is still here...you want to come down and see her?"
You: "Yeah...yeah...just let me get dressed and stuff..."
Your Mother: "Ok, I'll tell her you will be down in a moment"
With that, your Mother shut the door slowly. You could hear her footsteps go down the stairs.
You wonder, who could be there? Only Guy would do something like that and he wasn't...here...
You: (If only you were still here...I need you, Guy...how will I get through life without you...?)
You turn to your left and you see a fork, knife and a plate from dinner two nights ago. You pick up the knife and poke your finger with it...seems quite sharp.
You realise life would never be the same without Guy...maybe you should just end it now...maybe you could meet Guy in Heaven...
Or you could just get over yourself...Guy was a good friend to you, but he wasn't a necessity in life...you could go on without him if you tried!
You look at the knife...
and then your bedroom door...
Unlike Guy, you can decide your fate...
Which one will you pick?