A bunch of short stories that I feel like posting may or may not end up here. Warning: most of these might be on the depressing side. I have no problems, I swear; I just write depressing stuff. xD
And on that note- First one!
I Called You
Yesterday, I called you evil. You were evil, in my eyes; you were strange, unlike the others. You have to believe me. I didn't know what would happen. I'm just a kid-just a stupid kid. Why did you listen to me? Why did you take those words to heart? You should have just turned away, gone on with your life, not let it get to you. But you're a stupid kid too; I can't blame you.
Yesterday, I was just trying to fit in. And "fitting in" here means you make fun of the unpopular kids. I didn't mean it. I didn't, I swear- I don't even know you. I should have gotten to know you better. Maybe you were a nice person. Maybe you were just a little shy, a little afraid to talk to people. I should have reached out to you. All you needed was a friend, I know that now. I should have at least tried.
Today, they're all calling you dead. Dead, they say over and over, as if it's just another word. Just another word in just another boring day. But I know why you died. I know that the name-calling was like torture, the bullying was literally killing you, every single day. I know that now-but now it's too late. Now all I can do is apologize, repeat the words "I'm sorry" over and over again under my breath like a silent prayer. Now all I can do is hope that you are finally at peace.
Today, the others who bullied you are all weeping and crying, mourning your death. I know they don't care. I know they hate you-they hate everyone. But today is different. They can't push us around anymore. They can't control our lives-and our deaths. Today, I'm going to call them liars. I'm going to call them hateful people and expose who they really are, for all the world to see.
Today, I have to make things better. Today, and from now on, I'll call you by your real name- I won't ever call you evil. No one will call you names anymore. But no one will call you anything anymore, will they? You're dead.
Yesterday, I called you evil. Yesterday, you were alive.
Today, you're gone forever. |
