Simon's fragile body trembled in shock as he beheld the figures of the two people he held dearest in the world.
He felt his mouth become dry and a lump formed on his throat.
A cold sweat cascaded down his spine, his eyes carefully following Maya and Brad.
[What the fuck is going on?!]
He had silently been hoping and deluding himself that them holding hands was just a friendly gesture.
But their fingers were intertwined; it was clearly not something friendly, to make matters worse they were talking and laughing like it was normal.
As they were walking Maya laid her head on Brad's shoulder.
No amount of self-delusion could ever excuse what he currently saw.
"... I've never seen her smile so brightly."
He muttered, his lower lip slightly quivering.
[I have to follow them!]
He waited for the traffic light to turn green and ran across the street.
"*huff*,*huff*"
Simply running to cross the street left him gasping for breaths.
[Damn it! There better be some sort of explanation for this shit!]
Simon cried inwardly.
He walked as fast as he could and extended his arm to poke either one of them.
But he heard something that made him freeze.
"Are you sure you don't mind me being with Simon?"
Maya asked, glancing up at Brad.
"Nah I don't mind, you need his help to keep your marks up so you can keep your volleyball scholarship right?"
"...yeah."
Maya nodded reluctantly.
"... I mean it's not like you guys do anything beyond just kissing right?"
Brad laughed awkwardly.
"Ew, no!"
Maya's face twisted in disgust.
"Have you seen his body? he's basically a fucking skeleton."
Maya spat.
"Haha! I'm just kidding. It's not like he can help it though, poor guy was born like that."
"Yeah whatever~. Besides I told him I was a virgin so..."
"Yeah he told me, apparently you two are waiting until highschool graduation? Pfft how cute."
"Could you stop teasing!"
Maya puffed up her cheeks and pinched Brad's upper arm.
Simon just stood there frozen, his face distorting in shock.
[Just what...]
He bit his lower lip until it bled.
[What the fuck is going on?!]
His eyes teared up until they over flowed.
He felt like his heart had been stabbed and ground to dust.
Intense rage began surging from his gut, his blood churning.
He grit his teeth and frowned at the two figures who were slowly walking in front of him.
"AAAAHHHH!"
He let out a furious roar and charged at Brad.
[!!]
"Simon?!"
Brad turned and saw Simon charging at him.
Simon swung at Brad but it was so pathetically slow that even a child could have evaded it.
Brad easily evaded and Simon tripped on his own momentum and fell to the ground.
*thud!*
"Ugh!"
[Shit! Was he listening to us?]
Brad chewed his lips raw as he looked down at Simon who was gradually getting back on his feet.
"Hey man, let's talk about this..."
"Shut the fuck up!"
Simon shouted through gritted teeth.
He glared at Maya who had been quiet since earlier.
"... it's not what you think."
"Stop... he already knows."
Brad stopped Maya who was racking her brain to produce a believable lie.
"You two were all I fucking had and you do this to me?!"
He swung at Brad who easily caught his arm.
"Please chill out man, let's talk about this."
"And you! You were more than a brother to me man how could you do this!"
Simon roared.
Brad pulled Simon closer and whispered in his ear.
"I'm really sorry man..."
"But it's just one girl, our friendship is stronger than that right?"
He whispered into Simon's ear.
[JUST one girl??]
His blood boiled and all he could see was red.
[She's been my everything and you say it's just one girl?]
"FUCK YOU!!"
He shouted and turned his head with his mouth wide open.
*MUNCH!*
Simon sunk his teeth deep into Brad's ear!
"AARGH! What the fuck are you doing?!"
Brad wriggled in pain, prompting Maya to step forward and push Simon away.
"Are you crazy?!"
Maya shouted.
Blood squirted out of Brad's ear.
Simon's gaze grew cold as he spit out Brad's earlobe.
"I'm the one who's crazy?! Huh?!"
He shouted in rage.
"You motherfucker!"
Brad dashed forward and swung his fist toward Simon.
[So fucking slow...]
His cold eyes perfectly followed Brad's fist.
[Move damnit!]
He screamed at his body, his joints creaked like usual and he could barely move as fast as he wanted to.
*Pow!*
Brad's fist connected with his face.
Blood gushed out of his nose as his body tumbled on the concrete.
[This is so fucking frustrating...]
[I can't even beat up the guy banging my girlfriend how pathetic is that?]
He gnashed his teeth.
"Brad are you okay?"
Maya asked, her eyes full of concern.
[This bitch... all this time you were just acting?]
"No babe I'm not alright! I need to go to the hospital. "
[...Babe? Did he just fucking say babe?]
Something about that word made his rage consume him.
"Fuck you both..."
He mumbled as he staggered toward them with his eyes ablaze with bloodlust.
But...
[Ugh!]
He felt dizzy, causing his body to uncontrollably stagger from the sidewalk onto the road.
"Hey!"
Brad shouted, reaching out his hand to grab Simon.
But...
It was too late.
A bright light suddenly appeared in Simon's vision.
"... *gasp* oh no..."
Simon muttered.
*BANG!*"
A truck violently crashed into his fragile body and flung it into the air.
His vision became disoriented as he spun violently in the air above the truck.
*THUD!*
His body sprawled on the tar road and lay in a pool of his own blood.
[It hurts everywhere...]
[Am I dying?]
Brad's visage suddenly appeared in front of him.
[He's yapping about something but I can't hear anything, my eardrums must've been busted.]
[That's good... I don't wanna hear your voice right now...]
His eyes gradually became lifeless as he gazed into no where.
Brad's tears slowly dripped on his face.
[This fucker... I guess he cares...?]
[Nah... he's probably worried he'll go to jail haha.]
[I hope you get a life sentence motherfucker keke.]
[I feel so cold...]
[Am I dying...?]
[Why was I even alive if I'm just gonna die like this?]
[Have I ever truly lived for myself?]
[All my life I've done as my parents asked, and I acted in a way that people would like me.]
[A pathetic people pleaser... damn it!]
A group of people quickly gathered, most of them with their phones out, taking videos.
[Atleast call a fucking ambulance??]
The sun had not fully set so he turned his gaze at the skies and caught a glimpse of a flock of birds flying.
[So free. No physical limitations... I'm so jealous.]
[I wish I was as free as a bird...]
Simon took his last breath, his eyes completely devoid of life.