We're All Crooked Young

We decided to go to the Motionless Mansion. She got a text from oliver saying that they'll be practicing all day and night . She gave a soft smile and replied back before closing the phone. As we pulled up into the driveway , I bit my lip nervously as I turned to her. "Listen .. These guys are kinda .. well Social and speak thier mind .. and I don't want you to be offened if you take one of thier Jokes the wrong way. .." I rambled before she shushed me with a thin index finger to my lips. "You protected me from bullies all my life.. im sure you'd protect me if these guys purposely tried to hurt me " she cooed sweetly before we both got out the car. I rushed up to the door and opened it slightly hoping the guys weren't here. Just my luck. . All those fuckers were on the couch watching 'American Dad' .
I huffed loudly in annoyance before opening the door wider letting her in. She bit her lip nervously and leaned against me. As we walked up to the guys she followed closely behind , Chris spotted us first and all the guys looked at us.
For me it was no big deal but for someone who's never seen six heavily tattooed scary looking guys all at once , must be a shocking thing. She slowly slid from behind me and waved nervously at them. I quickly sat down on the couch next to Devin and Arlet awkwardly shuffled around before I pulled her down into my lap. "GUYS! Stop staring! Introduce yourselves instead of being creepers!" I exclaimed and I felt Arlet chuckle against my chest. Devin was the closest to us so he introduced himself first. He looked more feminine today and Arlet gawked at his beauty. "Woah... You're so beautiful Devin " she cooed locking her gaze on his face. He smirked and gave her the 'I know ' eyes and she blushed. As all the others introduced themselves she became more relaxed and she curled up into my body and laid her head in the crook of my neck while running her fingers though my hair. This wasn't romantic or intimate.
We share this bond that can't be broken , I'm like her other half and she's mine. We hear a round of 'awws' and I lean my head lightly on her collarbone as I wrap my other arm around her legs that are lazily laid on my lap.
I flicked them off and I hear Ryan chuckle. "FOOOOODDDDSSSSS RRREEEAAADDDYYYY!" Chris exclaimed and everyone ran to the kitchen except Arlet. She's supposed to be eating. . I lightly rubbed circles in her back and pressed my forehead against her collarbone. "You need to eat... you promised Arry .." I begged pouting my lip she looked at my gaze with those pleading blue eyes. "Please don't make me ... I ... ricky I'm so huge. " she mumbled hanging her head low Averting my gaze. I got up and picked her up bridal style and carried her into the kitchen with the guys. I sat her on the stool and fixed her a plate.
I wasn't going to let her do it because she wouldn't fix enough. I handed her a plate of grapes , mangoes and a bottle of naked juice. She scanned the food in my hand nervously and bit down on her lip.
She absentmindedly grabbed her stomach and I moved her hand away and set the food down in front of her. "You're beautiful Arlet Jessica Williams. You're not fat at all ... I love you so much. Please eat for me. Even if it's a little " I begged pouting my lip nervously and she gave a soft smile before slowly picking up a slice of mango and slowly sliding it in her mouth. She hesitantly swallowed and I kissed her cheek.
"You're doing great " I smiled wide encouragingly and she slowly ate more. After about 30 min , everything on the plate was gone and she swallowed nervously on the naked juice.
She turned to me with a soft smile which I returned. "Can .. can we go back and cuddle .. my stomach really hurts and I just want sleep " she pouted like a child and I found it cute.
I nodded quickly and I picked her up bridal style. She's done with protesting because she knows I'll still do it. I carried her up the stairs and into my room. I carefully laid her down and sooth the blood red and black covers over her letting the soft cushions comsume her body. "I'm so proud of you Arry. You did amazing" I whispered and she smiled softly before reaching out for me . I leaned down and she ran her fingers through my hair letting my beanie fall on the bed . "Sorry . I just love your hair and thankyou ricky ... I promised I'd try .." she cooed sweetly before sinking lower into the sheets. I went back down stairs to see only Ryan and Devin. The others Must have left. I sat down with them as They watched 'Sinister' and before long I felt my eyes feel heavy.
I checked the time on my phone . 8:55 pm , I groaned loudly in annoyance . I've never been tired before 12am. I fought to stay awake and continued watching the movie. "Dude .. so who's that Arlet chick?? You treat her like a fucking princess. " he teased laughing and I softly smiled. Me and her have been through everything Bullying , My self harm , my suicide attempt , her eating disorder , both our shitty families. Arlet was my other half. I blushed deeply and nodded.
"That's because she is and she's my best friend Ry. " I confessed and he nodded before returning back to the movie. I was just remembering old memories when I got a text. -Arry♥- ●Ricky ... I had a bad dream. .. can you come in here please?


I closed my phone and darted up stairs hoping she didn't purge due to her dream. She's done in many times .. I quickly opened the door to see her sitting up criss crossed on the bed with her head in her hands. I noticed she was wearing my boxers and one of my black long sleeve shirts. Her beautiful olive collarbones gleaning against her skin in the moonlight. I walked over to her and she instinctively cuddled into my body.. "What was the dream about?" I questioned and she looked at me with pleading blue eyes gleaming with sadness. "Your suicide attempt. ...... " she mumbled hanging her head low Averting my gaze and hiding her face in the crook of my neck. I felt myself stiffen beside her as a flashback entered my mind. It was just like it was yesterday.

-Flackback- I run home and burst through the door .. Luckily my drunken father and crack addict mother aren't home. I run to the bathroom to examine myself. Blood all on my shirt , bruises and cuts all on my face , neck and body. The bullies really didn't hold back today. .. just because I stuck up for Arry when some of the cheersluts slammed her into lockers , six of Cheerslut's jocks beat my ass. As I look myself over I lifted up my shirt showing more bruises from kick marks and punches.
Tears slid down my face and I crumbled to the floor. Sophomore year wasn't supposed to be this shitty . I've been dealing with this for years and today was my breaking point. I'm done ! .. I grabbed my notebook that I kept my lyrics in just in case I wanted to be in a band and got famous. I slid to a new sheet of paper and wrote to Arlet .. She's the only one who cares. Everyone else just abused me and taunted me. I wrote to her about how I'm sorry for leaving her but I couldn't do this , I wrote that if I die she wouldn't be bullied as much since the school freak is dead.
I wrote that I loved her but my time on earth is up . After I wrote down my soul on paper , I walked into the bathroom and grabbed my sharp razor from the bathroom mirror. I sat on the bed with tears streaming down my face as I slashed at my arms horizontally .. the warm blood seeped out onto my clothes and I ripped off ny shirt. Only leaving me in black skinny jeans.
I get slashing at my pale thin wrist .. after I couldn't see my pale skin only blood I decided to breathe in deeply .. knowing it would be my last deep breath. I cut deeply vertically on both wrists ... the blood pooled out and I dropped the blade and laid back in bed . Blood dripped everywhere but I didn't care . I picked up my phone and turned to a picture of me and Arry.
Her sweet chocolate curly hair and her chubby cheeks , her bright blue eyes matched mine and we clung to each other in our recent selfie. More tears passed my cheeks at the thought of leaving her but I couldn't stay here . It's time to go ... I watched my cuts release my blood and a soft smile crawled up to my lips . I let my head rest on the pillow as I felt my heart beat slow and quicken trying to find more blood. "OHMERGAWSH RICKY NNNOOOOO!" Arlet screamed and rushed over to the bathroom and pulled out the first aid kit . I didn't want her seeing me this way .. Alive. I fought her off and screamed for her to let me die but she fought back harder and she wrapped my cuts and pulled me into the tightest hug I've ever experienced in my life. She straddled my hips and locked her arms around my neck and tangled her fingers in my hair . "Please. .. please please don't leave me ... I can't do this without you ... please I'll die with you. If that's what you want But don't leave me .... no one loves me like you do .. no one loves you like I do . I'd set my world on fire just to see it burn in your eyes. You're my everything , my other half. . I can't breathe with knowing you left me . You're the smell before the rain ... You're the blood in my veins " she purred hugging me tighter.
My heart fluttered and I hugged her slightly damp body back. She must have ran here , I immediately regretted doing it... I made a silent vow to myself to treat her with nothing less than the Queen she is . We sat on the bed as she kissed my cuts and played with my hair .. we hugged and laid in bed with eachother watching movies.
She was so afraid to cuddle so I taught her how. We stayed up all night explaining how much we loved eachother --- End of Flashback--- Tears threatening to pass my cheeks blurred my vision and I bit my lip hard . I looked down at her and I could only imagine how she felt seeing me that way I was so deep in thought that I didn't feel her trace over my deep scars that were under my tattoos. Only she knew about them. .. all the guys Even Chris didn't know. She leaned down and kissed over every scar and tears finally passed my cheeks as I kissed the top of her head .
We laid down and cuddled and cried together. After a couple minutes , she laid her head on my chest and I breathed in her scent. "You are the smell before the rain .... " she trailed off and I kissed the top of her head as she traced over my tattoos. "...You are the blood in my veins " I whispered and she looked up at me and smiled . I missed our bond. .. it can't be described as a specific thing. .. It's just a unearthly force that not even god can stop . I held her tighter and kept her scent in my senses . I haven't felt this at peace in such a long time . Her presence gave me that peace. We sat in a comfortable thick silence and the only noises were our heartbeats.

Notes

This was just a look into their friendship ... I have a best friend like this and our bond is this. ... I experienced my friend trying to commit suicide sooo .. This kind of hit home for me .

-CrookedYoung♥♥♡♥