[CLOSED] how high can you fly with broken wings?

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick got up of the floor slowly, drawing in a husky breath. He wandered over to the sofa and dropped down next to her, studying his bruised wrists with a shaky breath. He slumped back further, relaxing, and pushed sweaty hair from his forehead.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"I'm sorry I didn't get you out sooner.." She said brokenly, looking over at him. She bit her lip, pulling her knees up to her chest. She listened to the shower overhead, then focused on the TV. She felt bad knowing she could have prevented this if she'd only followed him outside, if she'd noticed he was getting sad.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick looked over at her, swallowed. "I'm not.." He whispered honestly, huffed. He rubbed his hands together with a gusty breath, chewing on his lip uneasily, hoping it didn't upset her. He hadn't wanted to be saved though, he really hadn't.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"Y-yeah.. I know you're not.. But it doesn't mean I love you any less. You're like.. the best friend I never had.. The one person who I know I can go to about anything. I'm not gonna give up on you." She said quietly, looking over at him before she bit her lip, biting back the tears that threatened to fall.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick gazed at her brokenly, felt bad he had hurt her. "I'm sorry..." He mumbled guiltily as he watched her. "I didn't know what to do.. I just-...don't always wanna be here anymore..." He worked his jaw, patted his leg gently so he could hug her close.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

She moved close to him, laying her head on his shoulder as she wrapped her arms around him. "I know you don't.. There's times I don't either.. Knowing that everyone around me is growing up, and I'm still dead.. That every other girl I went to school with is gonna have a husband and kids and grandkids one day, and the only thing that's gonna happen to me is I'm gonna go back where I belong when I'm done with whatever I gotta do here.. I know it's hard." She patted his chest gently.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick just swallowed, quiet tears falling down his cheeks as he hugged her. He sighed shakily, resting his chin on top of her head, humming an old tune his mother used to when he needed soothing as a kid, when he was far more terrified of the the voices in his head than he was now. He hoped it could calm her as well, rubbed her back slowly.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle slowly ran her hand over his chest, listening to him hum. She moved a little closer, seeking warmth from the eternal cold she was trapped in. She sometimes wondered if she could be any more human, if her body would ever be like everyone else's. But she knew that she would never be anything but basically a corpse with a heart beat.

"I'm glad you're here. I really am.." She said quietly, wondering for a moment what was taking Richard so long in the shower. But she just assumed he had to shave like her dad did, and pushed the thought away. She just hoped he was okay.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick bit his lip. "Yeah?" He murmured, pulling a blanket over and draping it across her. He coughed softly until he sneezed, rubbing at his nose. He could here the water shut off, cupboards opening and Richard moving around upstairs, yawned again.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"Yeah. I like you. You're warm and nice to snuggle with. And you keep me safe." She said, pulling the blanket a little tighter around her. She could hear Richard moving upstairs, and wrapped her arms a little tighter around Sedrick. "I don't get how I'm supposed to tell my parents I like him.. Or tell Richard I'm not gonna be here as long as you two.." She coughed into her hand, then reached up to rub her eye. "Maybe I should just be more like you.. Keep away and maybe he won't get hurt.."

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick bit her lip. "Your parent said they aren't gonna make us like their kids...they might not care." He hugged her a little tighter. "And I think he already knows... He don't care if it hurts him in the long run. He prefers the moment.."
'And you prefer the past,' One solo voice sneered.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle just shrugged, closing her eyes. She listened to the drone of the TV before she finally spoke again. "I know it's wrong but I almost wish you would've killed him.." She listened to see if Richard was coming down the stairs. Once she was content he wasn't, she continued. "He's always been sick.. Ever since they moved in next door, he messed with me.. But then it went from teasing from across the fence to him inviting me over for parties.. Then he started getting really obsessed with me, forcing me into his bedroom. But he'd never actually touch me. He'd just make me do stuff.. Until, you know, the other night.." She started to cough into her arm, curling closer to Sedrick. "But I was always terrified to tell my parents.."

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick rubbed her shoulder. "I would have.." He murmured. "He shouldn't have stopped me." He shifted his weight in slight agitation. "But he isn't gonna bother you anymore.. He so much looks your way, he's dead." And it was made clear that he was completely serious.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"I know, but you would've gotten in trouble and then you wouldn't be here." She said, looking up at him. Both the boys were terribly handsome. She just wished Sedrick would stop trying to die, and learn to see how amazing he really was. "What do you want for dinner?" she asked, patting his stomach gently. She didn't want him sad anymore.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick shrugged. "Neither would he." Licking his lips, he seemed to think about it for a moment. "How 'bout lasagna? I'll help you."
He heard Richard trip and curse. "Fuckin' jeans," floated to his ears, Richard stumbling down the stairs a moment later, still buttoning them.