(Content- gay content, cussing, depression, character death)

♡Hello- By and Voiced by Evanescence♡

Playground school bell rings again
Rain clouds come to play again
Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I am your mind giving you someone to talk to
Hello

If I smile and don't believe
Soon I know I'll wake from this dream
Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken
Hello, I am the lie living for you so you can hide
Don't cry

Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping
Hello, I'm still here
All that's left of yesterday

Mitch's POV:

I was wiping my eyes constantly. This can't be happening! He's not dead! I know it! Even though he's in this casket in front of me, it doesn't mean anything! He's alive! I've been telling people that came to his funeral that for hours and they just told me to hush and sit in a chair cause they were getting annoyed. I looked over at the person that stood beside me. I smiled lightly and she smiled back at me. Putting her hand on top of mine. Mine was on the edge of his glossed, shiny wooden casket. She sighed.

"Wow Mitch. Your taking worse then me son"she mumbled.

"It should be me in this casket. He shouldn't of fucking-"

"Watch your mouth. You shouldn't think like that".

"It was my fault! I deserve this! Not him!"I almost screamed. She took her hand off of mine. "I'm sorry... It's just that... I don't know how to explain it".

"Go ahead Mitch. Let it out"she whispered.

I took a deep breath in and began.
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(He tells about it)
I sighed. Sitting on the swings on the playground. Swinging my little feet back and forth to make it move slowley and to make the chains squeak against the rusty bar at the top. I kept feeling the rain hit me. Hard. Soaking my clothes and my skin underneath. I was feeling a little cold. I heard a cry of pain and I looked up quickly. Not seeing anything around me. I heard it again. It was close by. From the woods behind me. I jumped down and started walking torwards the sound waves. Walking to the source. I kept walking. My feet getting a little muddy. I heard it again. The opposite side of the tree I was at is where it was. I peeked and my eyes widened. My mouth hung open. What.

"What the hell are you gonna do"!?

The kid kicked him in the rib cage. He gasped in pain and hugged himself tighter. He was laying on his side. Already covered in a little bit of mud. I looked down at my feet and my eyes glossened. His bacca hat at my feet. Luckily not muddy yet. I picked it up and put it on my head so I wouldn't drop it or loose it. I bent down and picked up some mud. When I came back up, the other kid with the one bully kicked him in the knee cap. I kneeled down and grabbed some more mud. Making another mud ball. I aimed and threw both of them. Hitting both of the kids in the face. I held in my laugh and they were wiping it off. Spitting on the ground. They ran off cause I guess they thought they were gonna get caught. I started running to his body on the ground. I kneeled down and laid his head on my lap. He smiled and my eyes teared up a little at the black swollen eye he head.

"Thanks Mitch"he mumbled.

"No problem biggums", I wiped some of the mud out of his short hair ,"Here".

I put the bacca hat on his head. He smiled and he fell asleep. I sighed and my eyes widen when I heard the bell ring. Calling us back outside, but I stayed out there with him. Keeping watch on him while he slept so nothing else could hurt him. Even if it was raining.
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She smiled.

"You were always so nice to him"she mumbled.

I nodded ,"He was my friend. Of course I'd help him. He'd help me also. Through bullying and everything. He was the same. I helped him through bullying and such".

"Yeah. That was a hard time for him"Mrs. Aceti mumbled.

"Where's Mr. -"

"He's outside with everyone else. He couldn't really take it anymore".

I nods. I understand how he feels but I'm not leaving him till they put him six feet underground. He was a friend, to me a crush. That was his parent. I sighed and looked back at Jerome. Smiling and I touched his pale hand a little. Tears fell again. Another flashback.
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"Jerome"!

He smiled at me and looked back at me. Watching me following him on the cross walk. I smiled at him and when I made in front of him, I bent down and started tying my shoe which was untied. He stood behind me. Waiting for me to finish. I sigh and he did the same.

"Your so slow at tying your shoe"he laughed a little.

I rolled my eyes and continued to tie them and I heard a car honk. I quickly stood up and feel two hands press against my back. Giving me a hard push. I heard a sickening crash and cracking sound and I already knew what happened. I didn't want to turn around or anything. He just got ran over. My biggums. I knew in my heart, deep down, that he was dead. Jerome was dead.
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My eyes widened when he stood in front of me and the bully. Putting his arms out.

"Leave him alone"he yelled.

The guy rolled his eyes and left. Jerome let out a deep breath and turned around. We both smiled like idiots at each other. Even if it was painful from the corner of my lip being busted.

"You okay Mitch"?
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I'm not okay Jerome. I miss you too much and it's so painful. You didn't even know I had feeling for you. Why did you have to go! I felt a hand on my hand and shoulder and I looked over at Jerome's mom.

"Mitch sweetie"?

I felt a slight squeeze on my hand and looked at it. It was in a fist. I didn't even know.

"Sorry".

I un-tighten it and sigh. Turning around and before I could leave, a hand grabbed my arm. I turned around and saw it was still Mrs. Aceti. I was hoping it was Jerome. Faking all of this. Sure I would've been upset, but he would still be here. She opened my hand and slipped a piece of paper there. Closing it back up slowley for me. I looked confused and she was just smiling. She went around me and left. I stuff the piece of paper in my pocket and look at Jerome's silhouette. I walked quickly over to it and gave him a quick kiss on the forehead. I turned back around and screamed. No one could hear there. My eyes glossened more.

"J-Jerome?"I whispered.