some friendships are timeless ~ unknown

Dear Dylan,

Last night, I was being hunted by the demons of the past; they were mocking me, reminding me that I was alone, picking at wounds that would never heal. I felt myself spiral out of control, the walls of my room almost suffocating me... This anger, this sadness, they were too much for me to handle on my own.

Shrugging on a jacket, I decided to go for quick stroll in the park to clear my head, to escape all of this even for a few minutes. When I arrived, I immediately made a straight line to the benches where we all used to hang out.

What I hadn't expected was to come face to face with the old gang sitting right on these benches. Maybe it was too optimistic of me to think that none of us would come back to this place. But they were all there, Kayla, Blake and Steve.

I stopped in my track and slowly turned around to make my escape; it was too late though, they had already seen me. Their eyes went wide with shock, as Kayla ran up to me and hugged me fiercely. Soon, we were engulfed by two other pair of arms.

When we broke apart, they looked skeptical, watching me as if I was going to suddenly run away. But I couldn't move, too overwhelmed by all of this. It didn't take long for Kayla to speak up, going all hysterical on me "You idiot, how could you do this to us?"

Nothing happened between me and the gang. I just ignored them and pushed them away, scared that they wouldn't believe me either. Since they had already graduated last year, seeing them at school was never a problem. I blocked their contacts, ran away whenever I saw them coming, and forced my aunt to shoo them away from our door.

Kayla was full on yelling at me on how they wanted to be there for me, how much of a fool I was, and trust me, she had a lot to say. Steve managed to calm her down, and my heart fluttered when she completely relaxed at his touch. I was really happy that their relationship was still going on strong.

"What she means is, that Cheryl, we were ready to stand by you, we were on your side, we believed in you. Pushing us away really hurt us; it's been months since we have last glimpsed your face" Steve said, his voice gentle with an underlying tone of sadness.

Taking a deep breath, I tried to say "there is no excuse to what I did, and I-I.." but my words got lost when I looked up and my eyes caught Blake's.

The disappointment was shining so brightly, that I just wanted to beat myself up. From the first moment Blake and I met, he announced me as his little sister and that no one was to mess me. From that day on, he actually became the big brother that I have always wanted. Knowing that I let him down made me feel even worse. That was the final straw, and I just started crying, repeatedly saying "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry"

Blake just walked over and hugged me, soothing me with gentle back rubs.

My shoulders sagged with relief "I love you guys so much."

Blake released me with a smile on his face "I love you too champ."

Then Kayla clang to my arm just like old times whenever we walked into the school together "you sure as hell are not getting rid of me again, you bitch."

Steve laughed at his girlfriend and kissed my forehead "again, what she means, is that we are here for you no matter what."

And then, we went to the benches, talked about everything and anything. We always take friendship for granted; it's only when we end up alone that we realize how life loses some of its colors without our friends.

We even talked about that dreadful day, and Dylan, everyone who was involved should probably watch their back, actually, they definitely should.

Blake was furious and all the time in the world wouldn't be able to do anything to calm his rage. Steve, as fun and cool as he is, he has some wicked wild ideas going on in his head, and Kayla is just as devious, if not more.

The Gang is back,

Sincerely yours,

Cheryl

Hey lovelies, I would like to clarify something; whenever Cheryl writes a new letter, it's also in some way an unofficial diary. That's why in some letters, you'll see Cheryl retelling situations that have happened to her; and they are, in some way, important for the storyline. 

Enjoy your day, xx