This story is inspired by a roleplay I did (me as Keith) and a book by the same title by Adam Silvera. So this story is a mixture of ideas from me, my friend (as Lance) and the book, most of Lances pov and dialog was not originally written by me but from my friend during the roleplay.


Chapter 1 - The Call - 8:06 am

"Hello, Mr Kogane. This is Vicky speaking from Death Cast. My condolences to you but today you are going to die."

Death Cast had called Keith Kogane informing him he was going to die today.

He didn't know how, when or where, but he was going to. No loopholes, nothing. No one could escape the inevitable. Keith couldn't care less what Vicky had to say, she sounded almost like a record on repeat, a machine repeating a script its been programmed to say over again, deprived of any emotion. Vicky didn't give two shits that he was going to die, it was her job. So Keith simply ended the call. What was a normal reaction to dying? Keiths first thought was to run away from his current (and last) foster home since they pretty much couldn't care less about him as he was—would of — turned 18 in a few months time then they were no longer responsible for his care. Despite the fact that no one would miss him, Keith didn't want to die alone. Good old cheerful Vicky gave him a few options he could do on his End Day: There was an app designed for 'Deckers' (people who'd been called by Death-Cast) called the 'Last Friend' app. Keith thought it was pretty much Facebook for dying people, where Deckers could meet up and spend their last day together. What other choice did Keith have? Stay in his room all day and welcome death, beat the shit out James a second time or give this app ago, though the second option was tempting, Keith decided on the last option:

He downloaded the app. A blank bio page opened up to be filled out. Keith began filling in the blanks:

Name: Keith Kogane

Age: 17

Orientation: skip

Interests: Music, riding my motorbike?

Job: Professional loner

Who were you in life: An only child. I survived something I shouldn't have.

Bucket list: Nothing. I don't want to die alone.

Favourite Music/Movies etc: Anything meaningful, I guess.

Keith pressed 'Save' and began to search for his Last Friend.


"Hello, Mr McClain. This is Jeremy speaking from Death Cast. My condolences to you but today you are going to die."

Death Cast had called Lance McClain informing him he was going to die today.

Lance gasped, hand over his mouth as he immediately started to tear up. He knew this would happen one day but never this early. He sat for a good hour and thought about his options. He was going to die, he was going to die, he was—. What was his family going to say? How would Veronica react? How the hell would he tell his family he was going to die.

"Mum, Dad.. Guys. I'm going to d—" Lance said, rehearsing what he was going to say. There was no correct way to tell anyone you were going to die. "I'm going to die." Lance finished the sentence, tearing up even more. He just could't tell them. Lance had the app downloaded quite a few years ago when his uncle got the call so now it was Lances turn to use it. It wasn't compulsory to use the app but Lance just could't spend the day watching his family cry. Gotta be cruel to be kind, right? So Lance opened the app and filled in the blank bio:

Name: Lance McClain

Orientation: Bisexual

Interests: Swimming, photography, adventuring?

Profession: Student/Life of the party

Who were you: I was always the cool kid. I know I'm privileged so I tried to enjoy life as much as I can.

Bucket List: Theres so many things I want to do but I mostly don't want to die alone.

Favourite Movies/Music etc: Pop and folk songs.. I like movies that make me feel things, drama and such.

"Well, heres goes nothing.." Lance wiped away his tears, clicked 'Save' and began to search for his Last Friend.


Keith sighed. This app was pretty pointless, filled with a bunch of creeps. Some guy even claimed to have the cure of death in his pants...

He changed the location settings more closer to his area, 5 people were currently going to die today in his area.

The 5 people were: Katie Holt, Hunk Garret, Kirsty Fisher, Jess Colton and Lance McClain. Pity James wasn't one of them. On a whim, Keith clicked on Lance McClain and read his bio. The only thing in common was that they didn't want to die alone. So he decided to message him:

"Dying sucks, right?" He typed and clicked 'Send'. Maybe he should of just said 'Hi' like a normal person? Or was that a bit too creepy? Who the hell knew the right way to talk to someone else who was dying. Within minutes, Keith got a reply. Damn, that was pretty quick. Keith hoped he was a genuine person and not some creep. The reply was:

'Yeah, to put it lightly lol... that could of been your last text msg, ya know?'

Keith felt a bit bad from smiling at the joke, but it was kind of funny and true, in a morbid way. Well at least this guy had some humour right? That had to be a bonus. Maybe this was going to be the guy who he'd spend his last remaining hours with? Keith had nothing to lose, so he decided to reply back:

K: 'Shit, yeah. I'd die in my bed. Pretty comfy way to die. Is it bad to make these jokes? Anyway.. when did you get the call?' Keith sounded so lame.

L: 'I guess it's best to take it lightly.. I got the call when I woke up. Dying in bed sounds sort of anti-climatic thought!'

K: True, pretty lame. Damn, same here. Hey, Ik we've just met but do you want to video call?"

Keith thought for a moment before pressing 'Send' feeling pretty anxious but he wanted to know who this guy looked like before meeting up. He quickly put on a red and black checkered shirt to at least look decent.


Lance painfully chuckled and sat up replying to the texts. Keith wasn't the kind of person Lance would expect to get a message from but he seemed interesting although kind of edgy, he was at least glad this Keith dude was pretty chill with his humour. Then Keith asked him to video call. Well this escalated quickly. Lance thought, but they were living on borrowed time. Lance got off his bed, picked up his headset and made sure his face didn't look like he'd just been crying. Lame. Lance didn't know this person well but maybe getting to know this person will be the last thing he'd ever do. Maybe this would be the person he'd die with. To live a lifetime in just a single day. Lance was ready for one final adventure.

So Lance agreed. Replying back with: 'Yeah sure, man. Go ahead and call.'


Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Reviews are appreciated.