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Follow Your Heart

Light began to flow to Johnny's eyes. "Nailbunny? Where have you been?"

I never left you Johnny. You just stopped listening.

Johnny got up off the floor, "Nailbunny what the fuck is wrong with me? I feel…. Sick. Lost puppy out in the cold sick."

Just follow your heart, Johnny. It knows what to do.

"What heart?" Johnny sighed, "I think I'm going to take a drive."

I'll come with you.

"Thanks," Johnny mumbled, grabbing a coat. The drive was long and silent, Johnny alone with his thoughts, but he tried not to think, just listening to the static coming out of his car speakers. "Where am I going?" Johnny sighed, looking out at the foggy night road. It didn't look too familiar, but he had been there before.

He just kept driving.

Trying to escape.

Five minutes later, Johnny was in some sort of parking lot. A pier was in view, so he slammed on the breaks, knowing water wasn't much further. Johnny got out of the car and sat down on the wood planks, the rain pouring on him as well as the floating severed head beside him. "Where the fuck am I, Nailbunny?"

Somewhere you missed.

Johnny looked out and saw the lake. This was the place he usually would go when he was little and ran away from home. After the divorce, life was pretty brutal. It sadly reminded him of what was going on. Everything about Todd's life reflected in Johnny's. Johnny thought, looking in the water, 'Why did I choose this life?'

Johnny felt a little cold from the rain, and saw his bunny friend was rather quiet. "What's going to happen now, Nailbunny?"

Shh. Johnny can't you hear it?

"Hear what? It's cold as hell and quiet out here. What is there to hear?" Johnny asked.

Just be quiet and listen. It knows everything.

"You're fucking confusing, bunny," Johnny sighed, slumping over and looking at his reflection in the blurry water, raindrops occasionally distorting the view.

"Johnny, you've been acting out a lot lately. We think you might need to get some help."

"What are you trying to say, Dad? I'm crazy?"

"No, you've just been on edge a lot, and I understand the divorce hit you pretty hard…"

"I'm not crazy! I'm not on drugs! I'm just a teenager. Can't I be normal?"

"Johnny, please."

"Dad…" Johnny sighed, looking at his feet.

"Every night my father beats me to a pulp, but I wait for you to show up and make things better for me. I've learned your lessons. I've bided time while you were gone. I wait!"

"I..I.. miss you. Me."

"Todd…" Johnny started to cry, "They were just trying to help… They were only…" He held his head in his hands, the rain pouring even harder on him now.

It's called love.

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Todd was sitting alone in his room, watching TV. He saw Johnny's car leave the house an hour ago. He was getting pretty anxious. Nervous. Worried.

'Where in hell could he be? I hope he's okay.' It was 10:00 PM. The next day he had off of school for a professional development day, so he was determined to stay awake until Johnny returned home.

10:30…

11:00…

At 11:30, Todd caved in. "I have to go find him" he sighed, getting up off the sofa and turning of the TV. He grabbed a coat and his keys, opening the door. But he stopped dead in his tracks. A wet, black lump was sitting on his doorstep.

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"All I wanted was a Pepsi…"- Suicidal Tendencies