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Amazingly, this is something from Stan's point of view! It only took so many chapters, right?
Why do I feel as if this will be my next overly-updated fanfic now that Just Someone's Toy is over?
Nothing much to say about this chapter... other than the random details towards the end seem so out of place.
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[Chapter 10 - Sending A Message]
How do I respond to that? No one's confessed to me before. Oh god, I think I'm going to...
I hear footsteps.
Was Kenny listening?
My cell suddenly went off making the usual text noise four times, with a delayed fifth.
They were all from Kenny.
I checked them, and sure enough, they were all the same. Other than the last one, it had my name included.
'I'm sorry, Stan.'
He never includes my name. Something's very wrong.
I ran upstairs, opening the door to a sight I was hoping to never see again. He had managed to wrap my computer's wire around his neck, and choke himself.
He really can kill himself with anything, huh?
He's just lying there, eyes wide open, he was smiling faintly.
"They killed Kenny..." 'They' being his thoughts I guess. The words just seemed so familiar, they slipped off my tongue unconsciously.
"Bastards..." I hadn't even noticed Kyle walk into the room, I was too... distracted.
"H-he was getting better... W-why...?"
"Stan..."
"Why couldn't I figure out what was wrong?!"
"It's not your fault."
"Yes it is, I was with him this whole time, yet I didn't notice anything. I couldn't help..."
"You did help though. That was longest living streak he's had in months."
"Then why did he...?" My words trailed off as I realized. He had done this after listening to us, that means he heard Kyle confess.
Does that also mean he thought I'd leave him alone again?
"Kenny..." He just didn't want to be alone. Was the only way he could send me that message through suicide? "I'm sorry..." Kyle placed his hand on my shoulder, probably as an attempt to comfort me.
"He'll be back tomorrow. Then you could try asking him about it, okay?"
"I'll try..." The truth was, I already knew. "Kyle, can you leave for a little?" Understanding, he nodded and left me with Kenny.
I've been sitting on this floor for hours. Yet this entire time, all I could think about was Kenny. I know he just died and everything, but I still feel like something was wrong about the way I was thinking.
I looked back over at his limp body. His light blue eyes were glazed over, with this look of absence as they gazed at the doorway. His skin did seem a bit paler, but not by much, he hasn't been dead for too long after all. He looked as if he'd start moving again at any second. It was almost as if he'd just come over to me saying 'sorry' over and over again. I'd only wish for him to say something, anything other than that.
Yet, my wish would never be granted. I don't think I'd ever at least get to hear him actually say 'sorry'.
I moved back over to the body, not wanting to disturb it, but with no other choice. I managed to unwrap the wires, moving them away from him. Then I closed his eyes, so he'd at least seem more at peace. He actually looked kind of cute.
Oh God, did I just call a dead body cute?!
Wait, but it's not just any body, it's still Kenny...
I still think I'm going insane for thinking about that though. Especially at a time like this.
Hey, now that I think about it, how exactly does he come back to life anyway?