He held the remote to his life. Video tapes since day one. Day one with him. Ever since the first day he laid eyes on his rival. His friend. His first love. Since he fell for the boy that would ridicule him, humiliate him, and destroy him. The boy that would make his heart run twenty miles whenever they were close to each other, and the boy that would bring him just euphoria.
A total of three, each one continuing the story of the previous tape. Each one continuing his life with him. Each one being able to rewind, pause, stop, and fast forward. He could go through years if he wanted to. He could fast forward through all the pain if he'd like. But he forgot. What it was like to grieve over the one that he loved. He became uneffected by the memories that stopped haunting him. He had forgotten. But just as he was about to completely erase them, he found the tapes, sitting there conveniently. Waiting for him. On top of the tapes was the remote, with all of the right buttons. Fast forward. Rewind. Pause. Stop. Play. He could control things for once. He could control what he remembered and what would be forgotten.
The big screen television sat there, waiting for him. A pure black VCR awaiting to play the tapes, until the boy who inserted them remembered everything he wanted to. Or everything that was meant to be remembered. The deep blue chair with soft pillows waited for his sitting, to comfort him and warm him when he needed them while he watched the tapes. While he replayed his life. While he remembered. Forgot. Grieved. Laughed. Smiled. Cried. Screamed.
So that was the beginning. Of the remembering. The forgetting. The memories that would be embedded into his mind forever, and the memories that would forever remain forgotten. He could choose. He held the remote. He sat down, and voluntarily took up the offer to watch the tapes. He did it by himself. Nobody coaxed him. So the boy inserted the first tape and was engulfed by the chair as he pressed a small green button.
Play.
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Well this was just the prolouge, but yeah. D: I hope you guys continue to read and enjoy the later chapters! I don't really have the story outlined, so the chapters may come quickly or they may be delayed. :) Have fun you guys! And I thank you all for reading.
