"I never wanted to tell anyone this, you know. Any of you here, today."
Inside a small building, in a gymnasium, where the posters and trophies are in display, a group of people are sitting around in a circle. The support group, with 2 or 3 empty chairs, are either sadly staring at the ground, or are looking at the guy who is speaking. The man, maybe around 30, his leg shaking and grasping his hands tightly, is hesitant to speak. But he eventually does.
"Today...I cried this morning. More than I had ever did, since...since the man I love, just vanished...right before my own eyes. Um...we were celebrating our 1 year anniversary, eating at his favorite sushi restaurant." He chuckles. "I never liked sushi. But he did." His smile turns back to sad. "Today would've been out 2nd year that we were together." A tear falls down his face. "I think about him. Every day. I think about all the great times that we've had together. And those memories are what drives me to keep going."
"That's a good thing to do."
The man and the others see who was speaking. Weiss, who has her arms crossed, is sitting on a white chair. One for her, the one responsible to assembling the support group.
"Keeping the most happy memories, often help with grief." Weiss said. "To forget all of that...just makes you feel more depressed and want to...makes you want to end it all." She adjusts herself to sit straight. "When I saw Ruby die in front of me, most of me wanted to end it all. Run my blade down my wrists and slowly bleed out. That way, I'd be with her. But it wasn't just the memories that kept me going. My sister. She helped me. Guided me through a long process of grief and support. And because of her...I'm still here. And if you have people who care about you...you'll be fine."
Weiss momentarily lowers her head, in order to take a deep breath, before speaking again. She notices someone standing nearby, standing next to the exit door. Weiss smiles and waves at Velvet, who starts to walk towards the circle.
"Guys. This is the person, I've been telling you about." Velvet circles around the group, until she is standing behind Weiss. "Her name's Velvet. She and I have been together for quite some time." She holds Velvet's hand. "We both were affected from the Tragedy. Very hard. We both were there for each other. Comforted one another, when one of us had a breakdown. She makes me happy. And I do the same for her. I still think about Ruby and every one of my friends that I lost that day. But with Velvet, I learned to be happy again. And you can too. By believing in yourself and not giving up."
The group smile and nod in approval.
"We got to move on. We have to. Not just for those we lost. But for those, who support us and care about us. Otherwise...we might as well be shadows of our former selves."