Authors Note: Hey guys. Thanks for following my story so far! I love the comments. This chapter is a song fic, set to "Breathe No More" by Evanescence. The lyrics will be bolded, and flashbacks are still italicized. Enjoy XD
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10:01 a.m. High School Bathroom
I've been looking in the mirror for so long
That I've come to believe my soul's on the other side.
Hyde looked at his crystal blue eyes in the school bathroom mirror as hot blood from four fresh cuts drained out of his leg. The image blurred ever so often. Hyde knew he was slipping away from the world, but felt it wasn't happening quickly enough. He punched the thin glass, cracking and breaking it. He saw his face crumble as it fell to the floor.
All the little pieces falling shatter.
Shards of me, too sharp to put back together.
Too small to matter…
Hyde had damaged school property before, but this time, he had a feeling. It would be the last straw for the principle. Too bad he'd have no one to yell at by the time Hyde was done with his task.
But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces.
Hyde picked up a particularly large glass shard and pressed it against his wrist. Breathing deeply, he dragged the sharpest part across skin. Red all over. All he saw was red, and Jackie.
If I try to touch her…
Hyde knew he'd never have her.
And I bleed
I bleed…
He pressed the glass to his neck and closed his eyes.
And I breathe
I breathe
No more.
Hyde felt life pulsating away from the colossal gash in his throat. He vaguely remembered hearing the bathroom door swing open as he collapsed, not even feeling the impact of hitting the floor. Distantly, he could hear someone screaming his name, but it sounded like only a whisper, welcoming him into darkness. Kelso's face was a blur as Hyde's eyes fluttered and rolled back into his head, chocking out the last few breaths he could manage.
"Sorry," he whispered.