I shift the laundry basket's weight onto my right arm, and I knock on Dan's door with my right. I don't hear an answer, so I set the basket down and open up the bedroom door. He isn't here. For the past week, Dan hasn't come out of his room. I go around the corner to find him just lying in the middle of the hallway. His eyes are blank and empty. I sit on my knees and look at him. It breaks my heart to see him that way.
*Dan's POV*
How did I get to this point? I wanted to be an actor, why did I change my mind? I could have been happy...
"Dan?" I hear Jay whisper.
I don't move. I just stare at the ceiling. Jay grabs my hand.
"Dan..please talk to me."
I finally sit up but I have nothing to say. I look at her eyes and I can see that she's worried about me. I'm such an idiot. Somehow I managed to get this beautiful girl in my life and now I'm causing her so much pain. I don't see why she is staying with me. She could have a guy like Phil, who is happy and better than me alltogether. I wrap my arms around her neck and she does the same. I feel her tears form a tiny puddle on my skin and I feel terrible. I could have been so happy. If I hadn't been a stupid seventeen year-old...
"I love you, you know that right?" she says.
I nod my head and kiss her. I know she loves me. I know she cares about me. I think about when we first met. We were great friends, but I had always had a sort of crush on her. Eh, that sounds like we were twelve. I don't know how else to put it. I remember how the first thing I saw was her eyes. They were a dark blue and they stood out. We ended up liking all of the same things from video games to books and even movies. Her hair was dyed the same shade as her eyes. That scared me at first, along with her snake bite piercings. I guess I never really had a girlfriend in highschool, or many friends. She was the one who introduced me to my only group of good friends. That was my last year of highschool, and it was one of the best. I felt like I fit in.