Simon Ghost Riley

The rain poured ceaselessly, matching my somber mood as night fell around me. I sat alone in the old treehouse where we first met all those years ago, gazing unseeingly at faded snapshots clipped to the walls.

Her smile, brighter than the summer sun, gazed back at me from each photo, filling my soul with bittersweet longing. My beautiful flower, so perfect and sweet-natured - how could she not see we were destined to be? That without her, I had no reason to live?

From the first moment her eyes met mine across the playground, I was lost. She became my every thought, the melody I hummed as dreams soared and poetry flowed like wine from my lips. We shared so much - adventures in these very woods, tearful comforts, whispered plans for forever. I gave her all the love in my heart...why couldn't she give me hers in return?

A cold wind whistled through the battered boards, swirling faded memories now dust on the air. I closed my eyes, and in the darkness she was etched - her laugh, her touch, everything I loved and lost.

Somehow, I'd make her remember what we had. She needed me, even if she didn't know it yet. I just had to find the way back into her heart, where we both truly belonged. Our story wasn't over...it was only just beginning.

Later that afternoon I decided to get a drink, the only nearby drinks were at the club. Ughhh fuck. He hated crowded places. Sweat, people pushing into each other, loud people in your eats, vomit, the smell of fake perfume. Just thinking about it made his head pulse. But it was the only thing that was close to him at the moment. As he walked in ot actually wasn't that bad. Less people less thing to worry about to him. Immediately went to the bar and ordering a drink. Whiskey. With the sounds of giggling and laughing coming behind him he sound a laugh that sounded familiar. Turning his head to the side he sees you. Wearing that beautiful black dress. God that made him feral..seeing you just enjoying yourself with your friends. It feel like the room froze. His breath hitched as you made eye contact with him.