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Days turned to weeks and Book still hasn’t come out of her room. She would lay in her bed for hours everyday, staring at the ceiling while holding a piece of glass in her hand. Nobody besides Price Tag checked up on her to make sure she was still okay and alive. Price Tag tried everything they could to make Book stop using the glass on her arms but nothing seemed to work.
No matter how hard they tried, Book wasn’t making any progress on getting better. She could only mutter out a few sentences everyday, every sentence being about how much she missed Nickel or how she wished she could be happier in another life.
Nickel finally found the courage to finally check up on Book and possibly apologize to her. He quietly walked over to her room, slowly turning the doorknob. Nickel slowly walked into the room and started walking over to Book. As he approached her closer, he started noticing how deeply depressed she had gotten. Book couldn’t even glance over at Nickel the way she’d glance at Price Tag, obviously not a good sign.
Nickel just looked at Book, tears forming in his eyes as he realized what he caused. He wanted to apologize and tell her he still loved her deeply but he couldn’t find the right way to word it. Nickel let out a sigh of guilt and figured he should leave and give Book some time to recover. Before he left, he took the glass from her hand and rolled down her sleeves. He couldn’t bear to see the girl he still deeply loved hurting herself for something that wasn’t her fault.
After Nickel left, Book couldn’t stop herself from breaking down into a sobbing mess. She wiped away her tears and sat up on her bed. The one thing that immediately caught her eye was a picture of her and Nickel that she ripped up during her breakdown from a few weeks ago. Book slowly picked up the photo from the ground, relieved it wasn’t too ripped up.
Book opened one of her drawers and pulled out some tape. She began taping the photo back together then putting it into a picture frame she luckily kept incase another one broke. After setting the picture down, Book sat down on her bed and just looked at the picture before beginning to cry again. No matter how much she tried and tried, Book knew she’d never recover from this never ending pain.
Book looked out the window of her room, staring at the stars in the sky. She could only think about the time her and Nickel spent outside, stargazing together while interlocking their hands. Everything just reminded Book of that boy she still secretly loved. Book got up from her bed again and grabbed her journal, opening it up to a new page and writing in it.
Book finished writing and teared the page out. She set it down on her bed before walking into her closet. Book sat there with only her thoughts and that same piece of glass she used on both of her arms. All Book could do was sit there and think about all the moments she shared with Nickel, good and bad. “I’ll still love you forever and always will.” Book whispered as she wiped away her tears.
Nickel had no idea what Book had been doing ever since he left her room. He sat on his bed while scrolling through all the different photos of him and Book on his phone. He wiped away the tears from his eyes and looked out the window of his room. The same stargazing memory came to his mind. Nickel let out a sigh before getting up from his bed and walking back to Book’s room. He just wanted to make sure she was okay and possibly help her recover.
Nickel knocked on Book’s door but no answer. He knocked again but still no answer. He realized the door was unlocked so he slowly opened it and walked into the room. He didn’t see Book on her bed, assuming Price Tag was already helping her recover or at least feel better. Instead of leaving the room, Nickel closed the door and sat down on her bed. He stared at the taped up picture on Book’s nightstand, remembering how happy the two of them were there.
Nickel was about to leave the room before noticing a piece of paper on the bed. He picked it up and began reading it. As Nickel began reading, he started tearing up the more he read. He began breaking down into tears while holding the picture on the nightstand, every bad thing he’d ever said or done to Book came to his mind.
Book was still sitting in her closet, overhearing Nickel crying. She realized that he still loved and cared about her despite everything that had happened just a few weeks ago. Book slowly opened the closet door that quickly caught Nickel’s attention. He wiped away his tears but began tearing up again when he saw Book was still alive. Nickel couldn’t help himself running over to her and giving her a hug.
“Book, oh my god! I’m so happy you’re okay! I-I’m really sorry about what I did! I didn’t mean to hurt you like this..!” Nickel said in between his crying. Book wrapped her arms around Nickel, hugging him back tighter. She finally managed to say something after so long. “It’s okay now. I’m okay now that I have you back in my life.” Book whispered into Nickel’s ear while listening to him sobbing.
The two of them spent the rest of the night together inside Book’s room. They both held hands while staring up at the stars in the night sky. Around midnight, Book slowly began falling asleep and eventually fell asleep on her bed. Nickel layed down next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He gave her a soft kiss before he fell asleep, holding the girl he’d love and care for the rest of his life.