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It was... strange... He didn't appeared at the club again. You searched all over the institute, even in the small garden where he always looks at the clovers.
You were very worried about him, will he be sick?.
But you are not the only one who is worried, so are they, you tried to find out what happened by asking the president of the club.
- I'm sorry, [ __ ]... I wish I could know too... - The president says with a worrying look. You just sighed.
When you met him it was... Curious. Someone told you that the president of the club wanted to see you, but instead of finding the president sitting at her desk, there was him.
From there, you were a little close, even he helped you with the poems. It was very noticeable that he was a very kind person and with a big heart of gold, although sometimes he is smug, he is a funny guy.
Even yesterday was going fine. He invited you to his home and both of you started to had fun, just you two being best friends and playing videogames; later he invited you to his favorite place: the little garden with clovers.
But now... Everything was silent for you, you missed that special greeting that you two practiced a lot. You sent messages to him, without any response.
At the end of the class, you decided to go to his house to visit him, you knocked on the door several times... Nobody... You barely realized that the door is open, who knows for how long.
Your worry increased at the thought that they were robbing your best friend's house, so you enter no matter if you made noise. You searched all over the house, there was no one, no thief. The house was intact.
But ... Why was there no one if the door was open?, you inspected some places in the house; your gaze hit a picture of him when he was little kid, in that photo he looked very happy.
"Is there anything that overwhelms him?... And if so... Why doesn't he tell me his problems?... Doesn't he trust me?" You thought, a notification from your phone brought you back to reality. You expected it to be a message from him but...
"Hey [ __ ]! The teacher told me that today you have to clean the classroom, I know that today it is not your turn but a student could not come due to a medical appointment. Sorry!".
It was a message from a classmate, you worried more, there is no trace of him... No one knows where he is.
You went back to school, you felt small tears coming out of your eyes but you quickly wiped them away. Everything was normal, you were filling a bucket with water, when suddenly... You saw him sideways.
You quickly raised your gaze, you wanted to know if it was actually him or someone else, you doubted it for a few moments. You finally decided to look again and... Indeed, it was him.
- Soren... Soren! - You screamed a little with happiness at finally seeing him again, you wanted to hug him when he turns around, but something is weird - Soren?... - he is ignoring you.
- Soren? Soren! - you screamed more, trying to get his attention but no response.
He was still ignoring you, he went to a room and locked himself.
- Man! I'm talking to you! - you say while you knocked the door - What is wrong with you?! Soren, you know that you can tell me everything...
No response from the other side of the door, you saw through the window of the door and what you saw it worried you. Blood on his hands.
You break in, a lot of dry clovers were on the floor, you didn't cared about that. You quickly approached to your friend.
- Soren! What happened?! - No response, he was still ignoring you - Tell me please! I am very worried about you, you did not appear in these last days.
A breathless laugh puzzles you off, he was... Laughing?.
- Oh, [ __ ]... I see now - Soren says while he laughs, and no, it wasn't a sarcastic laugh.
- What do you mean? Soren, your fingers and knuckles are bleeding! Let me take you to the infirmary - You say worried, you tried to take him out of the room. But he grabbed your wrist very thight.
Soren looked at you, with a creepy smile, he wasn't wearing his eyepatch.
- Can't you see too, [ __ ]? - He asks without fading his smile.
- What?... - You asked while you tried to get out of his grip.
- I will never be the golden child they wanted in their life! - he says while he was laughing a little.
- Soren! Listen to me! - you shouted a little, he steps back, covering his face with his hands.
-No! No! I'll be the best kid you and mom ever wanted! - he says with a smile - I will be the luckiest man alive! I promise!... I promise...
- Soren... - you kneel before him, some tears began to roll down his cheeks. You were about to hug him, until he pushed you.
- [ __ ]... You will never understand... - He says while pulling out a pocket knife, you feel afraid right now.
- You. Will. Never. Understand! - He screams as he hurts his left eye, right in his scar, he laughs faintly.
- Soren! - you grabbed his arm - Don't do this to yourself! Best friends help each other... Soren... Please... Just tell me what's happening to you... I can help you.
Soren doesn't say or do anything, he grabs your arms gently.
- Mom?... Is that you?... - he says with a soft smile, but still holding the pocket knife.
You didn't say something, you let him open himself like this.
- Mom... I knew that you will came back! I am very sorry that you suffered when I was born... - he says while he sobs a little, later he hugs you, you start stroking his head - Dad will be happy to see you!... We can became the perfect family we wanted...
- Soren... - you whispered, then the room was very quiet, you look down and saw the dry clovers... You understood his secret situation so quickly.
He laughs again, he let go of you quickly.
- [ __ ], why did you tricked me? Why did you make me think you were my mom? - he sounds a little annoyed - You want to see me suffer, huh?
- What?! No! - you tried to calm him down.
- Bullshit! I considered you as my best friend... And you do this to me?! - he laughs more, grabbing more the pocket knife.
- Please, listen to me! - You were very worried, you were already going to leave the room and ask for help. Then he grabs your neck.
-No... You listen to me!... I trusted you, and what did you do? You free your true self... And I'm disgusted by that part of you... I hate you [ __ ]... I fucking hate you... - he whispers with a smile.
You felt the air go away as he thights more his grip, he sees the pocket knife. You were scared, you fight for your life.
You don't know how long it lasted, it felt like eternities and the only thing you know is that your best friend had intentions of stabbing you.
- Maybe he was right... - He says as he slowly lets you go - Mom will come back if I do this... Right?
- Soren?... - You looked at him.
What he did next, left you horrified. He begans to stab himself.
- No! - you screamed, looking with horror, you stopped him. He was still smiling, he almost stabbed you but you took the pocket knife out of him in time, you hurt a little your face and your hand.
Blood starts to fall on the ground, you were surprised and scared, without thinking two times you carry Soren and you began to run.
A classmate saw you with the stabbed body of him, she screamed in horror. The other students heard the scream and were frightened to see Soren bleeding.
You didn't care about your surroundings, you continued running to your way to the hospital.
- Mom?... - he asks weakly with a smile - I'm glad you are here... I hope you and dad are proud of me now...
You start to cry, then you see that you are already approaching the hospital.
- Soren... Please hang in there... - you say while you sob more.
You arrived to the hospital, you begged the doctors to save him...
The only thing you can do is to wait...
The end...