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My forever Friend
#HappyFriendshipDay #WritcoStoryPrompt54
Your best friend in the world calls you and tells you a secret that changes your friendship forever. Write a story in the conversation and the aftermath.
As sat in my room a cloud of sadness reached out for me. I didn't know why, but it was strange, and looming. The phone rang, it was Tiara I hadn't heard from her since...well...damn...wow, since Tedrick was killed. It was then that it dawned on me that my baby brother's death anniversary was the following day. " Hey Dawn how are you doing" said Tiara. I was excited to hear from my best friend, she had been through it all with me. When I cried for what seemed like forever about the death of my baby brother,it was Tiara that was there. When my father died it was Tiara that held my hand. When my mother lost her mind, and was put into the psychiatric center it, again was Tiara that went with me to see her every weekend. Even though she was a loose Cannon she was my best friend. She was there thought it all. So when Tiara called me in tears, no matter what it was I viewed it as my turn to lend out my shoulder and my ears to her for the strength that she needed. Never in a million years would I or could I imagine or conceive what she was about to tell if me. Earlier we were at Tesrick's gravesite, he would have been 15 years old, had he lived. She stood by while I spoke to the headstone that represented the life of the precious 6 year old. " Dawn my mother died today , the alcohol finally killed her. I know she was a severe alcoholic, but Dawn, I still can't believe she's gone, and worst of all I held a secret of hers for years and years. Dawn please don't hate me when I get this off my chest, and most of all please forgive me and my mother". All of a sudden I felt nausea and my heart beat when from zero to one hundred, I didn't know what the hell she was about to tell me. "Dawn I'm going to get right to the point. It was Valerie that killed Tedrick, it was my mother and I'm sorry that I kept it from you all these years. I'm sorry please forgive us! She was driving through your neighborhood and was totally plastered and hit Tedrick while he was riding his bike. She got scared because she knew she was drunk and she didn't want to go to jail. When she got home all she kept saying was I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. I thought she was having another emotional drunken episode, until I went in the garage and recognized little Tedrick's favorite hat still caught under the bumper, along with hair and blood. Dawn you mean the world to me, and I'm truly sorry". Even though the words were coming from Tiara I still couldn't grasp what she was saying. As I looked at Tiara i I saw the weight of the secret had torn her apart. For some reason instead of anger, and hatred I felt sorry,and remorseful for Tiara. All I could do was tell her that it's all right, and that we are going to get through it all. I couldn't believe it. Hate couldn't find any space, as much as I wanted to, I just couldn't. " Tiara why don't you just come over and let's walk through this shit together" said Dawn. As Dawn hung up the phone she could feel little Tedrick's presence and it wasn't angry or resentful, but loving and caring. Dawn took that as a request from Tedrick. When Tedrick was alive he called her "Aunt T" . He loved her and so did Dawn.
Your best friend in the world calls you and tells you a secret that changes your friendship forever. Write a story in the conversation and the aftermath.
As sat in my room a cloud of sadness reached out for me. I didn't know why, but it was strange, and looming. The phone rang, it was Tiara I hadn't heard from her since...well...damn...wow, since Tedrick was killed. It was then that it dawned on me that my baby brother's death anniversary was the following day. " Hey Dawn how are you doing" said Tiara. I was excited to hear from my best friend, she had been through it all with me. When I cried for what seemed like forever about the death of my baby brother,it was Tiara that was there. When my father died it was Tiara that held my hand. When my mother lost her mind, and was put into the psychiatric center it, again was Tiara that went with me to see her every weekend. Even though she was a loose Cannon she was my best friend. She was there thought it all. So when Tiara called me in tears, no matter what it was I viewed it as my turn to lend out my shoulder and my ears to her for the strength that she needed. Never in a million years would I or could I imagine or conceive what she was about to tell if me. Earlier we were at Tesrick's gravesite, he would have been 15 years old, had he lived. She stood by while I spoke to the headstone that represented the life of the precious 6 year old. " Dawn my mother died today , the alcohol finally killed her. I know she was a severe alcoholic, but Dawn, I still can't believe she's gone, and worst of all I held a secret of hers for years and years. Dawn please don't hate me when I get this off my chest, and most of all please forgive me and my mother". All of a sudden I felt nausea and my heart beat when from zero to one hundred, I didn't know what the hell she was about to tell me. "Dawn I'm going to get right to the point. It was Valerie that killed Tedrick, it was my mother and I'm sorry that I kept it from you all these years. I'm sorry please forgive us! She was driving through your neighborhood and was totally plastered and hit Tedrick while he was riding his bike. She got scared because she knew she was drunk and she didn't want to go to jail. When she got home all she kept saying was I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. I thought she was having another emotional drunken episode, until I went in the garage and recognized little Tedrick's favorite hat still caught under the bumper, along with hair and blood. Dawn you mean the world to me, and I'm truly sorry". Even though the words were coming from Tiara I still couldn't grasp what she was saying. As I looked at Tiara i I saw the weight of the secret had torn her apart. For some reason instead of anger, and hatred I felt sorry,and remorseful for Tiara. All I could do was tell her that it's all right, and that we are going to get through it all. I couldn't believe it. Hate couldn't find any space, as much as I wanted to, I just couldn't. " Tiara why don't you just come over and let's walk through this shit together" said Dawn. As Dawn hung up the phone she could feel little Tedrick's presence and it wasn't angry or resentful, but loving and caring. Dawn took that as a request from Tedrick. When Tedrick was alive he called her "Aunt T" . He loved her and so did Dawn.
