Ash POV

"Ash?" I hear someone behind me say. I turn around to see Virgil. His hair looks very messy and unkept. He seems like he hasn't slept in a while. Yet can I really be talking?

I wave awkwardly at him and just stare. Not really meaning to stare but that's what i'm doing.. He waves back slightly and starts walking over.

"Hey.. Ash.." he whispers softly as his voice cracks a little. "Sup.." I say back holding back any sign of any possible voice cracks. "What are ya doin out here?" I ask him. He just shuffled slightly and stays quiet. He sits down and takes his shoes off, placing them beside him. He slips his feet into the water and sighs.

Then I see a little box hanging out of his pocket. I walk over towards him and sit down, doing the same as him. "What's in the box?" I ask. He looks at me then starts laughing slightly. "That's a dead joke." he says while stifling a small laughter. "That's me. The king of dead memes." I say while smiling slightly. "But really, what's in it?" I ask again.

"Nothing." Virgil says while looking at the water. "Please?" I ask. He looks up at me and stares for a minute. "Fine. Take a look for yourself." he gives in as he shoves the box over towards me. "But, please don't tell anyone." he whispers while looking away. I slowly open the box.

I investigate it alittle. I'm going to be honest, I didn't expect to find all of this stuff in this box. Cigarettes, and buds, a lighter, blades, razors, some bandaids, and a bottle opener. I have all of these things.. I close it and shove it into my pocket. "Virgil. Look at me." I say softly as I see him on the edge of a breakdown. "You're hurting. I know. I can see it. I've always seen it. You're hurting about Damian. But, what if we get payback? Ya know, for him.." I trail off not wanting to say the word myself. "Dead.." he whispered. I looked up at him. He looked back at me then said something that I know we both know has to be true. "It wasn't an accident. No way."

"I agree. So, we can get revenge. I mean it's not like we have three friends that just so happen to be killer or anything." I state with sarcasm everywhere in my sentence. "Yeah." he says while laughing slightly. "I won't tell them about this, but you have to promise me not to do anything. We can have a safe word if needed." I explain. He looks up and then engulfs me in a big hug. "Thanks." he mumbles into my dark brown hair. I smile and hug him back. "Anytime fellow emo. Now, wanna go and do something?" I ask.

We pull away and Virgil looks at me. "Sure thing kid. Sure thing."

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