(A+) Checkmate Part 1 [Edited Version]

Chapter 10 - We ride together, we die together, Best friends for life

Yes, I was referring to that when I said that it went badly. We have never been so fortunate to find the right one, though, and that is why we decided to play the game in the first place. I apologize if our paths crossed and you believe that I played you because I never got back to you; it was not my fault; rather, it was the fault of the person who crushed my heart before I met you. The first rule of this game is to not get attached if you want to survive.

“Thanks to you. I saw the real her, and I'm proud to call you Brother. The only one who will never betray me… see you've been betrayed so many times, your other best friend who wasn't me, you demon ex and when you have the chance to do it to someone you love, you didn't without knowing the true feelings of that person,”

“It's you. You mentioned that I do not like to put someone as important to me through the kinds of things I have gone through, things that broke me into a million pieces and required me to pick them all up piece by piece. I promise not to let that happen to you, and I have faith that you will not do that to me either.I simply trusted the wrong people, but I have learned my lesson and will know that I want it to happen again if it does.

Beat

“We've been in the fight for so long together, and we are still going to fight till we find a way out of this”

I look at him. He looks at me, and then we look at the movie. we were watching “bad boys” it happened that the movie was at the part where they say the famous line.

We look at each other again, and we say together at the same time “we ride together, we die together, best friends for life!”

After a few minutes, he says “ I still have bad feelings that I'm not done being through challenges, I feel like something worse is coming”

I take a glance at him. I know that he is tough he is always been the muscle, the one who was always been there for me, in a fight cause i was the worst when it comes to fighting, the one who never back down from a challenge the one to never worry about in whatever the situation he was into, he'll eventually find a way out like always, he's Brayden mother fucking Pierce yo. Except that when he was at his lowest, i was not there for him cause i was on the other side of the country. So when i saw my chance and i took it, I responded

“ I was never there, but now I'm here. we'll be waiting for it together, my man”

He sobbs “ God knows how I missed my Gran pa he was always been there for me but now his dead…”

P.S.: Brayden started having flashbacks from something  that happened 2 years ago.

"Hey, here's my favorite Gran son!!!"

"I'm glad I am your favorite, but did you forget I am also the only one?"

"You know he is not going to respond to you when his eyes are glued to this soccer game," says Grace

"Hahaha. I know what I also know is that he is messing with me. "

Then, jump to another flashback when Ben, also known as Gp, was on his death bed.

"Do you still believe that our family is not cursed? see, despite you trying to stop the game, something happened and stop you from proceeding, so you played till you won her," he asked.

"Why the sudden change, I thought you said we weren't cursed,"

"I never said that, I said we'll never know, guess what? i was right. We'll never know," he added

Then Brayden started laughing.

"We gotta stay positive, you know," says Brayden while smiling.