When All Else Fails (Mavin)

Chapter Nine: Realizations

I was back in the dark room.

"What happened to them?" I croaked.

"Well, Geoff started to drink again and he was taken to the hospital numerous times for alcohol poisoning. Ryan ended up murdering his entire family and being taken to a mental hospital. (AN: I'm sorry! I couldn't help it!) Jack turned bitter and he would scream at anyone who got on his nerves. The fans, which I know you were wondering about, stopped watching snd I believe a couple even committed suicide with you," The creeper told me.

"And Michael?" I asked cautiously.

The creeper looked down for a moment before giving me a sad look (Again, I don't know how he did it) before leading me through the door again.

I was at Michael's apartment. It was dark but I could vaguely make out a dark figure on the couch.

It was Michael, turning a gun over and over in his hands. I counted twenty times that he turned the gun over before he stopped and took a deep breath. Michael looked up, setting the gun down, and took a large swig of a bottle of vodka.

He closed his eyes and leaned back, his head drooping over the couch. Tears suddenly sprang into his eyes and I saw his fearful expression as he started to cry.

"I'm sorry, Gavin. I'm so fucking sorry," Michael breathed.

Suddenly, his eyes blinked open and he got up from the couch. Staring at the gun, he reluctantly picked it up along with his keys, before he left the apartment.

The bright flash occurred again and I found myself standing on Lamar Boulevard Bridge (AN: It's actually a bridge in Austin. I did my research ;)). I swung my head around in the darkness, the only light coming from the moon.

When I looked up, I saw a dark figure standing on the railing to the bridge.

Curly red hair.

I dashed forward, thinking I'd be able to stop him before he jumped.

I didn't.

I watched as he lifted up the gun and press it against his temple. He squeezed his eyes shut before squeezing the trigger. A load gun shot went off and I watched as his figure collapsed backwards, towards the water.

He plummeted down into the icy water. I leaned over the railing to see a large splash. In the moonlight, I could see blood splattered on the pavement and bridge railing, without a doubt being Michael's.

Looking back down into the water, I counted thirty seconds, hoping, praying that he might submerge.

When it became apparent he wasn't going to resurface, I crouched down next to the railing and let the tears overwhelm me. If I committed suicide, Michael did too...

The bright flash happened again and I once again found myself in the dark room.

"When... When did he commit suicide..." I asked.

"May 23rd, 2016 at 9:24pm," The creeper told me.

My 29th birthday...

I was speechless. Michael would go as far as to commit suicide after I was gone. And on a day that was special to me.

All because of my own selfish acts.

Something pieced its way inside me. Like I finally fit the last piece in the puzzle.

Committing suicide would get me nowhere. All I would get in return is a place in Hell. My friends would slowly break apart. The one person I ever loved would take the same fate as me.

Depression was getting me nowhere too. We only got so many years on this earth and why should I spend all my waking moments sulking and feeling sorry for myself. I shouldn't. I wasted an entire year doing that because of things that happened in the past. Things that I got past. Life went on and I should be living it to the fullest. In the words of Ray, YOLO.

Suddenly the creeper shuttered and exploded.

And I woke up.
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Author's Note:
I've been working all morning on this. Your welcome xD.
Anyway, thanks for reading. I really hope you guys are enjoying this. Confusing part is hopefully gonna be over. Also, who's wondering what Michael was lying about? I will be revealing that in the next few chapters *wink wink*.
Also, I think this story is gonna have about fifteen chapters. I know, I frickin suck for writing a short story but I'm running out of ideas for this. I might make a sequel of this but I don't know yet.
Please leave some feedback on what I should do with this story. How your liking it, if you'd like a sequel, anything. I really appreciate it.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!