“But you didn’t really need to do all this… Even if you didn’t give us anything, you’d still be my best…” She couldn’t finish the last word, “friend”, because a big firework popped in the night sky, making it all golden and bright.

Right when it started, one after another, families everywhere started lighting up fireworks. The fireworks were so colorful and pretty, and they lit up Ethan’s face. He looked out the window at the fireworks, like he was lost in thinking.

Madelyn turned around, holding the hangover soup in her hands. She remembered what George had said and decided to wait until he felt better before talking about it. “Finish the hangover soup first, then we can go see the fireworks?”

Ethan smiled. “Sure.” At the Jent residence, they sat on a swing under a tree in the backyard, watching the fireworks light up the sky at night.

them

at him. Ethan’s mansion just outside the yard of the Jent

my darkest time. I was so depressed I almost couldn’t take it anymore. In my room, besides the darkness and the sound of water, I heard your laughter. Your laughter sounded so incredibly

see. I saw you holding a doll, talking to it all day. You said your mom had given it to you. Every day, besides eating, sleeping, and going to school, I always heard you chatting to

years ago, Ethan had tried to kill himself three times. On that day, he was preparing to end it all. He cut his wrist with glass shards and, as he watched his blood

a strong wish to break free from it completely. It felt like being alive just brought him pain. Ethan

know that Ethan was her neighbor back then. She always thought the house next door was empty; the curtains were never open during the day, and the lights were

Papa’s gonna get you a teddy bear so sweet.

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