Losing A Friend

I ended up drifting off to sleep myself. I jumped up waking up when I hear a knock at the door. 

I look and tensed when I see Molly with a big smile.

I slowly get up trying not to wake her.

"You two are nothing, my ass."

"Shh."

I quickly got out of the room.

"There's clearly something there you can't foul me Kyle."

I breathed out.

"Molly... It's...only one sided."

Her eyes widen.

"Wait... Your admitting it?! I was messing with you!"

I tensed.

"S-shit..."

She smiled even bigger.

"Oh my god, you love her!!!" She yelled out loud.

My eyes widen as I quickly covered her mouth.

I hear Jess groaning in the room.

"Sorry." She mumbled in my hand. 

I sighed letting go of her mouth.

"Yes... I love her but nothing can happen... You heard her she's always so fast to deny there's nothing between us."

"Kyle... I think it's because she's embarrassed because it's true and she doesn't want us teasing her."

"Wait you think she likes me?"

"Yeah I mean... I don't see her with any other guy the way she's with you. You two are always so close like your already dating but you two have always been like that. Have you thought of making a move on her?"

I tensed.

"What n-no I can't."

"Kyle... Seriously think about it... There's something there."

I sighed.

"I'll think about it."

She squealed.

"Oh my god, you two will be so cute!"

I roll my eyes feeling my face heat up. I looked away but a small smile formed of the thought.

"Hey, let's print those out and hand them out."

"Oh yeah, this would be a prefect time, she's sleeping."

"Yeah that's actually why I was laying with her. I wanted to force her to sleep she was being stubborn."

"Ooooor, you wanted to be REALLY close to her."

I didn't say anything as my face was on fire.

I quickly grabbed the laptop and closed her door.

"Okay Molly, go get Stan I'll print out a hundred copies and we will do this fast."

"Yeah I can't wait!" she said running downstairs fast.

I pull open the laptop and press CTL P.

I hear the copies printing off in the other room downstairs.

I ran downstairs waiting for them to stop printing. 

I grabbed the copies when it eventually stopped.

"Kyle, are we ready to do this?"

"Yeah."

I handed them both a couple stacks of papers.

"Okay, let go guys."

Molly ran outside fast not wasting any time.

'She's always so full of energy and always so positive even if everything has gone to shit..'

"Molly, don't go too far!" Yelled Stan.

We slowly walk out seeing her running house to house already setting a paper at each house in the mailbox in the door.

'Damn we will be done in no time with her.'

"God, she's a handful."

I look at him.

"In a bad way?"

"Sometimes but.. She's so full of energy all the time. There's hardly a time shes actually serious or where she's not being super loud."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"I mean I'm not used to that. You know me I'm very relaxed and go with the flow kinda guy. Doesn't really wanna go out and do much but she's the complete opposite. She's so happy all the time. It's weird how normal people would fight but not us. It's because when I get irritated she showers me with kindness."

We were walking on the other side of the neighborhood putting fliers in the door mailboxes.

"So.. Molly told me you like Jess."

My eyes shot open feeling my face heat up 10 shades.

He chuckled.

"Don't worry I won't say a word. Why don't you tell her how you feel?"

"Are you crazy? She always makes it so clear she isn't interested."

"Come on Kyle you've been best friend since what... age 5?"

"Yeah..so what?"

"Dude.. How long have you loved her?"

 I look away embarrassed.

"Ever since that first day when she stood up for me from those bullies."

He looked at me in disbelief.

"You've loved her for 14 years and haven't said a damn word!?"

"Dude she always says how we are just friends. I think she's giving me signals that she wants nothing more."

"Or maybe she's hinting that you haven't made a move yet."

I tensed badly.

"You really think so?"

"Dude... You know our whole class thought you two were dating all that time?"

"You two are always so close.. There were times where I thought you to were too. Molly is the one that's trying to force it but that's just how she is."

"Yeah..."

"Dude just think about it."

I look down still walking. 

"It's just scary Stan."

"I know, do you know how much courage it took me to ask Molly out?"

"Stan... Do you... Love her?"

He look down.

"I don't know dude...I mean... I care for her but there's times where I wonder..."

I tensed up.

"Wait are you not happy with Molly?" I asked looking over at him. 

He looked away.

"She's just....too much sometimes."

"Dude..."

"I am afraid I'll hurt her. I....don't know how I feel anymore."

I look forward and don't see Molly anywhere.

"Dude, where did she go?" I asked. 

He looked up.

"Uhh I... Don't know... This is what I mean.. She never listens to me.."

"We need to find her."

He sighed getting angry.

"She should have just listened!"

"Dude calm down."

"No, this is what I mean she's always in her own head where she's the only one in this world. She's always doing things the way she wants to..she....drives me nuts!" He yelled out. 

My mouth gaped open looking at him shocked.

I felt my heart explode when I hear. 

"W-what?"

My eyes shot open when we both look back and see her holding no fliers.

"M-Molly?"

I could feel the heavy tension in the air.

Stan slowly stepped forward.

She back up with tears in her eyes.

"You.... Meant all of that..didn't you?"

"H-how much did you hear..." He asked with a shaky tone.

She grit her teeth angry.

"Does it matter?!" She screamed out. 

"Molly, I'm sorry."

He got closer to her.

She backed away.

"No Stan... You are not sorry! I'm sorry I'm always happy around you! I'm sorry I'm never serious and I shower my kindness onto you! In my eyes you are so amazing. You deserve all the kindness in the world!"

"M-Molly please...." He cried out. 

"No.. if really your are driven nuts by me then... I'll leave you alone."

She turned away.

"Molly, I'm sorry please believe me!" 

"It doesn't matter Stan. I hope your happy without me."

She began running away.

"MOLLY!"

He was about to take off after her but I grabbed his arm to stop him.

He looked back with tears building up.

"Kyle... What have I done?"

He chocked up crying hard.

I didn't know what to say.

I walked into him hugging him.

He hugged back crying in my arms.

"Let's go back okay dude?"

"Yeah..."

We were heading back when we both stopped seeing Jess's door open.

"Kyle can we... Go somewhere where she's not?"

"Uhh Y-yeah."

We kept walking but stopped when we hear someone scream.

We both turned around.

"Did you hear that?"

"Y-yeah... Did it come from her house?"

"I don't know. I'm going to check on them."

He was quiet.

I walked up to the house.

I look back and see Stan following behind.

"It's okay dude."

"I'm going to stay out here..."

"Okay..."

I slowly peek and see nothing.

I stopped when I see something on the ground.

I squat down and see a blue goo.

I was about to touch it but froze when I hear growling.

I slowly look to my right and see glowing eyes in the shadow.

"Molly?"

I see her slowly walk toward me.

I felt my heart jump out of my chest as I fell backwards on the ground seeing her on all four. 

"Oh my god Molly, what happened to you?!"

She got halfway to me.

"S-Stan..."

I see him peek and freeze.

"M-Molly?"

She looked at him and hissed.

He stared at her in denial.

I see him tear up as she walked toward him showing her teeth. 

"Molly... What happened to you. Oh my god..." He cried out.

I quickly look around then I see the muzzle.

He held his hands up.

"Molly you don't want to do this."

She growled and jumped at him.

He yelled out closing his eyes.

I grabbed the muzzle quickly and jumped at her tying it around her mouth.

I wrap my arms around her neck pulling her off of him.

I threw her off of him as hard as I could.

She landed and hissed at me trying to remove the muzzle with her feet.

I watched her in horror.

'That's not Molly...'

"Guys, what's going o-?"

I look up the stairs and see Jess look in denial.

"What did you do to Molly?!" She yelled running fast to us.

"Jess stop that's not her!!" I yelled. 

In a split second I see Molly jump on Jess.

She screamed out loud falling on the ground.

I panicked and kicked her off as hard as I could.

I hear Jess crying still on the ground.

"Molly... What's happened to you.." She cried out. 

She hissed and walked to us both.

I picked up Jess bridal style hearing her crying more.

"Stan... Start the car."

"What?! We can't leave her!"

"Stan that's not Molly!" I yelled out. 

I hear him cry behind me.

"Damn it!! DAMN IT!" He chocked up.

I slowly back up seeing her growl at us.

"K-Kyle... What do we do?" I hear Jess breath out.

"Jess... It's going to be okay..."

She slowly opened her eyes.

I grit my teeth when Molly jumped at us with all claws out.

I turn around shielding Jess. I yell out loud when feel extreme pain in my back.

"KYLE! NO!"

I closed my eyes yelling out then I felt someone pull me out of the house.

I hear the door slammed shut.

I felt so dizzy and cold I could barely move. 

"Kyle.. Kyle listen to me! STAN HELP ME!"

I felt myself being lifted.

"Jess...can you open the back door and get in the back with him?"

"Y-yeah."

I felt myself being set in the back seat.

I wince in pain looking around with heavy eyes. 

"Damn it.. Jess.. He needs to lay down. Can you treat his wounds in the back?"

"Y-yeah..."

"Jess help me situate him, okay?"

"Okay."

I groan closing my eyes feeling them push me on my stomach.

"Oh my god..." I hear Jess cry.

"Holy shit, we need to go Jess right now!"

"Oh my god Stan get in the car!" Jess screamed out. 

I hear all the doors close and something push really hard on the car.

"GO, GO, GO!!!"

I hear the accelerator go loud.

I hear Jess crying.

"Stan... Oh my god.. Stan.. What happened to Molly?" 

I hear him choke up.

"I don't know Jess. Can you see if you can do anything to help Kyle please?"

"Give me the med-kit in the glove compartment, I'll see what I can do."

"Here."

"Okay Kyle... This was a bad time for you to wear your uniform. I'm going to have to cut it."

I felt my mouth gap open when I felt my back so cold and wet. 

I groan out when I felt her softly touch my back.

"Oh my god, I'm sorry I can't do this Stan!"

"Jess it's okay... He needs you right now... He could die."

"He can't die...."

I hear her sniff.

"Kyle.... It's going to be okay.." she said with a cracked voice. 

I felt a lot of pain in my back.

I grit my teeth yelling out in pain.

"I can't do it! I can't!!" she cried out loud. 

"Jess.... Do it fast okay.. You need to disinfect his wounds it's going to hurt him but if you do it fast he won't feel it as long put the ointment on over so that it can heal faster and then bandage him up. Do it fast but efficiently. You could do this, I have faith in you. Do this for Kyle, okay?"

I breathed out hard.

"It's okay Jess..." I managed to say. 

I hear her crying so hard.

"Kyle I'm so sorry."

I slowly grabbed her leg.

"It's okay, Jess."

I felt tears on my back.

"Kyle I want you to breath, okay? It'll hurt but... We need you to calm down." Stan said.

I nod.

"Okay Kyle. 1.....2.....3..."

I grit my teeth feeling the mind numbing pain in my back.

She got my whole back as fast as she could.

I breathed out hard.

"Okay Kyle... I need to put ointment on you."

I breath in and out hard feeling the cold dabs. She's so gentle it's so spine chilling.

"Okay... Now...."

I felt something on my back.

"Kyle... I need to wrap you with these gauze can you sit up?"

I slowly open my eyes.

I see her with so many tears on her face. 

I grit my teeth trying to get up but couldn't.

"Kyle... Let me help, okay?"

I felt her grab my arm pulling me up.

"Don't touch your back on the seat, okay?"

I nodded closing my eyes tight.

"Lean on something if you have to."

I didn't think but I leaned on her.

I felt her tense but quickly wrap the gauze around me.

I breathed out feeling so much better when she finished.

"Okay Kyle... I'm done. Let me get you a shirt from the back.

I breathed out hard over and over slowly leaned on my back.

"I got you something. I'm going to help you, okay? Arm out."

I slowly lift my arm.

I felt a sleeve go through.

"Other arm, your doing so good."

I grit my teeth groaning putting the other arm up.

"Okay Kyle now watch your head.. hold still."

I felt her put the shirt on me all the way.

"There you go. Stan I'm going to let him sleep back here I'll go in the front with you."

I felt my heart jolt.

"J-Jess... Can you...s-stay back here please?" I groaned out.

It was quiet for a second.

"Oh course Kyle. Can you lay on your side?"

"C-can you... Help me?" I breathed out. 

"Yeah here..."

I felt her hands on my arms pulling me to roll over.

I groaned feeling myself laying on my side.

"Okay.... Breath in and out really slowly."

I do as she says.

I felt myself melt when she rubbed my ears.

I breathed out hard feeling my heart melting when she ran her fingers through my hair massaging my scalp.

"God.... I love you." I breathed out.

I hear her chuckle.

"I love you too Kyle."

The longer she stayed so close to my body and rubbing my ears I felt myself falling to sleep. 'This was the most relaxed I have felt in so long. Only she can calm me down.. Without her in my life I would be lost for sure.'