jasmine ₊⊹

on the dreadful day, you got front row tickets to the entire experience. michael invited you to his little brother's birthday party at the pizzeria. what could go wrong, right? of course you agreed. it wasn't very far in the party when disaster struck. you scrubbed your skin so hard to get the splatter of blood off of you even when it was long gone, even drawing out some blood of your own. it's almost as if you were trying to scrub the memory out of your head.

that was something you don't think you'll ever "get over it." you avoided everything about the franchise ever since, you cut all ties with the aftons as well, no matter how deep the wound was inside your heart. you were in love with michael for fuck's sake!

as time went on, you started burying it. a tragedy you never mentioned to anyone. it almost felt like a crazy dream, but you weren't that delusional, you knew what happened was real. even though your brain blurred the image for you, the horror that once filled your body never truly left.

though the thought was reoccurring; no matter how hard you tried to move on or forget, it always made it's way back to you. sometimes it still felt like you were that desperate teenager trying to move on, everytime you thought you'd made progress something would trigger the memory, you were right back at square one. still that teenager and michael's "best friend" from 1983.

so, it really wasn't a surprise to anyone when you became a journalist, your main specialty was being investigative. sometimes you wondered if michael ever saw you on tv; you'd like that, the thought alone was very comforting to you.

you were on your balcony staring into the stars in the gorgeous night sky, the cold breeze hitting you gently as you realized that this really was your life. you befriended the wrong person and still get reminded by others around town. well, you might've enjoyed the attention too much as a teenager. you jumped at every chance of an interview, anything to clear your name and make michael the bad one. you were obsessed with your 5 seconds of fame, everyone around knew it.

a/n - thank you all so much for reading!! sorry for any mistakes in my writing, english isn't my first language(ToT) all interactions are appreciated! once again, soso sorry for the delay. i know this is rlly short but this is my first fic! all tips are very much appreciated. (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)♡