Frictional Faith

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Epilogue posted at 1:46 AM

It had come to a point when Jane was the only thing Ridley could think about. Every waking moment, Ridley thought about her. Ridley was not quite sure what it was specifically that he liked about her - he "loved" everything about her. In his eyes, Jane was a very special girl, different from the rest of the world.

Ridley had a gay best friend who went to the same high school as him. Both of them were very different, but similar in ways they could relate to. Ridley's like Yang and his gay best friend, Kyle, Yin. Unlike Kyle, Ridley never really got through his depression phase. He was still stuck listening to sad alternative music when Kyle had moved on to embrace his inner pop queen diva.

There were a few things about Ridley you ought to take note of. He was an introvert. One of the best introverts around. Worry not, he was not one of those hipsters who took pride in being an introvert and declaring how introverts were better than everyone else.

Kyle personally hated it when introverts are like that.

For a 19 year old, Ridley had a beautiful mind. One that was full of careless thoughts and deathly desires. Kyle loved him for that. It was the very reason why Kyle even became friends with him.

You see, Kyle started becoming friends with Ridley at a point in his life when he was very confused. He is still quite confused, just not very. Kyle was looking for the meaning of life when he was 15. He wanted to try every religion around and he wanted to be friends with every non-believer all the same.

Kyle used to cut himself as he felt that no one loved him. He never really wanted to die, unlike Ridley. He just wanted to know the difference between physical and emotional turmoil.

Kyle knew since he was in Kindergarten that he liked boys. He went to a religious school for his Kindergarten, he was one of the best students around. He was even picked to sing a solo hymn for his graduation day, but only to find himself embarrassed and mute when his uncles came down to watch him.

The boys back in high school were not that friendly towards Kyle. Neither was his dad.

No one really knew what made Ridley depressed and suicidal, not even Kyle. Kyle's mildly depressed at times and the only reason he could ever think of to explain Ridley's depression was that Ridley found life meaningless.

Kyle thought the same, except that most of the time Kyle dreamt about having a husband of his own. He also wanted two kids and a fat grey cat, with eyes bluer than the seas. Kyle was living day to day in hopes that one day, a man finds him beautiful.

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