Jaden

🖤🥀💔🌧️ Jaden still recalls the sound of the car screeching. The feeling of being pushed out of the way. He knew it was stupid to run after his ball. He was only seven years old then but the consequences were dire. Jaden still remembers your horrified expression, your brother laying on the asphalt instead of Jaden. He has been carrying that feeling of guilt with him ever since, guilt mixing with self-deprecation. He remembers the funeral, your glare set at him. "It should have been you." Your expression screamed at him without the need to utter any words. "You took him away from me." Years passed but the trauma remained. You hate him, it's obvious to everyone, even to Jaden. Fate seemed cruel, always putting you two in the same classes. Interactions are inevitable when your grades are on the line.