Bloodstream

Chapter 24

Eds POV

I watch as Skylers slim, helpless body falls to the ground. My heart shatters into pieces as I run to her body, Mason attacking the murderous vampire who just killed my love. My girl. My everything. I lift her body into my arms, oblivious to my surroundings. Her head falls back and the tips of her hair, drag along the grass, damp from rain. I hold her close, sobbing then I hear the thud of another body falling to the ground. At first I fear it's Mason but then I see it's Sky's murderer.

It all hits me at once. Skyler Harrison is dead. What are we going to tell the media? Her uncle? Her friends? Her fans? Now isn't the time to think about that. Mason comes up beside me and takes his mothers hand. Tears run down his face that aged so quickly. I put her back on the ground and place my hand on my sons shoulder and pull him in for a hug. When he was 3 and always falling over, he would cry and cry and I would I hold him until he stopped but I know I can't hold him for that long this time. Dan picks up skylers body and places her in the back of the car. He goes to start the ignition but the engine has died. So we run home. It's probably faster anyway. I carry her body into the house. Her skin is going pale. So pale and cold like stone. I place her on the couch and cry by her limp body. Kennedy starts making the call to Jeremy. He cries and sobs and leaves immediately to come down for the funeral we will have to hold. I sit by her body for hours then there's a knock on the door.
Dan answers and I come up behind him to see who it is. The man who took the Koenigsegg to be fixed is standing there in the doorway. He's dropping off Skylers car. My mind comes to reality.
"Get rid of it." I say. Dan looks at me stunned.
"Get rid of-"
"Get it out of my sight." I say not wanting to look at the car that holds so many memories. He shuts the door and grabs my shoulders.
"Are you sure?" He says. I nod.
"I will get Jeremy to take it away." He says. I go back to Skylers body and cry.
"I know this vampire. He's a been a carver for hundreds of years. He makes all sorts of things. Chairs, tables, beds....coffins.." I turn to look at Dan.
"There's a sketch of what he thinks would suit our Skyler." He hands me a piece of paper. I look at it and start crying again. It's beautiful, with a dark brown base and a glass lid covered in vines. Skylers body will be preserved forever because of her immortal state unless we put her in water. So it only feels right to keep her body above ground and almost keep her like a display in the big gardens behind our home. The coffin is perfect.
Unable to lie to Jeremy, we tell him the truth about what Skyler was. To our surprise he believes us. He stands outside by Skylers coffin which was made in an hour because the vampire used his speed to make the coffin and he delivered it to us, sending his condolences. It's raining heavily now and I didn't want to leave Skyler but Jeremy needed the privacy. So I mourn inside with a cup of tea, wishing I could have been fast enough to save her.

Masons POV
It's all my fault. I should have fought harder when they took me. I should of told mum to get in the car and leave straight away. I should of stopped him. I should of. I should of. But I didn't. And now my mum, my mother is dead. Died right before my eyes and my Dad is downstairs with his eyes working as waterfalls. My body aches from the rapid growth as I lie on my bed, staring at the blue roof of my room still designed for a young boy. My window is open and I can hear the rain outside. A strange breeze flows into the room and settles on my skin raising goosebumps. It doesn't feel like a normal breeze. I go to run my fingers up my bumpy arm when they come into contact with a strange, cold thing causing the chill. I look down and see a hand under my own. Then when I look up I see the kind face of my deceased mother.

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Poor Eddie and Masie and Jezza
-Grace xxx