New Beginnings: Year One

Chapter 10 Part 1: Plots and schemes

Fionna was beyond devastated with her situation. She had never felt the type of loathing she did for her grandparent's decision. She had become so depressed she had locked herself in her room for three days, not answering phone calls from Cake, or offers of food from her mother. She simply sat on her bed writing a song to Marshal, pouring her heart into the song. On her last day of solitude Fionna was playing the song, recording it onto her computer, a beat playing as she would strum her guitar.

"I leave the gas on

Walk the alleys in the dark

Sleep with candles burning"

Her eyes flickered to the flame of a nearby candle, a small smirk on her face at the irony.

"I leave the door unlocked

I'm weaving a rope and

Running all the red lights

Did I get your attention?

'Cause I'm sending all the signs that

The clock is ticking

And I'll be giving my two weeks

Pick your favorite shade of black

You best prepare a speech

Say something funny"

The verses made Fionna think of all the laughs she had shared with Marshal, he could make any situation hilarious.

"Say something sweet

But don't say that you loved me

I'm still breathing

But we've been dead for awhile

This sickness has no cure

We're going down for sure

Already lost our grip

Best abandon ship...

Maybe I was too pale

Maybe I was too fat

Maybe you had better

Better luck in the sack

No formal education

And I swore way too much

I swear you didn't care

'Cause we were in love

So as I write this letter

And shed my last tear"

She wiped her face, a hysteric laugh escaping her lips as she finished up the rest of her song.

"Know it's all for the better

That we end this here

Let's close this chapter

Say one last prayer

But don't say that you loved me

I'm still breathing

But we've been dead for awhile

This sickness has no cure

We're going down for sure