Beyond The Sky

16

It's hard. Accepting your own fate and then having to break the news to everyone. Especially your loved ones. But... not having the heart to tell someone is even worse. And it's the hardest in this world, because of the world going black and white when you lose your soulmate. I feel for you, Serena.

"Why are you deciding to not let her know what's going on? Do you not think she's worried?"

"I know she's worried. But I don't want to worry her any more than I possibly could be already." I frown.

"Oh. Right." Lance understands. "I just thought I'd ask."

"Don't worry about it."

I take a breath, then coughing afterwards. This is the most suffering I've ever gone through. Can't it just go ahead and kill me? The smoke slowly taking over my lungs? Please?

Okay, maybe not right now. I'm still slowly accepting it. I just have to keep fighting. For myself. And Lance. And my family. And Serena. And the firefighters.

For everyone.

I'm starting to lose my breath. I can't breathe. The smoke's starting to tell me it's almost time to... well, go.

"Lance." I muster out another word. Lance looks at me. He looks solemn, like he knows.

I cough again, although now it's turned into more of a wheeze. This darn smoke...

"Please... When you get a chance to..." I take another painful breath. "Please let Serena know." I take one last breath. In that last breath, I said one more thing to Lance. The one thing I never got to tell Serena. "She will know I'm gone, but let her know I loved her... Please..."

Those were the last words I had ever spoke. The smoke from the flames took over my lungs, and suffocated me.