Never Give Up (UNDER EDITING)

Chapter 9. Too late.

A/N listen to Chasing Cars By Snow Patrol.

Steffi POV)

I hold Haley, "It's too late for the serum." I have tears gather in my eyes.

Everyone looks shocked, and scared, "What are we gonna do? Madison's gonna find a way to get to us.." Marlee trails.

Taylor wraps his arms around her, she holds his arms, "Haley is dead?" Matt frowns.

I let the tears fall, "I'm so sorry Haley." I whisper.

I should have been the one to answer the door, I can't die, she could still be alive and I would have just had some pain.. Now she's gone. I feel terrible.

All of us stay bowing our heads, not knowing what to do, "Help me lift her Zayra." I say quietly.

Zayra lifts Haley's left side of her body, I lift her right side, we carry her, "Let's take her to the garden house." I say.

We follow into the backup living room, we then enter a glass hallway, we walk strait down and open our glass door's to our garden room. Many beautiful plants and bushes showing off brilliant colors. Haley planted these with me. I smile at the two mini palm tree's in the corner, under a special heat lamp? Type thing to keep it growing.

I see the hay bales, "Set her down on this for now." I say.

We set her down on a wooden table, I run and grab a quilt, Haley's favorite, and put it down on the Hay bales, putting a pillow there, The flowers are circled around the Hay bales. We carry and put Haley down on it.

I smile, "We should clean her up." Zayra says quietly.

I nod and go to the hose, I grab a cloth and get it wet, I walk over to Haley, dabbing her forehead, cleaning the blood off, and getting the sticky substance off her hair.

When were done I smile at her, she's laying with her hair sprawled as if in a PhotoShoot, It looks perfect with the flowers all around her, I hear sniffles, I turn and see Zayra crying, "Sorry." She says.

I shake my head and hug her, "There's nothing to be sorry about.. I'm the one who should have answered the door, not Haley." I whisper.

She let's tears fall into my shoulder, "Let's get back to the others." She walks down the hallway.

I turn back as I'm about to shut the doors, I smile at Haley one last time, shutting the doors and walking back to the others.

"We need a plan." I state.

"Now." Zayra sighs.

I nod, "But what?" Matt asks coming up behind me.

I sigh, "I'm not sure, We just need to figure stuff out." I say looking towards the door.

Marlee sighs also, "We should all stick together, partner up and stick together." She shrugs.

I nod, "For now, so none of us get hurt."

Matt pulls me next to him, I smile slightly at his childless, "Can we go into your room?" He asks.

I nod and we start going up the stairs, halfway on the staircase I turn around, "And don't open the door. We don't need anyone else to.." I can't get the words out.

"Die tonight." I say just above a whisper.

Everyone splits off with someone or three people, I walk up the long steep stairs onto the third level. I reach my bedroom door, then walk in, Matt closes the door behind him, "Matt?" I ask as I turn around.