Dusk h.s.

Chapter 99

I wait in a small waiting room with Luke. Brynn and Natalye soon join us in silence. It is now 6 am. Robert and Courtney come shuffling in. Courtney is in tears. They don't say a word as they sit across the room.

Luke sits there with tears in his eyes. His friends appear in the doorway, and I wonder if Ashton knows his girlfriend is a bitch killer.

I pace back and forth to keep myself occupied. Anna's dead and I'm left here without her.

A doctor appears in front of me. "Mr. Styles?"

I turn around.

"We've tried everything we can. Anna's not responding to any of our treatments. I can allow you each one on one time with her before we call it."

"I wanna see her." I say immediately.

The doctor leads me down a long hallway. It feels like hours till we get to Anna's room.

When the door opens, I step inside alone, slowly walking over to the bed where she lays. This is not my girl. She's dead. She's gone.

I'll never be able to tell her I love her one last time.

I grab her hand, feeling her cold skin against mine. "I love you, Anna. I want you to know that I do. I always have." I shake my head. "This wasn't supposed to happen to you. This is all my fault." It's true. Gabbi killed her to get back at me. I'm the reason she's dead. "How will I ever get over this? I'll never stop loving you Anna, I swear. Your death will be avenged." I squeeze her hand gently. "Maybe this is for the best." I sniffle, already feeling the fresh warm tears, wet on my cheeks. "You were in so much pain. You're always in pain. Some of it which I caused. I can't hurt you anymore, baby. You're free. I can't hurt you." I lower my lips to hers, kissing her softly. "I never wanted to hurt you. I love you."

We share our last kiss. I make sure it lasts extra long as I take her into my arms, never letting go. The tears roll down my cheeks as my lips press against her.

It feels weird kissing her without her having the ability to kiss back. The kiss brings back every single memory I've had with this girl.

The first time we met, I bumped into her in the hall and flicked her off afterwards. I remember thinking she was a bitch. A beautiful bitch.

I remember our first kiss. Our lips moved perfectly together and I remember instantly falling in love with her.

I also remember the time I fingered her in the bathroom. That's the first time she'd ever been touched like that. I remember how sweet she tasted and how embarrassed she was to return to the table afterwards.

I remember the first time we ever had sex. She was such a damn tease and I loved it.

I remember the school dance when I gave her her necklace. She's wearing it now. She died with it on.

I remember everything. The laughing. The crying. The pain. The excitement. Everything.

My lips slowly pull away from hers as I take one last look at her beautiful face. One last look.

Suddenly, I feel her chest slowly rise. My eyes widen as I press my fingers to her neck. That's a......pulse.

I quickly press the hospital assistance call button.

"NURSE! I NEED A NURSE RIGHT NOW!" I yell as her heart rate starts to pick up.

The weird squiggly lines on the heart monitor start to pick up again. My heart jumps as I grab her hand.

"You're alive. I know you are. You have to wake up."

Moments later, a nurse bursts through the room, followed by multiple other nurses.

"She's alive!" I announce to them.

They look at me doubtfully.

"Now, Mr. Styles, I know you're upset, but...."

"Look for yourself, fucktards!" I move out of the way, revealing the monitor, proving that she's alive. "Save her. Please! Please try!"

Anna's POV

I wake up in a white room with blurry strangers hovering over me. I feel myself drifting away until I'm shocked. My body jolts and I take in a deep breath. My eyes widen and my vision clears.

"Am I dead?" I murmur.

My eyes start to drift closed. I'm exhausted as I start to fall into a deep sleep. A beeping sound fills my ears.

"She's awake." One of the nurses says.

"Anna!"

I know that voice. That thick British accent echos in my ears.

"Harry?"

I open my eyes to see Harry standing in front of me. His face is only inches away from mine.

"What happened?"

He shakes his head. "It doesn't matter." He gathers me into his arms. I hold him tightly as he places gently kisses on my skin. "I love you."

"I love you too."