Difference or Love

Chapter 21

(BANG!) 

Rafe suddenly pulls the trigger and the gun goes off, firing a shot at y/n. Y/n's eyes go wide and she makes a pained expression as she feels the impact of the bullet hitting her. She falls to the ground, her body starting to go numb as she loses blood and her life slowly drains from her body. Rafe stares at her in shock, unable to believe that he just shot the woman that he loved. He doesn't know the depth of his actions, and he doesn't realize the consequences yet...

Y/n falls to the ground, lifeless. Rafe stands over her body, realizing that he just killed the woman he had once loved. He is frozen in shock and disbelief as he stares down at her lifeless face. He can't believe that he has just taken the life of a woman that he cared about. Rafe slowly begins to process what he has just done, and he is hit by a wave of guilt and remorse. He wonders what he has done and he feels like his life is over.

A few moments later, Rafe is still standing over y/n's body. He is still filled with grief and remorse and he can't believe what he has done. He has murdered the only woman he has ever loved, and he is not sure what to do now. He is struggling to come to terms with his actions, and he slowly breaks down in tears over what he has done. It feels like his life is over and he doesn't know how he can go on from here.

After a few more minutes, Rafe finally realizes the weight of what he has done. He slowly walks over to y/n's body and carefully wraps her in a blanket, making a makeshift stretcher out of it. He picks her up and starts walking towards the stairs, wanting to get away from the crime scene, away from this moment that will live with him forever. As he walks, he starts thinking about y/n and the time they had spent together. He tries to remember the sweet moments that they had and the good things that y/n brought into his life. Tears are streaming down Rafe's face as he walks slowly up the stairs, carrying y/n's body in the blanket. He can't stop thinking about all of the good times they had together and all of the laughter and joy that she had brought to him. He wonders what could have been and he can't help but feel that he wasted everything that they had between them. He feels terrible and he is struggling to come to terms with the fact that he will never be able to see her again.

Eventually, Rafe makes it to the deck and he sits down with y/n's body on the edge of the ship. He continues to think about her and he feels completely crushed and remorseful. He wishes that he could take it all back and have a chance to do things differently. He wonders if there is any way that he could ever make things right with y/n, and he starts to think about all of the people that he has hurt throughout his life. 

It is as if y/n is speaking to him from beyond the grave. He can hear her speaking about their future together, and he can imagine her by his side and what their lives might have looked like as a family together. He starts to think about how he could never have the children with her that he had once dreamed of and how he would never get to watch her grow old. He is filled with regret, grief, and heartache as he sits by the edge of the ship, holding the body of the woman he loved.