A Little Piece Of Andley

The Mortician's Daughter

I wake up, turning over so I can see Ashley's beautiful face - only it's not there. He must have left early or something.

I sit up, and a crinkling noise pierces through the scuffling sheets. Searching for the source, I finally find it: a crumpled piece of paper.

As soon as I see the spidery scrawl, I recognise it as Ash's. Dreading what it would say, I begin to read it.

Dear Andy,

I haven't left you for no reason: far from it. I overheard people talking about a plan to kill "that faggot and his emo boyfriend" today, and I didn't know what to do.

Obviously, I'd arranged to sleep at yours, but now I wasn't sure. I went regardless. Halfway through the night, I had a dream that I was killed, but they found you and killed you as well. So I ran away.

I know we've discussed our emergency plan previously; that's why I didn't ask you beforehand. That and the fact that I'm terrible at goodbyes, although I guess this is one. So, goodbye.

From Death's Daughter
xxx

And no, I'm not being stalked by some weird ghost. Death's Daughter was my nickname for Ashley; I can't remember how it came about though. The best nicknames are ones that just fit, and that's what happened. 

Is there anything else, any last remains of Ash's sunshine personality? I flip the piece of paper over, and there are four words hastily scribbled on the top line: PS I love you.

I can't deal with this anymore - there's got to be some way of distracting myself.

I sigh, turning to the acoustic guitar resting in the corner of my room. I haven't played it for a while, but I need to let my emotions out somehow.

Strumming along absentmindedly, I hum along. When I've established a melody, a few lyrics are pieced together.

Wiping a few tears off my face, I realise I've actually written an entire song. Now it just needs a name: definitely something to do with Ash.

Death's daughter... That sounds too violent... Who else is associated with death? How about: The Mortician's Daughter.

A/N I was gonna copy and paste the lyrics here but if you're reading an Andley story you probably know them anyway, and if you don't, SEARCH IT! XD