Forever - Book 1 *Complete*

Prologue

Prologue

10 years beforehand...

"Don't worry, I'll be here forever I promise..."

Those few words were spoken continuously on the days that seem so long ago.

"Look what I can do!" a small girl calls as she walks across the water giggling happily.

 "Wow, that is so clever of you!" a young boy calls in return. Men approach the two five year olds as they play together happily.

 Most people would think the men were just passing by but the two children knew better.

 "I'm scared..." The small girl says through tears.

 "You don't have to be scared, because I'm here silly, and I'll always be here." The boy replies before he falls to the ground unconscious.

 "What's going on? Oh no! My son!" two women run towards the children as the small girl lets off an incredibly blinding light. The men scurry away as the women approach the crying girl and unconscious boy. But how can you help someone who's destined to sleep forever? That saddening day happened so long ago though... And now, it's time for the real story...

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 It's been so long since 'the incident.' Every day I continued to visit Kai in the hospital but there has been no change in his condition. He lies there.... Breathing.... That's all he has been doing for ten years. He's grown older, just like everybody else but he continues to lie there. It hurts me; every time I leave the Hospital I lock myself in my room and cry.

I don't understand why I cry, it's been years surely I would have gotten over it by now. I ask mum about it. She tells me it's because I'm fifteen now and I am beginning to develop stronger feelings towards Kai. I've never understood why she would say that. After all, I haven't spoken to him for ages; there is no possible way for me to speak to him.

Half of the time I just brush it off but soon enough, the pain creeps right back in. It feels as if somebody has stabbed me right through the heart and I don't understand why.  Occasionally my school friends will joke about Kai being my 'soul mate' I continue to tell them that it's not true but they continue to pull little jokes.

I just laugh at the jokes and pretend they don't affect me when really, they do. Half of the time my dreams are haunted by Kai's friendly smile as a child. Kai always told me never to doubt myself and that I would be someone special to him forever.

Kai and I are childhood friends, our mothers were also childhood friends so when they both fell pregnant with a child of their own. They promised one another that they would try and make things work between both of their children and things did work. Both me and Kai became best friends, Kai stood up for me when bigger kids picked on me and he always told me I would be the only other girl other than his mother that meant the world to him.

That was how it was like between the both of us in the good old days. Until, one tragic evening something terribly awful happened. Something that I hope I will never have to live through ever again.

They happened...

Yes, Kai is the young boy who was injured ten years ago, and I am the girl he protected. I regret not helping him every day. Half the time I wish I was in his position, but if I were, my loss would be burdening all those close to me. Of course I wouldn't want that, but, I don't want this either...