The Gifted

The Gifted} Ch. 25

*Edited 4-12-16*

Chapter 25: You Took My Sunshine Away.

**Alice**

I laid motionless on my bed. I've been here for a few hours. Every hour or so Rae would come up to check on me and try to get me to take a shower. I still had his blood all over me. I watched my best friend die. I watched the guy I've known since I was 5 die. In. My. Arms. because I couldn't move, because I was to distracted with everything around me. He's dead because of ME!

Rae and everyone else that was in the parking lot were packing up the house. We were planning one last thing before hopefully we were out of the council's eyes forever. The five decided that they were going to help us with anything we needed and they were going to stay with us afterwards. It turns out that they had all gotten attached to us and wanted to stay with us because the council was actually really overbearing.

My door opened and walked in Reece. He walked over to me and jumped in my bed with me. He pulled me into his chest and rubbed my back. I held my breath, I couldn't cry anymore. This wasn't the Alice I was two weeks ago. This isn't the Alice I built. This was someone who is weak. Who doesn't know what to do. Who needs someone to comfort her.

I couldn't hold it in anymore. I let out a sob, clenching Reece's shirt. Everything that had happened earlier was playing through my mind like a horror movie that would give you nightmares for the next few weeks. I wanted it to stop, but I couldn't get the images out of my mind.

I ran my fingers through his hair. I watched at Dex struggled to get his breath. He looked up at me. I could see the fear, the tears, the pain. He was hurting and there was nothing I could do. I felt anger, and power surge through me.

"Ali, please sing..." Dex's breathless voice broke my thoughts. I looked down at him and saw a tear run from his eye. I wiped it from his face. I nodded and sniffled.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine" I started with the song he used to sing to me when I had my nightmares or when one of us needed some cheering up. He had sung this song to me the night before I disappeared. I wanted to hear it one more time before I left completely. "You make me happy when skies are grey, Y-you never know, dear, how much I-I love you, Please don't take my sunshine away" My voice trembled as I sung.

I sang the rest of the song, watching as my best friends eyes became lifeless. He looked up at the sky, smiling softly. More tears ran down my face, and I could hear Amy sobbing into Dean's shoulder. I could hear Rae sniffling every so often. I cried harder as I checked to see if he had a pulse. He didn't.

"Please don't take my sunshine away" I whispered. I heard the distant sirens, but it didn't matter anymore. He was dead. I killed him. I got HIM killed! I let out a scream as I cried harder. I felt Reece pick me up and pull me into his lap. I sobbed into his chest. I heard others voices ordering people around.

I drowned it out. I looked up from Reece's chest and looked at my friends faces. Amy was still crying into Dean's chest. Dean had tears running down his face as he held his wife looking away from his best friends body. Rae was on her knees with Milo right next to her. Snow was hiding her face in Ethan's chest and Ethan was looking torn.

One person did check my attention. Sarah. She was standing in the far corner of the school parking lot. She had tears running down her face. She looked heart broken. Her eyes connected to mine. Anger surged through me once again, but this time, Dex, nor Reece could pull me out. I could see the disappointment in her eyes. I pulled myself out of Reece's grip and stormed to her. She met me halfway.