Scarlet Desires: Last High Blood

Ch. 24: Aftermath

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with this per week update schedule - especially when Christmas is just around the corner but I promised my B. Immortals so here is a new chapter <3 Please vote in order to show your love for me!

P.S: Dedication to dinglehopper for finding the right cast to play as Lincoln! (Finally, after all this time.)

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Used to listen when you said you would always be there,
I sit and think about all the times we had together,
And how I thought I used to love you when you used to care.

I'd last through any weather just for our sake,
But when our storm came - you left at the first sight of rain,
Leaving me here to deal with all this pain.

I sat there crying, thinking what did I do wrong,
Another boy came to me and said, "Baby stay strong."
So I wiped my tears and begin anew.

New me, new life, and happiness without you,
Know that I miss you, but it is too late for us to be,
I didn't know what I was missing until now.

But now you are saying, "Baby, I love you."
I love you too; that's why I'm letting you go,
After all, old flames cannot be ignited again. 

It's too bad it took me this long to know,
What we had was in the past, it's a reason we didn't last,
But whenever I get discouraged about why we're through.

I look in the mirror and stare at myself,
Realize it was never your fault but mine,
I can only do my best to repent my mistakes.

And when that boy needs me to do whatever it takes,
Always remember this, I love you, but I love me more,
I had to learn that when you walked out the door.

~Author

   A beautiful man stood in front of me with his arms open, surrounded by a green aura. Blades of tall grass caressed my bare legs as I walked to the silhouette of a person I missed too much. Tears ran down my cheeks as I choked out the name that I never dared to speak of except in my mind.

   "Desmond."

   The gaping hole in my heart disappeared without a trace as he enveloped me in his gentle embrace. I was living in the moment I waited for; no one could refill hope and joy in my heart like he did, no one else saved me during my dire times, and he was the only one who understood my thoughts despite this rebellious personality of mine. My head hurt a little when I almost recalled another name that was there for me as well. The one coherent thought shattered into a million pieces when the sweet scent of grass filled my lungs as I rested my head on his broad chest.

   He whispered in an almost heartbroken tone, "Artemis."

   Our gaze met for a second before the aura around him thickened, causing his features to fade. Panic rose within me as I placed a hand on his cheeks, struggling to burn the sight of those soothing pair of eyes in my mind. Desmond broke the eye contact, scanning the plains that stretched as far as our eyes can see. Please don't go, I pleaded to myself, desperate for him to stay.