P.S. Destroy

It's Already Over?

Ivy's POV

The rest of the week flies by quickly even though Kim tries his best to make me feel awful as often as he can. How many times does he want to get rejected by me? I'm grateful that Andrew hasn't left me alone so I haven't had to deal with Kim on my own. Lauren has also been glued to my side quite often. Nick wasn't in school on Thursday or Friday and I'm wondering where he was.

Wait, why am I thinking of Nick again? Ugh, I need to get some sleep. It's technically already Saturday since the clock is almost twenty past three. And I'm still awake. I'm going to be so tired tomorrow. And I was supposed to see my friends tomorrow. The boys are going home on Sunday so this is our last chance to hang out properly. I really need to go to sleep now.

The next morning I'm too tired to get up. But once I finally open my eyes I see a little piece of paper on the small table next to my bed. A note? I pick it up and fold it open.

"Hi our little mystery.

The king has gone mad and is starting to be quite dangerous for all of us so I'm sorry to inform you but the competition will be cut short. It will end this weekend, we don't know the exact time because the committee is afraid I'll tell you if I knew. And they're right about that one. But we thought we'd warn you anyway. The end can be quite harsh on you.

PS. Eat this note as your breakfast. Don't worry, it's edible." 

I mumble the words to myself three times before I understand what they mean. Edible? I guess I can always taste. I take a small bite of the thick paper and it tastes like rice!

Me and my friends hang out at a park since the weather is quite nice. It's a beautiful place with loads of good trees for climbing. We have loads of fun playing silly outdoors games and just laughing and talking. Dan and Lauren had done food for us and we have a picnic when we start to get hungry.

I decided that I wanted to pick some flowers and give everyone a different one. Andrew wanted to help me and that is where I am now. In the middle of one of the small fileds in the park, choosing which flower would be best for whom.

"Andrew! Ivy! Let's eat!" Nick comes walking toward us and when he stops in front of me I stick a dark purple lavender flower behind his ear. Andrew comes up to me and puts a beautiful wild rose behind my ear and I put a yellow carnation behind his ear.

Suddenly a powerful wind sweeps around us without touching us at all. The last thing I hear before we suddenly lift off the ground is Lauren's and Lucy's terrified screams.

Once we finally land again I'm thrown on the ground and my body feels as if I've been trampled by a hundred elefants. I get up into a sitting position but my head hurts so much I fall back down on the sand. Since when was I lying on sand?

"Ivy are you okay?" Why does Nick sound so normal. He kneels down next to me, turning me around so that I am lying on my back. He slowly helps me up into a sitting position, holding me up when I have no strength to do so myself.

"I ... I don't now." I feel so powerless. What is happening? Where am I? My confused thoughts are cut off by a horrible scream that makes my blood turn into ice. I would know that sound anywhere. "We need to get away." I try to scramble to my feet but it only ends up with me falling again.

"Ivy watch out!" I hear Nick's voice. I look at him. He is so close but his voice is so far away. As if the world is i 'n slow motion I look up and see the ard flying down towards me. Is this how I die? I close my eyes and just lay there.

It's like someone presses the play button and the slow motion ends. Something past me swiftly, whispering something quickly into my ear and then I hear a thud on the ground.

When I finally dare to open my eyes they flee immediately to where I heard the thud but I have to look away. My eyes fill with tears but I'm still unable to move on my own so I just lay there on the ground, crying my heart out, cursing the world for its cruelty. Why? Why did this have to happen? He was so young and had so much he wanted to do...