In The Shadows

Chapter 17 ~Time is Ticking~

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~ Just as I think about leaving the tower, the kiss returns inside my mind. Touching my lips, dreaming and feeling the whole moment over. It was fast, but felt like forever. Forever in his arms? Maybe, just maybe. I smirked at the thought not even caring about what was going on. I arrived at the tower early today. I sat on the ground when I was thinking about all this. With him it felt right. The nice heat setted on my skin. The tower circled around my body. Above me hung the bell. It felt like a fairytail to me. Running to find my prince and ending up at a scene that feels secretive.

The bell rung above me causing me to look at the way it swayed. The golden bell hit side to side as it was speaking. The bell contracted my mind and I closed my eyes.

12:00 pm. Beck. The kiss. Knowing... everything.

I breathed in the air as I stood up.

I can do this.

Opening my eyes I stood up straight...waiting. The bell stopped and I glared at the entre way to the tower. I felt fierce. Contrasting my hands to my sides, I listened. I listened to hear the footsteps, but they never came. I waited.... waited, and waited. It was 1:30 now and the bell hasn't moved since. I looked down with cloudy eyes disippointed in myself.

He wasn't coming was he? I believed him. I wanted him.

I felt so stupid. I wanted to cry and scream at the bell. My heart ached. I felt betrayed. I grabbed my chest and fell to my knees. I didn't know why this effected me so much. Or why it hurt so bad... he's just a guy, but he wass't. He was someone important and I couldnt wrap my mind around the giant question. Why....

I grabbed the pendant in defeat, hurt, sadness, and anger. I ripped it off my chest making it fall to the ground. The clinging sound was the only sound entered in this lonely clock tower. I stood up and ran with burning tears in my eyes not ready to face the truth that Beck left me. I ran and ran down the stairs. The stairs felt like they took forever. Just spinning down, but soon I made it. My feet touched the lower pavement. I slowed down and walked away from the tower. Even though I wanted to return, I couldn't. I walked silently still holding my heart. I walked to my apartment... all alone.

~Walking In the heat of the sun, I reached my place in ache and agony. Taking out my keys I entered through the main entrance. My eyes widen from shock. Again like always my body froze. Sat there on the granted ground was Beck. He was sitting by the door holding onto his ribs and leaning to one side. His head was down, but his hair looked drenched.

"Beck?" I could barely force the words out. His beated face looked up at me. A busted lip bleed over his chin. Scratches over his cheeks. Three of them. He groaned as the pain looked like it shot through his body as he stood up. He was still leaning up the blue wall.

"What- what happened?!?" I exclaimed, spilling the words out of concern. He kind of fell down a little, but the got back up. I ran my body toward his. Grabbing him I eased him back onto the floor. I looked at his wounds. My hand grabbed his cheek first. I outlined the scratches with my finger gently. My other hand lifted his shirt up. My eyes were only on his abs and happytrail. I almost drooled over his body. So fit and perfect. They look smooth. I wanna graze my hand up his shirt while kissing....

STOP!

I snapped myself out of my daydream. I took a deep breath and continued lifting more up of his shirt. Bruises all aross his lower ribs. Dark brown and sore. I closed my eyes inducing the pain. My fingers automatically trailed up to his bottom. My eyes fluttered open as I traced his lip. I saw upclose how round and perfect they are. I wanted to kiss him again. I craved his lips. I stared at the not noticing the cut, just him.

"Carolyn?"

"Hm?" I was still dazed out.

"Where's your necklace?" I snapped back and looked down. That's right I tore it off because I thought he wasn't coming.

"I took it off...at the- the tower," I honestly said.

His feet started standing up and his back grazed the wall to help him get up. He bite his lip to hold the pain back.

I stood up with him," Beck you shouldn"t really be standing in you condition."

"Lets go get you pendant. Now!" He ordered

"What..why?" I was caught off gaurd.

His hand held on to me as he sunk his head into the crease in my shoulder.

"Because...time is ticking."