Notes |-/SEPTIPLIER|-/

One last kiss (Chapter 18)

(Play song)

I gave a sigh of relief. "Karina!"
I sat down and started pulling the rubble off of her. When enough of her body was free, I pulled Karina out and held her in a bridal style.

I did not move

I did not speak

I did nothing.

"Oh my god you're okay!" I kissed Karina's forehead and held mine against hers. We sat there for a long time. She coughed. I lifted my head and looked at her with worry etched onto my face. She was crying.

"M-Mark. I'm- I'm not O-Okay." Karina was breathing heavily. I adjusted my hand which was on her side and felt something wet and sticky. I lifted my hand saw it was red. I looked at Karina's side and saw a short pole was embedded into her side. I gasped.

"Karina! Wha- how- why didn't you say something?!" Tears were streaming down my face. "You could've been fine, we could've saved you! Karina why?" I looked down, my tears drying and staining my face.
"There's no hope now."

"Hey. Look at me." Karina grabbed my chin and made me look at her. She was crying but she still looked beautiful.
"I will see you again. Alright? You gonna be okay without me around fat little nugget?" We smiled. That was our little inside joke. The last time it would be told.

"No, but spending your last moments with me will make me alright." She cupped her hand around my cheek.
"I love you. Nothing will change that. With my last breath, my last thought, my last sight. I won't stop loving you."

I put my hand on hers. "I--" she kissed me. It wasn't just a peck on the lips, but it was a true passionate kiss. We stayed there for a long time. Just her and me. I felt her body go limp. Her lips stopped kissing mine back. I pulled away slowly.

Time froze
I was still in shock and it only then dawned upon me.
That she was gone.
No more kissing her sweet, tender lips. No more hearing her contagious laugh. No more seeing her smile.
"You promised.. You promised you'd be okay..."
I put my hand to my mouth, stifling a sob.
I couldn't do it.
I just broke down.
Crying.

I put my head in my hands and sobbed. My tears stained my hands and shirt but I didn't care.
She was gone.

"Well well well, look who we have here. Crying over your pathetic girlfriend aren't cha?"

It was Jack's voice but it was, deeper. Stronger.
More sinister.
I was too contorted with pain and misery to notice it didn't sound like him.
I turned my head to face the man that was once jack.
"YOU DARE TALK ABOUT KARINA LIKE THAT AFTER SHE--"

"Chill, lover boy. You know how things get. It was bound to happen eventually. I just finished the job quicker than intended."

My mouth was held open in shock. I didn't know what to say. I looked down. Not wanting "Jack" to see me cry.
"So.. It was you who did this to her?" I said, my voice laced with anger and pain.

"You killed her?"
I looked up at the man I once loved, tears streaming my cheeks.
"YOU DID THIS TO HER, AFTER ALL THIS TIME?" (A/N always)
Jack was 20 feet away from me. Surely I could kill him before he could even blink.
He seemed to have read my mind.

"You won't stand a chance. Just give up lover boy."

I didn't even think. I lunged at the murderer but felt a tug on the collar of my shirt. I turned around and saw Mallori caked in bruises.
"Mark! Don't do it. It takes a monster to kill a monster." She eyed Jack wearily.

"So, you've finally come to join the party? This is just too sweet. I'll just have to kill you both."

Suddenly, Jack floated in the air, his eyes flashing a blood red, after staying a solid green with black slits in his eyes. He shot bullets from his hand and I screamed in pain. I looked down and saw one had penetrated my stomach. "Fudge." I looked at Mallori, who was smart enough to have dived for cover.

She looked at me, basically pleading. "C'mon Mark we need to go now! I know what you're thinking, but you're in no condition to carry her! I'm sorry, but We need to leaver her behind. Now let's go." She grabbed my hand and started running. I stopped her. We ducked behind cover as Jack shot more bullets.

"Mark are you crazy??! You'll get yourself killed! That thing is no longer Jack, and we'll have too-" I covered her mouth.
"I have to Mal! Don't you see??"
"Don't you see what?" Mal asked in confusion.

"I--" more bullets ran over our heads and me and Mal had to duck to avoid being hit. She grabbed my hand and ran, fighting against my strength to go back for Karina.
"Karina no!!" I looked back, still fighting against Mallori, straining to see Karina's body. There. I saw it, limp as a toy. I fought and fought against Mallori, but found it to be no use. I had just given up. It was a battle but I finally gave in. I had lost everything.

~7 days later~

What was the point?
I had nothing left
I lost the determination to live
On that day, the day I lost her, was the day I gave up.
I was going to end my life

Remember to be bold

CLIFF HANGERRRRRRR
-sincerely
Evil author