Short Stories by Hannah

alone

I sat on the riverbank just as I had before. Staring deep within the water I could feel the feelings coming back. The feeling of goodbyes, sadness, and death. I remebered the last night I saw Gabe. He was still in the hospital, sick but yet cheery. I smiled and he looked at me and tried smile but he was too tired from the chemo. I brought him chocolate and a big bear. He thanked me and we talked and talked until I had to leave. That was the last time I saw him before death took his grasp on him.  Now I'm alone, now I'm in need of a best friend.  My parents told me for the best but I knew it was just an act. An act to keep my hopes so that maybe I could find someone else. But that will never happen. I don't want a replacement for my best friend I just want him back. I want the jaws of death to release him, i want the bound to be loosened. But hes gone, gone forever. Hes in another life leaving me alone, to feel alone, and die alone.