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Part 9

ASHLEY: I stomped into the hospital doors where I had found out where Ziska was in. Apparently, she was "sick".  I checked the list of patients and found her name. I made my way into her room and opened the door, ready to scream at her for threatening my baby. I opened my mouth and growled but stopped at the sight of nobody inside. A glass jar of colorful flowers, messed bed sheets, and a small book on the side.

ZISKA: "HAHAHAHAHHHHAHAH" I yelled out over the building. I locked my feet unto the railings of the roof and let myself hang upside down on the edge of the building with only my legs to help me stay alive. I felt the wing hit my face hard. It was cold, the sky started getting cloudy, and little to almost no birds were out. It was the time of the year where the world would spend it's last moments as "this year" until the new year. Until I die.  I looked down and saw everyone upside down and tiny. The world felt huge and so free. I felt cold tears run down my face as I thought about Evan. I smiled and took a deep breath in. "EVAN I LOVE YOU!" 

   "OHHHH my gosh! Ziska please get up and over here right now!" Ziska's nurse screams. Her head pops up into view as she holds onto Ziska's legs. "And I thought you were beginning to change your ways!"

   "Just let me stay here for ten minutes." Ziska say and closes her eyes. She lets her arms flop down and hang.

   "Definitely not missy!" I hear her snap. She grabs Ziska's waist and struggles to pull her up and over the railings. "That was dangerous! How many times have I told you not to that kind of stuff in the past?!?!"

   "At least 20 million times." Ziska rolls her eyes. "If I got one day to live every time you said that, I would be living forever!"

   "Ziska, please do not joke about that." ZIska's nurse says and holds her hands. "Let's go back inside."

   "Right." 

ZISKA: I walked into my room alone as the nurse ditched me for another patient. My room was a mess...more than I left it. The book I left on the side had its' pages ripped out, the jar broken all over the floor, flower petals everywhere, and my bed sheets were all over the ground. I walked slowly around the room, examining the place. I wonder who could have done this. I haven't really messed with anyone yet. I shrug and clean the place up. 

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ZISKA:  How long did I have till I was gonna leave again? Maybe two months? It's been a month since then and we haven't seen each other. He's probably busy. I've been seeing all kinds of news on Ashley these days. So many of her movies are going down and being cut, it's been news that her production team doesn't want to work with her anymore, none of the producers want to get in contact with her, and her company ceo is rumored to be thinking of dissolving the contract they had. I don't know exactly what happened, but I'm sure of one thing, I don't have much time left. Maybe I should just forget about Evan and live the fullest for my last two months.....b..but I don't want to die.

 EVAN: I woke up with a slight migraine. My white shirt was loose, my sweats were warm, the white blankets were cold outside, the lights were off, little light passed through the window, and no bird could be heard. I got up slowly and looked out the window. One month... I was going to fix everything. Everything was getting out of hand. One month without seeing her; I couldn't stay away another second. I got dressed and ran out with my keys in my hand.

   "Sir, where are you-" The butler tries to ask but Evan completely ignores the man and runs into his car that waits for him. He gets in the car and drives to Ziska's house where Ziska stays.

ZISKA: "Amanda, can you get the cookies out of the oven?" I ask Amanda as she puts her book down and leaps to the oven. I get the frosting ready as she takes them out and begins to blow on them. She snatches the frosting away from my hands and begins to decorate the cookies with a bright smile on her face. I smile and feel my heart tug emotionally. 

  EVAN: When I arrived at Ziska's house, I just stood in front of their door for a minute before knocking. I didn't know why I was here. I didn't know how I got here. How I was motivated to come here. I was just here somehow. I didn't even know what to say to Ziska if I did see her. After knocking, I heard footsteps, and then someone opening the door. It was the smell of warm cookies, a beautiful girl. She had beautiful brown eyes, beautiful long blackish dark-purplish hair that faded into each other, cherry like lips, long eyelashes, and a smile. When she saw me, her smile disappeared and she looked down quickly.

 "Ziska, can we talk?" Evan asks as Ziska doesn't say anything. "Ziska can I please explain everything that's been going on?"

  Ziska held up her index finger and ran inside before coming out and shutting the door behind her.

   "Let's go somewhere else." She says as they take a walk around the area. It took a long time, but Evan explained everything clearly in detail to her. She was shocked and looked guilty for misunderstanding but Evan also looked guilty although none seemed to be at fault. Evan slide his hand into her fingers as they stopped walking when they came across a bench. They stood behind the bench as Ziska leaned on the seat while standing and Evan stood in front of her. He sighed and hugged her tightly with his eyes closed. 

   ZISKA:  He hugged me tightly and I felt his pain. He seemed so tired, he had eye bags under his eyes, and he seemed so worried. He sighed and I felt his arms wrap around me. I felt warm and protected. I put my hands on his back and hugged him back while leaning my head on his chest. 

EVAN: She hugged me. I felt loved. I cleared the misunderstand and it wasn't easy. Everytime I tried to explain a step, she would cut me and ask my why I even went to the cafe over and over again. After trying many times, I finally got through her. I felt like crying right now. She was finally in my arms again. It was good to have her back. Now, if I just kept her healthy and watched by the doctors, she could live a healthy life in the future with me together. 

ZISKA: He hugged me. I felt loved. I misunderstood everything but now it was clear. I was in such denial I didn't even want to listen to him but when it was cleared, I was so...sad and happy. Evan was mine and only mine. He made me happiest. I closed my eyes as my heart tugged painfully emotionally at me when I thought about the two months left. Now, If I just let him be happy for the last two months.

EVAN: I'll make her happy forever.

ZISKA: I'll make him happy...for the last two months.