Chapter 23

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TIM POV: "I love you." Faith says through her tears. "Forever and always?" "Forever and always.".

She wipes my tears as I feel everything go numb. There's no pain, no fear. My eyelids get heavier and heavier until I can barely hold them open. Everything seems so much brighter. I know people say that once things seem brighter, you're pretty much gone, but it seems so peaceful now. Do I want to stay?

I think back to the girls. They need me, Faith needs me. I can't just leave. It's not my time. It would be selfish if I just let go now, after everything I put them through. I look down to see a puddle of blood around me. I take a deep breath, but a searing pain travels through my abdomen. I can't do this. I can't take the pain. I need to just admit it, I'm done. The girls are going to move on without me. Faith is going to move on without me.

"Faith, I will always love you." I say as the light gets brighter. Her bright green eyes are now full of tears. It breaks my heart to admit it, but this is the last time I'm ever going to see those bright green eyes. The ambulance sirens are getting closer as I see the flash of the lights in Faith's eyes, but it's too late, I'm too far gone. Faith begins to sing to me through her tears as all the sirens, the flashing lights, and the love of my life fade away.

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