What I Call Life

Chapter 21

"Isaac?" I ask quickly.
I crawl over to where the voice came from. I make out a shadow.
"Isaac!" I say, running towards him.
"Marcy, where am I?" Isaac says, dazed. "What are those swirls flying around you?"
"You're in shock, Isaac." I say quickly. "Whoa, dude, you're really bleeding."
"Marcy." Isaac gasps. He falls to the ground. "Marcy I didn't tell you about my dad because I was worried oh wouldn't like me."
I bite my lip, thinking of how to change the subject.
"You're losing a ton of blood, Isaac." I say. "If we don't get you to a doctor, you could die."
I look at his dilating pupils.
"Oh shit, man, you're might pass out." I say quickly.
I take off my jacket and wrap it around his bleeding leg.
"Damn dude, who shot you?" I ask.
"Your mother." Isaac says.
He suddenly falls to the ground and his eyes close.
"Isaac!" I scream. "ISAAC!"
I put pressure on his bleeding wound.
"Isaac, stay with me! Isaac, please don't die!" I shout. "I've lost many people that I love already!"
Suddenly Isaac's eyes snap open.
"You love me?" He asks with a hoarse voice.
My eyes widen as my face turns cherry red.
"I..... I guess I do, don't I?" I say quickly.
Even in the dark I can see him smirk.
"Oh, stop it!" I shout, laughing.
Isaac's eyes close again.
"No!" I scream. "No!"
I reach to feel for a pulse. The one I feel is small and going away rapidly.
"Isaac!" I yell.
I shake him.
"Isaac! Wake up!"
"Shit! What the hell is going on?!" I scream. I run towards the wal and fall down.
"What the hell?! What the hell?!" I yell for a few minutes, but finally calm down.
I walk over to Isaac and sit down next to him.
"I'm not a doctor!" I shout. I apply more pressure to the wound.
"Isaac, I do like you! A lot! I don't want you to die! Please don't die....."
I attempt to call the police but my phone is dead.
"This sucks." I mutter.
Light fills the room again.
"Can you just kill me, and stop Isaac from suffering?" I snap. I stand up. "I am the only reason this shit is happening to him! Just kill me!"
"I can't believe you thought you killed me." A voice says, chuckling.
I look up.
What the hell? Didn't I shoot him in the heart?
"Poor little Isaac." The man says, smirking. "I guess I have to kill him too?"
The man points his gun.
"NO!" I scream. But it's too late. A shot rings out and I know exactly where it went.
But suddenly Isaac's eyes open. He looks down.
"Wow, dad. Your aim always sucked." Isaac said. He took out his own pistol and pointed it up.
"I knew you killed her!" Isaac shouted. "My twin didn't just disappear!"
Suddenly my mind realized it. Isaac and Laura looked almost exactly alike. They were siblings.
"You gave me this shit in my head!" Isaac screamed, pointing at his forehead.
His father tried to fire again, but his weapon jammed.
I could tell it was hard for Isaac to shoot his father.
"Marcy! I lied when I said he was my stepdad! Marcy, he's my godamn father!" Isaac fired.
Two shots rang out at the same time. I felt something shot into my chest. I fell to the ground, I looked over to see the same thing happening to Laura's father.
I fell to my knees. My vision began to blur. All I could hear was a voice whispering my name.
I looked up to see Kathleen standing over me. She seemed to be glowing.
"Hi Marcy." She said, smiling. He voice seemed to echo across the room.
"Ka- Kathleen?" I asked.
She smiled.
"Yeah. It's me." She said. She looked down at me. "You're lucky, that guy didn't hit your heart."
"He hit yours!" I said. Tears began to stream down my face again.
"Why are you here?" I screamed. I tried to get up, but I couldn't move.
"Your demon granted me access." Kathleen said.
"But what do you want to tell me?" I asked. My voice was barely a whisper.
"I came to tell you, Isaac has a soft spot for you." She said. "And I saved his life, Marcy! For you're happiness!"
I was about to speak but she put a finger over my mouth.
"And also, this is just the beginning. There's worse to come. There's more to die."
Kathleen looked up.
"I have to go." She said. "I guess this is  goodbye forever."
She disappeared without waiting for my response. I came back into the living world.
"Marcy!" A voice whispered. I woke up in a hospital bed.
Isaac laid on his side, facing me. He was in the hospital bed about a couple feet away from mine.
"Hi." He said. He smiled.
"Did you kill him this time?" I asked.
"I- I don't know. I fell unconscious." Isaac muttered. "I woke up here."
"Who got us here?" I asked.
Isaac shrugged.
"Some guy who worked in a comic shop." He replied. "I think his name was Ethan Brodsky or something. His last name was spelled the same way as the old town I lived in!"
I smirked, remembering how good Isaac is at getting off topic.
I looked up to see the door open. A doctor walked in.
"Are you two married?" He asked.
"No!" Isaac and I both shouted together.
"Do we look old enough?" I asked. The doctor adjusted his glasses.
"I'm sorry. I just need to know if you guys are together or not. For medical purposes." The doctor sighed.
"Well then." Isaac said. He looked over at me for guidance.
"We're...." I started. I paused.
"We are two souls drifting together on a small rock orbiting a star." Isaac said.
My jaw flew open.
"When did you get so sciencey?" I asked. He just smirked.
"I always have been." He replied.
"After all this time?" I asked.
"Always." He replied.