Paper Dolls

one

Ten years later...

I had just flown to Dallas, Texas from New York. It was the five year anniversary of Grace's death. The day I lost my best friend to a brain tumor. Nathan Brooks, Zachary Black, and me, Rowan Copeland were all at her grave.

I watched as Nathan cried. He missed her maybe even more than I did. He wanted to marry her and have her forever. I let Zach put his arm around me. He was my best friend at this point. We still talked through all the years. We sorta broke up when Grace died. It was too much.

I didn't have the courage to tell him I found somebody new. I met him in New York. He's tall, athletic, and he's sweet to everyone. His name in Noah Matthews. We met in one of our college classes.

We started dating a few months ago, he understood why I had to come back. We stood in front of her grave. The only one that didn't cry was Zach. I knew he was upset about it, but he seemed to have something else on his mind.

I looked up at him. He stared into my eyes. "Be my wife?" he whispered. The whole world stopped. "I-I..." I stuttered. Nathan didn't even notice.

"Zach, you're my best friend. I-I have a boyfriend. I-I'm sorry I can't.." He smiled. He pulled out something metal from behind his back. "I love you." He said. BOOM!!! Zach, was dead...

Nathan continued to cry, but harder. His best friend was gone too. He lost everything. He took the gun from Zach's lifeless hand, and he put it to his head. "Nathan stop!" I yelled. "I've lost so many people recently. I can't lose you too."

"Ha. Rowan I used to love you so much. I understand how Zach feels. I lost you, I lost Zach, and I lost Grace. I have no one. You have your boyfriend. You don't need me. I'm going to join my love..." Then, Nathan pulled the trigger.

The whole world shattered.

Today was April 19th, the worst day of my entire life...