City of Dreams

The End

I finish stirring the two cups of coffee in the kitchen, and sneak a look over my shoulder at the boy sat on my sofa. Even thinking those words makes my heart leap. There is a boy in my flat. In my front room. Sat on my sofa. Right now. A shaky breath falls out of my lips, as I pick up the drinks and take my place next to Jasper. He takes a drink off of me and smiles in thanks. Suddenly we're both quiet and shy. The silence is unnerving but nice at the same time; I always think that if you can soak up someone's company in peace, and not feel 100% awkward, then you've found someone that you can be happy with. Jasper leans back into the sofa, so that we're shoulder to shoulder and I can feel exactly every spot where our skin is touching. He gently picks up my hand, and cradles it in his much bigger one. He seems to be intent at looking at every trace on my palm, following it with his finger and is completely unaware of how it is affecting me and igniting a fire inside of me.

"I never thought that I'd get this attached to someone." He looks up at me and I can feel my cheeks heating up in that infuriating way that they have been doing the whole night. "Especially after –" He trails off and drops my hand, looking off into the distance with that glassed up expression. I know that he must be thinking about something that happened before the City of Light. Straight away the mood goes downhill and I desperately want to recreate the closeness we had a moment ago. I nudge closer so we're sat right up against each other and turn his face to look at me. I search his eyes to see if he's with me or not. I see his eyes focus on me and a playful smirk appears on his face. I've never kissed a boy before, but I've always dreamt about it. And as he leans in and I close my eyes all I can feel is my heartbeat rising and then his breath on my lips.

Too close. So close. But then a gutwrenching pain appears in my stomach. It feels like my soul is being torn apart and I gasp and clench my hands to my stomach. I reach out for Jasper, only to notice that he's going through the same pain as me. My flat feels like it's being torn into the air, and I can feel wind whipping my face. It's only when I feel rain touching my cheeks that I notice the walls really have been ripped apart and I can see the main tower from the City falling apart.

"What's happening?" I gasp. Even talking feels like my throat is being ripped apart and I cough blood into my hands. I look down shocked, there's not supposed to be any pain in the City of Light.

"I don't know." He reaches out for me but our hands glide right through each other. I cry out, reaching for him desperately, but he disappears, shimmering with a cry into the air. I sob, feeling more alone than I ever have.

"Jasper!!" I shout, crying uncontrollably as more shots of pain make me double over. Just as I think I can't bear the pain anymore, the flat falls out from beneath me and I'm falling through a dark vortex before everything goes black.