Perfect Strangers (On Hold)

Chapter 4: So we have a plan?

Kiara's POV:

"What are you getting at?", Liam asked me crossing his arms, this boy sure was good looking. Snap out of it Kiara ! My subconscious scolded me.

"We tried to commit suicide at the bridge, but then we both failed. Then we met at the hospital and met again, now we all our plans are failing. The plastic wrap finished, there was no gas, the fan wouldn't be able to support our weight. Don't you think that maybe it's not actually our time ? Maybe we should wait before we actually commit or try to commit it again", I said and watched his reaction. To my surprise, he nodded in understanding.

"That is the most stupid thing I've heard, I'm not doing anything like that", he grumbled and walked out the apartment. I was wrong.

Liam's POV:

I went out to the terrace, the voices still ringing in my head.

"You're good for nothing"

"We lost everything! Everything because of you!"

"Our homes are gone, sealed by the bank. Because of you"

I felt a hand squeeze my shoulder and saw that it was Kiara who took a seat beside me, she sighed.

"I understand, it's totally okay if you don't want to do anything"

I glanced outside and saw the countdown in the front lane, above it was written - Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile - Einstein.

I should do this, for Kiara. If this is what makes her happy. And we just can't sit around doing nothing for twenty days.

Kiara's POV:

"No! It's okay, I get what you're saying, but how to we decide when to finally try again? And what do we do until then?", He asked me.

"What day is it today?" I asked him.

"It's 11th of December" he said and I glanced out of the window.

"Then we will do it on 31st ?" I suggested.

"New Year's it is then." He sighed, agreeing to my suggestion.

"So it's like 11,12,13"  I started counting the number of days left for new years and Liam interrupted me.

"Twenty days", he said coming ​to stand beside me.

"It's a pact then. No matter what happens, we go to the Washington Bridge, on 31st of December, 12 at night" I said holding my hand out to him and he shook it.

"But what are we going to do till then?" He asked, looking at the countdown board in front of us.

"You know how people have these wishes. Things to do before you die? Something spontaneous, adventurous and fun. Everyone says that they will do this, do that before we die. But it never happens. I have about thousand dollars saved up, we can use them to fulfill our last wishes, you know the things we have on our bucket list? And then we can die peacefully!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah, I have about ten thousand dollars left, we can use them too", he said that as if it was a small amount of money, I looked at him with my mouth open in shock.

"Where did you get so much money from? And where is it?" I asked him, grabbing his shoulder and he glared at me in return. I raised my hands in surrender, "Okay, okay, no touching", I said.

"I saved them, it's under my floorboard in my bedroom. But there's just one thing, my apartment is sealed by the bank. So I will have to sneak in tonight", he sighed and I clapped my hands in excitement, "Yeah, we are going to sneak and steal money !" I exclaimed.

"Me, not we. I am going there", Liam said shaking his head. He was such a killjoy.

"So we have a plan?" I asked and he nodded. This guy was way too boring for my liking.

I ordered pizza for dinner and cleaned out my couch for him to sleep in while he went to his apartment to get his money.

I heard a knock on the door and let Liam in, I should really start looking for the keys. I don't know where I kept them.

"So you can sleep on the couch, I'm taking the bed", I said throwing a pillow and quilt on the small couch, he didn't even protest, and lay on it while I laid on my bed.

I could see his legs dangling off the end of the couch and felt guilty, this bed was big enough for the two of us. I stood up with a sigh, and Liam looked over to me. I pointed towards the other side of the bed and said, "Come here, I made space for you", he stood up and passed me a small smile, laid down on the bed and I got down on the opposite side, so my head was near his feet and his head was near my feet, before I knew sleep took over me and I was lost in the land of dreams, where everything was perfect.