Loveless♣

CHAPTER 55

It

All

Happened

Slowly.

Bella watched in impotent horror as the trigger was pulled and heard the slight umph sound the bullet made as it sliced into his chest.

Sebastian staggered,his face a look of pure shock and disbelief as he looked at Joshua.

The gun fell from his hand.

His hand travelled to his chest,and then was brought up to face level.Bella could see the blood dripping from it.

"No.." she muttered slowly.

Penelope.

She turned to see the smoking gun in Penelope's hands.The tiny blonde had used her last grain of strength to shoot Sebastian.

"Bella..." Sebastian croaked as his legs turned to gelatin.

His face turned pale and ashen,as his stunned face took in what had just happened.

"Bella..."

He staggered again,then let out a guttural groan that made Joshua ever so slightly turn to look at him.

He too was in shock,but could not show the emotion effectively,as he was rapidly losing consciousness.

His turn was fatal to Sebastian.

Sebastian tripped over Joshua and in a heartbeat was sent flying over the edge of the building.

"Sebastian!!" Bella yelled and heaved herself off the floor.

She ran unsteadily,her heart racing as rapidly as a rushing stream,to the edge of the building and was stupefied to see Sebastian hanging....by three fingers.

"Bash..."she muttered.

He looked up at her.

Their eyes interlocked.

Bella's heart lurched.

These were the eyes of the first man she'd loved.

The first man who'd trained her to use a gun and shoot fiery arrows.

The first man that had kissed her to sleep countless nights just before going out to lead his army to war.

Sebastian was her first.

Her first love.

She reached out her hand,tears blurring her vision.

"Sebastian, give me your hand."

He shook his head.
"No,leave me alone!"he said gruffly, his face contorting in pain."Get away from me,Bella!"

Thunder rumbled.Dark grey clouds pregnant with rain crowded the sky.

There was going to be a rainstorm.

Bella panicked.

"Bash..please..let me help you."

"I said no!Me apuñalaste!"

The tears fell.

"That was in the past,Sebastian.Perdoname,por favor.Lo siento."

One of his fingers slipped.He grunted and tried lifting himself up,but it only caused him more pain.

"Arrrgh!!"

"Sebastian!"

Another slipped.

"Sebastian, por favor.Yo te amaba."

That was when she saw the tears in his eyes.

"Well,that's too bad,Isabella. Cos I never stopped loving you."

He let go.

And so did the clouds above.

They mixed with the blood and tears as they touched the earth,and washed away the last shred of pain of the French girl's past.