I'll be with you here until the end. ~completed~

Chapter 20

Marley's point of view.

I arrive to my house to see Jimmy there too. Brian still isn't here.

"Hey Jimbo." I smile.

We walk inside and I go change out of my dress and head back downstairs.

"Is Boro here yet?" I ask.

"No, he should be. I don't know what's taking him so long." Jimmy questions.

"He might be stuck in traffic. I heard about a wreck on 66."

"Yeah, probably. I'll stay here till he comes back."

My phone rings.

Its says unknown number.

I look at Jim and he answers the phone and puts it on speaker.

"Mrs.Haner?" The voice asks.

"Uh. Yes this is she." I say.

"We need you to come to Huntington hospital. Its your husband." My heart stops and Jim hangs up and we run to the car.

"Jim, what if he was in that wreck?" I cry.

Jim is stone cold and continues driving to the hospital.

We run into the hospital to see paparazzi crowding the lobby. Jimny grabs my hand and barrels through the crowd.

"Mrs.Haner? You're too late." The doctor says.

"No. Wait!! Let me see him." I cry.

She takes me to the room and I see Brian laying there bloody and life less.

A fall to the side of his bed and grab his hand.

"I will always be the Marl to your Boro. I love you. Nothing can compare in this world to you. You are my soul mate." I cry.

"Why did you have to leave me!?!?" I cry louder.

Jimmy picks me up and takes me out of the room.

We both cry our eyes out. They take Brian out of the room.

I hide my eyes. I can't do this right now.
Why did he leave me?
We were going to spend the rest of our lives together.

"Marl?" I turn around to see Matt standing there. His eyes were bloodshot from crying. I go hug him.

"He's gone Matt. He's gone." I whisper.

"We need to go." Jimmy grabs me and we walk out in silence.

This is a nightmare. This isn't happening. I pinch myself expecting myself to wake up in Brian's arms. Nope. This is reality. I start sobbing as we pull up to Brian's house. I run inside and fall grabbing one of our pictures.

*flashback*

"My name is Synyster Gates!!" Brian yells in a weird voice.

"No. You're drunk." I laugh as he throws his beer at me.

*end of flashback*

"Why Jimmy!!! Why our Boro!!!" I cry into his chest while he's sobbing.

Zacky, Johnny and Matt come running in to help comfort us while they're crying.

We finally make our way to the couch and we all start to dose off.

I wake up to the t.v.

"It's reported that Avenged Sevenfold lead guitar player 'Brian Elwin Haner Jr.' died last night at age 23."

I shoot straight up.

"Dad." Is all I can manage to get out. I turn around to see Brians parents crying in the kitchen. I run to them and we cry together.

"My son. My son. My son." His Dad keeps whispering to himself

"I know Dad."

His mom cleans herself up.

"So, Zacky snd Johnny are staying with us while Jimmy, Matt and Val are going to stay with you...." She cries again.

"I'm going upstairs now." I walk away and hang my head down. I walk upstairs. I walk to our room.

He has his clothes laying on the floor. His side of the bed isn't made.
He still hasn't folded the clothes that had been in the laundry basket for a week now. I let out a slight laugh.
I see his fedora that I told him he couldn't pull off.
I see his song book.
I see his guitars.
I walk to his dresser and see the chain he always wore.
I hold it for dear life.
He wore that no matter what.
He didn't wear it yesterday.

I set it back down and head to our bathroom.
It smells like him.
I grab his cologne and spray it in the air.
Oh, that smell.
I start crying.

Why couldn't I have gone with him?
Why did I have to ride with Val back home?
Why?

I get up and finally shower.
I don't sing like I usually do.
I take a really quick shower.
I get dressed and sit on our bed.
I look at my left hand.
I see my ring.
I let all the tears out.
I start shaking uncontrollably as my sobs get louder.
I grab a shirt to his and cling to it.

"Why?!?" I yell.

Jimmy and Val come running up.

"Come here sweetie." Val pulls me into a hug and tells Jimmy to leave.

She starts crying.

She looks at me.

"We will get through this okay?" She smiles.

"Yes ma'am. We will." I get up and put on Boro's necklace.

I feel a little comfort and stop crying.

Val and I walk downstairs and we all sit in silence for a good while.

"We are going. I love you Marley." His Mom hugs me.

"I love you too."

They leave with Zacky and Johnny.

I sit on the couch.

"Why couldn't I have been with him? Why. I should be gone with him too." I shake.

"Sshh...Marley. I couldn't bear losing you either. So stop saying that okay?" Jimmy looks at me.

"Yes slim." I smile weakly.

My Boro.
Is gone.
The pain I feel is unimaginable.
But I need to be strong.
That's what he would want me to do.