Skip and Beau

Chapter 6: Her Last Words

Hello! So if there are any super emotional saps out there (like myself) you might cry. Or not. Might just be me. Yeah...so Chapter 6! Sorry I've been on vacation for the past week, updating almost every day for the next few days! xx

*James' Point of View*

No. This was not happening. Not now. Shiva, no. Oh Shiva, why the hell did the phone go dead? And that scream. That scream was scarier than anything I've ever heard in my entire life. I can't bare hearing her in pain.

Myself, Luke, Jai, and Emma had all dashed out and run to Shiva's house, just around the corner, the second the line went dead. Skip and Beau called the police first before getting in my car to meet us over.

We got there and i pushed through the door, Luke with me because Emma was breaking down outside, Jai comforting her. There was an eerie emptiness in her living area.

"Shiva?" I called out. There was a low moan from the next room, the kitchen. I ran in to find Shiva in a bloody mess. More than half of her broken body was trapped beneath the oven, which had fallen on her. "Shiva!" I cried out. She was breathing. "Shiva, please tell me what happened. An ambulance is on the way. You're going to make it."

"James," She said, coughing, "I knew I could never bake." She smiled a little. "Making cookies. Pulled on oven door too hard. Fell. On me." She coughed a little more, blood coming out this time.

"Shiva, please stay with me. You'll be out of this mess soon." I said, as calmly as I could, despite the tears stinging my face. "Luke." I averted my attention to my friend, who was clearing a path for medics once the ambulance gets here. He looked up at me. "We're getting this oven off her. Now."

He nodded, running over to me. "Shiva, tell us if it hurts." he said to her. She gave a small nod, closing her eyes. Luke will make a great boyfriend. I really admire him. We began to lift the oven off, it was surprisingly light.

Once i looked back to Shiva, I saw something I never want to see again. Underneath the oven, Shiva's lower body had burned. Badly. Her skin tones went from yellows and oranges to deep purples. She'll be paralyzed, no doubt.

Luke shut his eyes tightly, not handling what we saw as well as I did. "Shiva, the doctors will be here in less than a minute. I'll be waiting outside James." I nodded to him, starting to hear faint sirens from a distance outside.

I went back to Shiva. She was crying, but they appeared to be happy tears. I looked at her, confused. "Shiva, please tell me what you're thinking right now." I said.

"Well I want to die happy." she replied calmly.

I was shocked? Die? Shiva can't die...I need her. "Shiva, you're not going to die." I said. "Paramedics are right on their way."

"James don't be silly." she replied, followed by a coughing fit. "Of course I'm going to die. Look at me. I'm basically the face of death right now."

"Shiva I need you to stay with me. What am I supposed to do without you? I can't...no Shiva. You and Sara are both gonna live. Please stay with me Shiva, please." Oh my God, she cannot just die here. I'm not afraid to cry in front of her. And I was crying hard.

"That's what I wanna talk about. Just my last thought, before I pass."

"YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE SHIVA DAMMIT. PLEASE LIVE. FOR ME." I didn't understand what she meant. What did she want to talk about? She's probably so scared right now, she doesn't even know what she's talking about.

Her next words were said very clearly as she looked up at me through teary eyes.

What did she just say?! "SHIVA I WANT TO BE WITH YOU. I WILL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER GIRL. SHIVA PLEASE..." I said through my tears. "SHIVA DON'T GO. SHIVA NO. PLEASE. DAMMIT SHIV DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME."