Sunset highway

Solo

I head into the house,and immediately sense something wrong.the air feels wrong an eerie feeling settled

"Al" I cautiously call,getting no response

I walk slowly through the house searching each room

"Alicia"I call again,more urgently this time

Finally I go to the room that I'm praying she isn't in-my bathroom

"Al.."

I scream escapes my lips ,making my entire body shake at the intensity of it that surprises even me

All I see is red ,red liquid all over my tiles and red oozing out of my best friends limp arm.tears spring to my eyes

"Alicia" I say,my voice coming out as a sob
"What have you done"

"I think -I cut-too-deep"she whispers looking up at me her eyes meet mine.they are dull and lifeless

There's so much blood-I didn't know there could be that much blood in a person.i can't function for a moment.and stay glued to the spot where u stand.

Finally my brain starts to work again

I tear my first aid kit out of the cupboard and grab as much gauze as I can and hand it to Alicia to put on her cut,she doesn't move her arm so I press it to the cut and lift her arm and put it in top

"Hold this in place while I call an ambulance"I say pulling out my phone and dialing

"Hello-hello 912,I need an ambulance at 122 Piccadilly street. My friend slashed her wrist and I think she hit and artery if not more"I sob hysterically

"Ma'am,you have to calm down,you have to hold gauze to the wound to stop the bleeding"
She calmly stares

"That's what I am doi-Alicia" I drop the phone and run to her side
Her eyes are closing and her hand has fallen off the gauze,I quickly put her hand back on and cradle her in my arms.

Her face has gone pale and she looks like a ghost

I sit beside her cradling her head and rocking back and forth

"Alicia stay awake-you need to stay awake"I snap fighting back tears.

"Emily,"she says,her voice almost inaudible
"Will you do something for me?"

"No because you will do it yourself you will be ok"she shakes her head and gives me a light smile.How is she so brave?

"No Em I won't-please you have to do this for me"
"Anything"

"Tell my parents I'm sorry and I love them"she whispers her eyes tearing up

I nod and hug her close to my body stroking her damp hair

I can feel my clothes getting wet but I don't care

"Alicia-did you -were you -trying to..."

"No - I didn't -mean to- cut so -deep ,I'm sor"

"Shh,shh" I soothe rocking her back and forth
"Its okay"

"You know u love you?"

"Of course" I crypt chuckle ,unable to hold the tears back any longer. Suddenly a thought pops into my head as I think of the afternoon"Jace likes you"

She smiles at me"Jace? I always thought he was kinda cute"

We sit in silence as sirens sound in the distance.

"I love you al,you can't die I need you,I don't think I can live without you.you are my best friend you are all that I have" I sob looking down at her,her eyes are closed and her chest isn't moving " Alicia,Alicia wake up!"

I shake her violently but she doesn't respond

"No"I sob "no-no al you can't leave me you can die al you just can't -please"

My voice distorts itself until I am just sobbing,my chest shaking violently

"Alicia" I cry out

People flood into my room and the EMTs check her vitals and shake their heads

I start to lose it . I sob and shout obscenities at them refusing to let al go"

"Al you can't leave me" my whole body is quivering

"Miss-miss we have to take her now" a woman's says placing her hand on my shoulder

"No!" I yell lashing out at her " no ,no ,NO!"

Two men pick me up and I thrash about trying to get free as they pry me from Alicia

"Miss she's gone" the woman firmly states "I'm sorry"

I pull out of the men's grasp and run down the stairs not really knowing where I am going

She's gone my best friend and life line is gone.
I will never see her again never hear her infectious laugh or see her smile,I will never be able to hold her hand as we walk to the beach or run away with her when our parents are being hurtful.i will never have someone to talk to or someone to lean on. My best friend is gone she's gone and I will never se ever again
There's no pony in living without her.

"Emily what's going on" I know that voice I know him

Without responding I collapse in a heap on my front lawn sobbing violently and rocking back and forth trying to calm my breathing

Someone wraps their arms around me but u barley take any notice I think it was -jace

"Is that your blood" he questions and air of worry laced in his voice
I start sobbing all over again but manage to answer him

"N...no it's a-a..Alicia's,shes d..dead" I manage before I burst out in sobs again

She's dead she's gone

I can't breath

Hey

I am so sorry this chapter is sooo sad
I'm practically crying right now

I'm sorry it was necessary to write this chapter

😭