A Dream to An End

Raven and Peach

Raven's Point of View

That fucking douchebag ran away from his crime.

And then I saw her, all bloody with her right hand holding the open wound of the sharp knife that was stabbed on her chest, like a sliced cut from a peach. I cannot contain the anger in my heart. I want to kill the fuck out of you, Jace.

I knew it at first. He was a threat to our friendship. He ruined us badly. Now, Peach is on the risk of losing her life. My best friend, my little sister.

I rushed her to the hospital. She was pale by then, close to being unconscious. She's still moving her head sideways and I can see her half-closed ocean eyes looking at me. I'm so scared because maybe, this is the last time I'll get to see her. Dear God, please don't take my bff away from me yet.

Rushed to the emergency room, the doctors and nurses assisted her. They cleaned the wound, and removed blood all over it. There was some dextrose and an ECG machine connected to her. An oxygen tank was used as they put a mask on her mouth to stabilize her breathing.

The doctors said the blade passed close to her heart.

Few minutes later, I heard a constant tone.

*tooot* A flatline.

"1, 2, 3, clear." as a defibrillator shocked her body.

I saw the doctor moved his head sideways, signaling that there's no chance.

October 22nd

It's been a month since she left us, and a month since her 20th birthday. I still cannot anticipate on why Jace killed her. But it's still haunting me, why did Peach thought I'd kill her boyfriend?

I saw a small journal on her room when we were sorting her things out. I read the letter I gave her after we visited Tori once. She kept it. Some petals of tulips were inserted at the spaces of pages on her journal and a note written beside a petal:
"My first ever flower."

I shed a tear. I did not give my best to express what I feel towards her, when she was still alive. I didn't get the chance to confess, that I'm so deeply in love with her personality and even imperfections. I love seeing her tender smile in every little thing she do. I wish she was still with me.

A sequence I could recall was written on her notebook, up until September 22nd. She wrote every detail that had happened, including her love story with Jace.

I perceived something which made my eyes wide. My name in bold letters. Next to it was a message which says:

Journal Entry #45

It still haunts me that I woke up on a dream within a dream. I found out who killed the man in my first dream, which is my own best friend. So my mission as of now is to protect Jace from him. Can't believe my best friend is a murderer.

So she thought of me being the villain here. I showed it to Adie and Tori. Adie's response was unbelievable, it made her cry.

"Shit, she told me about this. Peach was making me stay away from you. She dreamt about this after all." Adie exclaimed with much pain and tears.
"Then, what did you reply?"
"I did not believe. Ugh, Raven! Why is it so twisted that she protected the wrong person?"

Why did she not talk about this?

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flashback

I could remember the times when Peach and I first met. It was Junior year. We entered the same school. I could imagine her wearing that big maroon glasses, silky straight hair, and her iconic red tomato cheeks. I was new to Glendale High back then. She was the oldie, but I was so shy to talk to her and to ask about the place. I can notice she was anxious too, like me.