foresight [FINISHED] | e.d

epilogue

i still remember the night he left.

no matter how much i didn't want to believe it, i just knew he was gone. grayson shakily drove me back to where my dream had taken place, the freeway. the drive over felt like years as grayson held me while he drove, allowing me to cry my feelings out.

i cant even imagine how he felt. i claimed to have dreamt his own twins death, i must sound insane.

my eyes peered around at the stopped traffic as we pull over, getting out of the car in the process. cars began to clear away, signaling the freeway would be shutting down soon. large trucks with sirens and multiple ambulances rushed to the scene on the wet, dark street.

remnants of ethan's car, scattered across the white and yellow lines. a large semi truck, mildly damaged, sitting practically in the front seat. the ambulances had just arrived meaning, nobody in that crash survived soon enough for them to be rushed away.

grayson's eyes attach to mine as he stands on the other side of his car.

he knew he was gone too.

quickly running around the front to meet me, his arms embrace me as we fall into each other, hitting the side of his car with his back.

"i'm so sorry." he cries into my shoulder, squeezing me tighter the longer we sat there.

sounds of cars go by us as sirens still alarm in my ears. i keep my eyes wide open, trying to take in what's happening to me.

i can barely see the responders attempting to open the doors of the car. they look around for a little while, attempting to find anyone in the car. as soon as they get the drivers door open, the women shakes her head. they try to shake him awake, nothing.

"grayson." i sob more, simply saying his name out of utter shock.

he breathes shakily, "i know."

-

leaving grayson's side after that night is almost impossible. we managed to get through graduation together, practically the whole town knowing about ethan's sudden death.

i received hugs from everyone during grad, people i didn't even recognize. that day was supposed to be one of my favorites, but i ended up dreading every second of it. the hardest part was walking down the isle on the way to my seat, seeing an empty cap and gown, right next to where grayson had sat.

"in loving memory, ethan dolan."
flowers scattered on the metal chair.

lots of tears had been shared during the speech about his passing. the only student not graduating this year, due to a crash. i cant help but think that i could've stopped him. deep down, i knew something was wrong and i never said anything.

i swear i felt him next to me, walking across the stage as i was handed my diploma. it should've been me, not him. ethan deserves to graduate, he worked too hard not to.

he all around deserved more, so much more.

i took a turn for the worst at the funeral, barely composing myself to attend. to my parents, he was just a friend from school who's dad happened to be close to mine.