Lost

Chapter 19 (Ally)

His Mum walks up beside me, hugging my body close to her. I whisper, "I'm sorry, it's my fault." "No it's not and no one is dying today." I look down at his limp, bloody body, grabbing the phone his mum dials 000 (Australia's version of 911), I walk over to his desk spotting a letter with my name.
Alice,
I have loved you forever, ever since I met you that first day of school. Everything changed and we both know it, I'm sorry that I have had to do this to you, but I can't live with the fact that because I hurt you I have lost you forever. I know you said you love me but I also know that you will never break up with Alex, after all he saved your life numerous times, and where was I? The one about to kill you.
I'm hopelessly in love with you Alice and that is why I must do this.
Love always,
James
"No you don't James." I mumble, the piece of tear stricken paper floats to the ground. I walk before his limp body and place one last kiss on those blue lips. The sirens ring faintly in the distance, whispering, "Please come quick." There is no longer fresh blood, his heart has stopped pumping, right before my eyes, every second that passes he is slowly dying. I hear the door open down stairs to a bunch of paramedics, a soft hand touches my shoulder, I turn around seeing the amber eyes "Hey Mum" wrapping her arm around me more "Time to go sweet heart." My eyes burning, "What about James?!" "The paramedics will take good care of him, you can see him when they take him to the hospital." "Okay." "Mum?" Looking down, "Don't worry about explaining, I already knew it would happen..." "With both?" "Sadly, yes." "What should I do?" "Maybe don't date either." "Okay." I know it will hurt to do but it is the best for everyone. I wrap my arm around her, nestling my head into her arm. "Ice cream?" I smile, memories flooding back. We use to always have ice cream when we had problems, Dad, Mum and I, it didn't seem to help much after Dad went away but I could always feel his presence there so I kept going back, sometimes not even buying anything, just sitting.
*The Ice cream shop*
We sit on the bench by the pier, ice cream dripping on the boards beneath. We don't talk just sit in silence, feeling his presence. I look out across the harbour, spotting Alex sitting with Carla, Jasmine and another girl is cuddled up to him, Talia? Jasmine and Carla are yelling at him, ready to storm off at any time, they spot me and sprint towards me, I feel my stomach twist and turn, I can't be seeing this. He turns his head across the harbour spotting me.