Loss of life

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Chapter 24

I took a seat next to my sister and watched her observantly, for the first time in a while. She observed the afterlife seeming so peaceful I didnt want to interupt the silence between us. But I had to.

Clearing my throat I speak up.

"Um, so are you ready to talk" I say looking at her.

Mae turns her head to meet my gaze, but quickly tears it away and continues looking at the flow of afterlife.

"Sis if your not ready I understand, but your gonna have to speak up sooner or later", I tell her. I really feel bad for her, I mean shes fifteen, and she died.

Mae sniffles and wipes her nose with the back of her tattered nightgown. Okay I know this sounds mean, but the longer i sit here, the more she looks like one of the spirits of a horror film.

Her hair is a brown mess that just sits lzily on her head, her skin is a pale white, and her eyes are lifeless marbles that are sunken into her head.

Mae turns to face me and I brush a piece of her hair out of her face. Her bottom lip starts to tremble and tears rise to the surface of her eyes. I pull her into me, envoloping her in my arms yet once again that day. She shakes with each sob that leaves her body, shaking mine as well. I fight the urge not to cry, seeing my little sis like this, it hurts.

I hear Mae say something through her sobs, though it is muffled from her burying her face into my neck.

"Mae can you speak up please?", I ask her furrowing my brows trying to interpert what she said.

"I said I Jumped" Mae says a little more clearly.

What? She jumped? Shes making no sense whatsoever.

"Mae what do you mean?" I ask.

"I had to jump, It was either that or do it another way" she says lifting her head meeting my gaze I have on her.

As I sit there and hold her, I pull back a little so I can see her face. Slowly my mind starts to interpert her words. She jumped, meaning she literally jumped.

My eyes widen as I sit there stunned. No no she didnt, she wouldnt, not Mae.

I release my sister and bring a shaky hand up to my mouth, covering it. Mae just sits there sniffling while I deny it.

Tears spill from my eyes without any barrier to stop them. At this point I dont care if purgatory or wherever the hell we are sees me cry. I dont give a damn.

I sit there placing my second hand over my mouth as well, crying, squeezing my eyes open and shut.

"Sissy Im so sorry" Mae says crying again, reaching to grab me for a hug.

She hugs me as I sit there frozen, with my hands covering my mouth, staring into space. I can barely feel her touch, after hearing something like that, it messed with myself.

I finally react to the hug and shake her off of me. Mae looks stunned that I pushed her away but recooperates.

I dont want her hugging me right now. I dont deserve a hug from Mae, or anyone for that matter. No. I was supposed to be a good big sister and protect my little one from harm and be the one she goes to talk to. But I had to go out with Jake that night, I had to eat all of his lies he fed me. And look where that got me. Here.

I grind my teeth together at the thought of Jake, then look to Nae who is solemnly staring at her lap.

"Where did you jump from" I ask, my voice hoarse.

Maes head snaps up and she looks suprised I said more than one word to her.

"oh, um..."

"Answer the question Mae" I say getting annoyed that she just wont answer my question.

"My window, I jumped from there"

This is a different Mae.

Authors Note.

Dun Dun Dun!!!! Next chappy will have some more Jake and we will be ending lossof life soon. So saddddd, but it has to happen.

Btw the whole point/main idea of loss of life is for revenge on Jake, I just wanted to let everyone know because I feel like the main point of the book isnt too evident.

OKay I really hope u liked it!!!!!! comment vote if u want to!