A Thousand Lies

Chapter 25

Song name: my immortal

Chapter name: bloody rain

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Temperance

My body crashes into the cement, my hands covering my ringing ears.

I open my eyes, feeling my heart drop as I'm covered in blood.

"Emaline!" I shriek once I locate the source of the blood.

I jump towards her putting her limp body on my lap.

Then there is another loud gunshot. And Tj is on the ground bleeding. He shot himself. I don't know where. Nor do I care. I only care about the girl that's bleeding out in front of me.

"Is she alive?" Zander screams at me. With shaky hands I reach towards her neck. My hand slips from the blood before I'm able to press my fingers around her neck.

I find the spot where I'm supposed to feel her pulse. "N... no." The sound of the rain drowns my voice out

I press harder on her neck before having my hand retreat. I place my hand on her chest, where she was shot. Her face continues to lose its color as I press down on her wound, the blood seeping through my fingers.

Her blond hair is already soaked with her dark blood.

Tears stream down my face as I shriek in desolation.

I let out body wracking sobs, trying to shake Emaline to wake her.

By this time, people are surrounding us, checking the scene laid out in the scrap yard.

A few people surround Tj. "HE'S ALIVE," Some distant voice shouts.

"Bring him into the dungeon," Alec replies.

Zander grabs onto her arms, crying. He is screaming at her, begging her to wake up.

I beg her to wake up in unison as Zander, moving her soaked hair away from her cold face.

Alec tries to pull me away from her lifeless body, but I escape his grip and scramble back to her. Zander starts compressions, desperately trying to get her to open her eyes.

I feel numb.

I lost my best friend.

I let out another scream before placing my hands over my mouth. My sobs are leaving my body faster than oxygen can fill my lungs. I wobble from the dizziness as my hands start to tingle.

The rain attempts to rinse me from her blood, only to fail miserably.

She was alive only moments ago. She was full of life and breathing. That was only minutes ago. How can she be dead?

I grab onto Zander, my eyes blurry from the tears, and pull him closer to me. We wrap our arms around each other, using each other for comfort.

Life is something that isn't yours to take. Once you've taken it, then you can't give it back.

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