Revived Souls

P A R T O n e

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| O N E | our Rendezvous
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"Debbie?"

"Debbie? Please?"

"Deborah Diane Ridlers!!"

I opened my car door and turned a deaf ear to my mother's incessant calls. No, my adoptive unbiological mother.

I looked at the car window and saw her eyes watering and shoulders shaking. I bit my lip hard to stop any sobs from erupting. With a sigh, I drove the car into ignition as the car roared to life. I drove as fast as I could, as reckless as I could as a constellation of thoughts shone in my empty dead mind. I heard the horns from behind trying to alert me but I blocked the noise out. It was one in the morning and the weather was chilly outside. But I didn't care.

I was close to the The Golden Gate Bridge and still was driving nonchalantly when I saw a red truck coming my way. I swerved the car to the right and involuntarily shut my eyes closed afraid I was dead. I could feel the car hitting something but I didn't feel any pain. I slowly opened my eyes to see that my car had indeed hit a tree. I hopped out of the car and took a glimpse of my now badly wrecked car. I wish I could get wrecked instead of the car.

Letting out a long breath, I ambled on the sidewalk. I felt pathetic at the fact that I was an orphan in my twenty one years of existence and I was never even informed about it until today. I felt betrayed by my unbiological parents. I felt betrayed by Lennox, my boyfriend who once used to love me but now I was his punch bag. He was sweet and loving to me and I was in love with him. But now, he was a monster and I was his victim.

The pivotal moment in my life happened two years ago when Len came home drunk one night and he tried to raise a hand at me. Initially, I didn't make it a big deal since he was drunk and I forgave him after he apologised to me with roses and convinced me that it was an honest mistake and that it will never happen again. But it did and it happened on a repeat like a record on repeat.

I was vulnerable and he killed me emotionally and physically. I was treated worse than a scum and after a little while, I believed in his words.

He came home drunk every night and picked a fight with me which ended up in me bagging a new scar. I wanted to leave him and I tried but he found me again and I was close to dying that night.

I reached the bridge which stood beautiful in all its glory, and it was deserted. I looked into the lake and thought about how unfair life was. I then realized that life was fair because it was unfair to everyone. I thought about death and I knew I was one step away from it. I was certain that my death will be performed in a rather brutal way in the filthy hands of Len who might probably end up dumping my body in far away place. I didn't wish to die that way. I wanted my life to end by anything but those ruthless hands of his which once used to hug me tight with love.

I took two steps closer to the railing across the bridge and tried picturising me losing my life in the river flowing below. I wanted to die by myself. I knew I was being a coward. But I was done being strong. I didn't want him to kill me but I wanted to kill me myself. I was done with false hopes. Hopes always led to disappointment. And I was a disappointment. I had no parents. I was an orphan. My own parents wanted to abandon me. Life hated me. And I WAS DONE WITH LIFE.

I Closed my eyes and screamed, "I HATE LIFE!!". I heard dual voices echoing against the edges of the bridge. I furrowed my eyes and squinted them as they fell on a faint sight of a man standing on the other edge of the bridge. Was he a guard?.

"Are you the guard?" the voice asked from the other side. I shook my head slighly as I took in his tall figure. I found myself asking, "Who are you?"

"A Dead Soul wanting an escape from life. I presume you're the same." His eyes watched me as mine widened. How did he know about what I was about to be doing?.

"Listen, just let me die first. Then, you could go next." He said coldly. I shrugged my shoulder as I was too numb to speak. I saw him taking a huge step forward. One jump and he was a dead man. His eyes peered into mine and I saw his shoulders getting tensed and jaw tightened. I nodded slightly at him as if giving him reassurance. The corner of his lips curved into a sad smile as his eyes closed getting ready for the huge leap. I carefully watched him as if he would disappear any moment now. His right foot stepped forward and when he was about to put his other foot, I closed my eyes tight. I couldn't witness seeing someone die. I prepared myself to hear the sound of the water as his body was pushed into it but all I heard was someone's voice.

"Stop!!"

I opened my eyes to see a man holding a torch flashing it in the face of the other man. I at once knew that it was the guard. I saw the other man jumping into the river. Astounded by the sight, I screamed and now the guarded flashed his torch in my face. There was no escape other than the river. Adrenaline rushed into my body and I felt myself falling down and I heard simultaneous sounds of water splashing as I felt my body touching the surface. I was then plunged deep and I had a difficulty breathing. I was ready to die. All at once, I felt a hand pulling me somewhere and I was still gasping for air. Then, I was suddenly pushed back to the surface. I opened my eyes and stared at the man who was looking dead pale and gasping for air as much as I was. He dragged me to the surface and I heard the guard shouting at us. "Wait!!"

I looked back at the man who was holding me. "We need to run." My response was a mere shaking of head.

"I don't care." He lifted my feet off the ground and my upper body was dangling from his shoulder. I couldn't manage to even protest. I was shivering from the cold. I could hear the faint sounds of the guard following us as the man who was carrying me ran. My eyes were half opened and slowly it fluttered close as my head spinned around. I want to be dead, I thought bitterly before consciousness faded like a mist.

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A/N

Hey guys!

This is my new story and its loosely based on a movie. I am sorry if the story is depressing in the beginning but I promise that it gets better and fun with the advancement of the chapter. I would want to know what you think about the story. SO please

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- Shama

P.S All the other chapters will be longer and much more interesting. xD