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It's Now or Never

                   
                          (Keefe's POV)

I was waiting for Foster outside of Foxfire so we could walk to class together until I saw a girl who had just leaped onto the property that had collapsed before my eyes, Sophie.

I ran for my life to see Sophie on the ground, and worst of all, she had faded so much I could barely tell it was her. I screamed "FOSTER!!!! What happened?!?! Are you okay!?!?!"

Then I saw her slowly close her eyes and then all of a sudden her head fell to the side. I had no time to think so I quickly scoopt Sophie bridal style and rushed to the healing center.

Once I got there I screamed "ELWIN!" trying to find him as he walked into the main room in the Healing Center, "Keefe?! Is everything okay?!?!" Elwin said as he quickly grabbed Sophie from my arms and covered his mouth as I said, "I saw Sophie leap onto the property faded and then all of a sudden she passed out on the ground,"

My throat was getting thicker every second as I kept tearing my hands through my now messed up hair.

After a moment of silence I whispered "Will she be okay?" scared to know the truth.

After a few seconds he finally whispered back "I don't know," and then right on cue, bullhorn screamed and then finally sat right next to Sophie. Oh no.
                                             
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Right after that moment I crashed to the floor, and I let it all out for the first time.

I always wanted to try to act like the tough one and the hero in these situations but I couldn't hold it back anymore. I cried myself out until I was numb, not even aware of my surroundings.

Once I came back to reality, scared to be made fun of, I looked up to see all of Sophie's friends gathered around, and I could tell, they were meeting the same fate.

Dex was sobbing and so was Biana, Marella and Tam were trying to keep it in, which I could tell that they were struggling to do so. Linh was curled up in a ball on the floor, not knowing what to do. And then there was Fitz, cursing the world, throwing things everywhere, and blaming the whole universe. Elwin was trying to calm him down but Fitz was unstoppable.

Time flew by and Elwin finally had enough fade fuel that he made with Kelester to bring back most of Sophie's color but she was still unconscious and wouldn't wake up.

Later on after a few hours, everyone still in the same fate, Grady and Edaline came rushing in, sobbing like crazy. They left once they had a talk with Elwin, not able to handle seeing Sophie in this state.

I wish I had parents like them. They were loving, kind, and sweet to their daughter. It was unfair, why did I have to end up with parent issues and parents that don't even love me or care for me. I then realized what I was doing and mentally slapped myself. This was about Sophie, not me.

I decided that I would stay in the healing center until I knew everything was okay. But...... what if I never get to see her again? What if I never get to stare into her brown eyes ever again? How will I ever move on?

Then I sat there for a minute, staring at beautiful faded Sophie, not even caring about my surroundings, I whispered softly, "I love you Sophie Foster, I just wanted to tell you that... my love for you will never change."

Not caring about all the stares and the silence, I knew I had to do this. This could be my only and last chance, it is now or never. Slowly, I leaned in and kissed her.