Age Of Innocence (AOI) [Sequel To IR]

Chapter 22 } Illusion

Part 1:
Okay this might have been really confusing, but I can explain it. So it's third person POV, but in Ala's perspective I guess, so it's what she's seeing but someone else is explaining it, sorry it's confusing. But Matthew's perspective is the paragraph after Ala's. And they were both drugged and shit so yeah sorry for the confusion
Song: All I Want; Kodaline
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Third Person POV/ Ala
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"MATTHEW!" Ala yelled he swerved the car away from the truck immediately causing impact as the front of the truck rammed into the left side of the car. Ala and Matthew flew to the force as both the car and truck erupted in flames. Both were tossed around and thrown somewhere in the pile of broken car, and truck parts. Landing on shards of glass and metal. All they could think about was each other. Was the other okay, were they even alive still?  Were they going to be okay? How the hell did this perfect date turn into something so deathly and terrifying?  Why could they not just have one day to be happy and together, and have a normal relationship?
Ala felt as if it was some sort of sign, they weren't supposed to be happy together, every time they were it was ruined by something else. She thought maybe they just didn't belong together and this was a way for the universe to tell them along with all the other billions of signs telling them they weren't aloud happiness in this relationship. And fighting it just didn't help that's what they were trying to do today, they were trying to fight the universe trying to prove they belonged together, trying to prove they could be happy together, but it just didn't happen that way.
Ala sat up cringing from the glass wedged in her skin. She looked around in the dark night, seeing blues, reds, yellows, oranges, from police lights and the fires. She heard cries, and screams, from bystanders that were in the cars behind them. She was looking for Matthew, trying to find him. All of a sudden she heard coughs coming a little ways away. She looked towards the noise, Matthew sat up slowly behind a big chunk of the silver car. He looked at her.
"Ala?" He said barely audible. He sounded like he was in so much pain.
"Matthew." She said relieved he was awake.
"Ala... I'm...I'm gonna die." His voice was raspy and low, signifying he was having trouble speaking. Ala's relief was washed away by the worry.
"No Matthew your going to be okay, just hold on a little longer, please." She pleaded, tears arising upon her eyes.
"I can't... I can't breath..." He said closing his bloodshot eyes, that lost all color completely. He sat up a little more. He was so damaged his whole arm was red from blood, his face was cut in so many places and he had severe burns from sliding on the road and the fire, he looked horrible.
"Matthew please. Please just hold on a little longer. Your family needs you, your friends need you, your fans need you. I need you."
"Ala you don't need me, your so." His words were cut off by a loud cough, blood rushed out of his mouth. "Ala your so... Gorgeous and brave and strong. You fight for what you believe in, that's going to get you so far in life. Please, don't let my death hold you back. Keep living. Get married start a family. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." He closed his eyes trying to contain his cries of pain.
"I can't be with anyone else Matthew don't leave me! Please!" The pain of seeing him like this blocked out all of the pain Ala was feeling physically right now. All the external pain was child's play compared to what she was feeling inside. She couldn't imagine what a future without Matthew would be like, she just knew it would be miserable. Utterly miserable.
"I love you so much Ala." He said softly.
"I love you to Matth-". Just then Matthew started falling as he inhaled but never exhaled. "MATTHEW!" Ala screamed and ran to him catching his falling body before it hit the ground. "MATTHEW NO! Matthew please." She sobbed, words could barely escape her lips. Ala's pain was incomparable to anything else. It was worse than being shot. Worse than hitting the ground after falling ten feet. It was worse than being repeatedly stabbed over and over again. Her heart ached so much. She wanted to rip it out and throw it, it hurt so much to loose him. "Matthew please, don't leave me. I can't be without you, please. Please Matthew. I love you, please come back to me." No pleading in the world could bring him back to her.
As much as she didn't want to admit it, Matthew Lee Espinosa was dead... Forever and Always.
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Third Person POV/ Matthew

"MATTHEW!" Ala screamed he turned towards the road startled by the large truck roaring towards them. The only thing running through his head was 'I have to protect my princess.' He turned the steering wheel trying to escape the horrible tragedy rushing towards them at seventy five miles per hour. They were slammed into and the car flew everywhere. His seat belt ripped apart sending him flying somewhere. Ala was no longer in his line of vision. He only hoped for her to be okay. As he landed with a large cracking noise and sliding across the asphalt, he laid there for a second adjusting to the pain. But he didn't care, he had to find Ala and make sure she was okay. He stood up slowly the world spinning around him as he walked at an unsteady pace. He saw a body and rushed towards it faster. As he came close to it. He fell to the ground crumpling next to it. It was Ala. He shook her to consciousness.
"Ala! Please stay awake the ambulance should be coming soon you just have to stay awake please." He instructed lifting her body in his arms.
"Matthew I can't." She said looking into his worry filled eyes.
"Ala you have too!" He yelled. She shook her head 'no' and took a breath that came out short and choppy. He adjusted her in his lap. She closed her eyes, and Matthew panicked. He remembered how by their touch they could save each other. He tried kissing her cheek. Nothing. He leant down and planted a long forceful kiss on her lips. She opened her eyes. "Ala please stay." He pleaded as she looked up to him.
"I can't. Matthew, I'm dying." She cried softly, her voice having trouble creating sound.
"No! No your not! You cant be!" He yelled. "I love you Ala you can't die I need you!" He yelled. He was so angry that this was happening. It wasn't fair. Why couldn't they be happy, what did they do to deserve this?  What did Ala do to deserve all of this, all of the shit he put her through, she did nothing, and he still was such a dick to her. He regretted ever walking into her life and making it this complicated. It's his fault they got in this accident, he wasn't paying attention, he should have let her drive, he was so tired he could barely keep his eyes open. He should've just listened to the cop and Ala and taken a nap. He was so stupid. He was the reason she was dying. He would never forgive himself for this, he murdered her. He murdered her. "Ala I'm so sorry. It's all my fault, I did this to you. Please don't hate me. I'm sorry I'm the reason your dying." He cried tears falling out of his eyes.
"Matthew-... It's not your fault." She coughed.
"It's all my fault I was driving. I didn't take help, I'm such an idiot. I promise I will pay for it. I murdered you, I'm going to pay for it."
"Matthew no... Please, don't hurt yourself, don't let anyone hurt you. It's not your fault, it's just my time to go I guess. Please, the only promise I want you to make me... Is that you will be safe and healthy, don't... Don't hurt yourself... Be there for-for your fans, love them... Unconditionally, and keep living." She struggled, a tear rolled down her eyes, Matthew immediately wiped it with his bloody finger. He didn't care how broken and destroyed he was, he was still alive, while Ala was dying.
"I love you so much Ala." He cried.
"I love you to Matth-." Right then he felt her body relax as her eyes closed. He pulled her into him and cried, correction he sobbed. He screamed.
"WHY! I HATE THIS WORLD I HATE IT! THIS IS SO MOTHERFUCKING UNFAIR! DONT TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE LOOSING HER! JUST KILL ME TOO! DONT TAKE MY LOVE, SHES MINE, YOU CANT- YOU CANT HAVE HER!" He screamed so loud his voice cracked and it hurt to talk. But that's okay, he wasn't planning on ever talking again, there was no use without Ala to be able to hear him, no use for anything without Ala. He closed his eyes and cried. No pleading in the world could bring her back to him.
As much as he didn't want to admit it, Ala Renaia Dausonn was dead... Forever and Always.
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