Conscious

I lifted my hand to wipe a tear that trailed down his jaw. Pulling him down to me I whispered the one thing I never thought I'd tell him.

"I love you"

He tensed when I felt the my lips brush against his ear, they were chapped from my harsh and staggered breaths. I felt his grip on my hand tighten as tears rolled down his face.

"I can't loose you Ambrosine, your all I have!" He sobbed.

"You'll find someone else." I whispered.

"No you don't understand, not for someone like me, there can never and will never be someone else." He cried, holding me to him.

I tried to make sense of his words but they jumbled when the haze started to fill my mind. I lightly smiled up to him, feeling my hand go limp as I weakened. I distantly heard the wail of sirens but I could tell they weren't close enough to save me.

My breathing shallowed and black swarmed my vision as I felt Alex lay me down and kiss my forehead.

"I love you too." He whispered his voice breaking at the end, before rising off the floor. I watched his sneakers disappear from my vision and smiled, until I heard the masked man scream for mercy as a sickening crack echoed through the auditorium. Then it was quiet, and I followed the man into the darkness.