Immortal Soldier

Immortal Soldier

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I gazed down at my best friend, blood staining his shirt and my hands, his wound seeping into my lap as I held him there desperately one last time. "Please, let me do this," I begged him. He shook his head wordlessly, and I knew from times before that he would rather die than live forever, he would rather be at peace than watch the world move past him. I watched as he brought his dirty, blood-stained hand shakily up to my face, and closed my eyes as he wiped away the one stray tear that had escaped through the corner of my eye and began sliding down my cheek. "Promise me..." he trailed off and swallowed thickly before continuing quietly, "Promise you won't forget me." He shivered slightly in my arms, and I ignored as another tear fell and he didn't have enough energy to reach up again. "I will never, ever forget you, Mikey," I responded, and grinned slightly at the sweet half-smile that overcame his face at the nickname before continuing, "I will live to see the day the sun explodes, and as the planet slowly goes into a panic, the only thing I'll be thinking about is you." A look of disbelief came over his face, and I brushed his sandy hair out of it as the look disappeared. Two more tears fell, one landing heavily on his hand as it grasped mine helplessly. "Goodbye, Sabien. I love you, brother," he breathed out, and I could see it on his face that he couldn't hold on for much longer. "I love you too, Mikey," I told him, and for the last time, I stroked his cheek and pulled him up, closer to my chest, closer to me. He looked at me sadly, and I gave him an encouraging nod and offered up a sad smile as the tears started to flow faster, and I could feel the sobs threatening to escape at the top of my throat. I touched my nose to the top of his forehead and I felt him squeeze my hand for the last time before sighing heavily, and his body went limp in my arms.
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My dream continued the one I'd been having for the past couple of nights. I ran, gasping for breath, through the familiar woods from a dark figure behind me. The faster I tried to run, the slower I seemed to go, until it was like I was running in place. I knew I needed to run. I was terrified of what the figure would do when he caught me. "Mara Leigh," a deep, smooth voice called. It was almost hypnotic. That was new. The figure had never spoke before now. I ran as fast as I could go, eyes searching the forest floor for a big stick or something that I could use to defend myself. "Mara Leigh!" the voice came again, this time more insistent. The forest slowly started to fade and I started to awake to someone shaking my shoulders. "Beau?" I mumbled, turning my head to the side. What's Beau doing in my room this time of night? Why is he shaking me? "Do not call me that name." My eyes flew open as I jumped at the voice from my dream. A face was right in front of mine, and just like the voice, it wasn't Beau. Before I could form a scream, a hand covered my mouth. I tried to bite it but I couldn't get my mouth to open. He's too strong. I started to use my whole body to try to get away, but he crawled on top of me, holding me down. I pulled the hidden knife out from under my pillow and slashed as hard as I could at him, but he just grabbed my wrist and squeezed it until the pain made me drop the knife. Then he grabbed both my hands in one of his and held them over my head. He held me down while I struggled. I grunted and moved and tried to kick and scream, but I only wore myself out. Exhausted, I stopped thrashing and let the tears flow freely down my cheeks. I didn't know what to do, so I just tried to prepare myself for whatever was coming.

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