She screamed.
Like an animal in the painful throes of death.
Syd pulled the woman's limp body into her lap, laying the woman's head against her chest. Rocking back and forth, Syd held her tight in her arms, her own tears streaming down her blood-splattered face into the woman's hair.
She had been Syd's lover but now she was only the vacant shell of a person. No longer Selene, just a ghost.
Syd sighed as she breathed deeply the lingering scent of Selene's hair. Her body ached but she refused to leave her lover's side. She would never leave her.
For hours, Syd clung to the lifeless form of Selene, even as the cold settled into her bones. Even when the police, DEA, EMSA and fire department arrived, Syd refused to be moved. Eventually, Selene's gentle form had to be pried from Syd's hold, inciting a grief-stricken rage within her.
Like a demon, she roared and lashed out at whomever stood too near. Before a handful of officers were able to subdue her, a woman was slashed across the face and a male officer was socked in the nose, blood pouring out.
Her angry tears ceased as a medic slid a syringe into her forearm. Her vision blurred then faded. As she faded from consciousness, Syd tried to focus on the voices around her but nothing made sense. Soon, all was silent and dark.
